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<title>linux.git/kernel/trace/fprobe.c, branch v7.1-rc4</title>
<subtitle>Linux kernel source tree</subtitle>
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<title>fprobe: Fix unregister_fprobe() to wait for RCU grace period</title>
<updated>2026-05-11T10:04:46+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Masami Hiramatsu (Google)</name>
<email>mhiramat@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-05-07T07:46:29+00:00</published>
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Commit 4346ba1604093 ("fprobe: Rewrite fprobe on function-graph tracer")
changed fprobe to register struct fprobe to an rcu-hlist, but it forgot
to wait for RCU GP. Thus there can be use-after-free if the fprobe is
released right after unregistering. This can be happened on fprobe
event and sample module code.

To fix this issue, add synchronize_rcu() in unregister_fprobe().

Note that BPF is OK because fprobe is used as a part of
bpf_kprobe_multi_link. This unregisters its fprobe in
bpf_kprobe_multi_link_release() and it is deallocated via
bpf_kprobe_multi_link_dealloc(), which is invoked from
bpf_link_defer_dealloc_rcu_gp() RCU callback.

For BPF, this also introduced unregister_fprobe_async() which does
NOT wait for RCU grace priod.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/177813998919.256460.2809243930741138224.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com/

Fixes: 4346ba1604093 ("fprobe: Rewrite fprobe on function-graph tracer")
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</content>
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Commit 4346ba1604093 ("fprobe: Rewrite fprobe on function-graph tracer")
changed fprobe to register struct fprobe to an rcu-hlist, but it forgot
to wait for RCU GP. Thus there can be use-after-free if the fprobe is
released right after unregistering. This can be happened on fprobe
event and sample module code.

To fix this issue, add synchronize_rcu() in unregister_fprobe().

Note that BPF is OK because fprobe is used as a part of
bpf_kprobe_multi_link. This unregisters its fprobe in
bpf_kprobe_multi_link_release() and it is deallocated via
bpf_kprobe_multi_link_dealloc(), which is invoked from
bpf_link_defer_dealloc_rcu_gp() RCU callback.

For BPF, this also introduced unregister_fprobe_async() which does
NOT wait for RCU grace priod.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/177813998919.256460.2809243930741138224.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com/

Fixes: 4346ba1604093 ("fprobe: Rewrite fprobe on function-graph tracer")
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</pre>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>tracing/fprobe: Fix to unregister ftrace_ops if it is empty on module unloading</title>
<updated>2026-04-22T00:24:13+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Masami Hiramatsu (Google)</name>
<email>mhiramat@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-04-20T14:01:27+00:00</published>
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Fix fprobe to unregister ftrace_ops if corresponding type of fprobe
does not exist on the fprobe_ip_table and it is expected to be empty
when unloading modules.

Since ftrace thinks that the empty hash means everything to be traced,
if we set fprobes only on the unloaded module, all functions are traced
unexpectedly after unloading module.
e.g.

 # modprobe xt_LOG.ko
 # echo 'f:test log_tg*' &gt; dynamic_events
 # echo 1 &gt; events/fprobes/test/enable
 # cat enabled_functions
log_tg [xt_LOG] (1)             tramp: 0xffffffffa0004000 (fprobe_ftrace_entry+0x0/0x490) -&gt;fprobe_ftrace_entry+0x0/0x490
log_tg_check [xt_LOG] (1)               tramp: 0xffffffffa0004000 (fprobe_ftrace_entry+0x0/0x490) -&gt;fprobe_ftrace_entry+0x0/0x490
log_tg_destroy [xt_LOG] (1)             tramp: 0xffffffffa0004000 (fprobe_ftrace_entry+0x0/0x490) -&gt;fprobe_ftrace_entry+0x0/0x490
 # rmmod xt_LOG
 # wc -l enabled_functions
34085 enabled_functions

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/177669368776.132053.10042301916765771279.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com/

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</content>
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Fix fprobe to unregister ftrace_ops if corresponding type of fprobe
does not exist on the fprobe_ip_table and it is expected to be empty
when unloading modules.

Since ftrace thinks that the empty hash means everything to be traced,
if we set fprobes only on the unloaded module, all functions are traced
unexpectedly after unloading module.
e.g.

 # modprobe xt_LOG.ko
 # echo 'f:test log_tg*' &gt; dynamic_events
 # echo 1 &gt; events/fprobes/test/enable
 # cat enabled_functions
log_tg [xt_LOG] (1)             tramp: 0xffffffffa0004000 (fprobe_ftrace_entry+0x0/0x490) -&gt;fprobe_ftrace_entry+0x0/0x490
log_tg_check [xt_LOG] (1)               tramp: 0xffffffffa0004000 (fprobe_ftrace_entry+0x0/0x490) -&gt;fprobe_ftrace_entry+0x0/0x490
log_tg_destroy [xt_LOG] (1)             tramp: 0xffffffffa0004000 (fprobe_ftrace_entry+0x0/0x490) -&gt;fprobe_ftrace_entry+0x0/0x490
 # rmmod xt_LOG
 # wc -l enabled_functions
34085 enabled_functions

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/177669368776.132053.10042301916765771279.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com/

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</pre>
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<entry>
<title>tracing/fprobe: Check the same type fprobe on table as the unregistered one</title>
<updated>2026-04-21T15:03:10+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Masami Hiramatsu (Google)</name>
<email>mhiramat@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-04-20T14:01:20+00:00</published>
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Commit 2c67dc457bc6 ("tracing: fprobe: optimization for entry only case")
introduced a different ftrace_ops for entry-only fprobes.

However, when unregistering an fprobe, the kernel only checks if another
fprobe exists at the same address, without checking which type of fprobe
it is.
If different fprobes are registered at the same address, the same address
will be registered in both fgraph_ops and ftrace_ops, but only one of
them will be deleted when unregistering. (the one removed first will not
be deleted from the ops).

This results in junk entries remaining in either fgraph_ops or ftrace_ops.
For example:
 =======
 cd /sys/kernel/tracing

 # 'Add entry and exit events on the same place'
 echo 'f:event1 vfs_read' &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 echo 'f:event2 vfs_read%return' &gt;&gt; dynamic_events

 # 'Enable both of them'
 echo 1 &gt; events/fprobes/enable
 cat enabled_functions
vfs_read (2)            -&gt;arch_ftrace_ops_list_func+0x0/0x210

 # 'Disable and remove exit event'
 echo 0 &gt; events/fprobes/event2/enable
 echo -:event2 &gt;&gt; dynamic_events

 # 'Disable and remove all events'
 echo 0 &gt; events/fprobes/enable
 echo &gt; dynamic_events

 # 'Add another event'
 echo 'f:event3 vfs_open%return' &gt; dynamic_events
 cat dynamic_events
f:fprobes/event3 vfs_open%return

 echo 1 &gt; events/fprobes/enable
 cat enabled_functions
vfs_open (1)            tramp: 0xffffffffa0001000 (ftrace_graph_func+0x0/0x60) -&gt;ftrace_graph_func+0x0/0x60    subops: {ent:fprobe_fgraph_entry+0x0/0x620 ret:fprobe_return+0x0/0x150}
vfs_read (1)            tramp: 0xffffffffa0001000 (ftrace_graph_func+0x0/0x60) -&gt;ftrace_graph_func+0x0/0x60    subops: {ent:fprobe_fgraph_entry+0x0/0x620 ret:fprobe_return+0x0/0x150}
 =======

As you can see, an entry for the vfs_read remains.

To fix this issue, when unregistering, the kernel should also check if
there is the same type of fprobes still exist at the same address, and
if not, delete its entry from either fgraph_ops or ftrace_ops.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/177669367993.132053.10553046138528674802.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com/

Fixes: 2c67dc457bc6 ("tracing: fprobe: optimization for entry only case")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</content>
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Commit 2c67dc457bc6 ("tracing: fprobe: optimization for entry only case")
introduced a different ftrace_ops for entry-only fprobes.

However, when unregistering an fprobe, the kernel only checks if another
fprobe exists at the same address, without checking which type of fprobe
it is.
If different fprobes are registered at the same address, the same address
will be registered in both fgraph_ops and ftrace_ops, but only one of
them will be deleted when unregistering. (the one removed first will not
be deleted from the ops).

This results in junk entries remaining in either fgraph_ops or ftrace_ops.
For example:
 =======
 cd /sys/kernel/tracing

 # 'Add entry and exit events on the same place'
 echo 'f:event1 vfs_read' &gt;&gt; dynamic_events
 echo 'f:event2 vfs_read%return' &gt;&gt; dynamic_events

 # 'Enable both of them'
 echo 1 &gt; events/fprobes/enable
 cat enabled_functions
vfs_read (2)            -&gt;arch_ftrace_ops_list_func+0x0/0x210

 # 'Disable and remove exit event'
 echo 0 &gt; events/fprobes/event2/enable
 echo -:event2 &gt;&gt; dynamic_events

 # 'Disable and remove all events'
 echo 0 &gt; events/fprobes/enable
 echo &gt; dynamic_events

 # 'Add another event'
 echo 'f:event3 vfs_open%return' &gt; dynamic_events
 cat dynamic_events
f:fprobes/event3 vfs_open%return

 echo 1 &gt; events/fprobes/enable
 cat enabled_functions
vfs_open (1)            tramp: 0xffffffffa0001000 (ftrace_graph_func+0x0/0x60) -&gt;ftrace_graph_func+0x0/0x60    subops: {ent:fprobe_fgraph_entry+0x0/0x620 ret:fprobe_return+0x0/0x150}
vfs_read (1)            tramp: 0xffffffffa0001000 (ftrace_graph_func+0x0/0x60) -&gt;ftrace_graph_func+0x0/0x60    subops: {ent:fprobe_fgraph_entry+0x0/0x620 ret:fprobe_return+0x0/0x150}
 =======

As you can see, an entry for the vfs_read remains.

To fix this issue, when unregistering, the kernel should also check if
there is the same type of fprobes still exist at the same address, and
if not, delete its entry from either fgraph_ops or ftrace_ops.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/177669367993.132053.10553046138528674802.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com/

Fixes: 2c67dc457bc6 ("tracing: fprobe: optimization for entry only case")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</pre>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>tracing/fprobe: Avoid kcalloc() in rcu_read_lock section</title>
<updated>2026-04-21T15:02:59+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Masami Hiramatsu (Google)</name>
<email>mhiramat@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-04-20T14:01:12+00:00</published>
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fprobe_remove_node_in_module() is called under RCU read locked, but
this invokes kcalloc() if there are more than 8 fprobes installed
on the module. Sashiko warns it because kcalloc() can sleep [1].

 [1] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/177552432201.853249.5125045538812833325.stgit%40mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com

To fix this issue, expand the batch size to 128 and do not expand
the fprobe_addr_list, but just cancel walking on fprobe_ip_table,
update fgraph/ftrace_ops and retry the loop again.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/177669367206.132053.1493637946869032744.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com/

Fixes: 0de4c70d04a4 ("tracing: fprobe: use rhltable for fprobe_ip_table")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</content>
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fprobe_remove_node_in_module() is called under RCU read locked, but
this invokes kcalloc() if there are more than 8 fprobes installed
on the module. Sashiko warns it because kcalloc() can sleep [1].

 [1] https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/177552432201.853249.5125045538812833325.stgit%40mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com

To fix this issue, expand the batch size to 128 and do not expand
the fprobe_addr_list, but just cancel walking on fprobe_ip_table,
update fgraph/ftrace_ops and retry the loop again.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/177669367206.132053.1493637946869032744.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com/

Fixes: 0de4c70d04a4 ("tracing: fprobe: use rhltable for fprobe_ip_table")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</pre>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>tracing/fprobe: Remove fprobe from hash in failure path</title>
<updated>2026-04-21T14:59:57+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Masami Hiramatsu (Google)</name>
<email>mhiramat@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-04-20T14:01:04+00:00</published>
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When register_fprobe_ips() fails, it tries to remove a list of
fprobe_hash_node from fprobe_ip_table, but it missed to remove
fprobe itself from fprobe_table. Moreover, when removing
the fprobe_hash_node which is added to rhltable once, it must
use kfree_rcu() after removing from rhltable.

To fix these issues, this reuses unregister_fprobe() internal
code to rollback the half-way registered fprobe.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/177669366417.132053.17874946321744910456.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com/

Fixes: 4346ba160409 ("fprobe: Rewrite fprobe on function-graph tracer")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</content>
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When register_fprobe_ips() fails, it tries to remove a list of
fprobe_hash_node from fprobe_ip_table, but it missed to remove
fprobe itself from fprobe_table. Moreover, when removing
the fprobe_hash_node which is added to rhltable once, it must
use kfree_rcu() after removing from rhltable.

To fix these issues, this reuses unregister_fprobe() internal
code to rollback the half-way registered fprobe.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/177669366417.132053.17874946321744910456.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com/

Fixes: 4346ba160409 ("fprobe: Rewrite fprobe on function-graph tracer")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</pre>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>tracing/fprobe: Unregister fprobe even if memory allocation fails</title>
<updated>2026-04-21T14:59:39+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Masami Hiramatsu (Google)</name>
<email>mhiramat@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-04-20T14:00:56+00:00</published>
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unregister_fprobe() can fail under memory pressure because of memory
allocation failure, but this maybe called from module unloading, and
usually there is no way to retry it. Moreover. trace_fprobe does not
check the return value.

To fix this problem, unregister fprobe and fprobe_hash_node even if
working memory allocation fails.
Anyway, if the last fprobe is removed, the filter will be freed.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/177669365629.132053.8433032896213721288.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com/

Fixes: 4346ba160409 ("fprobe: Rewrite fprobe on function-graph tracer")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</content>
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unregister_fprobe() can fail under memory pressure because of memory
allocation failure, but this maybe called from module unloading, and
usually there is no way to retry it. Moreover. trace_fprobe does not
check the return value.

To fix this problem, unregister fprobe and fprobe_hash_node even if
working memory allocation fails.
Anyway, if the last fprobe is removed, the filter will be freed.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/177669365629.132053.8433032896213721288.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com/

Fixes: 4346ba160409 ("fprobe: Rewrite fprobe on function-graph tracer")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</pre>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>tracing/fprobe: Reject registration of a registered fprobe before init</title>
<updated>2026-04-21T14:59:29+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Masami Hiramatsu (Google)</name>
<email>mhiramat@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-04-20T14:00:48+00:00</published>
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Reject registration of a registered fprobe which is on the fprobe
hash table before initializing fprobe.
The add_fprobe_hash() checks this re-register fprobe, but since
fprobe_init() clears hlist_array field, it is too late to check it.
It has to check the re-registration before touncing fprobe.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/177669364845.132053.18375367916162315835.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com/

Fixes: 4346ba160409 ("fprobe: Rewrite fprobe on function-graph tracer")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</content>
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Reject registration of a registered fprobe which is on the fprobe
hash table before initializing fprobe.
The add_fprobe_hash() checks this re-register fprobe, but since
fprobe_init() clears hlist_array field, it is too late to check it.
It has to check the re-registration before touncing fprobe.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/177669364845.132053.18375367916162315835.stgit@mhiramat.tok.corp.google.com/

Fixes: 4346ba160409 ("fprobe: Rewrite fprobe on function-graph tracer")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</pre>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>tracing: fprobe: do not zero out unused fgraph_data</title>
<updated>2026-03-24T15:47:01+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Martin Kaiser</name>
<email>martin@kaiser.cx</email>
</author>
<published>2026-03-24T15:47:01+00:00</published>
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If fprobe_entry does not fill the allocated fgraph_data completely, the
unused part does not have to be zeroed.

fgraph_data is a short-lived part of the shadow stack. The preceding
length field allows locating the end regardless of the content.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260324084804.375764-1-martin@kaiser.cx/

Signed-off-by: Martin Kaiser &lt;martin@kaiser.cx&gt;
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
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If fprobe_entry does not fill the allocated fgraph_data completely, the
unused part does not have to be zeroed.

fgraph_data is a short-lived part of the shadow stack. The preceding
length field allows locating the end regardless of the content.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260324084804.375764-1-martin@kaiser.cx/

Signed-off-by: Martin Kaiser &lt;martin@kaiser.cx&gt;
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Convert 'alloc_flex' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument</title>
<updated>2026-02-22T01:09:51+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-02-22T01:06:51+00:00</published>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://git.tavy.me/linux.git/commit/?id=323bbfcf1ef8836d0d2ad9e2c1f1c684f0e3b5b3'/>
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This is the exact same thing as the 'alloc_obj()' version, only much
smaller because there are a lot fewer users of the *alloc_flex()
interface.

As with alloc_obj() version, this was done entirely with mindless brute
force, using the same script, except using 'flex' in the pattern rather
than 'objs*'.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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This is the exact same thing as the 'alloc_obj()' version, only much
smaller because there are a lot fewer users of the *alloc_flex()
interface.

As with alloc_obj() version, this was done entirely with mindless brute
force, using the same script, except using 'flex' in the pattern rather
than 'objs*'.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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<title>Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument</title>
<updated>2026-02-22T01:09:51+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-02-22T00:37:42+00:00</published>
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This was done entirely with mindless brute force, using

    git grep -l '\&lt;k[vmz]*alloc_objs*(.*, GFP_KERNEL)' |
        xargs sed -i 's/\(alloc_objs*(.*\), GFP_KERNEL)/\1)/'

to convert the new alloc_obj() users that had a simple GFP_KERNEL
argument to just drop that argument.

Note that due to the extreme simplicity of the scripting, any slightly
more complex cases spread over multiple lines would not be triggered:
they definitely exist, but this covers the vast bulk of the cases, and
the resulting diff is also then easier to check automatically.

For the same reason the 'flex' versions will be done as a separate
conversion.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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This was done entirely with mindless brute force, using

    git grep -l '\&lt;k[vmz]*alloc_objs*(.*, GFP_KERNEL)' |
        xargs sed -i 's/\(alloc_objs*(.*\), GFP_KERNEL)/\1)/'

to convert the new alloc_obj() users that had a simple GFP_KERNEL
argument to just drop that argument.

Note that due to the extreme simplicity of the scripting, any slightly
more complex cases spread over multiple lines would not be triggered:
they definitely exist, but this covers the vast bulk of the cases, and
the resulting diff is also then easier to check automatically.

For the same reason the 'flex' versions will be done as a separate
conversion.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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