Re: [PATCH 1/3] libceph: drop mutex while allocating a message

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On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Alex Elder <elder@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 03/04/2013 01:07 PM, Gregory Farnum wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Alex Elder <elder@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> In ceph_con_in_msg_alloc(), if no alloc_msg method is defined for a
>>> connection a new message is allocated with ceph_msg_new().
>>>
>>> Drop the mutex before making this call, and make sure we're still
>>> connected when we get it back again.
>>
>> Why do we need to drop the mutex at all? The mds_alloc_msg() that
>> you're about to define doesn't seem to need it.
>> -Greg
>>
>
> My purpose in doing this is to make the third patch in
> this series trivial to review.

The one that doesn't set the page_alignment for mds messages? *confused*

> That is, I make the code
> here match what will happen when I unify how all alloc_msg
> calls get made, as a pre-step, and then it's easier to see
> that the later patch is correct.

Oh, and we do do the mutex_lock and unlock pair around alloc_msg.
Right, looks good! :)
Reviewed-by: Greg Farnum <greg@xxxxxxxxxxx>


>
> I agree, it's not needed for that allocator.  By the same
> token, it almost certainly causes no harm, and the end result
> will be consistent handling by all users of this interface.
>
>                                         -Alex
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