linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 2/4] PCI: generic: Add support for ARM64 and MSI(x)

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Date:	Tue, 7 Oct 2014 13:06:59 +0100
From:	Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Liviu Dudau <Liviu.Dudau@....com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Mark Rutland <Mark.Rutland@....com>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"jason@...edaemon.net" <jason@...edaemon.net>,
	"linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
	Marc Zyngier <Marc.Zyngier@....com>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	Will Deacon <Will.Deacon@....com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"robh+dt@...nel.org" <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	"suravee.suthikulpanit@....com" <suravee.suthikulpanit@....com>,
	Catalin Marinas <Catalin.Marinas@....com>,
	"bhelgaas@...gle.com" <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [RFC 2/4] PCI: generic: Add support for ARM64 and MSI(x)

On Wed, Oct 01, 2014 at 10:38:45AM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:

[...]

> pci_mmap_page_range could either get generalized some more in an attempt
> to have a __weak default implementation that works on ARM, or it could
> be changed to lose the dependency on pci_sys_data instead. In either
> case, the change would involve using the generic pci_host_bridge_window
> list.

On ARM pci_mmap_page_range requires pci_sys_data to retrieve its
mem_offset parameter. I had a look, and I do not understand *why*
it is required in that function, so I am asking. That function
is basically used to map PCI resources to userspace, IIUC, through
/proc or /sysfs file mappings. As far as I understand those mappings
expect VMA pgoff to be the CPU address when files representing resources
are mmapped from /proc and 0 when mmapped from /sys (I mean from
userspace, then VMA pgoff should be updated by the kernel to map the
resource).

Question is: why pci_mmap_page_range() should apply an additional
shift to the VMA pgoff based on pci_sys_data.mem_offset, which represents
the offset from cpu->bus offset. I do not understand that. PowerPC
does not seem to apply that fix-up (in PowerPC __pci_mmap_make_offset there
is commented out code which prevents the pci_mem_offset shift to be
applied). I think it all boils down to what the userspace interface is
expecting when the memory areas are mmapped, if anyone has comments on
this that is appreciated.

Thanks,
Lorenzo

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