virtio spec requires that all drivers set DRIVER_OK
before using devices. While balloon isn't yet
included in the virtio 1 spec, previous spec versions
also required this.
virtio balloon might violate this rule: probe calls
kthread_run before setting DRIVER_OK, which might run
immediately and cause balloon to inflate/deflate.
To fix, call virtio_device_ready before running the kthread.
Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <m...@redhat.com>
---
drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
index 5a6ad6d..6a356e3 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
@@ -508,6 +508,8 @@ static int virtballoon_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
if (err < 0)
goto out_oom_notify;
+ virtio_device_ready(vdev);
+
vb->thread = kthread_run(balloon, vb, "vballoon");
if (IS_ERR(vb->thread)) {
err = PTR_ERR(vb->thread);
--
MST
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