[PATCH] Documentation: adopt new coding style of type-aware kmalloc-family

Manuel Ebner
2026-04-18T09:50:44Z

Would a patch like this one make sense?
I think i need help with the change log. Is there something to much or missing?

ptr = kmalloc(sizeof(*ptr), gfp);
-> ptr = kmalloc_obj(*ptr, gfp);

This one is done. The ones below are not done yet.

ptr = kmalloc(sizeof(struct some_obj_name), gfp);
-> ptr = kmalloc_obj(*ptr, gfp);
ptr = kzalloc(sizeof(*ptr), gfp);
> ptr = kzalloc_obj(*ptr, gfp);
ptr = kmalloc_array(count, sizeof(*ptr), gfp);
-> ptr = kmalloc_objs(*ptr, count, gfp);
ptr = kcalloc(count, sizeof(*ptr), gfp);
-> ptr = kzalloc_objs(*ptr, count, gfp);

change log:
[PATCH] Documentation: adopt new coding style of type-aware kmalloc-family

Update the documentation to reflect new type-aware kmalloc-family as
suggested in commit 2932ba8d9c99 ("slab: Introduce kmalloc_obj() and family")

ptr = kmalloc(sizeof(*ptr), gfp);
-> ptr = kmalloc_obj(*ptr, gfp);

Signed-off-by: Manuel Ebner <manuelebner@mailbox.org>
---
Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.rst | 6 +++---
Documentation/RCU/listRCU.rst | 2 +-
Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.rst | 4 ++--
Documentation/core-api/kref.rst | 4 ++--
Documentation/core-api/list.rst | 4 ++--
Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst | 4 ++--
Documentation/locking/locktypes.rst | 4 ++--
Documentation/process/coding-style.rst | 2 +-
Documentation/sound/kernel-api/writing-an-alsa-driver.rst | 4 ++--
Documentation/translations/it_IT/kernel-hacking/locking.rst | 4 ++--
Documentation/translations/it_IT/locking/locktypes.rst | 4 ++--
Documentation/translations/it_IT/process/coding-style.rst | 2 +-
Documentation/translations/sp_SP/process/coding-style.rst | 2 +-
Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/kref.rst | 4 ++--
Documentation/translations/zh_CN/process/coding-style.rst | 2 +-
Documentation/translations/zh_TW/process/coding-style.rst | 2 +-
16 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.rst b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.rst
index b5cdbba3ec2e..faca5a9c8c12 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.rst
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/Design/Requirements/Requirements.rst
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ non-\ ``NULL``, locklessly accessing the ``->a`` and ``->b`` fields.

1 bool add_gp_buggy(int a, int b)
2 {
- 3 p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
+ 3 p = kmalloc_obj(*p, GFP_KERNEL);
4 if (!p)
5 return -ENOMEM;
6 spin_lock(&gp_lock);
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ their rights to reorder this code as follows:

1 bool add_gp_buggy_optimized(int a, int b)
2 {
- 3 p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
+ 3 p = kmalloc_obj(*p, GFP_KERNEL);
4 if (!p)
5 return -ENOMEM;
6 spin_lock(&gp_lock);
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ shows an example of insertion:

1 bool add_gp(int a, int b)
2 {
- 3 p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
+ 3 p = kmalloc_obj(*p, GFP_KERNEL);
4 if (!p)
5 return -ENOMEM;
6 spin_lock(&gp_lock);
diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/listRCU.rst b/Documentation/RCU/listRCU.rst
index d8bb98623c12..48c7272a4ccc 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/listRCU.rst
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/listRCU.rst
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ The RCU version of audit_upd_rule() is as follows::

list_for_each_entry(e, list, list) {
if (!audit_compare_rule(rule, &e->rule)) {
- ne = kmalloc(sizeof(*entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
+ ne = kmalloc_obj(*entry, GFP_ATOMIC);
if (ne == NULL)
return -ENOMEM;
audit_copy_rule(&ne->rule, &e->rule);
diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.rst b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.rst
index a1582bd653d1..770aab8ea36a 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.rst
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/whatisRCU.rst
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ uses of RCU may be found in listRCU.rst and NMI-RCU.rst.
struct foo *new_fp;
struct foo *old_fp;

- new_fp = kmalloc(sizeof(*new_fp), GFP_KERNEL);
+ new_fp = kmalloc_obj(*new_fp, GFP_KERNEL);
spin_lock(&foo_mutex);
old_fp = rcu_dereference_protected(gbl_foo, lockdep_is_held(&foo_mutex));
*new_fp = *old_fp;
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ The foo_update_a() function might then be written as follows::
struct foo *new_fp;
struct foo *old_fp;

- new_fp = kmalloc(sizeof(*new_fp), GFP_KERNEL);
+ new_fp = kmalloc_obj(*new_fp, GFP_KERNEL);
spin_lock(&foo_mutex);
old_fp = rcu_dereference_protected(gbl_foo, lockdep_is_held(&foo_mutex));
*new_fp = *old_fp;
diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/kref.rst b/Documentation/core-api/kref.rst
index 8db9ff03d952..1c14c036699d 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-api/kref.rst
+++ b/Documentation/core-api/kref.rst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ kref_init as so::

struct my_data *data;

- data = kmalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+ data = kmalloc_obj(*data, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!data)
return -ENOMEM;
kref_init(&data->refcount);
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ thread to process::
int rv = 0;
struct my_data *data;
struct task_struct *task;
- data = kmalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+ data = kmalloc_obj(*data, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!data)
return -ENOMEM;
kref_init(&data->refcount);
diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/list.rst b/Documentation/core-api/list.rst
index 241464ca0549..86cd0a1b77ea 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-api/list.rst
+++ b/Documentation/core-api/list.rst
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ list:

/* State 1 */

- grock = kzalloc(sizeof(*grock), GFP_KERNEL);
+ grock = kzalloc_obj(*grock, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!grock)
return -ENOMEM;
grock->name = "Grock";
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ list:

/* State 2 */

- dimitri = kzalloc(sizeof(*dimitri), GFP_KERNEL);
+ dimitri = kzalloc_obj(*dimitri, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!dimitri)
return -ENOMEM;
dimitri->name = "Dimitri";
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst
index dff0646a717b..d02e62367c4f 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ to protect the cache and all the objects within it. Here's the code::
{
struct object *obj;

- if ((obj = kmalloc(sizeof(*obj), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
+ if ((obj = kmalloc_obj(*obj, GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
return -ENOMEM;

strscpy(obj->name, name, sizeof(obj->name));
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ which are taken away, and the ``+`` are lines which are added.
struct object *obj;
+ unsigned long flags;

- if ((obj = kmalloc(sizeof(*obj), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
+ if ((obj = kmalloc_obj(*obj, GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -63,30 +64,33 @@
obj->id = id;
diff --git a/Documentation/locking/locktypes.rst b/Documentation/locking/locktypes.rst
index 37b6a5670c2f..ac1ad722a9e7 100644
--- a/Documentation/locking/locktypes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/locking/locktypes.rst
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ allocating memory. Thus, on a non-PREEMPT_RT kernel the following code
works perfectly::

raw_spin_lock(&lock);
- p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_ATOMIC);
+ p = kmalloc_obj(*p, GFP_ATOMIC);

But this code fails on PREEMPT_RT kernels because the memory allocator is
fully preemptible and therefore cannot be invoked from truly atomic
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ while holding normal non-raw spinlocks because they do not disable
preemption on PREEMPT_RT kernels::

spin_lock(&lock);
- p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_ATOMIC);
+ p = kmalloc_obj(*p, GFP_ATOMIC);

bit spinlocks
diff --git a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
index 35b381230f6e..6bf71ea67744 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ The preferred form for passing a size of a struct is the following:

.. code-block:: c

- p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), ...);
+ p = kmalloc_obj(*p, ...);

The alternative form where struct name is spelled out hurts readability and
introduces an opportunity for a bug when the pointer variable type is changed
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/kernel-api/writing-an-alsa-driver.rst b/Documentation/sound/kernel-api/writing-an-alsa-driver.rst
index 895752cbcedd..b79e3ed16dc5 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/kernel-api/writing-an-alsa-driver.rst
+++ b/Documentation/sound/kernel-api/writing-an-alsa-driver.rst
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@ callback::
{
struct my_pcm_data *data;
....
- data = kmalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+ data = kmalloc_obj(*data, GFP_KERNEL);
substream->runtime->private_data = data;
....
}
@@ -3301,7 +3301,7 @@ You can then pass any pointer value to the ``private_data``. If you
assign private data, you should define a destructor, too. The
destructor function is set in the ``private_free`` field::

- struct mydata *p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
+ struct mydata *p = kmalloc_obj(*p, GFP_KERNEL);
hw->private_data = p;
hw->private_free = mydata_free;

diff --git a/Documentation/translations/it_IT/kernel-hacking/locking.rst b/Documentation/translations/it_IT/kernel-hacking/locking.rst
index 4c21cf60f775..acca89a3743a 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/it_IT/kernel-hacking/locking.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/it_IT/kernel-hacking/locking.rst
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ e tutti gli oggetti che contiene. Ecco il codice::
{
struct object *obj;

- if ((obj = kmalloc(sizeof(*obj), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
+ if ((obj = kmalloc_obj(*obj, GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
return -ENOMEM;

strscpy(obj->name, name, sizeof(obj->name));
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ sono quelle rimosse, mentre quelle ``+`` sono quelle aggiunte.
struct object *obj;
+ unsigned long flags;

- if ((obj = kmalloc(sizeof(*obj), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
+ if ((obj = kmalloc_obj(*obj, GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -63,30 +64,33 @@
obj->id = id;
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/it_IT/locking/locktypes.rst b/Documentation/translations/it_IT/locking/locktypes.rst
index 1c7056283b9d..d5fa36aa05cc 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/it_IT/locking/locktypes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/it_IT/locking/locktypes.rst
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ o rwlock_t. Per esempio, la sezione critica non deve fare allocazioni di
memoria. Su un kernel non-PREEMPT_RT il seguente codice funziona perfettamente::

raw_spin_lock(&lock);
- p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_ATOMIC);
+ p = kmalloc_obj(*p, GFP_ATOMIC);

Ma lo stesso codice non funziona su un kernel PREEMPT_RT perché l'allocatore di
memoria può essere oggetto di prelazione e quindi non può essere chiamato in un
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ trattiene un blocco *non-raw* perché non disabilitano la prelazione sui kernel
PREEMPT_RT::

spin_lock(&lock);
- p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), GFP_ATOMIC);
+ p = kmalloc_obj(*p, GFP_ATOMIC);

bit spinlocks
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/it_IT/process/coding-style.rst b/Documentation/translations/it_IT/process/coding-style.rst
index c0dc786b8474..2a499412a2e3 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/it_IT/process/coding-style.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/it_IT/process/coding-style.rst
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ Il modo preferito per passare la dimensione di una struttura è il seguente:

.. code-block:: c

- p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), ...);
+ p = kmalloc_obj(*p, ...);

La forma alternativa, dove il nome della struttura viene scritto interamente,
peggiora la leggibilità e introduce possibili bachi quando il tipo di
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/sp_SP/process/coding-style.rst b/Documentation/translations/sp_SP/process/coding-style.rst
index 7d63aa8426e6..44c93d5f6beb 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/sp_SP/process/coding-style.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/sp_SP/process/coding-style.rst
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ La forma preferida para pasar el tamaño de una estructura es la siguiente:

.. code-block:: c

- p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), ...);
+ p = kmalloc_obj(*p, ...);

La forma alternativa donde se deletrea el nombre de la estructura perjudica
la legibilidad, y presenta una oportunidad para un error cuando se cambia
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/kref.rst b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/kref.rst
index b9902af310c5..fcff01e99852 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/kref.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/kref.rst
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ kref可以出现在数据结构体中的任何地方。

struct my_data *data;

- data = kmalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+ data = kmalloc_obj(*data, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!data)
return -ENOMEM;
kref_init(&data->refcount);
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Kref规则
int rv = 0;
struct my_data *data;
struct task_struct *task;
- data = kmalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+ data = kmalloc_obj(*data, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!data)
return -ENOMEM;
kref_init(&data->refcount);
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/process/coding-style.rst b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/process/coding-style.rst
index 5a342a024c01..55d5da974d89 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/process/coding-style.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/zh_CN/process/coding-style.rst
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/memory-allocation.rst 。

.. code-block:: c

- p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), ...);
+ p = kmalloc_obj(*p, ...);

另外一种传递方式中，sizeof 的操作数是结构体的名字，这样会降低可读性，并且可能
会引入 bug。有可能指针变量类型被改变时，而对应的传递给内存分配函数的 sizeof
diff --git a/Documentation/translations/zh_TW/process/coding-style.rst b/Documentation/translations/zh_TW/process/coding-style.rst
index e2ba97b3d8bb..63c78982a1af 100644
--- a/Documentation/translations/zh_TW/process/coding-style.rst
+++ b/Documentation/translations/zh_TW/process/coding-style.rst
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ Documentation/translations/zh_CN/core-api/memory-allocation.rst 。

.. code-block:: c

- p = kmalloc(sizeof(*p), ...);
+ p = kmalloc_obj(*p, ...);

另外一種傳遞方式中，sizeof 的操作數是結構體的名字，這樣會降低可讀性，並且可能
會引入 bug。有可能指針變量類型被改變時，而對應的傳遞給內存分配函數的 sizeof
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