linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] s390/vfio-ap: do not open code locks for VFIO_GROUP_NOTIFY_SET

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Date:   Tue, 3 Aug 2021 10:08:50 -0300
From:   Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>
To:     Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     Halil Pasic <pasic@...ux.ibm.com>, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, borntraeger@...ibm.com,
        cohuck@...hat.com, pasic@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, jjherne@...ux.ibm.com,
        alex.williamson@...hat.com, kwankhede@...dia.com, david@...hat.com,
        pbonzini@...hat.com, frankja@...ux.ibm.com, imbrenda@...ux.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] s390/vfio-ap: do not open code locks for
 VFIO_GROUP_NOTIFY_SET_KVM notification

On Mon, Aug 02, 2021 at 12:32:12PM -0400, Tony Krowiak wrote:
> On 8/2/21 9:53 AM, Halil Pasic wrote:
> > On Mon, 2 Aug 2021 09:10:26 -0400
> > Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@...ux.ibm.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > PING!
> > > 
> > > This patch will pre-req version 17 of a patch series I have waiting in
> > > the wings,
> > > so I'd like to get this one merged ASAP. In particular, if a KVM
> > > maintainer can
> > > take a look at the comments concerning the taking of the kvm->lock
> > > before the
> > > matrix_mdev->lock it would be greatly appreciated. Those comments begin with
> > > Message ID <20210727004329.3bcc7d4f.pasic@...ux.ibm.com> from Halil Pasic.
> > As far as I'm concerned, we can move forward with this. Was this
> > supposed to go in via Alex's tree?
> 
> I am not certain, Christian queued the previous patches related to
> this on:
> 
> 
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/s390/linux.git/log/?h=fixes
> 
> Jason G., since this will need to be integrated with your other patches,
> where should this be queued?

I prefer changes to the vfio stuff go to Alex as we are changing it a
lot as well this cycle.

Jason