linux-kernel - Re: [KVM PATCH 2/3] eventfd: add a notifier mechanism

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Message-ID: <49F13C0B.6040408@novell.com>
Date:	Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:11:55 -0400
From:	Gregory Haskins <ghaskins@...ell.com>
To:	Davide Libenzi <davidel@...ilserver.org>
CC:	kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	avi@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [KVM PATCH 2/3] eventfd: add a notifier mechanism

Davide Libenzi wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Apr 2009, Gregory Haskins wrote:
>
>   
>>> Take a look at init_waitqueue_func_entry(), in particula at that "func" 
>>> parameter. Then look at how __wake_up_common() does its thing.
>>> You don't need to be "waiting" for our wakeup system to work. Callbacks 
>>> works just fine, otherwise things like epoll could not work at all.
>>>   
>>>       
>> Yeah, I was looking at that this afternoon after you mentioned it.  That
>> makes sense.
>>
>> As of right now the wqh is embedded in the eventfd, accessible only by
>> the .read() vtable entry.  In order to do this as you suggest, I imagine
>> I need to slightly modify the eventfd interface to allow waiters other
>> than the embedded readers to join the wait-queue.  How would you like to
>> see that interface look?
>>     
>
> Actually, you need no changes in eventfd, since you can use its poll() 
> directly, by dropping a callback entry.
> Take a look at how epoll does it in ep_insert()...
>   
Ah!  I just tried your suggestion and it was simple and it works.  That
is brilliant.

I will post a follow-up v2 that drops patch 2/3.  Thanks, Davide.

-Greg




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