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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kfence.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kfence.rst index 0fbe3308bf37..48244d32780f 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kfence.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kfence.rst @@ -231,10 +231,14 @@ Guarded allocations are set up based on the sample interval. After expiration of the sample interval, the next allocation through the main allocator (SLAB or SLUB) returns a guarded allocation from the KFENCE object pool (allocation sizes up to PAGE_SIZE are supported). At this point, the timer is reset, and -the next allocation is set up after the expiration of the interval. To "gate" a -KFENCE allocation through the main allocator's fast-path without overhead, -KFENCE relies on static branches via the static keys infrastructure. The static -branch is toggled to redirect the allocation to KFENCE. +the next allocation is set up after the expiration of the interval. + +When using ``CONFIG_KFENCE_STATIC_KEYS=y``, KFENCE allocations are "gated" +through the main allocator's fast-path by relying on static branches via the +static keys infrastructure. The static branch is toggled to redirect the +allocation to KFENCE. Depending on sample interval, target workloads, and +system architecture, this may perform better than the simple dynamic branch. +Careful benchmarking is recommended. KFENCE objects each reside on a dedicated page, at either the left or right page boundaries selected at random. The pages to the left and right of the |