linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/25] aio: Refcounting cleanup

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Date:	Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:46:31 -0500
From:	Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org>
To:	Kent Overstreet <koverstreet@...gle.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-aio@...ck.org,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, zab@...hat.com, jmoyer@...hat.com,
	axboe@...nel.dk, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/25] aio: Refcounting cleanup

Hi Kent,

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 08:43:36AM -0800, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> + * now it's safe to cancel any that need to be.
> + */
> +static void free_ioctx(struct kioctx *ctx)
...
> +	aio_nr -= ctx->max_reqs;
> +	spin_unlock(&aio_nr_lock);
> +
> +	synchronize_rcu();
> +
> +	pr_debug("freeing %p\n", ctx);
> +	kmem_cache_free(kioctx_cachep, ctx);
> +}

As mentioned on irc, we probably want to avoid the synchronize_rcu() 
overhead, since delays here will impact the time it takes for a task to 
exit.  Cheers,

		-ben
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