Re: [Libguestfs] [PATCH nbdkit 1/2] vddk: Relax threading model: SERIALIZE_ALL_REQUESTS -> SERIALIZE_REQUESTS.

See comment in code and https://www.redhat.com/archives/libguestfs/2020-August/msg00023.html --- plugins/vddk/vddk.c | 17 +++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/plugins/vddk/vddk.c b/plugins/vddk/vddk.c index c24da96f..5926e181 100644 --- a/plugins/vddk/vddk.c +++ b/plugins/vddk/vddk.c @@ -478,11 +478,18 @@ vddk_dump_plugin (void) #endif } -/* XXX To really do threading correctly in accordance with the VDDK - * documentation, we must do all open/close calls from a single - * thread. This is a huge pain. +/* The rules on threads and VDDK are here: + * https://code.vmware.com/docs/11750/virtual-disk-development-kit-programmi... + * + * Before nbdkit 1.22 we used SERIALIZE_ALL_REQUESTS. Since nbdkit + * 1.22 we changed this to SERIALIZE_REQUESTS and added a mutex around + * calls to VixDiskLib_Open and VixDiskLib_Close. This is not quite + * within the letter of the rules, but is within the spirit.

-#define THREAD_MODEL NBDKIT_THREAD_MODEL_SERIALIZE_ALL_REQUESTS +#define THREAD_MODEL NBDKIT_THREAD_MODEL_SERIALIZE_REQUESTS + +/* Lock protecting open/close calls - see above. */ +static pthread_mutex_t open_close_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER; /* The per-connection handle. */ struct vddk_handle { @@ -524,6 +531,7 @@ free_connect_params (VixDiskLibConnectParams *params) static void * vddk_open (int readonly) { + ACQUIRE_LOCK_FOR_CURRENT_SCOPE (&open_close_lock); struct vddk_handle *h; VixError err; uint32_t flags; @@ -616,6 +624,7 @@ vddk_open (int readonly) static void vddk_close (void *handle) { + ACQUIRE_LOCK_FOR_CURRENT_SCOPE (&open_close_lock); struct vddk_handle *h = handle; DEBUG_CALL ("VixDiskLib_Close", "handle"); -- 2.27.0