linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 2/5] X86: Hyper-V: Enable IPI enlightenments

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Date:   Fri, 27 Apr 2018 06:34:11 +0000
From:   KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:     Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
CC:     "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "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>,
        "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        "Michael Kelley (EOSG)" <Michael.H.Kelley@...rosoft.com>,
        "vkuznets@...hat.com" <vkuznets@...hat.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/5] X86: Hyper-V: Enable IPI enlightenments



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2018 2:32 PM
> To: KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
> Cc: x86@...nel.org; gregkh@...uxfoundation.org; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org; devel@...uxdriverproject.org; olaf@...fle.de;
> apw@...onical.com; jasowang@...hat.com; tglx@...utronix.de;
> hpa@...or.com; Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>; Michael
> Kelley (EOSG) <Michael.H.Kelley@...rosoft.com>; vkuznets@...hat.com
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] X86: Hyper-V: Enable IPI enlightenments
> 
> On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 11:12:47AM -0700, kys@...uxonhyperv.com wrote:
> > +/*
> > + * IPI implementation on Hyper-V.
> > + */
> > +
> > +static int __send_ipi_mask(const struct cpumask *mask, int vector)
> > +{
> > +	int cur_cpu, vcpu;
> > +	struct ipi_arg_non_ex **arg;
> > +	struct ipi_arg_non_ex *ipi_arg;
> > +	int ret = 1;
> 
> Not specifically related to this patch, but hv code sometimes returns 1
> on error or U64_MAX.  It's slightly magical.  Maybe
> HV_STATUS_INVALID_HYPERCALL_INPUT (3) would be more appropriate?
> Or we
> could make a new more generic error code:
> 
> #define HV_STATUS_INVALID        1

Good point. We will look at cleaning this up.

Regards,

K. Y