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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen-netfront: wait xenbus state change when load module manually
- To: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@xxxxxxx>, Xiao Liang <xiliang@xxxxxxxxxx>, David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- From: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2018 13:26:38 +0200
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- Delivery-date: Fri, 24 Aug 2018 11:26:52 +0000
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On 24/08/18 13:12, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> On 07/30/2018, 10:18 AM, Xiao Liang wrote:
>> On 07/29/2018 11:30 PM, David Miller wrote:
>>> From: Xiao Liang <xiliang@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 17:56:08 +0800
>>>
>>>> @@ -1330,6 +1331,11 @@ static struct net_device
>>>> *xennet_create_dev(struct xenbus_device *dev)
>>>> netif_carrier_off(netdev);
>>>> xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateInitialising);
>>>> + wait_event(module_load_q,
>>>> + xenbus_read_driver_state(dev->otherend) !=
>>>> + XenbusStateClosed &&
>>>> + xenbus_read_driver_state(dev->otherend) !=
>>>> + XenbusStateUnknown);
>>>> return netdev;
>>>> exit:
>>> What performs the wakeups that will trigger for this sleep site?
>> In my understanding, backend leaving closed/unknow state can trigger the
>> wakeups. I mean to make sure both sides are ready for creating connection.
>
> While backporting this to 4.12, I was surprised by the commit the same
> as Boris and David.
>
> So I assume the explanation is that wake_up_all of module_unload_q in
> netback_changed wakes also all the processes waiting on module_load_q?
> If so, what makes sure that module_unload_q is queued and the process is
> the same as for module_load_q?
How could it? Either the thread is waiting on module_unload_q _or_ on
module_load_q. It can't wait on two queues at the same time.
> To me, it looks rather error-prone. Unless it is erroneous now, at least
> for future changes. Wouldn't it make sense to wake up module_load_q
> along with module_unload_q in netback_changed? Or drop module_load_q
> completely and use only module_unload_q (i.e. in xennet_create_dev too)?
To me this looks just wrong. A thread waiting on module_load_q won't be
woken up again.
I'd drop module_load_q in favor of module_unload_q.
Juergen
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