linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 11/13] KVM: s390: add functions to (un)register GISC with GISA

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Date:   Tue, 29 Jan 2019 14:09:05 +0100
From:   Cornelia Huck <cohuck@...hat.com>
To:     Michael Mueller <mimu@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     KVM Mailing List <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux-S390 Mailing List <linux-s390@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>,
        Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>,
        Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
        Janosch Frank <frankja@...ux.ibm.com>,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        Halil Pasic <pasic@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Pierre Morel <pmorel@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 11/13] KVM: s390: add functions to (un)register GISC
 with GISA

On Thu, 24 Jan 2019 13:59:37 +0100
Michael Mueller <mimu@...ux.ibm.com> wrote:

> Add the Interruption Alert Mask (IAM) to the architecture specific
> kvm struct. This mask in the GISA is used to define for which ISC
> a GIB alert will be issued.
> 
> The functions kvm_s390_gisc_register() and kvm_s390_gisc_unregister()
> are used to (un)register a GISC (guest ISC) with a virtual machine and
> its GISA.
> 
> Upon successful completion, kvm_s390_gisc_register() returns the
> ISC to be used for GIB alert interruptions. A negative return code
> indicates an error during registration.
> 
> Theses functions will be used by other adapter types like AP and PCI to
> request pass-through interruption support.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Mueller <mimu@...ux.ibm.com>
> ---
>  arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h |  13 +++++
>  arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c        | 117 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 130 insertions(+)
> 

> +int kvm_s390_gisc_register(struct kvm *kvm, u32 gisc)
> +{
> +	struct kvm_s390_gisa_interrupt *gi = &kvm->arch.gisa_int;
> +	u8 alert_mask;
> +
> +	if (!gi->origin)
> +		return -ENODEV;
> +	if (gisc > MAX_ISC)
> +		return -ERANGE;
> +
> +	spin_lock(&gi->alert.ref_lock);
> +	if (gi->alert.ref_count[gisc] == 0) {

If the ref_count is 0 here...

> +		alert_mask = gi->alert.mask | 0x80 >> gisc;
> +		WRITE_ONCE(gi->alert.mask, alert_mask);
> +	}
> +	gi->alert.ref_count[gisc]++;
> +	if (gi->alert.ref_count[gisc] == 1)

...it will certainly be 1 here, won't it?

Can you do all of the manipulations in a single if branch?

> +		gisa_set_iam(gi->origin, alert_mask);
> +	spin_unlock(&gi->alert.ref_lock);
> +
> +	return gib->nisc;
> +}