netdev - Re: [PATCH 00/14] replace call_rcu by kfree_rcu for simple kmem_cache

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Message-ID: <38207d5c-c052-4701-8ccd-fe6381a97194@suse.cz>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 16:40:41 +0200
From: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>
To: paulmck@...nel.org
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/14] replace call_rcu by kfree_rcu for simple
 kmem_cache_free callback

On 7/24/24 3:53 PM, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 15, 2024 at 10:39:38PM +0200, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
>> On 6/21/24 11:32 AM, Uladzislau Rezki wrote:
>> > On Wed, Jun 19, 2024 at 11:28:13AM +0200, Vlastimil Babka wrote:
>> > One question. Maybe it is already late but it is better to ask rather than not.
>> > 
>> > What do you think if we have a small discussion about it on the LPC 2024 as a
>> > topic? It might be it is already late or a schedule is set by now. Or we fix
>> > it by a conference time.
>> > 
>> > Just a thought.
>> 
>> Sorry for the late reply. The MM MC turned out to be so packed I didn't even
>> propose a slab topic. We could discuss in hallway track or a BOF, but
>> hopefully if the current direction taken by my RFC brings no unexpected
>> surprise, and the necessary RCU barrier side is also feasible, this will be
>> settled by time of plumbers.
> 
> That would be even better!

I should have linked to the RFC :)

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240715-b4-slab-kfree_rcu-destroy-v1-0-46b2984c2205@suse.cz/