Why Linux kernel memory subsystem is named slab -

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slab of object-caching kernel memory subsystem. why call slab?

i have deep search. jeff bonwick's paper, name slab derives 1 of allocator's main data structures, slab. so, why data structure called slab?

a slab, in common usage, refers big flat block of solid material. analogy, slab allocator manages large, contiguous chunks of memory, dividing them smaller pieces allocation.


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