linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v3 2/4] hv_utils: Support host-initiated restart request

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Date:   Sun, 26 Jan 2020 05:05:26 +0000
From:   Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
To:     Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>,
        KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        "sashal@...nel.org" <sashal@...nel.org>,
        "linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        vkuznets <vkuznets@...hat.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v3 2/4] hv_utils: Support host-initiated restart request

> From: Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2020 8:57 PM
> > @@ -186,6 +214,8 @@ static void shutdown_onchannelcallback(void
> *context)
> >
> >  	if (execute_shutdown == true)
> >  		schedule_work(&shutdown_work);
> > +	if (execute_reboot == true)
> > +		schedule_work(&restart_work);
> 
> This works, and responds to my comment.  But FWIW, a more compact
> approach would be to drop the boolean execute_shutdown, execute_restart,
> etc. local variables and have just this local variable:
> 
> 	struct work_struct *work_to_do = NULL;
> 
> In the "case" branches do:
> 
> 	work_to_do = &shutdown_work;
> 
> or
> 	work_to_do = &restart_work;
> 
> Then at the bottom of the function, just do:
> 
> 	if (work_to_do)
> 		schedule_work(work_to_do);
> 
> Patch 3 of this series would then be a little simpler as well.

Good idea! I'll do this in v4.

Thanks,
-- Dexuan