linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/3] pci/xen: Use xen_allocate_pirq

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Date:	Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:30:03 -0500
From:	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
To:	Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad@...nel.org>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	"xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	Stefano Stabellini <Stefano.Stabellini@...citrix.com>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/3] pci/xen: Use xen_allocate_pirq_msi

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 08:41:31AM +0000, Ian Campbell wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-02-16 at 22:17 +0000, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> > There is no need to use the old interface.
> 
> xen_allocate_pirq -> xen_map_pirq_gsi -> PHYSDEVOP_alloc_irq_vector IFF
> xen_initial_domain() in addition to the kernel side book-keeping side of
> things (set chip and handler, update irq_info etc) whereas
> xen_allocate_pirq_msi just does the kernel book keeping.
> 
> Also xen_allocate_pirq allocates an IRQ in the 1-1 GSI space whereas
> xen_allocate_pirq_msi allocates a dynamic one in the >GSI IRQ space.

Which is OK. These are MSIs.
> 
> So this change is actually a semantic change and not just a switch to a
> new interface. I think the change is OK (because the caller is domU

Right.

> only?) but a comment explaining this would be appreciated.

Correct: "domU side".

Will fix it up.
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
> > ---
> >  arch/x86/pci/xen.c |    6 +++---
> >  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/pci/xen.c b/arch/x86/pci/xen.c
> > index 25cd4a0..6432f75 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/pci/xen.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/pci/xen.c
> > @@ -157,14 +157,14 @@ static int xen_setup_msi_irqs(struct pci_dev *dev, int nvec, int type)
> >  		goto error;
> >  	i = 0;
> >  	list_for_each_entry(msidesc, &dev->msi_list, list) {
> > -		irq = xen_allocate_pirq(v[i], 0, /* not sharable */
> > +		xen_allocate_pirq_msi(
> >  			(type == PCI_CAP_ID_MSIX) ?
> > -			"pcifront-msi-x" : "pcifront-msi");
> > +			"pcifront-msi-x" : "pcifront-msi",
> > +			&irq, &v[i], XEN_ALLOC_IRQ);
> 
> All callers have this (type == MSIX) ? "msi-x" : "msi" construct,
> differing only in their use of a "pcifront-" prefix. Something which
> could be hoisted into the function perhaps?
> 
> Another aside: I think there are other cleanups which could be made to
> the various pirq allocation/mapping interfaces (of which there seem to
> be too many, or at least their individual unique qualities are
> indistinguishable by their names), I made a start on this at one point
> since I wanted to get rid of the pirq_to_irq[nr_irqs] array, for obvious
> reasons, but didn't finish it off. I'll hopefully revisit this soon.
> 
> Ian.
> 
> >  		if (irq < 0) {
> >  			ret = -1;
> >  			goto free;
> >  		}
> > -
> >  		ret = set_irq_msi(irq, msidesc);
> >  		if (ret)
> >  			goto error_while;
> 
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