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

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Date:   Wed, 4 Apr 2018 00:28:53 -0700
From:   Rao Shoaib <rao.shoaib@...cle.com>
To:     Christopher Lameter <cl@...ux.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 04/02/2018 10:20 AM, Christopher Lameter wrote:
> 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()
Sorry I do not understand your comment. The patch is using kfree_bulk() 
which is an inline function.

Shoaib