From: Andrea Parri <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 
12:54 AM
> 
> > > @@ -300,6 +303,22 @@ int hv_ringbuffer_write(struct vmbus_channel 
> > > *channel,
> > >                                                kv_list[i].iov_len);
> > >   }
> > >
> > > + /*
> > > +  * Allocate the request ID after the data has been copied into the
> > > +  * ring buffer.  Once this request ID is allocated, the completion
> > > +  * path could find the data and free it.
> > > +  */
> > > +
> > > + if (desc->flags == VMBUS_DATA_PACKET_FLAG_COMPLETION_REQUESTED) {
> > > +         rqst_id = vmbus_next_request_id(&channel->requestor, requestid);
> > > +         if (rqst_id == VMBUS_RQST_ERROR) {
> > > +                 pr_err("No request id available\n");
> > > +                 return -EAGAIN;
> > > +         }
> > > + }
> > > + desc = hv_get_ring_buffer(outring_info) + old_write;
> > > + desc->trans_id = (rqst_id == VMBUS_NO_RQSTOR) ? requestid : rqst_id;
> > > +
> >
> > This is a nit, but the above would be clearer to me if written like this:
> >
> >     flags = desc->flags;
> >     if (flags == VMBUS_DATA_PACKET_FLAG_COMPLETION_REQUESTED) {
> >             rqst_id = vmbus_next_request_id(&channel->requestor, requestid);
> >             if (rqst_id == VMBUS_RQST_ERROR) {
> >                     pr_err("No request id available\n");
> >                     return -EAGAIN;
> >             }
> >     } else {
> >             rqst_id = requestid;
> >     }
> >     desc = hv_get_ring_buffer(outring_info) + old_write;
> >     desc->trans_id = rqst_id;
> >
> > The value of the flags field controls what will be used as the value for the
> > rqst_id.  Having another test to see which value will be used as the 
> > trans_id
> > somehow feels a bit redundant.  And then rqst_id doesn't have to be 
> > initialized.
> 
> Agreed, will apply in the next version.
> 

In an offline conversation, Andrea has pointed out that my proposed changes
don't work.  After a second look, I'll agreed that Andrea's code is the best 
that
can be done, so my comments can be ignored.

Michael

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