linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 09/33] irqchip/gic-v3-its: Split out property table allocation

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Date:   Fri, 17 Feb 2017 07:15:34 +0100
From:   Auger Eric <eric.auger@...hat.com>
To:     Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, kvmarm@...ts.cs.columbia.edu
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
        Christoffer Dall <christoffer.dall@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 09/33] irqchip/gic-v3-its: Split out property table
 allocation

Hi Marc,
On 17/01/2017 11:20, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> Move the LPI property table allocation into its own function, as
> this is going to be required for those associated with VMs in
> the future.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
> ---
>  drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
> index b28fb19..c92ff4d 100644
> --- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
> +++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
> @@ -889,15 +889,31 @@ static void its_lpi_free(struct event_lpi_map *map)
>  	kfree(map->col_map);
>  }
>  
> +static struct page *its_allocate_prop_table(gfp_t gfp_flags)
> +{
> +	struct page *prop_page;
> +
> +	prop_page = alloc_pages(gfp_flags, get_order(LPI_PROPBASE_SZ));
> +	if (!prop_page)
> +		return NULL;
> +
> +	/* Priority 0xa0, Group-1, disabled */
> +	memset(page_address(prop_page),
> +	       LPI_PROP_DEFAULT_PRIO | LPI_PROP_GROUP1,
> +	       LPI_PROPBASE_SZ);
> +
> +	/* Make sure the GIC will observe the written configuration */
> +	gic_flush_dcache_to_poc(page_address(gic_rdists->prop_page), LPI_PROPBASE_SZ);
s/gic_rdists->prop_page/prop_page.

With that fix,

Reviewed-by: Eric Auger <eric.auger@...hat.com>

Eric


>  
> +	return prop_page;
> +}
>  
>  
>  static int __init its_alloc_lpi_tables(void)
>  {
>  	phys_addr_t paddr;
>  
> -	gic_rdists->prop_page = alloc_pages(GFP_NOWAIT,
> -					   get_order(LPI_PROPBASE_SZ));
> +	gic_rdists->prop_page = its_allocate_prop_table(GFP_NOWAIT);
>  	if (!gic_rdists->prop_page) {
>  		pr_err("Failed to allocate PROPBASE\n");
>  		return -ENOMEM;
> @@ -906,14 +922,6 @@ static int __init its_alloc_lpi_tables(void)
>  	paddr = page_to_phys(gic_rdists->prop_page);
>  	pr_info("GIC: using LPI property table @%pa\n", &paddr);
>  
> -	/* Priority 0xa0, Group-1, disabled */
> -	memset(page_address(gic_rdists->prop_page),
> -	       LPI_PROP_DEFAULT_PRIO | LPI_PROP_GROUP1,
> -	       LPI_PROPBASE_SZ);
> -
> -	/* Make sure the GIC will observe the written configuration */
> -	gic_flush_dcache_to_poc(page_address(gic_rdists->prop_page), LPI_PROPBASE_SZ);
> -
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
>