linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 5/6] rcu: rename kfree_call_rcu()/__kfree

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Message-ID: <20200316190144.GB10577@pc636>
Date:   Mon, 16 Mar 2020 20:01:44 +0100
From:   Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@...il.com>
To:     Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>
Cc:     "Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)" <urezki@...il.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        RCU <rcu@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Oleksiy Avramchenko <oleksiy.avramchenko@...ymobile.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 5/6] rcu: rename kfree_call_rcu()/__kfree_rcu()

On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 11:25:41AM -0400, Joel Fernandes wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 07:18:39PM +0100, Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) wrote:
> > Rename kfree_call_rcu() to the kvfree_call_rcu().
> > The reason is, it is capable of freeing vmalloc()
> > memory now.
> > 
> > Do the same with __kfree_rcu() macro, it becomes
> > __kvfree_rcu(), the reason is the same as pointed
> > above.
> 
> Vlad, this patch does not apply to my branch that I shared with you. Sorry if
> I was not clear earlier, could we work on the same branch to avoid conflicts?
> 
It was clear to me. Basically i knew that you would be able to apply it
because of slim changes. I based my work on latest Paul's branch simply
because that my current setup was based on that, it would take more time
to switch.

Next changes i will base on your branch.

> I based the kfree_rcu shrinker patches on an 'rcu/kfree' branch in my git
> tree: https://github.com/joelagnel/linux-kernel/tree/rcu/kfree
> 
> For now I manually applied 5/6. All others applied cleanly.
> 
> Updated the tree as I continue to review your patches.
>
Thanks!

--
Vlad Rezki