From da37e368763f708d2ae5a81e61ec59372b831cf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Dumazet Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 03:35:55 +0000 Subject: garp: remove one synchronize_rcu() call Speedup vlan dismantling in CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q_GVRP=y cases, by using a call_rcu() to free the memory instead of waiting with expensive synchronize_rcu() [ while RTNL is held ] Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Cc: Ben Greear Cc: Patrick McHardy Cc: Paul E. McKenney Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- net/802/garp.c | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'net/802') diff --git a/net/802/garp.c b/net/802/garp.c index c1df2da..5dbe896 100644 --- a/net/802/garp.c +++ b/net/802/garp.c @@ -544,6 +544,11 @@ static int garp_init_port(struct net_device *dev) return 0; } +static void garp_kfree_rcu(struct rcu_head *head) +{ + kfree(container_of(head, struct garp_port, rcu)); +} + static void garp_release_port(struct net_device *dev) { struct garp_port *port = rtnl_dereference(dev->garp_port); @@ -554,8 +559,7 @@ static void garp_release_port(struct net_device *dev) return; } rcu_assign_pointer(dev->garp_port, NULL); - synchronize_rcu(); - kfree(port); + call_rcu(&port->rcu, garp_kfree_rcu); } int garp_init_applicant(struct net_device *dev, struct garp_application *appl) -- cgit v1.1