netdev - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen-netfront: wait xenbus state change when load module manually

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Date:   Fri, 24 Aug 2018 10:26:05 -0400
From:   Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
To:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
        Xiao Liang <xiliang@...hat.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen-netfront: wait xenbus state change when
 load module manually

On 08/24/2018 07:26 AM, Juergen Gross wrote:
> On 24/08/18 13:12, Jiri Slaby wrote:
>> On 07/30/2018, 10:18 AM, Xiao Liang wrote:
>>> On 07/29/2018 11:30 PM, David Miller wrote:
>>>> From: Xiao Liang <xiliang@...hat.com>
>>>> Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 17:56:08 +0800
>>>>
>>>>> @@ -1330,6 +1331,11 @@ static struct net_device
>>>>> *xennet_create_dev(struct xenbus_device *dev)
>>>>>       netif_carrier_off(netdev);
>>>>>         xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateInitialising);
>>>>> +    wait_event(module_load_q,
>>>>> +               xenbus_read_driver_state(dev->otherend) !=
>>>>> +               XenbusStateClosed &&
>>>>> +               xenbus_read_driver_state(dev->otherend) !=
>>>>> +               XenbusStateUnknown);
>>>>>       return netdev;
>>>>>      exit:
>>>> What performs the wakeups that will trigger for this sleep site?
>>> In my understanding, backend leaving closed/unknow state can trigger the
>>> wakeups. I mean to make sure both sides are ready for creating connection.
>> While backporting this to 4.12, I was surprised by the commit the same
>> as Boris and David.
>>
>> So I assume the explanation is that wake_up_all of module_unload_q in
>> netback_changed wakes also all the processes waiting on module_load_q?
>> If so, what makes sure that module_unload_q is queued and the process is
>> the same as for module_load_q?
> How could it? Either the thread is waiting on module_unload_q _or_ on
> module_load_q. It can't wait on two queues at the same time.
>
>> To me, it looks rather error-prone. Unless it is erroneous now, at least
>> for future changes. Wouldn't it make sense to wake up module_load_q
>> along with module_unload_q in netback_changed? Or drop module_load_q
>> completely and use only module_unload_q (i.e. in xennet_create_dev too)?
> To me this looks just wrong. A thread waiting on module_load_q won't be
> woken up again.
>
> I'd drop module_load_q in favor of module_unload_q.


Yes, use single queue, but rename it to something more neutral. module_wq?

-boris