linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] Redesign MSI-X support in PCIe Endpoint Core

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Date:   Wed, 11 Dec 2019 16:46:36 -0600
From:   Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
To:     Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>
Cc:     Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
        Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@....com>,
        Gustavo Pimentel <gustavo.pimentel@...opsys.com>,
        Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com>,
        Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Xiaowei Bao <xiaowei.bao@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Redesign MSI-X support in PCIe Endpoint Core

On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 06:16:04PM +0530, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
> Existing MSI-X support in Endpoint core has limitations:
>  1) MSIX table (which is mapped to a BAR) is not allocated by
>     anyone. Ideally this should be allocated by endpoint
>     function driver.
>  2) Endpoint controller can choose any random BARs for MSIX
>     table (irrespective of whether the endpoint function driver
>     has allocated memory for it or not)
> 
> In order to avoid these limitations, pci_epc_set_msix() is
> modified to include BAR Indicator register (BIR) configuration
> and MSIX table offset as arguments. This series also fixed MSIX
> support in dwc driver and add MSI-X support in Cadence PCIe driver.
> 
> The previous version of Cadence EP MSI-X support is @ [1].
> This series is created on top of [2]
> 
> [1] -> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/971160/
> [2] -> http://lore.kernel.org/r/20191209092147.22901-1-kishon@ti.com
> 
> Alan Douglas (1):
>   PCI: cadence: Add MSI-X support to Endpoint driver
> 
> Kishon Vijay Abraham I (3):
>   PCI: endpoint: Fix ->set_msix() to take BIR and offset as arguments
>   PCI: dwc: Fix dw_pcie_ep_raise_msix_irq() to get correct MSIX table
>     address
>   PCI: keystone: Add AM654 PCIe Endpoint to raise MSIX interrupt

Trivial nits:

  - There's a mix of "MSI-X" and "MSIX" in the subjects, commit logs,
    and comments.  I prefer "MSI-X" to match usage in the spec.

  - "Fixes:" tags need not include "commit".  It doesn't *hurt*
    anything, but it takes up space that could be used for the
    subject.

  - Commit references typically use a 12-char SHA1.  Again, doesn't
    hurt anything.