linux-kernel - Re: [RFC v2 2/5] blktrace: fix debugfs use after free

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Date:   Sat, 11 Apr 2020 16:09:13 -0700
From:   Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
Cc:     axboe@...nel.dk, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
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        Omar Sandoval <osandov@...com>,
        Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.com>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [RFC v2 2/5] blktrace: fix debugfs use after free

On 2020-04-10 12:58, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 09, 2020 at 07:52:59PM -0700, Bart Van Assche wrote:
>> On 2020-04-09 14:45, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
>>> +void blk_q_debugfs_register(struct request_queue *q)
>>> +{
>>> +	q->debugfs_dir = debugfs_create_dir(kobject_name(q->kobj.parent),
>>> +					    blk_debugfs_root);
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +void blk_q_debugfs_unregister(struct request_queue *q)
>>> +{
>>> +	debugfs_remove_recursive(q->debugfs_dir);
>>> +	q->debugfs_dir = NULL;
>>> +}
>>
>> There are no other functions in the block layer that start with the
>> prefix blk_q_. How about changing that prefix into blk_?
> 
> I the first patch already introduced blk_debugfs_register(), so I have
> now changed the above to:
> 
> blk_debugfs_common_register()
> blk_debugfs_common_unregister()
> 
> Let me know if something else is preferred.

I just realized that the "q" in "blk_q_" probably refers to the word
"queue"? How about renaming these funtions into
blk_queue_debugfs_register/unregister()?

Thanks,

Bart.