linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] genirq/affinity: Add irq_update_affinity

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Date:   Fri, 27 Nov 2020 12:45:05 +0000
From:   John Garry <john.garry@...wei.com>
To:     Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
CC:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        <rafael@...nel.org>, <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>, <linuxarm@...wei.com>,
        <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] genirq/affinity: Add irq_update_affinity_desc()

On 27/11/2020 09:57, Marc Zyngier wrote:
>> If I understand the code correctly, MSI_ALLOC_FLAGS_SHARED_DEVICE is
>> supposed to be set in info->flags in platform_msi_set_desc(), but this
>> is called per-msi after its_msi_prepare(), so we don't the flags set
>> at the right time. That's how it looks to me...
> 
> Meh. I was trying multiple things, and of course commited the worse
> possible approach.
> 
> I've updated the branch, having verified that we do get the flag in
> the ITS now.

Hi Marc,

That looks to work.

So do you have an upstream plan for this? I ask, as if you go with this, 
then I may change my series to map and unmap all the irqs again - but 
not sure about that.

Thanks,
John