linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 09/11] virtio: net: Add freeze, restore handlers to support S4

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Date:	Tue, 3 Jan 2012 22:37:48 +0530
From:	Amit Shah <amit.shah@...hat.com>
To:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:	Virtualization List <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 09/11] virtio: net: Add freeze, restore handlers to
 support S4

On (Sun) 01 Jan 2012 [13:47:27], Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 03:08:19PM +0530, Amit Shah wrote:
> > > 
> > > > +	if (!try_fill_recv(vi, GFP_KERNEL))
> > > > +		schedule_delayed_work(&vi->refill, 0);
> > > 
> > > This needs to be switched to non reentrant wq too?
> > 
> > Subsequent invocations could create problems?  Note that this will be
> > the first item to be queued in the workqueue for the refill work.
> > 
> > 		Amit
> 
> See recent patches on net-next.
> We switched other calls to a non reentrant wq so I think same
> reasoning applies there.

There's a patch ordering issue; so this series should land after the
-net series is merged.

Rusty, do you want me to re-spin this patch on top of yours, or is
that something that you'll handle?

		Amit
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