Re: [PATCH v2] vsock/virtio: set vsock frontend ready in virtio_vsock_probe()

[Xianting Tian <xianting.tian@linux.alibaba.com>]

Got it.

thanks for the comments,


在 2021/7/20 下午9:12, Stefan Hajnoczi 写道:
> On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 07:05:39PM +0800, Xianting Tian wrote:
>> 在 2021/7/20 下午6:23, Stefan Hajnoczi 写道:
>>> On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 03:13:37PM +0800, Xianting Tian wrote:
>>>> Add the missed virtio_device_ready() to set vsock frontend ready.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Xianting Tian<xianting.tian@linux.alibaba.com>
>>>> ---
>>>>    net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c | 2 ++
>>>>    1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>>> Please include a changelog when you send v2, v3, etc patches.
>> OK, thanks.
>>>> diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
>>>> index e0c2c992a..dc834b8fd 100644
>>>> --- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
>>>> +++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
>>>> @@ -639,6 +639,8 @@ static int virtio_vsock_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
>>>>    	mutex_unlock(&the_virtio_vsock_mutex);
>>>> +	virtio_device_ready(vdev);
>>> Why is this patch necessary?
>> Sorry, I didn't notice the check in virtio_dev_probe(),
>>
>> As Jason comment,  I alsoe think we need to be consistent: switch to use
>> virtio_device_ready() for all the drivers. What's opinion about this?
> According to the documentation the virtio_device_read() API is optional:
>
>    /**
>     * virtio_device_ready - enable vq use in probe function
>     * @vdev: the device
>     *
>     * Driver must call this to use vqs in the probe function.
>       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>     *
>     * Note: vqs are enabled automatically after probe returns.
>       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>     */
>
> Many drivers do not use vqs during the ->probe() function. They don't
> need to call virtio_device_ready(). That's why the virtio_vsock driver
> doesn't call it.
>
> But if a ->probe() function needs to send virtqueue buffers, e.g. to
> query the device or activate some device feature, then the driver will
> need to call it explicitly.
>
> The documentation is clear and this design is less error-prone than
> relying on all drivers to call it manually. I suggest leaving things
> unchanged.
>
> Stefan