Il 27/02/2013 13:08, Markus Armbruster ha scritto: >>> >> The main blocker to this series seems to be hubs, because they interact >>> >> with multiple NetClients and thus could span multiple AioContexts. >>> >> Adding proper locking there is going to be interesting. :) >> > >> > I think folks are pretty fed up with QEMU "vlans" (hubs). Someone >> > braver and with more time on their hands than me might be able to kill >> > hubs without breaking their few use cases (-net dump, using the hub with >> > -net socket). > Figuring out the 'interesting' locking leaves us with 'interesting' > locking code, and still stuck with "vlans". > > Killing "vlans" would avoid the locking problems, and get rid of a > fertile source of 'interesting' problems. > > Guess how I'd prefer to see the locking problem solved :)
True, though I'd love to be proved wrong. After all, adding proper locking to block migration was all but difficult (once I tried). Paolo
