RE: [PATCH 1/6] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Implement multi-channel support

2013-05-16 Thread KY Srinivasan
ad.org; linux- > s...@vger.kernel.org; a...@canonical.com; jasow...@redhat.com > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Implement multi-channel support > > On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 03:02:29PM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote: > > +/* > > + * Retrieve the (sub) channel on which t

Re: [PATCH 1/6] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Implement multi-channel support

2013-05-15 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 03:02:29PM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote: > +/* > + * Retrieve the (sub) channel on which to send an outgoing request. > + * When a primary channel has multiple sub-channels, we choose a > + * channel whose VCPU binding is closest to the VCPU on which > + * this call is bein

[PATCH 1/6] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Implement multi-channel support

2013-05-15 Thread K. Y. Srinivasan
Starting with Win8, the host supports multiple sub-channels for a given device. As in the past, the initial channel offer specifies the device and is associated with both the type and the instance GUIDs. For performance critical devices, the host may support multiple sub-channels. The sub-channels