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    kmemcheck: remove annotations · 2abfcdf8
    Levin, Alexander (Sasha Levin) authored
    commit 49502766 upstream.
    
    Patch series "kmemcheck: kill kmemcheck", v2.
    
    As discussed at LSF/MM, kill kmemcheck.
    
    KASan is a replacement that is able to work without the limitation of
    kmemcheck (single CPU, slow).  KASan is already upstream.
    
    We are also not aware of any users of kmemcheck (or users who don't
    consider KASan as a suitable replacement).
    
    The only objection was that since KASAN wasn't supported by all GCC
    versions provided by distros at that time we should hold off for 2
    years, and try again.
    
    Now that 2 years have passed, and all distros provide gcc that supports
    KASAN, kill kmemcheck again for the very same reasons.
    
    This patch (of 4):
    
    Remove kmemcheck annotations, and calls to kmemcheck from the kernel.
    
    [alexander.levin@verizon.com: correctly remove kmemcheck call from dma_map_sg_attrs]
      Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20171012192151.26531-1-alexander.levin@verizon.com
    Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20171007030159.22241-2-al...
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