[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] fix race condition between libvirtd event handling and libxl fd deregister
Jim Fehlig writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] fix race condition between libvirtd event handling and libxl fd deregister"): > Ian Jackson wrote: > > Yes, I think that's what Bamvor meant but I don't think it's correct > > that such a lock eliminates the race. libvirt has to release that > > lock before making the callback (to follow the libxl locking rules > > which are necessary to avoid deadlock). > > And it does. The event loop lock is released just before invoking the > callback, and re-acquired just after the callback returns. Right. So I think the race that my patches are trying to fix does exist. Ian. _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
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