linux-kernel - Re: [KVM-RFC PATCH 0/2] irqfd: use POLLHUP notification for close()

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Message-ID: <20090602160434.GA6827@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 2 Jun 2009 19:04:34 +0300
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	Gregory Haskins <ghaskins@...ell.com>
Cc:	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, avi@...hat.com,
	davidel@...ilserver.org, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [KVM-RFC PATCH 0/2] irqfd: use POLLHUP notification for close()

On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 11:15:28AM -0400, Gregory Haskins wrote:
> (Applies to kvm.git/master:25deed73)
> 
> Please see the header for 2/2 for a description.  This patch series has
> been fully tested and appears to be working correctly.  I have it as an RFC
> for now because it needs Davide's official submission/SOB for patch 1/2, and
> it should get some eyeballs/acks on my SRCU usage before going in.
> 
> I will submit the updated irqfd userspace which eschews the deassign() verb
> since we can now just use the close(fd) method alone.  I will also address
> the userspace review comments from Avi.


We are not killing the deassign though, do we?
It's good to have that option e.g. for when we pass
the fd to another process.

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MST
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