linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 01/14] drbd: Rename kvfree_rcu() to kvfree_rcu

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Date:   Mon, 27 Mar 2023 13:26:39 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        Philipp Reisner <philipp.reisner@...bit.com>,
        Lars Ellenberg <lars.ellenberg@...bit.com>,
        Christoph Böhmwalder 
        <christoph.boehmwalder@...bit.com>
Cc:     "Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)" <urezki@...il.com>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        drbd-dev@...ts.linbit.com, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/14] drbd: Rename kvfree_rcu() to
 kvfree_rcu_mightsleep()

On 3/26/23 6:27 AM, Joel Fernandes wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 2:19 PM Joel Fernandes (Google)
> <joel@...lfernandes.org> 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: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
>> Cc: Philipp Reisner <philipp.reisner@...bit.com>
>> Cc: Lars Ellenberg <lars.ellenberg@...bit.com>
> 
> Jens/Others, any chance for an Ack here?

Begrudgingly-acked-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>

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Jens Axboe