linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] kfree_rcu() should use kfree

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.20.1804021217070.24404@nuc-kabylake>
Date:   Mon, 2 Apr 2018 12:20:51 -0500 (CDT)
From:   Christopher Lameter <cl@...ux.com>
To:     Rao Shoaib <rao.shoaib@...cle.com>
cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        joe@...ches.com, willy@...radead.org, brouer@...hat.com,
        linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] kfree_rcu() should use kfree_bulk() interface

On Sun, 1 Apr 2018, rao.shoaib@...cle.com wrote:

> kfree_rcu() should use the new kfree_bulk() interface for freeing
> rcu structures as it is more efficient.

It would be even better if this approach could also use

	kmem_cache_free_bulk()

or

	kfree_bulk()