linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/11] virtio-pci: add PM notification handlers for restore, freeze, thaw, poweroff

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Date:	Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:36:59 +0530
From:	Amit Shah <amit.shah@...hat.com>
To:	Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>
Cc:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/11] virtio-pci: add PM notification handlers for
 restore, freeze, thaw, poweroff

On (Thu) 29 Sep 2011 [21:36:38], Sasha Levin wrote:
> 
> After drv->freeze() completes, the vq is freed from guest memory, but is
> there anything that prevents from the device to keep writing into that
> vq?
> 
> Shouldn't we set status to '0' before we free vqs?

Yes, this should be done in the driver code though, not in common
code.  I've fixed this in my tree.

Thanks,

		Amit
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