linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 09/29] virtio-mem: don't always trigger the workqueue when offlining memory

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Message-ID: <b5f8164e-9441-a74c-778b-7a2b08eb6b90@redhat.com>
Date:   Tue, 20 Oct 2020 11:09:09 +0200
From:   David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
To:     Wei Yang <richard.weiyang@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "Michael S . Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta.linux@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 09/29] virtio-mem: don't always trigger the workqueue
 when offlining memory


>> So, you'll keep retrying forever. Found while debugging that exact issue :)
>>
> 
> If this is the case, my suggestion is to record it in the changelog.
> Otherwise, we may lose this corner case which is important to this change.

Yes, already added it - thanks!


-- 
Thanks,

David / dhildenb