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

[Juergen Gross]

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@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 17:56:08 +0800
>>>
>>>> @@ -1330,6 +1331,11 @@ static struct net_device
>>>> *xennet_create_dev(struct xenbus_device *dev)
>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂ netif_carrier_off(netdev);
>>>> Â ÂÂÂÂÂ xenbus_switch_state(dev, XenbusStateInitialising);
>>>> +ÂÂÂ wait_event(module_load_q,
>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ xenbus_read_driver_state(dev->otherend) !=
>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ XenbusStateClosed &&
>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ xenbus_read_driver_state(dev->otherend) !=
>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ XenbusStateUnknown);
>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂ return netdev;
>>>> Â ÂÂ 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.


Juergen