linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Drivers: hv: utils: Continue to poll VSS channel after handling requests.

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Date:   Wed, 31 Aug 2016 12:45:53 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     kys@...rosoft.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devel@...uxdriverproject.org,
        olaf@...fle.de, apw@...onical.com, vkuznets@...hat.com,
        jasowang@...hat.com, leann.ogasawara@...onical.com,
        Alex Ng <alexng@...rosoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Drivers: hv: utils: Continue to poll VSS channel
 after handling requests.

On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 11:16:54AM -0700, kys@...hange.microsoft.com wrote:
> From: Alex Ng <alexng@...rosoft.com>
> 
> Multiple VSS_OP_HOT_BACKUP requests may arrive in quick succession, even
> though the host only signals once. The driver wass handling the first
> request while ignoring the others in the ring buffer. We should poll the
> VSS channel after handling a request to continue processing other requests.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alex Ng <alexng@...rosoft.com>
> Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
> ---
>  drivers/hv/hv_snapshot.c |   89 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
>  1 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)

Also doesn't apply, please fix up and resend this series.

thanks,

greg k-h