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charset="iso-8859-2" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginatorOrg: microsoft.com X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-AuthAs: Internal X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-AuthSource: TYZP153MB0796.APCP153.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-Network-Message-Id: 5a910d68-c769-475b-8859-08dc5d78052e X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-originalarrivaltime: 15 Apr 2024 18:15:24.3960 (UTC) X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-fromentityheader: Hosted X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-id: 72f988bf-86f1-41af-91ab-2d7cd011db47 X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-mailboxtype: HOSTED X-MS-Exchange-CrossTenant-userprincipalname: Q+5815MwBFWE1JU86LQRJZsSsj8cKW/p8+vnK4NDCGrBP6Ja4jFTkv5Lmarj4usMjsfs+DwPVfD3hcLkaZ0W6g== X-MS-Exchange-Transport-CrossTenantHeadersStamped: SEZP153MB0994 > -----Original Message----- > From: Krzysztof Wilczy=F1ski > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 10:53 PM > To: Bjorn Helgaas > Cc: Saurabh Singh Sengar ; > bhelgaas@google.com; linux-pci@vger.kernel.org; linux- > kernel@vger.kernel.org; alexander.stein@ew.tq-group.com; Dexuan Cui > > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH] PCI/sysfs: Fix race in pci sysfs creation >=20 > [You don't often get email from kwilczynski@kernel.org. Learn why this is > important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] >=20 > Hello, >=20 > Sorry for late reply. >=20 > [...] > > > > > Krzysztof has done a ton of work to convert these files to > > > > > static attributes, where the device model prevents most of these > races: > > > > > > > > > > 506140f9c06b ("PCI/sysfs: Convert "index", "acpi_index", "label= " to > static attributes") > > > > > d93f8399053d ("PCI/sysfs: Convert "vpd" to static attribute") > > > > > f42c35ea3b13 ("PCI/sysfs: Convert "reset" to static attribute") > > > > > 527139d738d7 ("PCI/sysfs: Convert "rom" to static attribute") > > > > > e1d3f3268b0e ("PCI/sysfs: Convert "config" to static > > > > > attribute") > > > > > > > > > > and he even posted a series to do the same for the resource files= : > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=3Dhttps%3A%2F= % > > > > > 2Flore.kernel.org%2Flinux-pci%2F20210910202623.2293708-1- > kw%40li > > > > > > nux.com%2F&data=3D05%7C02%7Cssengar%40microsoft.com%7C99b036f685e > 4 > > > > > > 448ddb5408dc3881e998%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0 > % > > > > > > 7C638447377886194494%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjA > wMDA > > > > > > iLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sda > > > > > > ta=3DTsOJsR8CQGaOrJVnw0BPm0QGL%2FAUQ0GCTuzgrN8FX%2BQ%3D&reserve > d=3D0 > > > > > > > > > > I can't remember why we didn't apply that at the time, and it no > > > > > longer applies cleanly, but I think that's the direction we shoul= d go. > > > > > > > > Thanks for you review. > > > > > > > > Please inform me if there's existing feedback explaining why this > > > > series hasn't been merged yet. I am willing to further improve it > > > > if necessary. > > > > > > Let us know your opinion so that we can move ahead in fixing this > > > long pending bug. >=20 > I really thought you were asking me about your patch. So, I didn't reply > since Bjorn added his review. >=20 > > There's no feedback on the mailing list (I checked the link above), so > > the way forward is to update the series so it applies cleanly again > > and post it as a v3. >=20 > Start with a review, if you have some time. Perhaps we can make it bette= r > before sending another revision. >=20 > There are two areas which this series decided not to tackle initially: >=20 > - Support for the Alpha platform > - Support for legacy PCI platforms >=20 > Feel free to have a look at the above. Perhaps you will have some ideas = on > how to best convert both of these to use static attributes, so that we co= uld > convert everything at the same time. >=20 > > There's no need to wait for Krzysztof to refresh it, and if you have > > time to do it, it would be very welcomed! The best base would be > > v6.8-rc1. >=20 > That I can do, perhaps this coming weekend. Or even sooner when I find > some time this week. >=20 > Krzysztof Krzysztof, Are you still planning to send the revised version for it ?