Re: [PATCH 6/7] xen/9pfs: receive responses

From: Stefano Stabellini
Date: Tue Mar 07 2017 - 20:22:16 EST


On Tue, 7 Mar 2017, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> > > +
> > > + ring = container_of(work, struct xen_9pfs_dataring, work);
> > > + priv = ring->priv;
> > > +
> > > + while (1) {
> > > + cons = ring->intf->in_cons;
> > > + prod = ring->intf->in_prod;
> > > + rmb();
> >
> >
> > Is this rmb() or mb()? (Or, in fact, virt_XXX()?) You used mb() in the
> > previous patch.
>
> I think they should all be virt_XXX, thanks.

regarding mb() vs. rmb(), give a look at the workflow at the end of
docs/misc/9pfs.markdown, under "Ring Usage".