linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hv: use sync_bitops when interacting with the hypervisor

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Message-ID: <20110321140927.GA7358@suse.de>
Date:	Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:09:27 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>
Cc:	Hank Janssen <hjanssen@...rosoft.com>,
	Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hv: use sync_bitops when interacting with the hypervisor

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 02:41:37PM +0100, Olaf Hering wrote:
> Locking is required when tweaking bits located in a shared page, use the
> sync_ version of bitops. Without this change vmbus_on_event() will miss
> events and as a result, vmbus_isr() will not schedule the receive tasklet.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>

Great!  Can I get an Acked-by from Hank or Haiyang on this as well
before I apply it?

thanks,

greg k-h
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