linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V7 0/3] handle polling errors in vhost/vhost

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Date:	Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:45:23 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jasowang@...hat.com
Cc:	mst@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V7 0/3] handle polling errors in vhost/vhost_net

From: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:05:16 +0800

> This is an update version of last version to fix the handling of polling errors
> in vhost/vhost_net.
> 
> Currently, vhost and vhost_net ignore polling errors which can lead kernel
> crashing when it tries to remove itself from waitqueue after the polling
> failure. Fix this by:
> 
> - examing the POLLERR when setting backend and report erros to userspace
> - let tun always add to waitqueue in .poll() after the queue is created even if
>   it was detached.

Series applied, thanks.
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