linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 3/4] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Add hooks for per-CPU IRQ

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Date:   Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:47:41 +0000
From:   Michael Kelley <mikelley@...rosoft.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
CC:     "will.deacon@....com" <will.deacon@....com>,
        "catalin.marinas@...m.com" <catalin.marinas@...m.com>,
        "mark.rutland@....com" <mark.rutland@....com>,
        "marc.zyngier@....com" <marc.zyngier@....com>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
        "olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
        "apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
        "jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        vkuznets <vkuznets@...hat.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 3/4] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Add hooks for per-CPU IRQ

From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>  Monday, November 26, 2018 11:21 AM

> > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mshyperv.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mshyperv.h
> > index 0d6271cce198..8d97bd3a13a6 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mshyperv.h
> > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mshyperv.h
> > @@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ void hyperv_vector_handler(struct pt_regs *regs);
> >  void hv_setup_vmbus_irq(void (*handler)(void));
> >  void hv_remove_vmbus_irq(void);
> >
> > +/* On x86/x64, there isn't a real IRQ to be enabled/disable */
> > +static inline void hv_enable_vmbus_irq(void) {}
> > +static inline void hv_disable_vmbus_irq(void) {}
> > +
> >  void hv_setup_kexec_handler(void (*handler)(void));
> >  void hv_remove_kexec_handler(void);
> >  void hv_setup_crash_handler(void (*handler)(struct pt_regs *regs));
> > diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv.c b/drivers/hv/hv.c
> > index 166c2501de17..d0bb09a4bd73 100644
> > --- a/drivers/hv/hv.c
> > +++ b/drivers/hv/hv.c
> > @@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ int hv_synic_init(unsigned int cpu)
> >  	hv_set_siefp(siefp.as_uint64);
> >
> >  	/* Setup the shared SINT. */
> > +	hv_enable_vmbus_irq();
> >  	hv_get_synint_state(VMBUS_MESSAGE_SINT, shared_sint.as_uint64);
> >
> >  	shared_sint.vector = HYPERVISOR_CALLBACK_VECTOR;
> > @@ -434,6 +435,7 @@ int hv_synic_cleanup(unsigned int cpu)
> >  	/* Disable the global synic bit */
> >  	sctrl.enable = 0;
> >  	hv_set_synic_state(sctrl.as_uint64);
> > +	hv_disable_vmbus_irq();
> >
> >  	return 0;
> >  }
> > --
> > 2.19.1
> 
> You created "null" hooks that do nothing, for no one in this patch
> series, why?
> 

hv_enable_vmbus_irq() and hv_disable_vmbus_irq() have non-null
implementations in the ARM64 code in patch 2 of this series.  The
implementations are in the new file arch/arm64/hyperv/mshyperv.c.
Or am I misunderstanding your point?

Michael