linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] Improve container_notify

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Date:	Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:02:15 -0600
From:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
To:	Tang Chen <tangchen@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Jiang Liu <jiang.liu@...wei.com>, yinghai@...nel.org,
	bhelgaas@...gle.com, lenb@...nel.org, izumi.taku@...fujitsu.com,
	isimatu.yasuaki@...fujitsu.com, mihailm@...allels.com,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] Improve container_notify_cb() to support
 container hot-remove.

On Fri, 2012-10-26 at 13:43 +0800, Tang Chen wrote:
> Hi Toshi,
> 
> On 10/26/2012 01:20 AM, Toshi Kani wrote:
> ...
> >>>> Why do you need to call acpi_bus_trim(device,0) to stop the container
> >>>> device first?
> >>>
> >>> This issue was introduced by Lu Yinghai, I think he could give a better
> >>> answer than me. :)
> >>> Please refer to the following url:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-pci/msg17667.html
> >>>
> >>> However, this is not applied into the pci tree yet.
> >> We have worked out a patch set to clean up the logic for PCI/ACPI binding
> >> relationship. It updates PCI/ACPI binding relationship by registering bus
> >> notification onto pci_bus_type instead of hooking into the ACPI/glue.c.
> >
> > Thanks for the info and pointer.  Tang, I'd suggest you add such info to
> > the comment so that others know that this step is needed for removing
> > PCI bridges.  It helps us to know where to look at...
> 
> OK, I'll add it in the next version. :)
> 
> >
> >> To accommodate that patch set, the ACPI device destroy process has been
> >> split into two steps:
> >> 1) acpi_bus_trim(device,0) to unbind ACPI drivers
> >
> > Does this step also detach PCI drivers from PCI cards as well?
> 
> Yes, it calls device_release_driver() to release the device driver.
> 
>      device_release_driver()
>        |->__device_release_driver()
>             |->dev->driver = NULL;

I see.  Thanks for the info.
-Toshi


> 
> Thanks. :)
> 
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Toshi
> >
> >
> 


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