linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 27/28] net,rcu: Convert call_rcu(xt_rateest_free_rcu) to kfree

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Date:	Wed,  8 Jun 2011 12:30:06 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	mingo@...e.hu, laijs@...fujitsu.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca,
	josh@...htriplett.org, niv@...ibm.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	peterz@...radead.org, rostedt@...dmis.org, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu,
	dhowells@...hat.com, eric.dumazet@...il.com, darren@...art.com,
	patches@...aro.org,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 27/28] net,rcu: Convert call_rcu(xt_rateest_free_rcu) to kfree_rcu()

The RCU callback xt_rateest_free_rcu() just calls kfree(), so we can
use kfree_rcu() instead of call_rcu().  This also allows us to dispense
with an rcu_barrier() call, speeding up unloading of this module.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
---
 net/netfilter/xt_RATEEST.c |    8 +-------
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_RATEEST.c b/net/netfilter/xt_RATEEST.c
index de079abd..f264032 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_RATEEST.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_RATEEST.c
@@ -60,11 +60,6 @@ struct xt_rateest *xt_rateest_lookup(const char *name)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_rateest_lookup);
 
-static void xt_rateest_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-	kfree(container_of(head, struct xt_rateest, rcu));
-}
-
 void xt_rateest_put(struct xt_rateest *est)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&xt_rateest_mutex);
@@ -75,7 +70,7 @@ void xt_rateest_put(struct xt_rateest *est)
 		 * gen_estimator est_timer() might access est->lock or bstats,
 		 * wait a RCU grace period before freeing 'est'
 		 */
-		call_rcu(&est->rcu, xt_rateest_free_rcu);
+		kfree_rcu(est, rcu);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&xt_rateest_mutex);
 }
@@ -188,7 +183,6 @@ static int __init xt_rateest_tg_init(void)
 static void __exit xt_rateest_tg_fini(void)
 {
 	xt_unregister_target(&xt_rateest_tg_reg);
-	rcu_barrier(); /* Wait for completion of call_rcu()'s (xt_rateest_free_rcu) */
 }
 
 
-- 
1.7.3.2

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