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<title>linux-toradex.git/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen, branch master</title>
<subtitle>Linux kernel for Apalis and Colibri modules</subtitle>
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<entry>
<title>Convert more 'alloc_obj' cases to default GFP_KERNEL arguments</title>
<updated>2026-02-22T04:03:00+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2026-02-22T04:03:00+00:00</published>
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This converts some of the visually simpler cases that have been split
over multiple lines.  I only did the ones that are easy to verify the
resulting diff by having just that final GFP_KERNEL argument on the next
line.

Somebody should probably do a proper coccinelle script for this, but for
me the trivial script actually resulted in an assertion failure in the
middle of the script.  I probably had made it a bit _too_ trivial.

So after fighting that far a while I decided to just do some of the
syntactically simpler cases with variations of the previous 'sed'
scripts.

The more syntactically complex multi-line cases would mostly really want
whitespace cleanup anyway.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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This converts some of the visually simpler cases that have been split
over multiple lines.  I only did the ones that are easy to verify the
resulting diff by having just that final GFP_KERNEL argument on the next
line.

Somebody should probably do a proper coccinelle script for this, but for
me the trivial script actually resulted in an assertion failure in the
middle of the script.  I probably had made it a bit _too_ trivial.

So after fighting that far a while I decided to just do some of the
syntactically simpler cases with variations of the previous 'sed'
scripts.

The more syntactically complex multi-line cases would mostly really want
whitespace cleanup anyway.

Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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<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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<entry>
<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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<entry>
<title>sysfs: treewide: switch back to bin_attribute::read()/write()</title>
<updated>2025-06-17T08:44:13+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Thomas Weißschuh</name>
<email>linux@weissschuh.net</email>
</author>
<published>2025-05-30T03:54:37+00:00</published>
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The bin_attribute argument of bin_attribute::read() is now const.
This makes the _new() callbacks unnecessary. Switch all users back.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh &lt;linux@weissschuh.net&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250530-sysfs-const-bin_attr-final-v3-3-724bfcf05b99@weissschuh.net
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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The bin_attribute argument of bin_attribute::read() is now const.
This makes the _new() callbacks unnecessary. Switch all users back.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh &lt;linux@weissschuh.net&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250530-sysfs-const-bin_attr-final-v3-3-724bfcf05b99@weissschuh.net
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman &lt;gregkh@linuxfoundation.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>netxen_nic: constify 'struct bin_attribute'</title>
<updated>2024-12-18T03:00:51+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Thomas Weißschuh</name>
<email>linux@weissschuh.net</email>
</author>
<published>2024-12-16T11:30:11+00:00</published>
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The sysfs core now allows instances of 'struct bin_attribute' to be
moved into read-only memory. Make use of that to protect them against
accidental or malicious modifications.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh &lt;linux@weissschuh.net&gt;
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman &lt;horms@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241216-sysfs-const-bin_attr-net-v1-4-ec460b91f274@weissschuh.net
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski &lt;kuba@kernel.org&gt;
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The sysfs core now allows instances of 'struct bin_attribute' to be
moved into read-only memory. Make use of that to protect them against
accidental or malicious modifications.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh &lt;linux@weissschuh.net&gt;
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman &lt;horms@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241216-sysfs-const-bin_attr-net-v1-4-ec460b91f274@weissschuh.net
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski &lt;kuba@kernel.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>net: qlogic: use ethtool string helpers</title>
<updated>2024-10-29T23:26:18+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Rosen Penev</name>
<email>rosenp@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2024-10-24T19:55:34+00:00</published>
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The latter is the preferred way to copy ethtool strings.

Avoids manually incrementing the pointer. Cleans up the code quite well.

Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev &lt;rosenp@gmail.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman &lt;horms@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241024195534.176410-1-rosenp@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski &lt;kuba@kernel.org&gt;
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The latter is the preferred way to copy ethtool strings.

Avoids manually incrementing the pointer. Cleans up the code quite well.

Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev &lt;rosenp@gmail.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman &lt;horms@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241024195534.176410-1-rosenp@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski &lt;kuba@kernel.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>ipv4: Remove redundant !ifa-&gt;ifa_dev check.</title>
<updated>2024-08-16T01:56:14+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Kuniyuki Iwashima</name>
<email>kuniyu@amazon.com</email>
</author>
<published>2024-08-09T23:54:04+00:00</published>
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Now, ifa_dev is only set in inet_alloc_ifa() and never
NULL after ifa gets visible.

Let's remove the unneeded NULL check for ifa-&gt;ifa_dev.

Signed-off-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima &lt;kuniyu@amazon.com&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20240809235406.50187-4-kuniyu@amazon.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski &lt;kuba@kernel.org&gt;
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Now, ifa_dev is only set in inet_alloc_ifa() and never
NULL after ifa gets visible.

Let's remove the unneeded NULL check for ifa-&gt;ifa_dev.

Signed-off-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima &lt;kuniyu@amazon.com&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20240809235406.50187-4-kuniyu@amazon.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski &lt;kuba@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>netxen_nic: Use {low,upp}er_32_bits() helpers</title>
<updated>2024-07-10T02:01:01+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Geert Uytterhoeven</name>
<email>geert+renesas@glider.be</email>
</author>
<published>2024-07-08T09:25:14+00:00</published>
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Use the existing {low,upp}er_32_bits() helpers instead of defining
custom variants.

Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven &lt;geert+renesas@glider.be&gt;
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman &lt;horms@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/319d4a5313ac75f7bbbb6b230b6802b18075c3e0.1720430602.git.geert+renesas@glider.be
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski &lt;kuba@kernel.org&gt;
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Use the existing {low,upp}er_32_bits() helpers instead of defining
custom variants.

Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven &lt;geert+renesas@glider.be&gt;
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman &lt;horms@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/319d4a5313ac75f7bbbb6b230b6802b18075c3e0.1720430602.git.geert+renesas@glider.be
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski &lt;kuba@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>net: annotate writes on dev-&gt;mtu from ndo_change_mtu()</title>
<updated>2024-05-07T23:19:14+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Dumazet</name>
<email>edumazet@google.com</email>
</author>
<published>2024-05-06T10:28:12+00:00</published>
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Simon reported that ndo_change_mtu() methods were never
updated to use WRITE_ONCE(dev-&gt;mtu, new_mtu) as hinted
in commit 501a90c94510 ("inet: protect against too small
mtu values.")

We read dev-&gt;mtu without holding RTNL in many places,
with READ_ONCE() annotations.

It is time to take care of ndo_change_mtu() methods
to use corresponding WRITE_ONCE()

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet &lt;edumazet@google.com&gt;
Reported-by: Simon Horman &lt;horms@kernel.org&gt;
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20240505144608.GB67882@kernel.org/
Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller &lt;jacob.e.keller@intel.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Sabrina Dubroca &lt;sd@queasysnail.net&gt;
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman &lt;horms@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: Shannon Nelson &lt;shannon.nelson@amd.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240506102812.3025432-1-edumazet@google.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski &lt;kuba@kernel.org&gt;
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Simon reported that ndo_change_mtu() methods were never
updated to use WRITE_ONCE(dev-&gt;mtu, new_mtu) as hinted
in commit 501a90c94510 ("inet: protect against too small
mtu values.")

We read dev-&gt;mtu without holding RTNL in many places,
with READ_ONCE() annotations.

It is time to take care of ndo_change_mtu() methods
to use corresponding WRITE_ONCE()

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet &lt;edumazet@google.com&gt;
Reported-by: Simon Horman &lt;horms@kernel.org&gt;
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20240505144608.GB67882@kernel.org/
Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller &lt;jacob.e.keller@intel.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Sabrina Dubroca &lt;sd@queasysnail.net&gt;
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman &lt;horms@kernel.org&gt;
Acked-by: Shannon Nelson &lt;shannon.nelson@amd.com&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240506102812.3025432-1-edumazet@google.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski &lt;kuba@kernel.org&gt;
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<entry>
<title>netxen_nic: remove redundant assignment to variable capability</title>
<updated>2024-02-09T03:06:27+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Colin Ian King</name>
<email>colin.i.king@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2024-02-06T11:50:49+00:00</published>
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The variable capability is being assigned a value that is never
read and is being re-assigned later. The assignment is redundant and
can be removed. Also remove empty line before assignment to capability.

Cleans up clang scan build warning:
drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c:1189:2: warning:
Value stored to 'capability' is never read [deadcode.DeadStores]

Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King &lt;colin.i.king@gmail.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman &lt;horms@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240206115049.1879389-1-colin.i.king@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski &lt;kuba@kernel.org&gt;
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The variable capability is being assigned a value that is never
read and is being re-assigned later. The assignment is redundant and
can be removed. Also remove empty line before assignment to capability.

Cleans up clang scan build warning:
drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c:1189:2: warning:
Value stored to 'capability' is never read [deadcode.DeadStores]

Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King &lt;colin.i.king@gmail.com&gt;
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman &lt;horms@kernel.org&gt;
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240206115049.1879389-1-colin.i.king@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski &lt;kuba@kernel.org&gt;
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