How to use slub_debug to troubleshoot and debug slab issues

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Issue

  • I need to track allocations of slab objects
  • A kernel crash occurred due to corruption of some part of slab. What troubleshooting options do I have for this issue?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and above

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