Re: [PATCH v1 5/6] rcu: rename kfree_call_rcu()/__kfree_rcu()

[Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@gmail.com>]

Hello, Andrew.

> > > I based the kfree_rcu shrinker patches on an 'rcu/kfree' branch in my git
> > > tree: https://github.com/joelagnel/linux-kernel/tree/rcu/kfree
> > > 
> > > For now I manually applied 5/6. All others applied cleanly.
> > > 
> > > Updated the tree as I continue to review your patches.
> > >
> 
> I'm not sure what's happening here - these patches aren't yet in
> linux-next.
> 
Please have a look here, i explained in detail in my cover latter
what we would like to achieve: https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/3/23/242

> A couple of thoughts:
> 
> - Please cc linux-mm@kvack.org on this patchset and anything else
>   which impacts MM.
> 
OK. I thought that is related to RCU, therefore i did not want to
spam, but i included you :) Next time we will keep linux-mm@kvack.org
in a loop. Sorry for that.

>
> - It's a bit strange to create new infrastructure which has but a
>   single call site.  Please tell us much more about "there was also
>   request/interest so there will be new comers" to set minds at ease. 
> 
>   Who/where are these possible new callsites and when can we expect to
>   see that code?
> 
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/3/23/242 here i wrote motivation. Please
check it. If you have some questions please ask.

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Vlad Rezki