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From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
To: Julio Faracco <jcfaracco@gmail.com>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, Daiane Mendes <dnmendes76@gmail.com>,
	Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
	virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] drivers: net: virtio_net: Implement a dev_watchdog handler
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 05:52:02 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20191124054916-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAENf94L7zU6JoM+19F+__b6W4mpe5Na=ayd+eYe4aZ+EBABmiA@mail.gmail.com>

On Sat, Nov 23, 2019 at 08:33:40PM -0200, Julio Faracco wrote:
> >
> > netdev: pass the stuck queue to the timeout handler
> >
> > This allows incrementing the correct timeout statistic without any mess.
> > Down the road, devices can learn to reset just the specific queue.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> > ---
> > Warning: untested.
> >
> 
> Question...
> Wouldn't be better to create a module parameter instead change the
> function scope?

Passing the value in a global variable? That fails to be reentrant ...

> I'm asking it because how many modules would effectively take advantage of it?

The cost is effectively 0 though.

-- 
MST


  reply	other threads:[~2019-11-24 10:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2019-11-22  1:36 [PATCH net-next v2] drivers: net: virtio_net: Implement a dev_watchdog handler Julio Faracco
2019-11-22 10:31 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2019-11-22 10:31 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2019-11-22 12:59   ` Julio Faracco
2019-11-22 13:53     ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2019-11-22 13:53     ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2019-11-23 22:33       ` Julio Faracco
2019-11-23 22:33         ` Julio Faracco
2019-11-24 10:52         ` Michael S. Tsirkin [this message]
2019-11-24 10:52         ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2019-11-24 14:49       ` kbuild test robot
2019-11-24 15:05     ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2019-11-24 15:05     ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2019-11-24 21:48       ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2019-11-24 23:03         ` Jakub Kicinski
2019-11-24 23:03         ` Jakub Kicinski
2019-11-24 23:18           ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2019-11-24 23:18           ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2019-11-24 23:29           ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2019-11-24 23:29           ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2019-11-24 23:37             ` Jakub Kicinski
2019-11-25  8:42               ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2019-11-25  8:42               ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2019-11-28 19:26                 ` kbuild test robot
2019-11-24 23:37             ` Jakub Kicinski
2019-11-25  8:20             ` kbuild test robot
2019-11-24 21:48       ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2019-11-24 15:05     ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2019-11-22 12:59   ` Julio Faracco
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2019-11-22  1:36 Julio Faracco

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