linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 33/33] Add Xen virtual block device driver.

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <44BD0B80.3010908@garzik.org>
Date:	Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:25:36 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Dave Boutcher <boutcher@...umn.edu>
CC:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.osdl.org, xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Zachary Amsden <zach@...are.com>,
	Ian Pratt <ian.pratt@...source.com>,
	Christian Limpach <Christian.Limpach@...cam.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 33/33] Add Xen virtual block device driver.

Dave Boutcher wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:00:33 -0700, Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org> said:
>> The block device frontend driver allows the kernel to access block
>> devices exported exported by a virtual machine containing a physical
>> block device driver.
> 
> First, I think this belongs in drivers/block (and the network driver
> belongs in drivers/net).  If we're going to bring xen to the party,
> lets not leave it hiding out in a corner.

Strongly agreed.


>> +static void connect(struct blkfront_info *);
>> +static void blkfront_closing(struct xenbus_device *);
>> +static int blkfront_remove(struct xenbus_device *);
>> +static int talk_to_backend(struct xenbus_device *, struct blkfront_info *);
>> +static int setup_blkring(struct xenbus_device *, struct blkfront_info *);
>> +
>> +static void kick_pending_request_queues(struct blkfront_info *);
>> +
>> +static irqreturn_t blkif_int(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs *ptregs);
>> +static void blkif_restart_queue(void *arg);
>> +static void blkif_recover(struct blkfront_info *);
>> +static void blkif_completion(struct blk_shadow *);
>> +static void blkif_free(struct blkfront_info *, int);
> 
> I'm pretty sure you can rearrange the code to get rid of the forward
> references. 

I've never thought this was useful...  If the function ordering helps 
the human...


>> +	switch (backend_state) {
>> +	case XenbusStateUnknown:
>> +	case XenbusStateInitialising:
>> +	case XenbusStateInitWait:
>> +	case XenbusStateInitialised:
>> +	case XenbusStateClosed:
> 
> This actually should get fixed elsewhere, but SillyCaps???

Agreed.


-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/