Re: [PATCH] mlxsw: core: Switch to kvfree_rcu() API

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Wed, 15 Dec 2021 20:46:34 +0100 Uladzislau Rezki wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 12:18:43PM +0100, Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) wrote:
> > Instead of invoking a synchronize_rcu() to free a pointer
> > after a grace period we can directly make use of new API
> > that does the same but in more efficient way.
> > 
> > TO: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > TO: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > TO: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Signed-off-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c | 3 +--
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
> > index 3fd3812b8f31..47c29769759b 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
> > @@ -2190,8 +2190,7 @@ void mlxsw_core_rx_listener_unregister(struct mlxsw_core *mlxsw_core,
> >  	if (!rxl_item)
> >  		return;
> >  	list_del_rcu(&rxl_item->list);
> > -	synchronize_rcu();
> > -	kfree(rxl_item);
> > +	kvfree_rcu(rxl_item);
> >  }
> >  EXPORT_SYMBOL(mlxsw_core_rx_listener_unregister);
> 
> + David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> + Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>
> + netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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