Re: [PATCH spice-server 1/2] red-qxl: Remove AsyncCommand

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> 
> On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 09:08:54AM +0100, Frediano Ziglio wrote:
> > This structure was used to store the cookie for the async
> > reply and the message for the generic async callback.
> 
> > Most async messages do not require extra action beside
> > sending back the cookie for the reply so instead of using
> > a switch inline the replies and remove store the cookie
> > directory instead of a pointer to AsyncCommand.
> 
> "instead of having a switch on the message type in
> red_qxl_async_complete, this commit moves the message-specific behaviour
> to the callers, which allows us to store the cookie directly in
> RedWorkerMessageAsync
> rather than needing an intermediate AsyncCommand structure"
> 
> (though I guess we could have exactly the same explanation for moving
> both the cookie and the message type to RedWorkerMessageAsync).
> 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Frediano Ziglio <fziglio@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  server/red-qxl.c    | 71
> >  +++++++++++++----------------------------------------
> >  server/red-qxl.h    |  1 +
> >  server/red-worker.c | 18 ++++++++------
> >  server/red-worker.h |  5 ++--
> >  4 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-)
> > 
> > Not a regression but this change shows that
> > red_qxl_destroy_primary_surface_complete and
> > red_qxl_create_primary_surface_complete are called from the worker
> > thread. This possibly can be a race condition as they call some
> > functions in red-qxl.c and reds.c that possibly use structures that
> > should only be used in the main thread.
> 
> I would add a comment to the functions that you made public to mention
> that they are being called from the worker thread.
> 

Not exactly "public", they are declared in red-worker.h which is
supposed to be used for RedQxl <-> RedWorker.
But this is clear if you look for declaration, not if you just read
the red-qxl.c source.
What about a

/* used by RedWorker */

in front of red_qxl_destroy_primary_surface_complete and 
red_qxl_create_primary_surface_complete ?

> Looks good otherwise,
> Acked-by: Christophe Fergeau <cfergeau@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Christophe
> 

Frediano
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