linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 09/41] crypto/pcrypt: Replace synchronize_rcu_bh() with synchronize

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Date:   Tue, 27 Nov 2018 09:19:54 -0800
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...nel.org,
        jiangshanlai@...il.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com,
        josh@...htriplett.org, tglx@...utronix.de, peterz@...radead.org,
        rostedt@...dmis.org, dhowells@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        fweisbec@...il.com, oleg@...hat.com, joel@...lfernandes.org,
        steffen.klassert@...unet.com, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 09/41] crypto/pcrypt: Replace
 synchronize_rcu_bh() with synchronize_rcu()

On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 01:56:40PM +0800, Herbert Xu wrote:
> Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com> wrote:
> > Now that synchronize_rcu() waits for bh-disable regions of code as
> > well as RCU read-side critical sections, the synchronize_rcu_bh() in
> > pcrypt_cpumask_change_notify() can be replaced by synchronize_rcu().
> > This commit therefore makes this change.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com>
> > Cc: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
> > Cc: <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>
> 
> Acked-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

Applied, thank you!

							Thanx, Paul