Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 07/12] xen/event: Add reference counting to event channels

[Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 11:49:06AM -0500, Daniel De Graaf wrote:
> Event channels exposed to userspace by the evtchn module may be used by
> other modules in an asynchronous manner, which requires that reference
> counting be used to prevent the event channel from being closed before
> the signals are delivered.
> 
> The reference count on new event channels defaults to -1 which indicates
> the event channel is not referenced outside the kernel; evtchn_get fails
> if called on such an event channel. The event channels made visible to
> userspace by evtchn have a normal reference count.

So I've 7 through 12 in my branch now. (7,8 and 9 are in the #linux-next
and the 10-12 are in the #testing).

The other 1-6 you have might need to be parceled out (especially the netback
one which usually goes through David Miller). Also I have to double-check -
but did somebody review those 1-6 patches?

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