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Date:	Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:50:23 +0000
From:	Thomas Shao <huishao@...rosoft.com>
To:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
CC:	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.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>,
	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/2] hyperv: Implement Time Synchronization using host
 time sample


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Carpenter [mailto:dan.carpenter@...cle.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 7:19 PM
> To: Thomas Shao
> Cc: tglx@...utronix.de; gregkh@...uxfoundation.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org; devel@...uxdriverproject.org; olaf@...fle.de;
> apw@...onical.com; jasowang@...hat.com; KY Srinivasan
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] hyperv: Implement Time Synchronization using host
> time sample
> 
> I had a couple small style nits.
> 
> On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 04:11:18AM -0700, Thomas Shao wrote:
> > diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_util.c b/drivers/hv/hv_util.c index
> > 3b9c9ef..1d8390c 100644
> > --- a/drivers/hv/hv_util.c
> > +++ b/drivers/hv/hv_util.c
> > @@ -51,11 +51,30 @@
> >  #define HB_WS2008_MAJOR	1
> >  #define HB_WS2008_VERSION	(HB_WS2008_MAJOR << 16 |
> HB_MINOR)
> >
> > +#define  TIMESAMPLE_INTERVAL 5000000000L  /* 5s in nanosecond */
> 
> If you wanted you could say:
> 
> #define  TIMESAMPLE_INTERVAL  (5 * NSEC_PER_SEC)
> 
> > +
> > +/*host sends time sample for every 5s.So the max polling interval
> > +*is 128*5 = 640s.
> > +*/
> 
> The comment still has problems throughout.  Read
> Documentation/CodingStyle.
> 

I will correct the style of the comment.

> > +#define  TIME_ADJ_MAX_INTERVAL 128 /*Max polling interval */
> > +
> >  static int sd_srv_version;
> >  static int ts_srv_version;
> >  static int hb_srv_version;
> >  static int util_fw_version;
> >
> > +/*host sends time sample for every 5s.So the initial polling interval
> > +*is 5s.
> > +*/
> > +static s32 adj_interval = 1;
> 
> Prefer mundane types instead there is a reason.  This should be int because
> it's not specified in a hardware spec.  I know you are being consistent with
> the surrounding code, but the surrounding code is bad so don't emulate it.
> 
I agree with you. Maybe it's a good idea to correct the surrounding code in 
another patch.

> > +
> > +/*The host_time_sync module parameter is used to control the time
> > +  sync between host and guest.
> > +*/
> > +static bool host_time_sync;
> > +module_param(host_time_sync, bool, (S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR));
> > +MODULE_PARM_DESC(host_time_sync, "If the guest sync time with
> host");
> 
> Maybe say: "Synchronize time with the host"?

Sounds good.

> 
> > +
> >  static void shutdown_onchannelcallback(void *context);  static struct
> > hv_util_service util_shutdown = {
> >  	.util_cb = shutdown_onchannelcallback, @@ -163,15 +182,61 @@
> static
> > void shutdown_onchannelcallback(void *context)
> >  /*
> >   * Set guest time to host UTC time.
> >   */
> > -static inline void do_adj_guesttime(u64 hosttime)
> > +static inline void do_adj_guesttime(u64 hosttime, bool forceSync)
> 
> I'm surprise checkpatch.pl does't complain about this CamelCase.

I've run the scripts/checkpatch.pl, it didn't complain anything. I'll change to forcesync.

> 
> regards,
> dan carpenter

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