netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC] virtio-net: remove useless disable on freeze

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Date:	Wed, 30 May 2012 19:41:47 +0930
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Amit Shah <amit.shah@...hat.com>,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] virtio-net: remove useless disable on freeze

On Mon, 28 May 2012 15:53:25 +0300, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 04, 2012 at 12:19:54PM +0300, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > disable_cb is just an optimization: it
> > can not guarantee that there are no callbacks.
> > 
> > I didn't yet figure out whether a callback
> > in freeze will trigger a bug, but disable_cb
> > won't address it in any case. So let's remove
> > the useless calls as a first step.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
> 
> Looks like this isn't in the 3.5 pull request -
> just lost in the shuffle?
> disable_cb is advisory so can't be relied upon.

I always (try to?) reply as I accept patches.

This one did slip by, but it's harmless so no need to push AFAICT.

Applied.

Thanks!
Rusty.
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