linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v3 3/4] xen/interface: re-define FRONT/BACK_RING

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Date:   Fri, 13 Dec 2019 09:02:41 +0000
From:   "Durrant, Paul" <pdurrant@...zon.com>
To:     Jürgen Groß <jgross@...e.com>,
        "xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org" <xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>,
        "linux-block@...r.kernel.org" <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v3 3/4] xen/interface: re-define FRONT/BACK_RING_ATTACH()

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jürgen Groß <jgross@...e.com>
> Sent: 13 December 2019 09:00
> To: Durrant, Paul <pdurrant@...zon.com>; xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org;
> linux-block@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>; Stefano Stabellini
> <sstabellini@...nel.org>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] xen/interface: re-define
> FRONT/BACK_RING_ATTACH()
> 
> On 12.12.19 07:04, Jürgen Groß wrote:
> > On 11.12.19 16:29, Paul Durrant wrote:
> >> Currently these macros are defined to re-initialize a front/back ring
> >> (respectively) to values read from the shared ring in such a way that
> any
> >> requests/responses that are added to the shared ring whilst the
> >> front/back
> >> is detached will be skipped over. This, in general, is not a desirable
> >> semantic since most frontend implementations will eventually block
> >> waiting
> >> for a response which would either never appear or never be processed.
> >>
> >> Since the macros are currently unused, take this opportunity to re-
> define
> >> them to re-initialize a front/back ring using specified values. This
> also
> >> allows FRONT/BACK_RING_INIT() to be re-defined in terms of
> >> FRONT/BACK_RING_ATTACH() using a specified value of 0.
> >>
> >> NOTE: BACK_RING_ATTACH() will be used directly in a subsequent patch.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Paul Durrant <pdurrant@...zon.com>
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
> 
> Paul, I think you should send a patch changing ring.h in the Xen tree.
> 
> As soon as it has been accepted I'll take your series for the kernel.
> 

Ok. I was waiting for a push so that I could cite the commit hash but I'll prep something now instead.

  Paul