> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxx] > > +/* Counter of IC channels initialized */ > > +atomic_t hv_utils_initcnt = ATOMIC_INIT(0); > > This doesn't need to be an atomic variable, does it really? > > Why not have a simple bool variable "vmbus_initialized" or something. > It starts out as false, and then turns true when you are up and ready. > Then provide a function that tests it: > bool hv_vmbus_ready(void) > { > return vmbus_initialized > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hv_vmbus_ready); > > > this turns into a simple function call, again, never needing to know > about message types or any other mess. This looks good. I will add the hv_vmbus_ready() function. It doesn't even have to be exported symbol, because it's only used in vmbus module to ensure all channels are ready before vmbus_init() returns. Other modules won't get a chance to see uninitialized channels after hv_vmbus is loaded. Also, I'll cleanup the printk in hv_utils load/unload. Regarding the atomic variable -- the channel offer processing function is triggered by interrupts from host -- should we be concerned about "counter++" racing with each other in two interrupts happening around the same time? Thanks, - Haiyang _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
