checkpatch: Error out if deprecated RCU API used
Single-argument kvfree_rcu() usage is being deprecated [1] [2]. 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/ Acked-by:Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org> Signed-off-by:
Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org>
Please register or sign in to comment