{
  "id": 9536053,
  "title": "\"slab_tiny\" Boot Option Proposed For Tiny Linux Systems With Very Limited RAM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/slab-tiny-boot-option-proposed-for-tiny-linux-systems-with-very",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-24T10:10:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phoronix",
    "slug": "phoronix",
    "url": "https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Slab-Tiny-Boot-Option"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 2022 the SLOB allocator was deprecated and removed with Linux 6.4 a year later. SLOB was popular with embedded systems with minimal amounts of RAM, so as a result the CONFIG_SLUB_TINY Kconfig option was then added for configuring the slab allocator for a minimal memory footprint for systems with 16MB of RAM or less. The CONFIG_SLUB_TINY is now on the chopping block with a proposed rework to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}