linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen, fbfront: fix connecting to backend

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Date:   Thu, 23 Mar 2017 08:21:38 -0600
From:   "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@...e.com>
To:     "Juergen Gross" <jgross@...e.com>
Cc:     <xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>, <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>, <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen, fbfront: fix connecting to
 backend

>>> On 23.03.17 at 14:56, <jgross@...e.com> wrote:
> On 23/03/17 14:37, Jan Beulich wrote:
>>>>> On 23.03.17 at 13:52, <jgross@...e.com> wrote:
>>> Connecting to the backend isn't working reliably in xen-fbfront: in
>>> case XenbusStateInitWait of the backend has been missed the backend
>>> transition to XenbusStateConnected will trigger the connected state
>>> only without doing the actions required when the backend has
>>> connected.
>> 
>> Looks like xen-kbdfront does exactly the same - shouldn't it also be
>> changed then?
> 
> I posted that patch 2 days ago. :-)

Oh, I'm sorry - the completely different title misguided me.

Jan