linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/13] pci: spread interrupt vectors in pci_alloc_irq

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Tue, 12 Jul 2016 08:49:43 +0200
From:	Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@...hat.com>
To:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:	tglx@...utronix.de, axboe@...com, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/13] pci: spread interrupt vectors in
 pci_alloc_irq_vectors

On Sun, Jul 10, 2016 at 05:57:51AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 07, 2016 at 01:05:01PM +0200, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
> > irq_create_affinity_mask() bails out with no affinity in case of single
> > vector, but alloc_descs() (see below (*)) assigns the whole affinity
> > mask. It should be consistent instead.
> 
> I don't understand the comment.  If we only have one vector (of any
> kinds) there is no need to create an affinity mask, we'll leave the
> interrupt to the existing irq balancing code.

I got impression the affinity mask is assigned differently i.e. for
single MSI mode vs legacy mode. But I might be wrong here - I have to
look into the code again. Anyway, if it is the case it could be
addressed afterwards IMHO.