Re: [PATCH 0/5] RFC: VFIO CCW cleanup

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On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 11:18:38 +0200
Pierre Morel <pmorel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Connie, and all,
> 
> I come back on the consolidation of the VFIO CCW driver,
> this time by making smaller steps.
> Here a first proposal, as RFC, therefore I only CC to
> the linux-s390 list.

I'll not get around to looking at it in detail until after KVM Forum,
but...

> 
> The first patch of this serie is essentially cosmetic
> to clarify the code.
> 
> The second patch is a bug correction.

...this looks small enough to queue right now. It makes sense
standalone AFAICS.

> 
> The last three patches clarify the linux device state changes.
> 
> Currently the VFIO CCW driver may be used while it is
> not completely initialized or not dedicated to a guest.
> - Let's consolidate this by moving state change and initialization
>   inside the mediated device open callback.
> - quiesce the device when the mediated device is released.
> - refuse to remove a mediated device when it is in use.
> - do not change the linux state on subchannel events.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Pierre
> 
> 
> Pierre Morel (5):
>   vfio: ccw: Merge BUSY and BOXED states
>   vfio: ccw: Register mediated device once all structures are
>     initialized
>   vfio: ccw: Set subchannel state STANDBY on open
>   vfio: ccw: Refactoring state changes
>   vfio: ccw: Do not change the mediated device state on sch events
> 
>  drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_drv.c     | 38 ++++++++++++++++-------------------
>  drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_fsm.c     |  7 +------
>  drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_ops.c     | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
>  drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_private.h |  1 -
>  4 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
> 




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