Linux Virtualization - Nov 2012 - [PATCH] virtio_console:Free buffers from out-queue upon close

Free pending output buffers from the virtio out-queue when
host has acknowledged port_close. Also removed WARN_ON()
in remove_port_data().

Signed-off-by: Sjur Br?ndeland <sjur.brandeland at stericsson.com>
---
Hi Amit,

Note: This patch is compile tested only. I have done the removal
of buffers from out-queue in handle_control_message()
when host has acked the close request. This seems less
racy than doing it in the release function.

I you want to change this further, feel free to take over from
here and refine this.

Thanks,
Sjur

 drivers/char/virtio_console.c |   14 ++++++--------
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index 3fa036a..3a5831d 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -1522,15 +1522,9 @@ static void remove_port_data(struct port *port)
 	while ((buf = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(port->in_vq)))
 		free_buf(buf, true);
 
-	/*
-	 * Check the out-queue for buffers. For VIRTIO_CONSOLE it is a
-	 * bug if this happens. But for RPROC_SERIAL the remote processor
-	 * may have crashed, leaving buffers hanging in the out-queue.
-	 */
-	while ((buf = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(port->out_vq))) {
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(!is_rproc_serial(port->portdev->vdev));
+	/* Free pending buffers from the out-queue. */
+	while ((buf = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(port->out_vq)))
 		free_buf(buf, true);
-	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1655,6 +1649,10 @@ static void handle_control_message(struct ports_device
*portdev,
 		 */
 		spin_lock_irq(&port->outvq_lock);
 		reclaim_consumed_buffers(port);
+
+		/* Free pending buffers from the out-queue. */
+		while ((buf = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(port->out_vq)))
+			free_buf(buf, true);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&port->outvq_lock);
 
 		/*
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