Re: [PATCH v12 15/18] xen/pvh: Piggyback on PVHVM for grant driver(v2)

From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
Date: Fri Jan 03 2014 - 09:45:21 EST


On Fri, Jan 03, 2014 at 11:54:13AM +0000, David Vrabel wrote:
> On 02/01/14 18:50, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 02, 2014 at 04:32:03PM +0000, David Vrabel wrote:
> >> On 01/01/14 04:35, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> >>> @@ -1320,4 +1323,4 @@ static int __gnttab_init(void)
> >>> return gnttab_init();
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>> -core_initcall(__gnttab_init);
> >>> +core_initcall_sync(__gnttab_init);
> >>
> >> Why has this become _sync?
> >
> > It needs to run _after_ the xen_pvh_gnttab_setup has run (which is
> > at gnttab_init):
>
>
> The use of core_initcall_sync() doesn't imply any ordering to me. Can't

It has a clear ordering property.

> you call xen_pvh_gnttab_setup() from within __gnttab_init() ?

No. That is due to the fact that __gnttab_init() is in drivers/xen and is
also used by the ARM code.

Stefano in his previous review mentioned he would like PVH specific
code in arch/x86:

https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/12/18/507

>
> David
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