linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 10/41] ipv4: Convert call_rcu() to kfree

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Message-Id: <20120201.145029.1873008611296502262.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:50:29 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 10/41] ipv4: Convert call_rcu() to
 kfree_rcu()

From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Wed,  1 Feb 2012 11:41:28 -0800

> From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paul.mckenney@...aro.org>
> 
> The call_rcu() in do_ip_setsockopt() invokes opt_kfree_rcu(), which just
> calls kfree().  So convert the call_rcu() to kfree_rcu(), which allows
> opt_kfree_rcu() to be eliminated.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paul.mckenney@...aro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
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