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    Subject[PATCH 0/9] Switch to single argument kvfree_rcu() API
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    Hi!

    This is an attempt to replace places in the Linux kernel for using
    single argument of kvfree_rcu() API. In short, a single argument
    API allows something like below:

    <snip>
    void *ptr = kvmalloc(some_bytes, GFP_KERNEL);
    if (ptr)
    kvfree_rcu(ptr);
    <snip>

    i.e. to free a pointer after a grace period of object that does not
    have any rcu_head field inside its structure. Due to lacking of such
    mechanism users just do:

    <snip>
    synchronize_rcu();
    kfree(p);
    <snip>

    if they do not want to have an rcu_head element in their data. Thus
    this series replaces mentioned places to go with the single argument API.

    It is based on the 5.16.0-rc2 also it can be applied on Paul's latest RCU
    "dev" branch.

    Thanks!

    Uladzislau Rezki (2):
    ext4: Switch to kvfree_rcu() API
    fs: nfs: sysfs: Switch to kvfree_rcu() API

    Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) (7):
    ext4: Replace ext4_kvfree_array_rcu() by kvfree_rcu() API
    drivers: Switch to kvfree_rcu() API
    x86/mm: Switch to kvfree_rcu() API
    net/tipc: Switch to kvfree_rcu() API
    net/core: Switch to kvfree_rcu() API
    module: Switch to kvfree_rcu() API
    tracing: Switch to kvfree_rcu() API

    arch/x86/mm/mmio-mod.c | 6 ++--
    drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c | 9 ++----
    drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c | 6 ++--
    drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c | 3 +-
    drivers/block/rnbd/rnbd-srv.c | 3 +-
    drivers/crypto/nx/nx-common-pseries.c | 3 +-
    drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/sdma.c | 3 +-
    drivers/ipack/carriers/tpci200.c | 3 +-
    drivers/mfd/dln2.c | 6 ++--
    drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c | 6 ++--
    drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_event.c | 3 +-
    .../net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c | 3 +-
    .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/qos.c | 3 +-
    .../ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/fpga/tls.c | 3 +-
    drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c | 3 +-
    drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_alua.c | 3 +-
    drivers/scsi/device_handler/scsi_dh_rdac.c | 3 +-
    drivers/staging/fwserial/fwserial.c | 3 +-
    fs/ext4/ext4.h | 1 -
    fs/ext4/mballoc.c | 2 +-
    fs/ext4/resize.c | 31 ++-----------------
    fs/ext4/super.c | 5 ++-
    fs/nfs/sysfs.c | 7 ++---
    kernel/module.c | 3 +-
    kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c | 3 +-
    kernel/trace/trace_probe.c | 3 +-
    net/core/sysctl_net_core.c | 3 +-
    net/tipc/crypto.c | 3 +-
    28 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 96 deletions(-)

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    2.30.2

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