Replace synchronize_rcu() with synchronize_net() in __netpoll_free(). synchronize_net() is RTNL-aware and will use the more efficient synchronize_rcu_expedited() when called under RTNL lock, avoiding the potentially expensive synchronize_rcu() in RTNL critical sections. Since __netpoll_free() is called with RTNL held (as indicated by ASSERT_RTNL()), this change improves performance by reducing the time spent in the RTNL critical section. Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao --- net/core/netpoll.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c index c58faa7471650..60a05d3b7c249 100644 --- a/net/core/netpoll.c +++ b/net/core/netpoll.c @@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ void __netpoll_free(struct netpoll *np) ASSERT_RTNL(); /* Wait for transmitting packets to finish before freeing. */ - synchronize_rcu(); + synchronize_net(); __netpoll_cleanup(np); kfree(np); } -- 2.47.3