linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC 07/15] Documentation: Interrupt Message store

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Sun, 3 May 2020 15:41:55 -0700
From:   "Dey, Megha" <megha.dey@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>
Cc:     Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>, vkoul@...nel.org,
        maz@...nel.org, bhelgaas@...gle.com, rafael@...nel.org,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, tglx@...utronix.de, hpa@...or.com,
        alex.williamson@...hat.com, jacob.jun.pan@...el.com,
        ashok.raj@...el.com, yi.l.liu@...el.com, baolu.lu@...el.com,
        kevin.tian@...el.com, sanjay.k.kumar@...el.com,
        tony.luck@...el.com, jing.lin@...el.com, dan.j.williams@...el.com,
        kwankhede@...dia.com, eric.auger@...hat.com, parav@...lanox.com,
        dmaengine@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 07/15] Documentation: Interrupt Message store



On 5/3/2020 3:28 PM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 03:32:22PM -0700, Dey, Megha wrote:
>> Hi Jason,
>>
>> On 4/23/2020 1:04 PM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
>>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 04:34:30PM -0700, Dave Jiang wrote:
>>>
>>>> diff --git a/Documentation/ims-howto.rst b/Documentation/ims-howto.rst
>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>> index 000000000000..a18de152b393
>>>> +++ b/Documentation/ims-howto.rst
>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
>>>> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>>>> +.. include:: <isonum.txt>
>>>> +
>>>> +==========================
>>>> +The IMS Driver Guide HOWTO
>>>> +==========================
>>>> +
>>>> +:Authors: Megha Dey
>>>> +
>>>> +:Copyright: 2020 Intel Corporation
>>>> +
>>>> +About this guide
>>>> +================
>>>> +
>>>> +This guide describes the basics of Interrupt Message Store (IMS), the
>>>> +need to introduce a new interrupt mechanism, implementation details of
>>>> +IMS in the kernel, driver changes required to support IMS and the general
>>>> +misconceptions and FAQs associated with IMS.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure why we need to call this IMS in kernel documentat? I know
>>> Intel is using this term, but this document is really only talking
>>> about extending the existing platform_msi stuff, which looks pretty
>>> good actually.
>>
>> hmmm, so maybe we call it something else or just say dynamic platform-msi?
>>
>>>
>>> A lot of this is good for the cover letter..
>>
>> Well, I got a lot of comments internally and externally about how the cover
>> page needs to have just the basics and all the ugly details can go in the
>> Documentation. So well, I am confused here.
> 
> Documentation should be documentation for users and developers.
> 
> Justification and rational for why functionality should be merged
> belong in the commit message and cover letter, IMHO.
> 
> Here too much time is spent belabouring IMS's rational and not enough
> is spent explaining how a driver should consume it or how a platform
> should provide it.
> 
> And since most of this tightly related to platform-msi it might make
> sense to start by documenting platform msi then adding a diff on that
> to explain what change is being made to accommodate IMS.
> 
> Most likely few people are very familiar with platform-msi in the
> first place..

Ok makes sense, will rework this in the next version..
> 
> Jason
>