linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] virtio_vdpa: Support surprise removal of virtio vdpa device

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Message-ID: <CACGkMEuAoSwore14qnuMDgdEtWh-UOJf1=oR9vhPMff8hoEZEQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 12 Jan 2022 10:23:07 +0800
From:   Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
To:     "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:     李东升 <lidongsheng@...udpu.com>,
        virtualization <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio_vdpa: Support surprise removal of virtio vdpa device

On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 7:52 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 11:36:42AM +0800, 李东升 wrote:
> > When virtio vdpa device removed, the abnormal damage of the device cannot be
> > perceived normally, which will cause problems similar to:
> >
> > 43bb40c5b926
>
>
> Should include the subject of the patch too.
>
> > Hence, add the ability to abort the command on surprise removal
> >
> > Signed-off-by: dongsheng li <lidongsheng@...udpu.com>
>
> When removing gracefully,
> I am not sure we should break device unconditionally like this
> before giving drivers a chance to clean up.
> Should we just do it for surprise removal?

That requires a new method to query whether it's a surprise removal.

Thanks

>
> > ---
> >  drivers/virtio/virtio_vdpa.c | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_vdpa.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_vdpa.c
> > index 4a9ddb44b2a7..fd930409d190 100644
> > --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_vdpa.c
> > +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_vdpa.c
> > @@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ static void virtio_vdpa_remove(struct vdpa_device *vdpa)
> >  {
> >   struct virtio_vdpa_device *vd_dev = vdpa_get_drvdata(vdpa);
> >
> > + virtio_break_device(vd_dev->vdev);
> >   unregister_virtio_device(&vd_dev->vdev);
> >  }
> >
> > --
> > 2.17.1
>