netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: use 2-arg optimal variant of kfree

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Message-Id: <167004662452.29967.13612462517553246760.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Sat, 03 Dec 2022 05:50:24 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com, dima@...sta.com,
        paulmck@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: use 2-arg optimal variant of kfree_rcu()

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Fri,  2 Dec 2022 05:28:47 +0000 you wrote:
> kfree_rcu(1-arg) should be avoided as much as possible,
> since this is only possible from sleepable contexts,
> and incurr extra rcu barriers.
> 
> I wish the 1-arg variant of kfree_rcu() would
> get a distinct name, like kfree_rcu_slow()
> to avoid it being abused.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] tcp: use 2-arg optimal variant of kfree_rcu()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/55fb80d518c7

You are awesome, thank you!
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