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<title>Merge tag 'probes-v7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace</title>
<updated>2026-08-20T22:11:52+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
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<published>2026-08-20T22:11:52+00:00</published>
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Pull probes updates from Masami Hiramatsu:
 "BTF typecasting and variable fetch enhancements:

   - Typecast support across probe events: Extended BTF typecasting
     syntax (e.g., (STRUCT)PARAM-&gt;MEMBER) to kprobes, uprobes, and
     fprobes on function entry and return

   - Nested typecasts: Added support for chaining and nesting typecasts
     up to 3 levels, including casting registers and stack variables

   - Field specifier option: Added (STRUCT,FIELD) syntax to emulate
     container_of(), allowing retrieval of parent structures from member
     pointers

   - $current variable support: Introduced $current special variable to
     access the running task_struct via BTF dereferencing

   - Per-CPU variable access: Added this_cpu_read() and this_cpu_ptr()
     fetcharg methods to trace CPU-local data safely

   - Fetcharg bytecode dumper: Added CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_DUMP_FETCHARG
     to dump the compiled fetcharg bytecode instructions as comments in
     dynamic_events

   - Extended symbol name handling: Removed the MAX_COMMON_HEAD_LEN
     limit and extended MAX_ARGSTR_LEN to 256 bytes, enabling probing of
     long symbols, mangled Rust symbols and complex BTF expressions

   - eprobe variable syntax: Allowed eprobes to reference event fields
     directly without requiring a '$' prefix

   - Cleanup unused parameters, redundant codes, duplicate macros and
     pointer arithmetic

   - Use a ternary operator for simplifying fetch_type_from_btf_type()

  Expanded boot time dynamic probe support:

   - Add boot-time tracing configuration support for event probes
     (eprobes), function probes (fprobes), and tracepoint probes
     (tprobes)

   - Allow comment lines ('#') in dynamic_events file

  Optimization, robustness, and cleanups:

   - Simplify fprobe_remove_ips() by reusing graph and ftrace helpers

   - Remove __packed attribute from struct __fprobe_header to avoid
     unaligned memory access penalties on RISC architectures

   - Remove redundant memset() calls in perf event probe handlers

   - Replace legacy __ASSEMBLY__ with __ASSEMBLER__ in header files

  Selftests &amp; refactoring:

   - Refactor parse_probe_arg() and parse_probe_vars(), and eliminate
     recursion in probe argument parsing to protect kernel stack depth

   - Add selftests for BTF typecasts and module probing without module
     prefixes

   - Force LC_ALL=C in ftracetest to prevent test failures on localized
     systems

   - Refactor btf_type_skip_modifiers() to remove ignored id parameter

   - Sort ERRORS list in trace_probe.h alphabetically

   - Fix typo in fprobe docs, and trace_fprobe function name

   - Rename FETCH_OP_DATA to FETCH_OP_IMMSTR

   - Make file offset error message probe-agnostic"

* tag 'probes-v7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace: (37 commits)
  fprobe: Simplify fprobe_remove_ips() by reusing existing helpers
  tracing/boot: Add support for eprobe, fprobe, and tprobe events
  selftests/ftrace: Force C locale in ftracetest
  tracing/probes: Treating longer symbol name on event comparation
  docs: trace: fprobe: fix 'thos' spelling
  tracing/probes: Fix extra whitespace in trace_probe_kernel.h
  tracing/kprobe: Remove redundant memset in kprobe_perf_func()
  tracing/fprobe: Remove redundant memset in fentry_perf_func()
  tracing/fprobe: Remove redundant snprintf in trace_fprobe_match_command_head()
  tracing/probes: Simplify BTF_KIND_PTR case in fetch_type_from_btf_type()
  tracing/probes: Cleanup pointer arithmetic in store_trace_entry_data()
  tracing/probes: Remove unused parameter from parse_probe_var_retval()
  tracing/probes: Remove redundant bounds check in trace_probe_compare_arg_type()
  tracing/probes: Remove redundant boolean conversion in trace_probe_has_single_file()
  tracing/probes: Remove duplicate MAX_ARRAY_LEN macro definition
  selftests/ftrace: Add test case for a symbol in a module without module name
  tracing/probes: Eliminate recursion in parse_probe_arg()
  tracing/probes: Extend max length of argument string
  tracing/probes: Sort ERRORS list in trace_probe.h alphabetically
  tracing/probes: Refactor parse_probe_arg()
  ...
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Pull probes updates from Masami Hiramatsu:
 "BTF typecasting and variable fetch enhancements:

   - Typecast support across probe events: Extended BTF typecasting
     syntax (e.g., (STRUCT)PARAM-&gt;MEMBER) to kprobes, uprobes, and
     fprobes on function entry and return

   - Nested typecasts: Added support for chaining and nesting typecasts
     up to 3 levels, including casting registers and stack variables

   - Field specifier option: Added (STRUCT,FIELD) syntax to emulate
     container_of(), allowing retrieval of parent structures from member
     pointers

   - $current variable support: Introduced $current special variable to
     access the running task_struct via BTF dereferencing

   - Per-CPU variable access: Added this_cpu_read() and this_cpu_ptr()
     fetcharg methods to trace CPU-local data safely

   - Fetcharg bytecode dumper: Added CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_DUMP_FETCHARG
     to dump the compiled fetcharg bytecode instructions as comments in
     dynamic_events

   - Extended symbol name handling: Removed the MAX_COMMON_HEAD_LEN
     limit and extended MAX_ARGSTR_LEN to 256 bytes, enabling probing of
     long symbols, mangled Rust symbols and complex BTF expressions

   - eprobe variable syntax: Allowed eprobes to reference event fields
     directly without requiring a '$' prefix

   - Cleanup unused parameters, redundant codes, duplicate macros and
     pointer arithmetic

   - Use a ternary operator for simplifying fetch_type_from_btf_type()

  Expanded boot time dynamic probe support:

   - Add boot-time tracing configuration support for event probes
     (eprobes), function probes (fprobes), and tracepoint probes
     (tprobes)

   - Allow comment lines ('#') in dynamic_events file

  Optimization, robustness, and cleanups:

   - Simplify fprobe_remove_ips() by reusing graph and ftrace helpers

   - Remove __packed attribute from struct __fprobe_header to avoid
     unaligned memory access penalties on RISC architectures

   - Remove redundant memset() calls in perf event probe handlers

   - Replace legacy __ASSEMBLY__ with __ASSEMBLER__ in header files

  Selftests &amp; refactoring:

   - Refactor parse_probe_arg() and parse_probe_vars(), and eliminate
     recursion in probe argument parsing to protect kernel stack depth

   - Add selftests for BTF typecasts and module probing without module
     prefixes

   - Force LC_ALL=C in ftracetest to prevent test failures on localized
     systems

   - Refactor btf_type_skip_modifiers() to remove ignored id parameter

   - Sort ERRORS list in trace_probe.h alphabetically

   - Fix typo in fprobe docs, and trace_fprobe function name

   - Rename FETCH_OP_DATA to FETCH_OP_IMMSTR

   - Make file offset error message probe-agnostic"

* tag 'probes-v7.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace: (37 commits)
  fprobe: Simplify fprobe_remove_ips() by reusing existing helpers
  tracing/boot: Add support for eprobe, fprobe, and tprobe events
  selftests/ftrace: Force C locale in ftracetest
  tracing/probes: Treating longer symbol name on event comparation
  docs: trace: fprobe: fix 'thos' spelling
  tracing/probes: Fix extra whitespace in trace_probe_kernel.h
  tracing/kprobe: Remove redundant memset in kprobe_perf_func()
  tracing/fprobe: Remove redundant memset in fentry_perf_func()
  tracing/fprobe: Remove redundant snprintf in trace_fprobe_match_command_head()
  tracing/probes: Simplify BTF_KIND_PTR case in fetch_type_from_btf_type()
  tracing/probes: Cleanup pointer arithmetic in store_trace_entry_data()
  tracing/probes: Remove unused parameter from parse_probe_var_retval()
  tracing/probes: Remove redundant bounds check in trace_probe_compare_arg_type()
  tracing/probes: Remove redundant boolean conversion in trace_probe_has_single_file()
  tracing/probes: Remove duplicate MAX_ARRAY_LEN macro definition
  selftests/ftrace: Add test case for a symbol in a module without module name
  tracing/probes: Eliminate recursion in parse_probe_arg()
  tracing/probes: Extend max length of argument string
  tracing/probes: Sort ERRORS list in trace_probe.h alphabetically
  tracing/probes: Refactor parse_probe_arg()
  ...
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<entry>
<title>tracing/fprobe: Roll back on enable_trace_fprobe() failure</title>
<updated>2026-07-28T15:27:52+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Raushan Patel</name>
<email>raushan.jhon@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2026-07-24T06:42:08+00:00</published>
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enable_trace_fprobe() sets the file link or the TP_FLAG_PROFILE flag and
then registers each trace_fprobe in the probe list. If
__register_trace_fprobe() fails partway through, the function returns
immediately without unregistering the trace_fprobes it already registered
or undoing the file link / flag it set, leaving the event half-enabled and
leaking the registered fprobe(s).

enable_trace_kprobe() already handles this with a rollback path. Do the
same for fprobe: on failure, unregister all probes and clear the file link
or profile flag.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260724064208.480030-1-raushan.jhon@gmail.com/

Fixes: 334e5519c375 ("tracing/probes: Add fprobe events for tracing function entry and exit.")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Raushan Patel &lt;raushan.jhon@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
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enable_trace_fprobe() sets the file link or the TP_FLAG_PROFILE flag and
then registers each trace_fprobe in the probe list. If
__register_trace_fprobe() fails partway through, the function returns
immediately without unregistering the trace_fprobes it already registered
or undoing the file link / flag it set, leaving the event half-enabled and
leaking the registered fprobe(s).

enable_trace_kprobe() already handles this with a rollback path. Do the
same for fprobe: on failure, unregister all probes and clear the file link
or profile flag.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260724064208.480030-1-raushan.jhon@gmail.com/

Fixes: 334e5519c375 ("tracing/probes: Add fprobe events for tracing function entry and exit.")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Raushan Patel &lt;raushan.jhon@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>tracing/fprobe: Remove redundant memset in fentry_perf_func()</title>
<updated>2026-07-21T09:00:05+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Masami Hiramatsu (Google)</name>
<email>mhiramat@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-07-20T10:44:43+00:00</published>
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fentry_perf_func() calls memset(&amp;entry[1], 0, dsize) prior to calling
store_trace_args(). store_trace_args() populates the entry buffer and
handles dynamic data fields.

Furthermore, passing dsize (the dynamic data byte length) to memset at
&amp;entry[1] (the start of fixed trace arguments) is inaccurate as it zeroes
from the fixed args area rather than the dynamic data region.

Remove this redundant memset call to align with fexit_perf_func() and other
probe perf functions.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/178454428366.296567.16465331441301815980.stgit@devnote2/

Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.5-flash
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</content>
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fentry_perf_func() calls memset(&amp;entry[1], 0, dsize) prior to calling
store_trace_args(). store_trace_args() populates the entry buffer and
handles dynamic data fields.

Furthermore, passing dsize (the dynamic data byte length) to memset at
&amp;entry[1] (the start of fixed trace arguments) is inaccurate as it zeroes
from the fixed args area rather than the dynamic data region.

Remove this redundant memset call to align with fexit_perf_func() and other
probe perf functions.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/178454428366.296567.16465331441301815980.stgit@devnote2/

Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.5-flash
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</pre>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>tracing/fprobe: Remove redundant snprintf in trace_fprobe_match_command_head()</title>
<updated>2026-07-21T09:00:01+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Masami Hiramatsu (Google)</name>
<email>mhiramat@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-07-20T10:44:34+00:00</published>
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trace_fprobe_match_command_head() copies trace_fprobe_symbol(tf) into a
local buffer 'buf' of size MAX_COMMON_HEAD_LEN + 1 using snprintf before
comparing with argv[0].

Since trace_fprobe_symbol(tf) already returns a null-terminated string,
comparing it directly with argv[0] via strcmp() avoids stack buffer usage
and potential symbol truncation at MAX_COMMON_HEAD_LEN.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/178454427449.296567.12336315661120939938.stgit@devnote2/

Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.5-flash
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</content>
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trace_fprobe_match_command_head() copies trace_fprobe_symbol(tf) into a
local buffer 'buf' of size MAX_COMMON_HEAD_LEN + 1 using snprintf before
comparing with argv[0].

Since trace_fprobe_symbol(tf) already returns a null-terminated string,
comparing it directly with argv[0] via strcmp() avoids stack buffer usage
and potential symbol truncation at MAX_COMMON_HEAD_LEN.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/178454427449.296567.12336315661120939938.stgit@devnote2/

Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.5-flash
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;</pre>
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<entry>
<title>tracing/probes: Extend max length of argument string</title>
<updated>2026-07-14T13:43:40+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Masami Hiramatsu</name>
<email>mhiramat@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-07-14T01:10:04+00:00</published>
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To support BTF argument parsing (such as accessing fields within nested
structures via typecasting), the maximum argument string length needs
to be extended. Extend MAX_ARGSTR_LEN from 63 to 255.

Since MAX_ARGSTR_LEN was previously reused to format command heads in
trace_*probe_match_command_head() functions, introduce a dedicated
MAX_COMMON_HEAD_LEN (63) macro for matching command heads and switch
these functions to use the new macro.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/178399140457.27810.11387684872148824707.stgit@devnote2/

Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.5-flash
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
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To support BTF argument parsing (such as accessing fields within nested
structures via typecasting), the maximum argument string length needs
to be extended. Extend MAX_ARGSTR_LEN from 63 to 255.

Since MAX_ARGSTR_LEN was previously reused to format command heads in
trace_*probe_match_command_head() functions, introduce a dedicated
MAX_COMMON_HEAD_LEN (63) macro for matching command heads and switch
these functions to use the new macro.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/178399140457.27810.11387684872148824707.stgit@devnote2/

Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.5-flash
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>tracing/probes: Support dumping fetcharg program for debugging dynamic events</title>
<updated>2026-07-02T12:12:40+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Masami Hiramatsu (Google)</name>
<email>mhiramat@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-07-02T12:12:40+00:00</published>
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For debugging probe events, it is helpful to verify the compiled
fetch instructions for each probe argument. This introduces a new
kernel config CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_DUMP_FETCHARG to decode the
instruction sequence of each argument and display it under a
commented line starting with '#' immediately following the dynamic
event definition (such as in dynamic_events, kprobe_events,
uprobe_events, etc.).

For example:
 /sys/kernel/tracing # cat dynamic_events
 p:kprobes/p_vfs_read_0 vfs_read arg1=+0(file):ustring arg2=%ax:x16
 #  arg1: ARG(0) -&gt; ST_USTRING(offset=0,size=4) -&gt; END
 #  arg2: REG(80) -&gt; ST_RAW(size=2) -&gt; END

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/178271359508.1176915.11895926894608440183.stgit@devnote2/

Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.5-flash
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
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For debugging probe events, it is helpful to verify the compiled
fetch instructions for each probe argument. This introduces a new
kernel config CONFIG_PROBE_EVENTS_DUMP_FETCHARG to decode the
instruction sequence of each argument and display it under a
commented line starting with '#' immediately following the dynamic
event definition (such as in dynamic_events, kprobe_events,
uprobe_events, etc.).

For example:
 /sys/kernel/tracing # cat dynamic_events
 p:kprobes/p_vfs_read_0 vfs_read arg1=+0(file):ustring arg2=%ax:x16
 #  arg1: ARG(0) -&gt; ST_USTRING(offset=0,size=4) -&gt; END
 #  arg2: REG(80) -&gt; ST_RAW(size=2) -&gt; END

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/178271359508.1176915.11895926894608440183.stgit@devnote2/

Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.5-flash
Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) &lt;mhiramat@kernel.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>tracing: trace_fprobe: fix typo in function name</title>
<updated>2026-07-02T12:12:39+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Martin Kaiser</name>
<email>martin@kaiser.cx</email>
</author>
<published>2026-07-02T12:12:39+00:00</published>
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The function name should be __register_tracepoint_fprobe.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260507081041.885781-5-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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The function name should be __register_tracepoint_fprobe.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260507081041.885781-5-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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</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>
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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;
</pre>
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</entry>
<entry>
<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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<title>treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types</title>
<updated>2026-02-21T09:02:28+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Kees Cook</name>
<email>kees@kernel.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-02-21T07:49:23+00:00</published>
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This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from
scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to
avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and
instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union
object instances:

Single allocations:	kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...)

Array allocations:	kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...)

Flex array allocations:	kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...)

(where TYPE may also be *VAR)

The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning
"TYPE *".

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook &lt;kees@kernel.org&gt;
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This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from
scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to
avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and
instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union
object instances:

Single allocations:	kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...)

Array allocations:	kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...)

Flex array allocations:	kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...)
are replaced with:	kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...)

(where TYPE may also be *VAR)

The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning
"TYPE *".

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook &lt;kees@kernel.org&gt;
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