checkpatch: Error out if deprecated RCU API used
authorJoel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org>
Mon, 6 Mar 2023 14:33:58 +0000 (14:33 +0000)
committerJoel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org>
Wed, 5 Apr 2023 13:48:04 +0000 (13:48 +0000)
commit1eacac3255495be7502d406e2ba5444fb5c3607c
tree7e529328506e7e16904ff5f29562e385b401d73c
parenteb56a4cbc3ea348dc07fbe82531c27cce83df3b9
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>
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