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From: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] apic: always update the in-kernel status after loading
Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:17:06 +0100
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On 11/02/12 16:13, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>> I think deferring IRQ events to the point when the complete vmstate
>>> is
>>> loaded is the cleaner and more robust approach.
>>
>> Agree.  Just schedule a bh in post_load.
>> See also a229c0535bd336efaec786dd6e352a54e0a8187d
> 
> No, it cannot a bh.  Right now incoming migration is blocking,
> but this will change in 1.3.  There is no guarantee that a
> bottom half will run after migration has completed.

Then we'll need some new way to do this, maybe a new post_load handler
which is called once _all_ state is loaded.

cheers,
  Gerd