linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] x86, irq: get correct available vectors for cpu disable

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Message-ID: <52F3DEA4.5090806@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 06 Feb 2014 14:12:36 -0500
From:	Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] x86, irq: get correct available vectors for cpu disable



On 01/28/2014 04:54 PM, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> used_vectors is a bitmap for vectors that are not tracked in per_cpu
> vector_irq.
> used_vectors contains information on the first 32 exceptions, the system vectors.
> the IA32_SYSCALL_VECTOR (0x80), and the IRQ_MOVE_CLEANUP_VECTOR (0x20).
> 
> assign_irq_vectors() assigns vectors up to first_system_vector and
> it will not use vectors that are set used_vectors.
> 
> This patch modifies the code to scan up to first_system_vector
> and do a test on the used_vectors bitmap.
> 
> So count avaiable vectors correctly.
> 
> -v2: fix compiling problem.
> -v3: update changelog and commets
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
> 
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/irq.c |   18 ++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: linux-2.6/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.orig/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
> +++ linux-2.6/arch/x86/kernel/irq.c
> @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
>  #include <asm/idle.h>
>  #include <asm/mce.h>
>  #include <asm/hw_irq.h>
> +#include <asm/desc.h>
>  
>  #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
>  #include <asm/trace/irq_vectors.h>
> @@ -321,8 +322,21 @@ int check_irq_vectors_for_cpu_disable(vo
>  	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
>  		if (cpu == this_cpu)
>  			continue;
> -		for (vector = FIRST_EXTERNAL_VECTOR; vector < NR_VECTORS;
> -		     vector++) {
> +
> +		/*
> +		 * assign_irq_vector() only scan per_cpu vectors from
> +		 * FIRST_EXTERNAL_VECTOR to first_system_vector.
> +		 * It aslo skip vectors that are set in used_vectors bitmask.

"also" ... but not a big deal IMO.

Reviewed-by: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>
Tested-by: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@...hat.com>

P.

> +		 * used_vectors could have bits set for
> +		 *	IA32_SYSCALL_VECTOR (0x80)
> +		 *	IRQ_MOVE_CLEANUP_VECTOR (0x20)
> +		 * Don't count those as available vectors.
> +		 */
> +		for (vector = FIRST_EXTERNAL_VECTOR;
> +		     vector < first_system_vector; vector++) {
> +			if (test_bit(vector, used_vectors))
> +				continue;
> +
>  			if (per_cpu(vector_irq, cpu)[vector] < 0)
>  				count++;
>  		}
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