[PATCH 00/13] Rename k[v]free_rcu() single argument to k[v]free_rcu_mightsleep()

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This small series is based on Paul's "dev" branch. Head is 6002817348a1c610dc1b1c01ff81654cdec12be4
it renames a single argument of k[v]free_rcu() to its new k[v]free_rcu_mightsleep() name.

1.
The problem is that, recently we have run into a precedent when
a user intended to give a second argument to kfree_rcu() API but
forgot to do it in a code so a call became as a single argument
of kfree_rcu() API.

2.
Such mistyping can lead to hidden bags where sleeping is forbidden.

3.
_mightsleep() prefix gives much more information for which contexts
it can be used for.

Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) (13):
  rcu/kvfree: Add kvfree_rcu_mightsleep() and kfree_rcu_mightsleep()
  drbd: Rename kvfree_rcu() to kvfree_rcu_mightsleep()
  misc: vmw_vmci: Rename kvfree_rcu() to kvfree_rcu_mightsleep()
  tracing: Rename kvfree_rcu() to kvfree_rcu_mightsleep()
  lib/test_vmalloc.c: Rename kvfree_rcu() to kvfree_rcu_mightsleep()
  net/sysctl: Rename kvfree_rcu() to kvfree_rcu_mightsleep()
  RDMA/rxe: Rename kfree_rcu() to kfree_rcu_mightsleep()
  net/mlx5: Rename kfree_rcu() to kfree_rcu_mightsleep()
  ext4/super: Rename kfree_rcu() to kfree_rcu_mightsleep()
  ipvs: Rename kfree_rcu() to kfree_rcu_mightsleep()
  rcuscale: Rename kfree_rcu() to kfree_rcu_mightsleep()
  doc: Update whatisRCU.rst
  rcu/kvfree: Eliminate k[v]free_rcu() single argument macro

 Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.rst               |  6 ++--
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c                  |  6 ++--
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_receiver.c            |  4 +--
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c               |  2 +-
 drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_pool.c          |  2 +-
 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_context.c          |  2 +-
 drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_event.c            |  2 +-
 .../mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc/int_port.c       |  2 +-
 .../mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/macsec.c      |  4 +--
 fs/ext4/super.c                               |  2 +-
 include/linux/rcupdate.h                      | 28 ++++++-------------
 kernel/rcu/rcuscale.c                         |  2 +-
 kernel/trace/trace_osnoise.c                  |  2 +-
 kernel/trace/trace_probe.c                    |  2 +-
 lib/test_vmalloc.c                            |  2 +-
 net/core/sysctl_net_core.c                    |  4 +--
 net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_est.c                |  2 +-
 17 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)

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2.30.2




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