Re: [PATCH 13/13] rcu/kvfree: Eliminate k[v]free_rcu() single argument macro

[Joel Fernandes <joel@joelfernandes.org>]

On Sun, Mar 05, 2023 at 10:05:24AM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 05, 2023 at 07:56:33AM -0500, Joel Fernandes wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > > On Mar 5, 2023, at 6:41 AM, Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > >> 
> > >>>> On Mar 5, 2023, at 5:29 AM, Joel Fernandes <joel@joelfernandes.org> wrote:
> > >>> 
> > >>> Hi, All,
> > >>> 
> > >>>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 10:11 AM Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)
> > >>>> <urezki@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>> 
> > >>>> For a single argument invocations a new kfree_rcu_mightsleep()
> > >>>> and kvfree_rcu_mightsleep() macroses are used. This is done in
> > >>>> order to prevent users from calling a single argument from
> > >>>> atomic contexts as "_mightsleep" prefix signals that it can
> > >>>> schedule().
> > >>>> 
> > >>> 
> > >>> Since this commit in -dev branch [1] suggests more users still need
> > >>> conversion, let us drop this single patch for 6.4 and move the rest of
> > >>> the series forward? Let me know if you disagree.
> > >>> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulmck/linux-rcu.git/commit/?h=dev&id=9bf5e3a2626ed474d080f695007541b6ecd6e60b
> > >>> 
> > >>> All -- please supply Ack/Review tags for patches 1-12.
> > >> 
> > >> Or put another way, what is the transition plan for these remaining users?
> > >> 
> > >> I am getting on a plane right now but I can research which users are remaining later.
> > >> 
> > > I am not sure. I think we can cover it on the meeting.
> > 
> > Cool, thanks.
> 
> My current plan is as follows:
> 
> 1.	Addition of kvfree_rcu_mightsleep() went into v6.3.
> 
> 2.	After creating branches, I send out the series, including 12/12.
> 	The -rcu tree's "dev" branch continues to have a revert to avoid
> 	breaking -next until we achieve clean -next and clean "dev"
> 	branch.
> 
> 3.	Any conversion patches that get maintainer acks go into v6.4.
> 	Along with a checkpatch error, as Joel notes below.
> 
> 4.	There are periodic checks for new code using the single-argument
> 	forms of kfree_rcu() and kvfree_rcu().	Patches are produced
> 	for them, or responses to the patches introducing them, as
> 	appropriate.  A coccinelle script might be helpful, perhaps
> 	even as part of kernel test robot or similar.
> 
> 5.	The -rcu tree's "dev" branch will revert to unclean from time
> 	to time as maintainers choose to take conversion patches into
> 	their own trees.
> 
> 6.	Once mainline is clean, we push 12/12 into the next merge
> 	window.

Since in theory, mainline could also be after 6.4-rc1, I am assuming next merge
window could also mean 6.5 right? But yes, agreed.

> 7.	We then evaluate whether further cleanups are needed.
> 
> > > My feeling is
> > > that, we introduced "_mightsleep" macros first and after that try to
> > > convert users.
> 
> > One stopgap could be to add a checkpatch error if anyone tries to use old API,
> > and then in the meanwhile convert all users.
> > Though, that requires people listening to checkpatch complaints.
> 
> Every person who listens is that much less hassle.  It doesn't have to
> be perfect.  ;-)

The below checkpatch change can catch at least simple single-arg uses (i.e.
not having compound expressions inside of k[v]free_rcu() args). I will submit
a proper patch to it which we can include in this set.

Thoughts?
---
 scripts/checkpatch.pl | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 78cc595b98ce..fc73786064b3 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -6362,6 +6362,15 @@ sub process {
 			}
 		}
 
+# check for soon-to-be-deprecated single-argument k[v]free_rcu() API
+		if ($line =~ /\bk[v]?free_rcu\s*\([^(]+\)/) {
+			if ($line =~ /\bk[v]?free_rcu\s*\([^,]+\)/) {
+				ERROR("DEPRECATED_API",
+				      "Single-argument k[v]free_rcu() API is deprecated, please pass an rcu_head object." . $herecurr);
+			}
+		}
+
+
 # check for unnecessary "Out of Memory" messages
 		if ($line =~ /^\+.*\b$logFunctions\s*\(/ &&
 		    $prevline =~ /^[ \+]\s*if\s*\(\s*(\!\s*|NULL\s*==\s*)?($Lval)(\s*==\s*NULL\s*)?\s*\)/ &&
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