> > @@ -300,6 +303,22 @@ int hv_ringbuffer_write(struct vmbus_channel *channel, > > kv_list[i].iov_len); > > } > > > > + /* > > + * Allocate the request ID after the data has been copied into the > > + * ring buffer. Once this request ID is allocated, the completion > > + * path could find the data and free it. > > + */ > > + > > + if (desc->flags == VMBUS_DATA_PACKET_FLAG_COMPLETION_REQUESTED) { > > + rqst_id = vmbus_next_request_id(&channel->requestor, requestid); > > + if (rqst_id == VMBUS_RQST_ERROR) { > > + pr_err("No request id available\n"); > > + return -EAGAIN; > > + } > > + } > > + desc = hv_get_ring_buffer(outring_info) + old_write; > > + desc->trans_id = (rqst_id == VMBUS_NO_RQSTOR) ? requestid : rqst_id; > > + > > This is a nit, but the above would be clearer to me if written like this: > > flags = desc->flags; > if (flags == VMBUS_DATA_PACKET_FLAG_COMPLETION_REQUESTED) { > rqst_id = vmbus_next_request_id(&channel->requestor, requestid); > if (rqst_id == VMBUS_RQST_ERROR) { > pr_err("No request id available\n"); > return -EAGAIN; > } > } else { > rqst_id = requestid; > } > desc = hv_get_ring_buffer(outring_info) + old_write; > desc->trans_id = rqst_id; > > The value of the flags field controls what will be used as the value for the > rqst_id. Having another test to see which value will be used as the trans_id > somehow feels a bit redundant. And then rqst_id doesn't have to be initialized. Agreed, will apply in the next version. > > > /* Set previous packet start */ > > prev_indices = hv_get_ring_bufferindices(outring_info); > > > > @@ -319,8 +338,13 @@ int hv_ringbuffer_write(struct vmbus_channel *channel, > > > > hv_signal_on_write(old_write, channel); > > > > - if (channel->rescind) > > + if (channel->rescind) { > > + if (rqst_id != VMBUS_NO_RQSTOR) { > > Of course, with my proposed change, the above test would also have to be for > the value of the flags field, which actually makes the code a bit more consistent. Yes, indeed. Thank you for the review and the suggestion. Andrea