From: Dexuan Cui  Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 10:53 PM
> 
> Before setting channel->rescind in vmbus_rescind_cleanup(), we should make
> sure the channel callback won't run any more, otherwise a high-level
> driver like pci_hyperv, which may be infinitely waiting for the host VSP's
> response and notices the channel has been rescinded, can't safely give
> up: e.g., in hv_pci_protocol_negotiation() -> wait_for_response(), it's
> unsafe to exit from wait_for_response() and proceed with the on-stack
> variable "comp_pkt" popped. The issue was originally spotted by
> Michael Kelley <[email protected]>.
> 
> In vmbus_close_internal(), the patch also minimizes the range protected by
> disabling/enabling channel->callback_event: we don't really need that for
> the whole function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dexuan Cui <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Cc: K. Y. Srinivasan <[email protected]>
> Cc: Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]>
> Cc: Michael Kelley <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Michael Kelley <[email protected]>
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