linux-kernel - [PATCH tip/core/rcu 0/7] kvfree

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Date:   Tue, 11 May 2021 15:54:50 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>
To:     rcu@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...com, mingo@...nel.org,
        jiangshanlai@...il.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
Subject: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 0/7] kvfree_rcu() updates for v5.14

Hello!

This series contains kfree_rcu() updates.

1.	kvfree_rcu: Release a page cache under memory pressure, courtesy
	of Zhang Qiang.

2.	kvfree_rcu: Use [READ/WRITE]_ONCE() macros to access to
	nr_bkv_objs, courtesy of "Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)".

3.	kvfree_rcu: Add a bulk-list check when a scheduler is run,
	courtesy of "Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)".

4.	kvfree_rcu: Update "monitor_todo" once a batch is started,
	courtesy of "Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)".

5.	kvfree_rcu: Use kfree_rcu_monitor() instead of open-coded variant,
	courtesy of "Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)".

6.	kvfree_rcu: Fix comments according to current code, courtesy of
	"Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)".

7.	kvfree_rcu: Refactor kfree_rcu_monitor(), courtesy of "Uladzislau
	Rezki (Sony)".

						Thanx, Paul

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 b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |    5 
 b/kernel/rcu/tree.c                               |   82 ++++++++++++--
 kernel/rcu/tree.c                                 |  127 +++++++---------------
 3 files changed, 121 insertions(+), 93 deletions(-)