Re: [PATCH 08/16] virtio_net: drop config_enable

From: Cornelia Huck
Date: Mon Oct 06 2014 - 07:50:51 EST


On Sun, 5 Oct 2014 19:07:13 +0300
"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Now that virtio core ensures config changes don't arrive during probing,
> drop config_enable flag in virtio net.
> On removal, flush is now sufficient to guarantee that no change work is
> queued.
>
> This help simplify the driver, and will allow setting DRIVER_OK earlier
> without losing config change notifications.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 23 ++---------------------
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> index 59caa06..fa17afa 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c

> @@ -1876,16 +1869,12 @@ static void virtnet_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> unregister_hotcpu_notifier(&vi->nb);
>
> /* Prevent config work handler from accessing the device. */

Same comment as for the equivalent comment in the virtio-blk code.

> - mutex_lock(&vi->config_lock);
> - vi->config_enable = false;
> - mutex_unlock(&vi->config_lock);
> + flush_work(&vi->config_work);
>
> unregister_netdev(vi->dev);
>
> remove_vq_common(vi);
>
> - flush_work(&vi->config_work);
> -
> free_percpu(vi->stats);
> free_netdev(vi->dev);
> }
> @@ -1899,9 +1888,7 @@ static int virtnet_freeze(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> unregister_hotcpu_notifier(&vi->nb);
>
> /* Prevent config work handler from accessing the device */

dito

> - mutex_lock(&vi->config_lock);
> - vi->config_enable = false;
> - mutex_unlock(&vi->config_lock);
> + flush_work(&vi->config_work);
>
> netif_device_detach(vi->dev);
> cancel_delayed_work_sync(&vi->refill);

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