Re: [PATCH bpf-next v2 0/3] Remove KF_KPTR_GET kfunc flag

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Hello:

This series was applied to bpf/bpf-next.git (master)
by Alexei Starovoitov <ast@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Sun, 16 Apr 2023 03:49:25 -0500 you wrote:
> We've managed to improve the UX for kptrs significantly over the last 9
> months. All of the existing use cases which previously had KF_KPTR_GET
> kfuncs (struct bpf_cpumask *, struct task_struct *, and struct cgroup *)
> have all been updated to be synchronized using RCU. In other words,
> their KF_KPTR_GET kfuncs have been removed in favor of KF_RCU |
> KF_ACQUIRE kfuncs, with the pointers themselves also being readable from
> maps in an RCU read region thanks to the types being RCU safe.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [bpf-next,v2,1/3] bpf: Remove bpf_kfunc_call_test_kptr_get() test kfunc
    https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/09b501d90521
  - [bpf-next,v2,2/3] bpf: Remove KF_KPTR_GET kfunc flag
    https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/7b4ddf3920d2
  - [bpf-next,v2,3/3] bpf,docs: Remove KF_KPTR_GET from documentation
    https://git.kernel.org/bpf/bpf-next/c/530474e6d044

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