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From: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/15] qom: introduce reclaimer to release obj
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:15:25 +0300
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On 08/08/2012 12:07 PM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> Il 08/08/2012 11:05, Avi Kivity ha scritto:
>>> > From: Liu Ping Fan <pingfank@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>>> > 
>>> > Collect unused object and release them at caller demand.
>>> > 
>> Please explain the motivation for this patch.
> 
> It's poor man RCU, I think?

I thought that it was to defer destructors (finalizers) to a more
suitable context.  But why is the unref context unsuitable?

I don't see how it relates to RCU, where is the C and the U?

Anyway the list eagerly awaits the explanation.

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