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

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Message-ID: <ZBK8O5tKj0PPM1co@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 16 Mar 2023 07:50:35 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     "Joel Fernandes (Google)" <joel@...lfernandes.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 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>