Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:25:44 +0000 (UTC) From: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@FreeBSD.org> To: cvs-src-old@freebsd.org Subject: cvs commit: src/sys/kern subr_autoconf.c Message-ID: <201011302226.oAUMQ2NN019856@repoman.freebsd.org>
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gibbs 2010-11-30 22:25:44 UTC
FreeBSD src repository
Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_8)
sys/kern subr_autoconf.c
Log:
SVN rev 216087 on 2010-11-30 22:25:44Z by gibbs
Merge revision 211236 form current:
Allow interrupt driven config hooks to be registered from config hook callbacks.
Interrupt driven configuration hooks serve two purposes: they are a
mechanism for registering for a callback that is invoked once interrupt
services are available, and they hold off root device selection so long
as any configuration hooks are still active. Before this change, it was
not possible to safely register additional hooks from the context of a
configuration hook callback. The need for this feature arises when
interrupts are required to discover new devices (e.g. access to the XenStore
to find para-virtualized devices) which in turn also require the ability
to hold off root device selection until some lengthy, interrupt driven,
configuration task has completed (e.g. Xen front/back device driver
negotiation).
More specifically, the mutex protecting the list of active configuration
hooks is never held during a callback, and static information is used
to ensure proper ordering and only a single callback to each hook even
when faced with registration or removal of a hook during an active run.
Sponsored by: Spectra Logic Corporation
Approved by: re (kib)
Revision Changes Path
1.29.2.2 +45 -8 src/sys/kern/subr_autoconf.c
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