linux-kernel - RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH tip/core/rcu 13/41] ethernet/intel/ixgbe: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize

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Message-ID: <26D9FDECA4FBDD4AADA65D8E2FC68A4A1D32A057@ORSMSX104.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 13 Nov 2018 16:54:10 +0000
From:   "Bowers, AndrewX" <andrewx.bowers@...el.com>
To:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>
Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH tip/core/rcu 13/41]
 ethernet/intel/ixgbe: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan [mailto:intel-wired-lan-bounces@...osl.org] On
> Behalf Of Paul E. McKenney
> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2018 11:44 AM
> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: tglx@...utronix.de; David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>;
> peterz@...radead.org; fweisbec@...il.com; jiangshanlai@...il.com;
> josh@...htriplett.org; rostedt@...dmis.org; oleg@...hat.com;
> dhowells@...hat.com; edumazet@...gle.com;
> mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com; dipankar@...ibm.com;
> joel@...lfernandes.org; intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org; akpm@...ux-
> foundation.org; Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>;
> mingo@...nel.org
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH tip/core/rcu 13/41] ethernet/intel/ixgbe:
> Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
> 
> Now that synchronize_rcu() waits for preempt-disable regions of code as
> well as RCU read-side critical sections, synchronize_sched() can be replaced
> by synchronize_rcu().  This commit therefore makes this change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
> Cc: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
> Cc: <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers@...el.com>