linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] virt: vbox: Add vbg_req

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Date:   Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:16:49 +0200
From:   Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Michael Thayer <michael.thayer@...cle.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] virt: vbox: Add vbg_req_free() helper function

Hi,

On 29-03-18 13:56, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 01:21:14PM +0200, Hans de Goede wrote:
>> +void vbg_req_free(void *req, size_t len)
>> +{
>> +	if (!req)
>> +		return;
>> +
>> +	kfree(req);
>> +}
> 
> Wait, no, this isn't ok.  Don't create wrapper functions that you never
> use except as a wrapper :(
> 
> I can see someone sending me almost the indental revert patch right
> after this one gets applied...

The 2nd patch in the series changes this function to be more then
just a wrapper around kfree. As mentioned in the commit message
this is a preparation patch for that 2nd patch, the idea is that
by splitting out the patch replacing all the kfree() calls with
vbg_req_free() calls the 2nd patch becomes easier to review.

Regards,

Hans