linux-kernel - Re: [v4 01/16] KVM: Extend struct pi

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Date:	Tue, 23 Jun 2015 17:49:46 +0200
From:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:	Feng Wu <feng.wu@...el.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
CC:	mtosatti@...hat.com, alex.williamson@...hat.com,
	eric.auger@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [v4 01/16] KVM: Extend struct pi_desc for VT-d Posted-Interrupts



On 11/06/2015 12:51, Feng Wu wrote:
> +	union {
> +		struct {
> +				/* bit 256 - Outstanding Notification */
> +			u64	on	: 1,
> +				/* bit 257 - Suppress Notification */
> +				sn	: 1,
> +				/* bit 271:258 - Reserved */
> +				rsvd_1	: 14,
> +				/* bit 279:272 - Notification Vector */
> +				nv	: 8,
> +				/* bit 287:280 - Reserved */
> +				rsvd_2	: 8,
> +				/* bit 319:288 - Notification Destination */
> +				ndst	: 32;

Please do not use bitfields, Linus doesn't like them.  Use static
inlines instead to extract or set the fields from the control field.

Paolo

> +		};
> +		u64 control;
> +	};
> +	u32 rsvd[6];
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