linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v3 2/2] fpga: dfl: look for vendor specific capability

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Date:   Wed, 2 Dec 2020 11:17:01 -0800 (PST)
From:   matthew.gerlach@...ux.intel.com
To:     "Wu, Hao" <hao.wu@...el.com>
cc:     "Xu, Yilun" <yilun.xu@...el.com>, Moritz Fischer <mdf@...nel.org>,
        "linux-fpga@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fpga@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "trix@...hat.com" <trix@...hat.com>,
        "linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "corbet@....net" <corbet@....net>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v3 2/2] fpga: dfl: look for vendor specific capability



On Wed, 2 Dec 2020, Wu, Hao wrote:

>>>>>
>>>>>> +		}
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +		offset = dfl_res & PCI_VNDR_DFLS_RES_OFF_MASK;
>>>>>> +		if (offset >= len) {
>>>>>> +			dev_err(&pcidev->dev, "%s bad
>> offset %u >= %pa\n",
>>>>>> +				__func__, offset, &len);
>>>>>> +			return -EINVAL;
>>>>>> +		}
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +		dev_dbg(&pcidev->dev, "%s BAR %d offset 0x%x\n",
>>>>>> __func__, bar, offset);
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +		len -= offset;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +		start = pci_resource_start(pcidev, bar) + offset;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +		dfl_fpga_enum_info_add_dfl(info, start, len);
>>>>>
>>>>> That means everytime, we pass [start, endofbar] region to dfl core
>>>>> for enumeration, if there are multiple DFLs in one bar, then each range
>>>>> ends at the same endofbar, it seems fine as enumeration can be done
>>>>> one by one, but ideally the best case is that this capability can provide
>>>>> end address or size too, right? It is possible that information can be
>>>>> added to the capability as well? then we don't have such limitation.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hao
>>>>
>>>> I am not sure having more than one DFL in a bar serves any purpose over
>> a
>>>> single DFL.  Regardless, I think the consistency of just having Offset/BIR
>>>> in the VSEC is better than adding more infomation that has little or no
>>>> added value.
>>>
>>> Agreed. Can't you just link the DFLs in that case?
>>
>> I didn't see the value of more DFLs in one bar either. So I think we'd better
>> document it.
>
> Yes, it needs to be documented well, otherwise users may have their own
> choices, e.g. link 100 queues together by modify DFH registers of the
> queues one by one, or just have them done together in the VSEC. I am not
> sure which one is the easier way for logic developer, but at least we need to
> document what driver can support.
>
> Thanks
> Hao
>

I will update the documentation to clarify the basis of the rule of one 
DFL per bar.  Since we have a clearly stated rule, we can enforce the rule 
in the code and perform more error checking.

>>
>> Thanks,
>> Yilun
>