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SubjectRe: [PATCH] xen/events: xen_evtchn_fifo_init can be called very late
On 01/28/2014 02:30 PM, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jan 2014, David Vrabel wrote:
>> On 28/01/14 00:34, Julien Grall wrote:
>>> On ARM, xen_init_IRQ (which calls xen_evtchn_fifo_init) is called after
>>> all CPUs are online. It would mean that the notifier will never be called.
>>
>> Why does ARM call xen_init_IRQ() so late? Is it possible to call it
>> earlier when only the boot CPU is online? There are problems with
>> attempting to init FIFO event channels after all CPUs are online.
>>
>> If evtchn_fifo_init_control_block(cpu) fails on anything other than the
>> first CPU, that CPU will be unable to receive any events. Xen will have
>> been switched to FIFO mode and it is not possible to revert back to
>> 2-level mode.
>
> We simply didn't need to be called that early.
> Most of xen_guest_init could be moved to an early_initcall, if that is
> necessary.
>

I'm actually working on a patch to move xen_init_IRQ() in early_initcall.

--
Julien Grall


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