linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Get rid of unnecessary state in hv

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Message-ID: <20181017050458.GD22447@kroah.com>
Date:   Wed, 17 Oct 2018 07:04:58 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     kys@...rosoft.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devel@...uxdriverproject.org,
        olaf@...fle.de, apw@...onical.com, jasowang@...hat.com,
        sthemmin@...rosoft.com, Michael.H.Kelley@...rosoft.com,
        vkuznets@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Get rid of unnecessary state in
 hv_context

On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 03:14:02AM +0000, kys@...uxonhyperv.com wrote:
> From: "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>
> 
> Currently we are replicating state in struct hv_context that is unnecessary -
> this state can be retrieved from the hypervisor. Furthermore, this is a per-cpu
> state that is being maintained as a global state in struct hv_context.
> Get rid of this state in struct hv_context.
> 
> Reply-To: kys@...rosoft.com

Why is this here?

greg k-h