netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] lwtunnel: Add destroy state operation

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Date:   Thu, 13 Oct 2016 22:58:04 -0700
From:   Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:     Tom Herbert <tom@...bertland.com>
CC:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] lwtunnel: Add destroy state operation

On 10/13/16, 5:57 PM, Tom Herbert wrote:
> Users of lwt tunnels may set up some secondary state in build_state
> function. Add a corresponding destroy_state function to allow users to
> clean up state. This destroy state function is called from lwstate_free.
> Also, we now free lwstate using kfree_rcu so user can assume structure
> is not freed before rcu.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tom Herbert <tom@...bertland.com>

Acked-by: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>

this will be useful elsewhere too, thanks!.