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From: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
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	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "Ian Rogers" <irogers@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH 01/11] Compiler Attributes: Add __require_explicit_initialization macro
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:39:36 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261013223946.1836757-2-irogers@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261013223946.1836757-1-irogers@google.com>

Clang supports the 'require_explicit_initialization' attribute on struct
fields to indicate that a field must be initialized explicitly by the
user when the object is constructed. When an aggregate initializer or
uninitialized variable omits an annotated field, Clang emits a
-Wuninitialized-explicit-init warning (enabled by default).

Add the __require_explicit_initialization macro to
include/linux/compiler_attributes.h (which is included by
include/linux/compiler_types.h and include/linux/compiler.h) so kernel
structs with error-prone initialization (such as mandatory callbacks or
cleanup handlers) can enforce explicit initialization at compile time,
as discussed at the Linux Plumbers Conference.

Also teach Sphinx (Documentation/conf.py), kernel-doc
(tools/lib/python/kdoc/xforms_lists.py), and checkpatch.pl about the new
attribute macro.

Link: https://lpc.events/event/20/contributions/2392/
Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.1-pro
Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
---
 Documentation/conf.py                 |  1 +
 include/linux/compiler_attributes.h   | 11 +++++++++++
 scripts/checkpatch.pl                 |  1 +
 tools/lib/python/kdoc/xforms_lists.py |  1 +
 4 files changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/conf.py b/Documentation/conf.py
index 5ab26ce89daf..3e5cb9ca0970 100644
--- a/Documentation/conf.py
+++ b/Documentation/conf.py
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ c_id_attributes = [
     "__noreturn",
     "__packed",
     "__pure",
+    "__require_explicit_initialization",
     "__section",
     "__always_unused",
     "__maybe_unused",
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h b/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h
index 476c4c560d17..60522ab80c5a 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h
@@ -322,6 +322,17 @@
  */
 #define __pure                          __attribute__((__pure__))
 
+/*
+ * Optional: not supported by gcc
+ *
+ * clang: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/AttributeReference.html#require-explicit-initialization
+ */
+#if __has_attribute(__require_explicit_initialization__)
+# define __require_explicit_initialization __attribute__((__require_explicit_initialization__))
+#else
+# define __require_explicit_initialization
+#endif
+
 /*
  *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#index-section-function-attribute
  *   gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Variable-Attributes.html#index-section-variable-attribute
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 8a7787d228a6..4a3ae6b0100a 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -6871,6 +6871,7 @@ sub process {
 				"noreturn"			=> "__noreturn",
 				"packed"			=> "__packed",
 				"pure"				=> "__pure",
+				"require_explicit_initialization" => "__require_explicit_initialization",
 				"section"			=> "__section",
 				"used"				=> "__used",
 				"weak"				=> "__weak"
diff --git a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/xforms_lists.py b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/xforms_lists.py
index e3dda2fe8a53..32066fbbe763 100644
--- a/tools/lib/python/kdoc/xforms_lists.py
+++ b/tools/lib/python/kdoc/xforms_lists.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class CTransforms:
         (CMatch("CRYPTO_MINALIGN_ATTR"), ""),
         (CMatch("__private"), ""),
         (CMatch("__rcu"), ""),
+        (CMatch("__require_explicit_initialization"), ""),
         (CMatch("____cacheline_aligned_in_smp"), ""),
         (CMatch("____cacheline_aligned"), ""),
         (CMatch("__cacheline_group_(?:begin|end)"), ""),
-- 
2.56.0.385.gd3acb90ef8-goog


  reply	other threads:[~2026-10-13 22:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-10-13 22:39 [PATCH 00/11] kobject: Require explicit initialization of struct kobj_type::release Ian Rogers
2026-10-13 22:39 ` Ian Rogers [this message]
2026-10-14  7:27   ` [PATCH 01/11] Compiler Attributes: Add __require_explicit_initialization macro Christian König
2026-10-14 11:28   ` Miguel Ojeda
2026-10-14 16:37     ` Kees Cook
2026-10-14 16:44       ` Nick Desaulniers
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 02/11] powerpc/secvar: Add missing kobject release callback to secvar_ktype Ian Rogers
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 03/11] sh: sq: Add missing kobject release callback to ktype_percpu_entry Ian Rogers
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 04/11] cpufreq: Initialize kobj_type release callback in ondemand and conservative governors Ian Rogers
2026-10-14  4:24   ` Zhongqiu Han
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 05/11] ACPI: CPPC: Free cpc_desc in kobject release callback Ian Rogers
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 06/11] dlm: Free dlm_ls " Ian Rogers
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 07/11] xen/sys-hypervisor: Add release callback to hyp_sysfs_kobj_type Ian Rogers
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 08/11] s390/sclp_mem: Allocate struct sclp_mem dynamically and add kobject release Ian Rogers
2026-10-14 12:04   ` Sumanth Korikkar
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 09/11] ubifs: sysfs: Use kset_create_and_add() for ubifs_kset Ian Rogers
2026-10-14 11:51   ` Zhihao Cheng
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 10/11] drm/amdkfd: Free queue in procfs_queue_type kobject release callback Ian Rogers
2026-10-13 22:39 ` [PATCH 11/11] kobject: Require explicit initialization of struct kobj_type::release Ian Rogers
2026-10-14  5:36 ` [PATCH 00/11] " Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-10-14 16:37   ` Kees Cook
2026-10-14 16:41     ` Ian Rogers
2026-10-14 16:44     ` Miguel Ojeda

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