Re: [RFC v2 4/5] vfio-ccw: Don't call cp_free if we are processing a channel program

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On 7/10/19 12:10 PM, Farhan Ali wrote:
> 
> 
> On 07/10/2019 09:45 AM, Cornelia Huck wrote:
>> On Tue, 9 Jul 2019 17:27:47 -0400
>> Farhan Ali <alifm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> On 07/09/2019 10:21 AM, Halil Pasic wrote:
>>>> Do we need to use atomic operations or external synchronization to
>>>> avoid
>>>> this being another gamble? Or am I missing something?
>>>
>>> I think we probably should think about atomic operations for
>>> synchronizing the state (and it could be a separate add on patch?).
>>
>> +1 to thinking about some atomicity changes later.

+1

>>
>>>
>>> But for preventing 2 threads from stomping on the cp the check should be
>>> enough, unless I am missing something?
>>
>> I think so. Plus, the patch is small enough that we can merge it right
>> away, and figure out a more generic change later.
> 
> I will send out a v3 soon if no one else has any other suggestions.
> 

I thumbed through them and think they look good with Conny's
suggestions.  Nothing else jumps to mind for me.



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