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authorNuoqi Gui <gnq25@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn>2026-09-04 12:41:55 +0200
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selftests/bpf: Test rhtab kptr cancellation semanticsgrafted
Resizable hash-map updates and deletions must not perform full special-field destruction in their caller context. In particular, a referenced kptr must remain attached to the allocation until the memory allocator destructor can release it safely. Add separate coverage for both affected paths. The update test stores a task kptr, replaces the ordinary value bytes with BPF_EXIST, and verifies that the kptr survived. The delete test removes an element and exchanges its kptr through the still-valid map-value pointer before the allocation is reclaimed. Both cases observe a NULL kptr when rhtab uses bpf_obj_free_fields(). They recover and release the reference after rhtab switches to cancellation semantics. Signed-off-by: Nuoqi Gui <gnq25@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn> [ kkd: Split update and delete coverage and rewrote the commit log ] Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260904104203.345917-5-memxor@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+=====================
+Devicetree Changesets
+=====================
+
+A Devicetree changeset is a method which allows one to apply changes
+in the live tree in such a way that either the full set of changes
+will be applied, or none of them will be. If an error occurs partway
+through applying the changeset, then the tree will be rolled back to the
+previous state. A changeset can also be removed after it has been
+applied.
+
+When a changeset is applied, all of the changes get applied to the tree
+at once before emitting OF_RECONFIG notifiers. This is so that the
+receiver sees a complete and consistent state of the tree when it
+receives the notifier.
+
+The sequence of a changeset is as follows.
+
+1. of_changeset_init() - initializes a changeset
+
+2. A number of DT tree change calls, of_changeset_attach_node(),
+ of_changeset_detach_node(), of_changeset_add_property(),
+ of_changeset_remove_property, of_changeset_update_property() to prepare
+ a set of changes. No changes to the active tree are made at this point.
+ All the change operations are recorded in the of_changeset 'entries'
+ list.
+
+3. of_changeset_apply() - Apply the changes to the tree. Either the
+ entire changeset will get applied, or if there is an error the tree will
+ be restored to the previous state. The core ensures proper serialization
+ through locking. An unlocked version __of_changeset_apply is available,
+ if needed.
+
+If a successfully applied changeset needs to be removed, it can be done
+with of_changeset_revert().