Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Revert "xen-netback: remove 'hotplug-status' once it has served its purpose"

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:18:16 +0100 Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote:
> This reverts commit 1f2565780e9b7218cf92c7630130e82dcc0fe9c2.
> 
> The 'hotplug-status' node should not be removed as long as the vif
> device remains configured. Otherwise the xen-netback would wait for
> re-running the network script even if it was already called (in case of
> the frontent re-connecting). But also, it _should_ be removed when the
> vif device is destroyed (for example when unbinding the driver) -
> otherwise hotplug script would not configure the device whenever it
> re-appear.
> 
> Moving removal of the 'hotplug-status' node was a workaround for nothing
> calling network script after xen-netback module is reloaded. But when
> vif interface is re-created (on xen-netback unbind/bind for example),
> the script should be called, regardless of who does that - currently
> this case is not handled by the toolstack, and requires manual
> script call. Keeping hotplug-status=connected to skip the call is wrong
> and leads to not configured interface.
> 
> More discussion at
> https://lore.kernel.org/xen-devel/afedd7cb-a291-e773-8b0d-4db9b291fa98@xxxxxxxx/T/#u
> 
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Marek Marczykowski-Górecki <marmarek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Wei, Paul, do these look good?