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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] vfio-ccw: process ssch with interrupts disabled
    On Mon, 16 Apr 2018 10:13:12 +0800
    Dong Jia Shi <bjsdjshi@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

    > * Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com> [2018-04-13 16:05:09 +0200]:
    >
    > > When we call ssch, an interrupt might already be pending once we
    > > return from the START SUBCHANNEL instruction. Therefore we need to
    > > make sure interrupts are disabled until after we're done with our
    > > processing.
    > Sounds right.
    >
    > >
    > > Note that the subchannel lock is the same as the ccwdevice lock that
    > > is mentioned in the documentation for ccw_device_start() and friends.
    > I think this is helpful hint for me to understand the correct way of
    > using sch->lock in our context, but not sure if the word "same" brings
    > confusion to the others. There are many difference between them,
    > considering the fact that sch->lock exists in the CSS driver for a long
    > time already, and it is not external interface like ccw_dev->lock, and
    > its usage is different with ccw_dev->lock in the existing code.
    > It's because vfio-ccw are offering interface to the external world based
    > directly on the css driver level, it makes the purpose of protecting
    > what should be protected with it becomes the same.
    >
    > Not a problem for me, but better with a better rewording?

    Huh, my intention was to clarify things, not to make them more
    confusing :)

    The documentation for ccw_device_start() and friends seems to be the
    only place where we explicitly state locking requirements, so that's
    where I came from. Maybe simply reword the first paragraph to mention
    the lock?

    "When we call ssch, an interrupt might already be pending once we
    return from the START SUBCHANNEL instruction. Therefore we need to make
    sure interrupts are disabled while holding the subchannel lock until
    after we're done with our processing."

    Or maybe things are already clear enough from the code?
    >
    > >
    > > Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com>
    > > ---
    > > drivers/s390/cio/vfio_ccw_fsm.c | 19 ++++++++++++-------
    > > 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

    > LGTM:
    > Reviewed-by: Dong Jia Shi <bjsdjshi@linux.ibm.com>
    >

    Thanks!

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