linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] virtio-pci: fix per-vq MSI-X request logic

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Date:	Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:17:18 -0200
From:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
To:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, xma@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio-pci: fix per-vq MSI-X request logic

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 03:06:06PM +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> Commit f68d24082e22ccee3077d11aeb6dc5354f0ca7f1
> in 2.6.32-rc1 broke requesting IRQs for per-VQ MSI-X vectors:
> - vector number was used instead of the vector itself
> - we try to request an IRQ for VQ which does not
>   have a callback handler
> 
> This is a regression that causes warnings in kernel log,
> potentially lower performance as we need to scan vq list,
> and might cause system failure if the interrupt
> requested is in fact needed by another system.
> 
> This was not noticed earlier because in most cases
> we were falling back on shared interrupt for all vqs.

Works for me. Thanks Michael.

Tested-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
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