linux-kernel - [PATCH rcu 2/9] rcu: Fix description of kvfree

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Date:   Fri,  4 Feb 2022 15:07:58 -0800
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To:     rcu@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...com,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, "Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)" <urezki@...il.com>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH rcu 2/9] rcu: Fix description of kvfree_rcu()

From: "Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)" <urezki@...il.com>

The kvfree_rcu() header comment's description of the "ptr" parameter
is unclear, therefore rephrase it to make it clear that it is a pointer
to the memory to eventually be passed to kvfree().

Reported-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Signed-off-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
---
 include/linux/rcupdate.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 88b42eb464068..9d7df8d36af07 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ static inline notrace void rcu_read_unlock_sched_notrace(void)
  *
  *     kvfree_rcu(ptr);
  *
- * where @ptr is a pointer to kvfree().
+ * where @ptr is the pointer to be freed by kvfree().
  *
  * Please note, head-less way of freeing is permitted to
  * use from a context that has to follow might_sleep()
-- 
2.31.1.189.g2e36527f23