Re: [PATCH v4 1/4] sysctl: Add register_sysctl_init() interface

[Xiaoming Ni]

On 2020/5/29 15:36, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 03:27:22PM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
> > On 2020/5/29 15:09, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> > > On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 11:31:08AM +0800, Xiaoming Ni wrote:
> > > > --- a/kernel/sysctl.c
> > > > +++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
> > > > @@ -3358,6 +3358,25 @@ int __init sysctl_init(void)
> > > >    	kmemleak_not_leak(hdr);
> > > >    	return 0;
> > > >    }
> > > > +
> > > > +/*
> > > > + * The sysctl interface is used to modify the interface value,
> > > > + * but the feature interface has default values. Even if register_sysctl fails,
> > > > + * the feature body function can also run. At the same time, malloc small
> > > > + * fragment of memory during the system initialization phase, almost does
> > > > + * not fail. Therefore, the function return is designed as void
> > > > + */
> > >
> > > Let's use kdoc while at it. Can you convert this to proper kdoc?
> > Sorry, I do nât know the format requirements of Kdoc, can you give me some
> > tips for writing?
>
> Sure, include/net/mac80211.h is a good example.
>
> > > > +void __init register_sysctl_init(const char *path, struct ctl_table *table,
> > > > +				 const char *table_name)
> > > > +{
> > > > +	struct ctl_table_header *hdr = register_sysctl(path, table);
> > > > +
> > > > +	if (unlikely(!hdr)) {
> > > > +		pr_err("failed when register_sysctl %s to %s\n", table_name, path);
> > > > +		return;
> > >
> > > table_name is only used for this, however we can easily just make
> > > another _register_sysctl_init() helper first, and then use a macro
> > > which will concatenate this to something useful if you want to print
> > > a string. I see no point in the description for this, specially since
> > > the way it was used was not to be descriptive, but instead just a name
> > > followed by some underscore and something else.
> > Good idea, I will fix and send the patch to you as soon as possible
>
> No rush :)
>
> > > > +	}
> > > > +	kmemleak_not_leak(hdr);
> > >
> > > Is it *wrong* to run kmemleak_not_leak() when hdr was not allocated?
> > > If so, can you fix the sysctl __init call itself?
> > I don't understand here, do you mean that register_sysctl_init () does not
> > need to call kmemleak_not_leak (hdr), or does it mean to add check hdr
> > before calling kmemleak_not_leak (hdr) in sysctl_init ()?
>
> I'm asking that the way you are adding it, you don't run
> kmemleak_not_leak(hdr) if the hdr allocation filed. If that is
> right then it seems that sysctl_init() might not be doing it
> right.
>
> Can that code be shared somehow?
>
>    Luis

void __ref kmemleak_not_leak(const void *ptr)
{
	pr_debug("%s(0x%p)\n", __func__, ptr);

	if (kmemleak_enabled && ptr && !IS_ERR(ptr))
		make_gray_object((unsigned long)ptr);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(kmemleak_not_leak);

In the code of kmemleak_not_leak(), it is verified that the pointer is 
valid, so kmemleak_not_leak (NULL) will not be a problem.
At the same time, there is no need to call kmemleak_not_leak() in the 
failed branch of register_sysctl_init().

Thanks
Xiaoming Ni