1 files changed, 7 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/ipc/util.h b/ipc/util.h
index 60ddccca464d..09d0f918c3e2 100644
--- a/ipc/util.h
+++ b/ipc/util.h
@@ -47,13 +47,6 @@ static inline void msg_exit_ns(struct ipc_namespace *ns) { }
 static inline void shm_exit_ns(struct ipc_namespace *ns) { }
 #endif
 
-struct ipc_rcu {
-	struct rcu_head rcu;
-	atomic_t refcount;
-} ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
-
-#define ipc_rcu_to_struct(p)  ((void *)(p+1))
-
 /*
  * Structure that holds the parameters needed by the ipc operations
  * (see after)
@@ -125,11 +118,14 @@ void ipc_free(void *ptr);
  * Objects are reference counted, they start with reference count 1.
  * getref increases the refcount, the putref call that reduces the recount
  * to 0 schedules the rcu destruction. Caller must guarantee locking.
+ *
+ * struct kern_ipc_perm must be the first member in the allocated structure.
  */
-void *ipc_rcu_alloc(int size);
-int ipc_rcu_getref(void *ptr);
-void ipc_rcu_putref(void *ptr, void (*func)(struct rcu_head *head));
-void ipc_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head);
+struct kern_ipc_perm *ipc_rcu_alloc(int size);
+int ipc_rcu_getref(struct kern_ipc_perm *ptr);
+void ipc_rcu_putref(struct kern_ipc_perm *ptr,
+			void (*func)(struct rcu_head *head));
+void ipc_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *h);
 
 struct kern_ipc_perm *ipc_lock(struct ipc_ids *, int);
 struct kern_ipc_perm *ipc_obtain_object_idr(struct ipc_ids *ids, int id);