linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH v1 0/7]vhost: Add support of kthread API

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Message-ID: <CACLfguWXFOJK=YGZ1=bKYWEKp5_=mk3wVKbq_LSAzMGu1vODkQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 09:15:53 +0800
From: Cindy Lu <lulu@...hat.com>
To: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Cc: Mike Christie <michael.christie@...cle.com>, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH v1 0/7]vhost: Add support of kthread API

On Thu, 12 Sept 2024 at 10:11, Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 12:17 AM Mike Christie <michael.christie@...cle.com> wrote:
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>> On 9/10/24 10:45 PM, Jason Wang wrote:
>> >>> It depends on how we define "secure". There's plenty of users of
>> >>> kthread and if I was not wrong, mike may still need to fix some bugs.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >> which bugs?
>> >
>> > https://lore.kernel.org/all/06369c2c-c363-4def-9ce0-f018a9e10e8d@oracle.com/T/
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>> The SIGKILL issue in that specific email is fixed. The patches are
>> merged upstream. I don't know of any other bugs like that (crashes,
>> hangs, etc).
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> Ah, ok. Good to know that.
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>> There is the one we can't reproduce so are not sure if
>> it's the vhost changes.
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>> There is the change in behavior type of bug we discussed in that
>> thread:
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>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/06369c2c-c363-4def-9ce0-f018a9e10e8d@oracle.com/T/#m026f7dd96e064e3a604155e45e7ae9d5c949ae23
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> Yes.
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> Thanks
Thank you, Michael and Jason. I will continue to work on this
Thanks
cindy