[tip:core/rcu] net,rcu: Convert call_rcu(xt_rateest_free_rcu) to kfree_rcu()

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Commit-ID:  cefcb602012482003ca2ccc44fcba628d006e4bd
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/cefcb602012482003ca2ccc44fcba628d006e4bd
Author:     Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Mon, 2 May 2011 01:00:18 -0700
Committer:  Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:10:19 -0700

net,rcu: Convert call_rcu(xt_rateest_free_rcu) to kfree_rcu()

The RCU callback xt_rateest_free_rcu() just calls kfree(), so we can
use kfree_rcu() instead of call_rcu().  This also allows us to dispense
with an rcu_barrier() call, speeding up unloading of this module.

Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Patrick McHardy <kaber@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 net/netfilter/xt_RATEEST.c |    8 +-------
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_RATEEST.c b/net/netfilter/xt_RATEEST.c
index de079abd..f264032 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_RATEEST.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_RATEEST.c
@@ -60,11 +60,6 @@ struct xt_rateest *xt_rateest_lookup(const char *name)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_rateest_lookup);
 
-static void xt_rateest_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-	kfree(container_of(head, struct xt_rateest, rcu));
-}
-
 void xt_rateest_put(struct xt_rateest *est)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&xt_rateest_mutex);
@@ -75,7 +70,7 @@ void xt_rateest_put(struct xt_rateest *est)
 		 * gen_estimator est_timer() might access est->lock or bstats,
 		 * wait a RCU grace period before freeing 'est'
 		 */
-		call_rcu(&est->rcu, xt_rateest_free_rcu);
+		kfree_rcu(est, rcu);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&xt_rateest_mutex);
 }
@@ -188,7 +183,6 @@ static int __init xt_rateest_tg_init(void)
 static void __exit xt_rateest_tg_fini(void)
 {
 	xt_unregister_target(&xt_rateest_tg_reg);
-	rcu_barrier(); /* Wait for completion of call_rcu()'s (xt_rateest_free_rcu) */
 }
 
 
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