On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 08:38:57PM -0700, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 08:44:49PM -0400, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> To make use of this feature, wouldn't the module need to use
> static_key_false() or so to actually insert the static branch to check
> the value?  Otherwise what's the point of using static keys here?

I'm not sure I follow?

You just pass the inner static_key to the modparam, you still use
static_key_true or static_key_false as normal.

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