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Slab vs Slub vs slob vs slqb

DISCUSSION Sameer Rahmani 2 participants 2 messages May 23, 2012 – May 24, 2012

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Hi,
Simple question from a newbie, i know what is SLAB is, but what is slub and slob or slqb ? what is there different ?

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Quoted 4 lines · Sameer Rahmani

Hi,
Simple question from a newbie, i know what is SLAB is, but what is slub and slob or slqb ?
what is there different ?

SLUB, SLOB, and SLQB are all different varients of slab allocators and can be chosen as a replacement for SLAB. SLUB gets the most attention these days and is the upstream default. SLOB is typically used for embedded devices and those that require a small memory footprint. SLQB was a development allocator that I believe has been abandoned.