linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] xen, fbfront: fix connecting to backend

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Message-ID: <3aab36b2-d2e3-5d51-f2c8-33cb0a885930@oracle.com>
Date:   Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:11:12 -0400
From:   Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
To:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     b.zolnierkie@...sung.com, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xen, fbfront: fix connecting to backend

On 03/23/2017 08:52 AM, Juergen Gross wrote:
> Connecting to the backend isn't working reliably in xen-fbfront: in
> case XenbusStateInitWait of the backend has been missed the backend
> transition to XenbusStateConnected will trigger the connected state
> only without doing the actions required when the backend has
> connected.
>
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>

Reviewed-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>