From da37e368763f708d2ae5a81e61ec59372b831cf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Dumazet Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 03:35:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] 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 --- include/net/garp.h | 1 + net/802/garp.c | 8 ++++++-- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/net/garp.h b/include/net/garp.h index f4c295984c45..8cabbf087169 100644 --- a/include/net/garp.h +++ b/include/net/garp.h @@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ struct garp_applicant { struct garp_port { struct garp_applicant __rcu *applicants[GARP_APPLICATION_MAX + 1]; + struct rcu_head rcu; }; extern int garp_register_application(struct garp_application *app); diff --git a/net/802/garp.c b/net/802/garp.c index c1df2dad8c6b..5dbe8967bbd5 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)