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Re: [Xen-devel] Xenbus behaviour

To: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <gcosta@xxxxxxxxxx>, Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Xenbus behaviour
From: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:01:01 +0000
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> Moreover, if multiple triggers are indeed valid, we should maybe take
> extra care about double fires in drivers. For example, this situation I'
> m describing crashes xennet on domU, because when receiving the second
> Closing, it tries to unregister_netdev() again, in an invalid state.

The drivers do need to be robust against multiple firings so this needs
fixing.

 -- Keir


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