CONFIG_TEST_FREE_PAGES: Test freeing pages

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_TEST_FREE_PAGES:

• prompt: Test freeing pages
• type: tristate
• depends on: (none)
• defined in lib/Kconfig.debug
• found in Linux kernels: 5.10–5.19, 6.0–6.11, 6.12-rc+HEAD
• modules built: test_free_pages

Help text

Test that a memory leak does not occur due to a race between freeing a block of pages and a speculative page reference. Loading this module is safe if your kernel has the bug fixed. If the bug is not fixed, it will leak gigabytes of memory and probably OOM your system.

Hardware

LKDDb

Raw data from LKDDb:

• lkddb module test_free_pages CONFIG_TEST_FREE_PAGES : lib/Kconfig.debug : "Test freeing pages" # in 5.10–5.19, 6.0–6.11, 6.12-rc+HEAD

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