RE: [PATCH] hv: do not lose pending heartbeat vmbus packets

From: Haiyang Zhang
Date: Mon Sep 19 2016 - 13:15:46 EST


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Long Li [mailto:longli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2016 11:31 PM
> To: KY Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Haiyang Zhang
> <haiyangz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Long Li
> <longli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [PATCH] hv: do not lose pending heartbeat vmbus packets
>
> From: Long Li <longli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The host keeps sending heartbeat packets independent of guest responding
> to them. In some situations, there might be multiple heartbeat packets
> pending in the ring buffer. Don't lose them, read them all.
>
> Signed-off-by: Long Li <longli@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Please also apply it to "stable".

Signed-off-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>