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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 8/8] vmxnet3: remove unnecessary internal msi
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Dr. David Alan Gilbert |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 8/8] vmxnet3: remove unnecessary internal msix state flag |
Date: |
Thu, 6 Oct 2016 16:43:05 +0100 |
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Mutt/1.7.0 (2016-08-17) |
* Dmitry Fleytman (address@hidden) wrote:
>
> > On 30 Sep 2016, at 15:08 PM, Markus Armbruster <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > Cao jin <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> >> On 09/29/2016 10:42 PM, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> >>> Cao jin <address@hidden> writes:
> >>>
> >>
> >>>> static int vmxnet3_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
> >>>> {
> >>>> VMXNET3State *s = opaque;
> >>>> - PCIDevice *d = PCI_DEVICE(s);
> >>>>
> >>>> net_tx_pkt_init(&s->tx_pkt, PCI_DEVICE(s),
> >>>> s->max_tx_frags, s->peer_has_vhdr);
> >>>> net_rx_pkt_init(&s->rx_pkt, s->peer_has_vhdr);
> >>>>
> >>>> - if (s->msix_used) {
> >>>> - if (!vmxnet3_use_msix_vectors(s, VMXNET3_MAX_INTRS)) {
> >>>> - VMW_WRPRN("Failed to re-use MSI-X vectors");
> >>>> - msix_uninit(d, &s->msix_bar, &s->msix_bar);
> >>>> - s->msix_used = false;
> >>>> - return -1;
> >>>> - }
> >>>> - }
> >>>> -
> >>>> vmxnet3_validate_queues(s);
> >>>> vmxnet3_validate_interrupts(s);
> >>>
> >>> This hunk isn't obvious. Can you explain the change?
> >>>
> >>
> >> flag msix_used is used in VMStateDescription.post_Load().
> >>
> >> 1st, I think msix's code here is not necessary, because in
> >> destination, device has been realized before incoming migration, So I
> >> don't know why re-use MSI-X vectors here. Dmitry, could help to
> >> explain?
> >>
> >> 2nd, this patch is going to remove this flag, so I removed the hunk.
> >
> > We need to find out whether the call of vmxnet3_use_msix_vectors() is
> > necessary. I suspect it's not only not necessary, but actively wrong.
> >
> > If that's true, removing becomes a bug fix that should be a separate
> > patch.
> >
> > If it's only unnecessary, the removal may stay in this patch, but it
> > needs to be explained. Separate patch might be easier to explain. Your
> > choice.
> >
> > If it correct and necessary, then this patch needs to be changed not to
> > drop it. Instead, replace s->msix_used by msix_enabled(d) like you do
> > elsewhere.
> >
> > Dmitry, can you help us find out?
>
> Hello,
>
> Yes, from what I see, this call is wrong and leads to
> reference leaks on device unload at migration target.
> It should be removed.
Talking of oddities in vmxnet3's msix load/save,
vmxnet3 has the honour of being the only device that
has both a register_savevm (which registers vmxnet3-msix)
and also has a ->vmsd entry (dc->vmsd = &vmstate_vmxnet3)
What's the history behind that? Is there some ordering requirement
etc about the order the two get loaded/saved?
Dave
> Best regards,
> Dmitry
>
>
>
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Dr. David Alan Gilbert / address@hidden / Manchester, UK