linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 08/13] xen/pvcalls: implement accept command

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.10.1709081458040.19719@sstabellini-ThinkPad-X260>
Date:   Fri, 8 Sep 2017 14:58:11 -0700 (PDT)
From:   Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>
To:     Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
cc:     Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        xen-devel@...ts.xen.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        jgross@...e.com, Stefano Stabellini <stefano@...reto.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 08/13] xen/pvcalls: implement accept command

On Mon, 14 Aug 2017, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
> > > +
> > > +    ret = bedata->rsp[req_id].ret;
> > 
> > You can just return bedata->rsp[req_id].ret;
> 
> Or maybe not. The slot may get reused by the time you get to the end.

Right!

> > 
> > -boris
> > 
> > > +    /* read ret, then set this rsp slot to be reused */
> > > +    smp_mb();
> > > +    WRITE_ONCE(bedata->rsp[req_id].req_id, PVCALLS_INVALID_ID);
> > > +    WRITE_ONCE(map->passive.inflight_req_id, PVCALLS_INVALID_ID);
> > > +    return ret;
> > > +}
>