linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 02/14] misc: vmw_vmci: Rename kvfree_rcu() to kvfree_rcu

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Date:   Thu, 16 Mar 2023 11:21:07 -0400
From:   Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Bryan Tan <bryantan@...are.com>, Vishnu Dasa <vdasa@...are.com>,
        VMware PV-Drivers Reviewers <pv-drivers@...are.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        "Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)" <urezki@...il.com>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 02/14] misc: vmw_vmci: Rename kvfree_rcu() to kvfree_rcu_mightsleep()

On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 2:50 AM Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 06:18:49PM +0000, Joel Fernandes (Google) wrote:
> > From: "Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)" <urezki@...il.com>
> >
> > The kvfree_rcu() macro's single-argument form is deprecated.  Therefore
> > switch to the new kvfree_rcu_mightsleep() variant. The goal is to
> > avoid accidental use of the single-argument forms, which can introduce
> > functionality bugs in atomic contexts and latency bugs in non-atomic
> > contexts.
> >
> > Cc: Bryan Tan <bryantan@...are.com>
> > Cc: Vishnu Dasa <vdasa@...are.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Vishnu Dasa <vdasa@...are.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@...il.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...nel.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@...lfernandes.org>
> > ---
> >  drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c | 2 +-
> >  drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_event.c   | 2 +-
> >  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

Thanks!

- Joel