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Re: [Xen-devel] Xen spinlock questions

To: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Xen spinlock questions
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:00:19 +0100
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On 12/8/08 17:33, "Jeremy Fitzhardinge" <jeremy@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>>> That seems reasonable.  In this use-case, it's quite likely that if the
>>> poll is interrupted by event delivery, on return it will find that the
>>> spinlock is now free and never re-enter the poll.
>>>     
>> 
>> Attached is a new version of the patch which clears the vcpu from poll_mask
>> when it is unblocked for any reason. Jan: please can you give this one a
>> spin if you get time.
>>   
> 
> Forgot to attach?

Sorry, attached now.

 -- Keir

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