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Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2022 09:38:37 +0200
From: Alvaro Karsz <alvaro.karsz@...id-run.com>
To: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Cc: mst@...hat.com, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 4/4] virtio-net: sleep instead of busy waiting for cvq command
> This needs to be proposed to the virtio spec first. And actually we
> need more than this:
>
> 1) we still need a way to deal with the device without this feature
> 2) driver can't depend solely on what is advertised by the device (e.g
> device can choose to advertise a very long timeout)
I think that I wasn't clear, sorry.
I'm not talking about a new virtio feature, I'm talking about a situation when:
* virtio_net issues a control command.
* the device gets the command, but somehow, completes the command
after timeout.
* virtio_net assumes that the command failed (timeout), and issues a
different control command.
* virtio_net will then call virtqueue_wait_for_used, and will
immediately get the previous response (If I'm not wrong).
So, this is not a new feature that I'm proposing, just a situation
that may occur due to cvq timeouts.
Anyhow, your solution calling BAD_RING if we reach a timeout should
prevent this situation.
Thanks
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