netdev - Re: [PATCH][XFRM][v3] Replace rwlock on xfrm_policy

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Message-Id: <20120814.145810.1233583454786502352.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:58:10 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	Priyanka.Jain@...escale.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][XFRM][v3] Replace rwlock on xfrm_policy_afinfo with rcu

From: Priyanka Jain <Priyanka.Jain@...escale.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:52:29 +0530

> xfrm_policy_afinfo is read mosly data structure.
> Write on xfrm_policy_afinfo is done only at the
> time of configuration.
> So rwlocks can be safely replaced with RCU.
> 
> RCUs usage optimizes the performance.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Priyanka Jain <Priyanka.Jain@...escale.com>

Applied, thanks.
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