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Re: [Xen-devel] Tapdisk2 problem

To: Daniel Stodden <daniel.stodden@xxxxxxxxxx>, "luis.silva@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <luis.silva@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Tapdisk2 problem
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:28:41 +0100
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On 15/08/2010 20:35, "Daniel Stodden" <daniel.stodden@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The problem is that the kernel has those changes. What's going to happen
> is that if tapdisk2 anticipates the ring 'message' at offset 17, not 16
> as intended, it will fail to find/clear the ring message, while the
> kernel will keep it spinning through select(), and that's what you're
> seeing.
> 
> Keir, okay to just pull that stuff?

What stuff to where?

 -- Keir



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