linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: balloon: Initialize the transaction ID just before sending the packet

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Date:	Wed, 17 Jul 2013 17:27:27 -0700
From:	"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	devel@...uxdriverproject.org, olaf@...fle.de, apw@...onical.com,
	jasowang@...hat.com
Cc:	"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: balloon: Initialize the transaction ID just before sending the packet

Each message sent from the guest carries with it a transaction ID.
Assign the transaction ID just before putting the message on the VMBUS.
This would help in debugging on the host side.

Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
---
 drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
index deb5c25..2d094cf 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
@@ -825,7 +825,6 @@ static void hot_add_req(struct work_struct *dummy)
 	memset(&resp, 0, sizeof(struct dm_hot_add_response));
 	resp.hdr.type = DM_MEM_HOT_ADD_RESPONSE;
 	resp.hdr.size = sizeof(struct dm_hot_add_response);
-	resp.hdr.trans_id = atomic_inc_return(&trans_id);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
 	pg_start = dm->ha_wrk.ha_page_range.finfo.start_page;
@@ -887,6 +886,7 @@ static void hot_add_req(struct work_struct *dummy)
 		pr_info("Memory hot add failed\n");
 
 	dm->state = DM_INITIALIZED;
+	resp.hdr.trans_id = atomic_inc_return(&trans_id);
 	vmbus_sendpacket(dm->dev->channel, &resp,
 			sizeof(struct dm_hot_add_response),
 			(unsigned long)NULL,
@@ -1081,7 +1081,6 @@ static void balloon_up(struct work_struct *dummy)
 		bl_resp = (struct dm_balloon_response *)send_buffer;
 		memset(send_buffer, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
 		bl_resp->hdr.type = DM_BALLOON_RESPONSE;
-		bl_resp->hdr.trans_id = atomic_inc_return(&trans_id);
 		bl_resp->hdr.size = sizeof(struct dm_balloon_response);
 		bl_resp->more_pages = 1;
 
@@ -1109,6 +1108,7 @@ static void balloon_up(struct work_struct *dummy)
 		 */
 
 		do {
+			bl_resp->hdr.trans_id = atomic_inc_return(&trans_id);
 			ret = vmbus_sendpacket(dm_device.dev->channel,
 						bl_resp,
 						bl_resp->hdr.size,
-- 
1.7.4.1

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