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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 6/7] xen/9pfs: receive responses



On Tue, 7 Mar 2017, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> > > +
> > > + ring = container_of(work, struct xen_9pfs_dataring, work);
> > > + priv = ring->priv;
> > > +
> > > + while (1) {
> > > +         cons = ring->intf->in_cons;
> > > +         prod = ring->intf->in_prod;
> > > +         rmb();
> > 
> > 
> > Is this rmb() or mb()? (Or, in fact, virt_XXX()?) You used mb() in the
> > previous patch.
>  
> I think they should all be virt_XXX, thanks.

regarding mb() vs. rmb(), give a look at the workflow at the end of
docs/misc/9pfs.markdown, under "Ring Usage".

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