Re: [PATCH] xfs: scrub: use kstrdup_const() for metapath scan setups

["Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@kernel.org>]

On Thu, Sep 18, 2025 at 02:14:03PM +0300, Dmitry Antipov wrote:
> Except 'xchk_setup_metapath_rtginode()' case, 'path' argument of
> 'xchk_setup_metapath_scan()' is a compile-time constant. So it may
> be reasonable to use 'kstrdup_const()' / 'kree_const()' to manage
> 'path' field of 'struct xchk_metapath' in attempt to reuse .rodata
> instance rather than making a copy. Compile tested only.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov@yandex.ru>

I guess that works...
Reviewed-by: "Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@kernel.org>

--D

> ---
>  fs/xfs/scrub/metapath.c | 12 ++++++------
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/metapath.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/metapath.c
> index 14939d7de349..378ec7c8d38e 100644
> --- a/fs/xfs/scrub/metapath.c
> +++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/metapath.c
> @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ xchk_metapath_cleanup(
>  
>  	if (mpath->dp_ilock_flags)
>  		xfs_iunlock(mpath->dp, mpath->dp_ilock_flags);
> -	kfree(mpath->path);
> +	kfree_const(mpath->path);
>  }
>  
>  /* Set up a metadir path scan.  @path must be dynamically allocated. */
> @@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ xchk_setup_metapath_scan(
>  
>  	error = xchk_install_live_inode(sc, ip);
>  	if (error) {
> -		kfree(path);
> +		kfree_const(path);
>  		return error;
>  	}
>  
>  	mpath = kzalloc(sizeof(struct xchk_metapath), XCHK_GFP_FLAGS);
>  	if (!mpath) {
> -		kfree(path);
> +		kfree_const(path);
>  		return -ENOMEM;
>  	}
>  
> @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ xchk_setup_metapath_rtdir(
>  		return -ENOENT;
>  
>  	return xchk_setup_metapath_scan(sc, sc->mp->m_metadirip,
> -			kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "rtgroups"), sc->mp->m_rtdirip);
> +			kstrdup_const("rtgroups", GFP_KERNEL), sc->mp->m_rtdirip);
>  }
>  
>  /* Scan a rtgroup inode under the /rtgroups directory. */
> @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ xchk_setup_metapath_quotadir(
>  		return -ENOENT;
>  
>  	return xchk_setup_metapath_scan(sc, sc->mp->m_metadirip,
> -			kstrdup("quota", GFP_KERNEL), qi->qi_dirip);
> +			kstrdup_const("quota", GFP_KERNEL), qi->qi_dirip);
>  }
>  
>  /* Scan a quota inode under the /quota directory. */
> @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ xchk_setup_metapath_dqinode(
>  		return -ENOENT;
>  
>  	return xchk_setup_metapath_scan(sc, qi->qi_dirip,
> -			kstrdup(xfs_dqinode_path(type), GFP_KERNEL), ip);
> +			kstrdup_const(xfs_dqinode_path(type), GFP_KERNEL), ip);
>  }
>  #else
>  # define xchk_setup_metapath_quotadir(...)	(-ENOENT)
> -- 
> 2.51.0
> 
>