RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH tip/core/rcu 13/41] ethernet/intel/ixgbe: Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()

Bowers, AndrewX
2018-11-13T16:54:13Z

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> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH tip/core/rcu 13/41] ethernet/intel/ixgbe:
> Replace synchronize_sched() with synchronize_rcu()
>
> Now that synchronize_rcu() waits for preempt-disable regions of code as
> well as RCU read-side critical sections, synchronize_sched() can be replaced
> by synchronize_rcu(). This commit therefore makes this change.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.ibm.com>
> Cc: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
> Cc: <intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 6 +++---
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers@intel.com>