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Date:   Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:41:26 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 12/14] mac802154: Rename kfree_rcu() to
 kvfree_rcu_mightsleep()
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To:     "Joel Fernandes (Google)" <joel@joelfernandes.org>,
        Alexander Aring <alex.aring@gmail.com>,
        Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
        David Girault <david.girault@qorvo.com>
Cc:     "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>,
        Alexander Aring <aahringo@redhat.com>,
        linux-wpan@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
References: <20230315181902.4177819-1-joel@joelfernandes.org>
 <20230315181902.4177819-12-joel@joelfernandes.org>
From:   Stefan Schmidt <stefan@datenfreihafen.org>
In-Reply-To: <20230315181902.4177819-12-joel@joelfernandes.org>
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Hello.

On 15.03.23 19:18, Joel Fernandes (Google) wrote:
> The k[v]free_rcu() macro's single-argument form is deprecated.
> Therefore switch to the new k[v]free_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.
> 
> The callers are holding a mutex so the context allows blocking. Hence
> using the API with a single argument will be fine, but use its new name.
> 
> There is no functionality change with this patch.
> 
> Fixes: 57588c71177f ("mac802154: Handle passive scanning")
> Reviewed-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org>
> ---
>   net/mac802154/scan.c | 4 ++--
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/mac802154/scan.c b/net/mac802154/scan.c
> index 9b0933a185eb..5c191bedd72c 100644
> --- a/net/mac802154/scan.c
> +++ b/net/mac802154/scan.c
> @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static int mac802154_scan_cleanup_locked(struct ieee802154_local *local,
>   	request = rcu_replace_pointer(local->scan_req, NULL, 1);
>   	if (!request)
>   		return 0;
> -	kfree_rcu(request);
> +	kvfree_rcu_mightsleep(request);
>   
>   	/* Advertize first, while we know the devices cannot be removed */
>   	if (aborted)
> @@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ int mac802154_stop_beacons_locked(struct ieee802154_local *local,
>   	request = rcu_replace_pointer(local->beacon_req, NULL, 1);
>   	if (!request)
>   		return 0;
> -	kfree_rcu(request);
> +	kvfree_rcu_mightsleep(request);
>   
>   	nl802154_beaconing_done(wpan_dev);
>   

I just saw that there is a v2 of this patch. My ACK still stands as for v1.


Acked-by: Stefan Schmidt <stefan@datenfreihafen.org>

regards
Stefan Schmidt