linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] nvdimm: Add IOCTL pass thru functions

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Message-ID: <20151211180950.GA57513@tevye.fc.hp.com>
Date:	Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:09:50 -0700
From:	Jerry Hoemann <jerry.hoemann@....com>
To:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Cc:	Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@...ux.intel.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	"Elliott, Robert (Persistent Memory)" <elliott@....com>,
	jmoyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>,
	Dmitry Krivenok <krivenok.dmitry@...il.com>,
	Linda Knippers <linda.knippers@....com>,
	"linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>,
	Linux ACPI <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] nvdimm: Add IOCTL pass thru functions

On Wed, Dec 09, 2015 at 04:48:55PM -0800, Dan Williams wrote:
> 
> Yes, still very much interested in this path.  But the code will need
> to be around for quite awhile now that it has appeared in a released
> kernel and a released version of ndctl.  So anything that makes the
> code more maintainable in the interim is beneficial.
> 
> >  If yes, the work we need to do to integrate these two different approaches
> >  will just need to be undone.  Further if we deprecate the current IOCTLs,
> >  then the nd_cmd_desc tables and related nd_cmd_in_size and nd_cmd_out_size
> >  could then be removed.
> 
> I'm not seeing this as a large amount of work.  Do you want to hand
> off this task to me?


I have implemented this and will send as part of next version.


> 
> > ACPI defines arguments to a _DSM as 64 bit quantities. We want the interface
> > exported to the user to follow the ACPI spec.  The variables above collect
> > the value of rev or func from the two different sources (wrapper or legacy)
> > and then passes to acpi_evaluate_dsm which defines the parameters as simple
> > ints.
> >
> > So, going from user interface to call of acpi_evaluate_dsm there will be
> > a truncation somewhere.
> >
> > Looking at acpi_evaluate_dsm(), it uses union acpi_object and fills in
> > .integer.value for both rev and func.  These are defined as u64.
> >
> > So patching acpi_evaluate_dsm to make the rev and func parameters u64 might
> > be do'able, but we'd still have potential sign issues with other callers
> > to acpi_evaluate_dsm which look to be using simple ints in the call.
> >
> > Do you want me to look at patching acpi_evaluate_dsm (and possibly
> > its callers) as part of this patch set?
> 
> Yes, updating the acpi_evaluate_dsm() definition seems the best choice.
> 


I have a patch for this.  While not big (6 files), these files are
outside of nvdimm and will have a two line of over a dozen reviewers/lists
not previously reviewing this series.

Do you want me to send this patch as one of this series (w/ the
extra reviewers?)

Or as separate stand alone to just those reviewers (and yourself.)
(and if this option, before or after this series.)



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Jerry Hoemann                  Software Engineer   Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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