Re: RFC: call_rcu_outstanding (was Re: WARNING in __mmdrop)

From: Michael S. Tsirkin
Date: Mon Jul 22 2019 - 12:15:34 EST


On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 01:04:48PM -0300, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 08:52:35AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > So why then is there a problem?
>
> I'm not sure there is a real problem, I thought Michael was just
> asking how to design with RCU in the case where the user controls the
> kfree_rcu??


Right it's all based on documentation saying we should worry :)

> Sounds like the answer is "don't worry about it" ?
>
> Thanks,
> Jason