linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] virtio-balloon: improve update_balloon_size

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Date:   Tue, 15 Jan 2019 10:18:59 +0800
From:   Wei Wang <wei.w.wang@...el.com>
To:     "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
CC:     virtio-dev@...ts.oasis-open.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        cohuck@...hat.com, borntraeger@...ibm.com, pbonzini@...hat.com,
        dgilbert@...hat.com, pasic@...ux.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] virtio-balloon: improve update_balloon_size_func

On 01/15/2019 09:00 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 07, 2019 at 03:01:05PM +0800, Wei Wang wrote:
>> There is no need to update the balloon actual register when there is no
>> ballooning request. This patch avoids update_balloon_size when diff is 0.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Wei Wang <wei.w.wang@...el.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@...hat.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Halil Pasic <pasic@...ux.ibm.com>
> It sounds reasonable but it does have a side effect of
> not writing into actual anymore.
>
> I am not sure actual never can get out of sync as a result.
>
> So better deferred, pls send this in the next merge window.
>

No problem, it's not urgent to me.

Best,
Wei