linux-kernel - [PATCH] checkpatch: Error out if deprecated RCU API used

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Date:   Tue,  7 Mar 2023 03:04:57 +0000
From:   "Joel Fernandes (Google)" <joel@...lfernandes.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "Joel Fernandes (Google)" <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
        Dwaipayan Ray <dwaipayanray1@...il.com>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>, RCU <rcu@...r.kernel.org>,
        Oleksiy Avramchenko <oleksiy.avramchenko@...y.com>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Philipp Reisner <philipp.reisner@...bit.com>,
        Bryan Tan <bryantan@...are.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Bob Pearson <rpearsonhpe@...il.com>,
        Ariel Levkovich <lariel@...dia.com>,
        "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, Julian Anastasov <ja@....bg>,
        Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: Error out if deprecated RCU API used

Single-argument kvfree_rcu() usage is being deprecated [1] [2] as it is
error-prone. However, till all users are converted, we would like to introduce
checkpatch errors for new patches submitted.

This patch adds support for the same. Tested with a trial patch.

For now, we are only considering usages that don't have compound
nesting, for example ignore: kvfree_rcu( (rcu_head_obj), rcu_head_name).
This is sufficient as such usages are unlikely.

Once all users are converted and we remove the old API, we can also revert this
checkpatch patch then.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/rcu/CAEXW_YRhHaVuq+5f+VgCZM=SF+9xO+QXaxe0yE7oA9iCXK-XPg@mail.gmail.com/
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/rcu/CAEXW_YSY=q2_uaE2qo4XSGjzs4+C102YMVJ7kWwuT5LGmJGGew@mail.gmail.com/

Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@...lfernandes.org>
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl |  9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index bd44d12965c9..9da0a3cb1615 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -6388,6 +6388,15 @@ sub process {
 			}
 		}
 
+# check for soon-to-be-deprecated single-argument k[v]free_rcu() API
+		if ($line =~ /\bk[v]?free_rcu\s*\([^(]+\)/) {
+			if ($line =~ /\bk[v]?free_rcu\s*\([^,]+\)/) {
+				ERROR("DEPRECATED_API",
+				      "Single-argument k[v]free_rcu() API is deprecated, please call the API with an rcu_head object passed, like: k[v]free_rcu(object_ptr, rcu_head_name);  " . $herecurr);
+			}
+		}
+
+
 # check for unnecessary "Out of Memory" messages
 		if ($line =~ /^\+.*\b$logFunctions\s*\(/ &&
 		    $prevline =~ /^[ \+]\s*if\s*\(\s*(\!\s*|NULL\s*==\s*)?($Lval)(\s*==\s*NULL\s*)?\s*\)/ &&
-- 
2.40.0.rc0.216.gc4246ad0f0-goog