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SubjectRe: [PATCH 00/13] Rename k[v]free_rcu() single argument to k[v]free_rcu_mightsleep()
On Wed, Feb 01, 2023 at 04:08:06PM +0100, Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) wrote:
> This small series is based on Paul's "dev" branch. Head is 6002817348a1c610dc1b1c01ff81654cdec12be4
> it renames a single argument of k[v]free_rcu() to its new k[v]free_rcu_mightsleep() name.
>
> 1.
> The problem is that, recently we have run into a precedent when
> a user intended to give a second argument to kfree_rcu() API but
> forgot to do it in a code so a call became as a single argument
> of kfree_rcu() API.
>
> 2.
> Such mistyping can lead to hidden bags where sleeping is forbidden.
>
> 3.
> _mightsleep() prefix gives much more information for which contexts
> it can be used for.

Thank you!!!

I have queued these (aside from 10/13, which is being replaced by a
patch from Julian Anastasov) for further testing and review. And with
the usual wordsmithing.

If testing goes well, I might try to get 1/13 into the next merge window,
which would simplify things if maintainers want to take their patches
separately.

Thanx, Paul

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