On 2017-12-13 15:46:54 [+0100], Jesper Dangaard Brouer wrote: > > Jesper: There are no users of kmem_cache_alloc_bulk() and kfree_bulk(). > > Only kmem_cache_free_bulk() is used since it was introduced. Do you > > think that it would make sense to remove those? > > I would like to keep them. > > Rao Shoaib (Cc'ed) is/was working on a patchset for RCU-bulk-free that > used the kfree_bulk() API. > > I plan to use kmem_cache_alloc_bulk() in the bpf-map "cpumap", for bulk > allocating SKBs during dequeue of XDP frames. (My original bulk alloc > SKBs use-case during NAPI/softirq was never merged). I see. So it may gain users in future you say. > I've not seen free_delayed() before... and my cscope cannot find it... It is PREEMPT RT only, mainline is not affected (that is why there is a RT next to the PATCH in subject). Sebastian -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>
