From: Pankaj Gupta <pagupta@redhat.com>
To: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: amit@kernel.org, mst@redhat.com, arnd@arndb.de,
virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, jasowang@redhat.com,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] virtio_ring: packed ring: fix virtqueue_detach_unused_buf
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 08:44:55 -0400 (EDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <845593916.7427317.1565268295376.JavaMail.zimbra@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20190808124232.GA32144@kroah.com>
> On Thu, Aug 08, 2019 at 08:28:46AM -0400, Pankaj Gupta wrote:
> >
> >
> > > > This patch makes packed ring code compatible with split ring in
> > > > function
> > > > 'virtqueue_detach_unused_buf_*'.
> > >
> > > What does that mean? What does this "fix"?
> >
> > Patch 1 frees the buffers When a port is unplugged from the virtio
> > console device. It does this with the help of
> > 'virtqueue_detach_unused_buf_split/packed'
> > function. For split ring case, corresponding function decrements avail ring
> > index.
> > For packed ring code, this functionality is not available, so this patch
> > adds the
> > required support and hence help to remove the unused buffer completely.
>
> Explain all of this in great detail in the changelog comment. What you
> have in there today does not make any sense.
Sure. Will try to put in more clear words.
Thanks,
Pankaj
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-08-08 12:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-08-08 11:36 [PATCH v2 0/2] virtio_console: fix replug of virtio console port Pankaj Gupta
2019-08-08 11:36 ` Pankaj Gupta
2019-08-08 11:36 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] virtio_console: free unused buffers with port delete Pankaj Gupta
2019-08-08 11:55 ` Greg KH
2019-08-08 12:19 ` Pankaj Gupta
2019-08-08 12:19 ` Pankaj Gupta
2019-08-08 11:55 ` Greg KH
2019-08-08 11:36 ` Pankaj Gupta
2019-08-08 11:36 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] virtio_ring: packed ring: fix virtqueue_detach_unused_buf Pankaj Gupta
2019-08-08 11:56 ` Greg KH
2019-08-08 11:56 ` Greg KH
2019-08-08 12:28 ` Pankaj Gupta
2019-08-08 12:42 ` Greg KH
2019-08-08 12:44 ` Pankaj Gupta
2019-08-08 12:44 ` Pankaj Gupta [this message]
2019-08-08 12:42 ` Greg KH
2019-08-08 12:28 ` Pankaj Gupta
2019-08-08 11:36 ` Pankaj Gupta
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