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Linus Torvalds 958f7fb68c kmalloc_obj branch for v7.0-rc1
- Introduce kmalloc_obj*() family of type-based allocator APIs
 
 - checkpatch: Suggest kmalloc_obj family for sizeof allocations
 
 - coccinelle: Add kmalloc_objs conversion script
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Merge tag 'kmalloc_obj-v7.0-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux

Pull kmalloc_obj updates from Kees Cook:
 "Introduce the kmalloc_obj* family of APIs for switching to type-based
  kmalloc allocations, away from purely size-based allocations.
  Discussed on lkml, with you, and at Linux Plumbers. It's been in -next
  for the entire dev cycle.

  Before the merge window closes, I'd like to send the treewide
  change (generated from the Coccinelle script included here), which
  mechanically converts almost 20k callsites from kmalloc* to
  kmalloc_obj*:

   8007 files changed, 19980 insertions(+), 20838 deletions(-)

  This change needed fixes for mismatched types (since now the return
  type from allocations is a pointer to the requested type, not "void
  *"), and I've been fixing these over the last 4 releases.

  These fixes have mostly been trivial mismatches with const qualifiers
  or accidentally identical sizes (e.g. same object size: "struct kvec"
  vs "struct iovec", or differing pointers to pointers), but I did catch
  one case of too-small allocation.

  Summary:

   - Introduce kmalloc_obj*() family of type-based allocator APIs

   - checkpatch: Suggest kmalloc_obj family for sizeof allocations

   - coccinelle: Add kmalloc_objs conversion script"

* tag 'kmalloc_obj-v7.0-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux:
  coccinelle: Add kmalloc_objs conversion script
  slab: Introduce kmalloc_flex() and family
  compiler_types: Introduce __flex_counter() and family
  checkpatch: Suggest kmalloc_obj family for sizeof allocations
  slab: Introduce kmalloc_obj() and family
History 2026-02-10 09:11:21 -08:00
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acpi Power management updates for 6.20-rc1/7.0-rc1 2026-02-09 19:00:42 -08:00
asm-generic struct filename series 2026-02-09 16:58:28 -08:00
clocksource clocksource/drivers/arm_arch_timer_mmio: Switch over to standalone driver 2025-09-23 12:31:50 +02:00
crypto This update includes the following changes: 2026-02-10 08:36:42 -08:00
cxl ACPI: extlog: Trace CPER CXL Protocol Error Section 2026-01-14 17:09:34 +01:00
drm drm, drm/xe: Fix xe userptr in the absence of CONFIG_DEVICE_PRIVATE 2026-01-22 10:41:18 +01:00
dt-bindings Thermal control updates for 6.20-rc1/7.0-rc1 2026-02-09 19:33:44 -08:00
hyperv mshv: add definitions for arm64 gpa intercepts 2026-01-15 07:28:58 +00:00
keys keys: Annotate struct asymmetric_key_id with __counted_by 2025-10-31 17:43:56 +08:00
kunit kunit: Protect KUNIT_BINARY_STR_ASSERTION against ERR_PTR values 2026-01-05 15:32:03 -07:00
kvm KVM: arm64: GICv2: Handle deactivation via GICV_DIR traps 2025-11-24 14:29:14 -08:00
linux kmalloc_obj branch for v7.0-rc1 2026-02-10 09:11:21 -08:00
math-emu powerpc/math-emu: Remove -w build flag and fix warnings 2022-09-05 17:28:25 +10:00
media docs: media: v4l2-ioctl.h: document two global variables 2025-12-22 14:43:25 -07:00
memory memory: renesas-rpc-if: Add RZ/G3E xSPI support 2025-05-01 12:22:25 +02:00
misc cxl: Remove driver 2025-03-16 22:04:27 +11:00
net nfc: nci: Fix race between rfkill and nci_unregister_device(). 2026-01-28 19:32:26 -08:00
pcmcia pcmcia: remove PCCARD_IODYN 2025-08-16 15:37:47 +02:00
ras Significant patch series in this merge are as follows: 2025-12-05 13:52:43 -08:00
rdma RDMA/core: Add new IB rate for XDR (8x) support 2025-11-24 02:58:30 -05:00
rv rv: Fix compilation if !CONFIG_RV_REACTORS 2025-12-02 12:33:37 -05:00
scsi scsi: core: Fix error handler encryption support 2026-01-04 15:16:20 -05:00
soc This pull request is entirely SoC clk drivers, not for lack of trying to modify 2025-12-08 09:38:52 +09:00
sound ALSA: pcm: Improve the fix for race of buffer access at PCM OSS layer 2026-01-08 08:07:54 +01:00
target Merge patch series "target: RW/num_cmds stats improvements" 2025-11-02 22:07:27 -05:00
trace Changes since last update: 2026-02-09 16:08:40 -08:00
uapi hardening updates for v7.0-rc1 2026-02-10 08:54:13 -08:00
ufs Merge patch series "Add OP-TEE based RPMB driver for UFS devices" 2025-11-20 10:26:13 -05:00
vdso Updates for the VDSO subsystem: 2025-09-30 16:58:21 -07:00
video sysfb: Move edid_info into sysfb_primary_display 2025-12-16 14:12:44 +01:00
xen Partial revert "x86/xen: fix balloon target initialization for PVH dom0" 2026-02-02 07:31:22 +01:00
Kbuild drm: ensure drm headers are self-contained and pass kernel-doc 2025-02-12 10:44:43 +02:00