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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/kernel/intmsghandler.C b/src/kernel/intmsghandler.C
index b4b5254a7..805b0d761 100644
--- a/src/kernel/intmsghandler.C
+++ b/src/kernel/intmsghandler.C
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const char* VFS_ROOT_MSG_INTR = "/msg/interrupt";
InterruptMsgHdlr * InterruptMsgHdlr::cv_instance = NULL;
uint64_t InterruptMsgHdlr::cv_ipc_base_address = 0;
+uint64_t InterruptMsgHdlr::cv_ipc_salt = 0;
void InterruptMsgHdlr::create(MessageQueue * i_msgQ, uint64_t i_ipc_addr)
{
@@ -193,9 +194,19 @@ void InterruptMsgHdlr::sendIpcMsg(uint64_t i_pir)
{
if(cv_instance)
{
- // To avoid conflict with interrupts on thread i_pir, change the key
- // for the message to be an invalid PIR.
- uint64_t pir_key = i_pir | MSG_KEY_IPC_MSG;
+ //Note that due to how IPC works between independent HB
+ //Instances, their is a race between when the data area
+ //"lock" is released and when the doorbell handled response
+ //is sent back to the kernel. Basically the other instances
+ //pounce on the data area as soon as it is unlocked, and
+ //a duplicate doorbell happens before kernel clears first
+ //message.
+ //Since the kernel will drop any message with the same PIR
+ //key on the floor, need to make it unique with a incrementing
+ //counter
+
+ cv_ipc_salt += MSG_IPC_SALT;
+ uint64_t pir_key = i_pir | MSG_KEY_IPC_MSG | cv_ipc_salt;
cv_instance->iv_lock.lock();
cv_instance->sendMessage(MSG_INTR_IPC,
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