Re: [PATCH v2] params: Add support for static keys

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On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 05:37:11PM -0700, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 07:34:59PM -0400, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> > On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 02:24:46PM -0700, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> > > > +++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
> > > > @@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ struct kparam_array
> > > >   *	charp: a character pointer
> > > >   *	bool: a bool, values 0/1, y/n, Y/N.
> > > >   *	invbool: the above, only sense-reversed (N = true).
> > > > + *	static_key_t: same as bool, but updates a 'struct static_key'
> > > 
> > > The static_key_*() interfaces are deprecated because they're really easy
> > > to use incorrectly.  I don't think we want to propagate that misuse to
> > > modules.
> > > 
> > > It would be better to have type(s) based on static_key_false and/or
> > > static_key_true, depending on whatever the default is.
> > 
> > Except those are just wrappers around struct static_key, so why does
> > that matter here?
> 
> Those struct wrappers are needed to work with static_branch_likely() and
> static_branch_unlikely().

Sure, but this has no bearing on that - unless I've missed them, there
aren't separate methods for just setting and checking the value, which
is all we're doing here.




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