netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net/sysctl: avoid two synchronize

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Message-Id: <164604901107.16787.8792897669050452059.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon, 28 Feb 2022 11:50:11 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        edumazet@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net/sysctl: avoid two synchronize_rcu() calls

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:18:55 -0800 you wrote:
> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> Both rps_sock_flow_sysctl() and flow_limit_cpu_sysctl()
> are using synchronize_rcu() right before freeing memory
> either by vfree() or kfree()
> 
> They can switch to kvfree_rcu(ptr) and kfree_rcu(ptr) to benefit
> from asynchronous mode, instead of blocking the current thread.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net/sysctl: avoid two synchronize_rcu() calls
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/b3483bc7a1f2

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