/* The slab cache mutex protects the management structures during changes */
extern struct mutex slab_mutex;
+
+/* The list of all slab caches on the system */
extern struct list_head slab_caches;
+/* The slab cache that manages slab cache information */
+extern struct kmem_cache *kmem_cache;
+
+/* Functions provided by the slab allocators */
struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_create(const char *name, size_t size,
size_t align, unsigned long flags, void (*ctor)(void *));
+#ifdef CONFIG_SLUB
+struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_alias(const char *name, size_t size,
+ size_t align, unsigned long flags, void (*ctor)(void *));
+#else
+static inline struct kmem_cache *__kmem_cache_alias(const char *name, size_t size,
+ size_t align, unsigned long flags, void (*ctor)(void *))
+{ return NULL; }
+#endif
+
+
+int __kmem_cache_shutdown(struct kmem_cache *);
+
#endif