linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/13] Rename k[v]free_rcu() single argument to k[v]free_rcu

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Message-ID: <20230316004227.GJ860405@mit.edu>
Date:   Wed, 15 Mar 2023 20:42:27 -0400
From:   "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@...il.com>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, RCU <rcu@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Paul E . McKenney" <paulmck@...nel.org>,
        Oleksiy Avramchenko <oleksiy.avramchenko@...y.com>,
        Philipp Reisner <philipp.reisner@...bit.com>,
        Bryan Tan <bryantan@...are.com>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Bob Pearson <rpearsonhpe@...il.com>,
        Ariel Levkovich <lariel@...dia.com>,
        Julian Anastasov <ja@....bg>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/13] Rename k[v]free_rcu() single argument to
 k[v]free_rcu_mightsleep()

On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 03:34:48PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> 
> Still, I will replace that code back to a kfree() and rcu_synchonize() than
> to let that other name get in.

That will have a performance hit relaive to kfree_rcu_mightsleep().
If that's OK with you, sure, you can do that.

Personally, I don't have a lot of problem with that name, which is why
I ack'ed the change for ext4.

						- Ted