Re: [PATCH 6.11.y 1/2] rcu/kvfree: Add kvfree_rcu_barrier() API

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On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 11:09 PM Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2024 at 10:10:02AM -0700, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:
> > From: "Uladzislau Rezki (Sony)" <urezki@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > From: Uladzislau Rezki <urezki@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > commit 3c5d61ae919cc377c71118ccc76fa6e8518023f8 upstream.
> >
> > Add a kvfree_rcu_barrier() function. It waits until all
> > in-flight pointers are freed over RCU machinery. It does
> > not wait any GP completion and it is within its right to
> > return immediately if there are no outstanding pointers.
> >
> > This function is useful when there is a need to guarantee
> > that a memory is fully freed before destroying memory caches.
> > For example, during unloading a kernel module.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Uladzislau Rezki (Sony) <urezki@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  include/linux/rcutiny.h |   5 ++
> >  include/linux/rcutree.h |   1 +
> >  kernel/rcu/tree.c       | 109 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
> >  3 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> We need a signed-off-by line from you, as you did the backport here,
> please fix that up and resend this series.

Doh! Ok, I'll resend it tomorrow morning. Thanks!

>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h





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