From 1eacac3255495be7502d406e2ba5444fb5c3607c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Joel Fernandes (Google)" <joel@joelfernandes.org>
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2023 14:33:58 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] 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>
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index bd44d12965c98..4bfbe3c9fa15f 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 pass rcu_head object or call k[v]free_rcu_mightsleep()." . $herecurr);
+ }
+ }
+
+
# check for unnecessary "Out of Memory" messages
if ($line =~ /^\+.*\b$logFunctions\s*\(/ &&
$prevline =~ /^[ \+]\s*if\s*\(\s*(\!\s*|NULL\s*==\s*)?($Lval)(\s*==\s*NULL\s*)?\s*\)/ &&
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