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Message-ID: <20201202151802.GI4077@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 2 Dec 2020 17:18:02 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linux on Hyper-V List <linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org>,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        Linux Kernel List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
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        Vineeth Pillai <viremana@...ux.microsoft.com>,
        Sunil Muthuswamy <sunilmut@...rosoft.com>,
        Nuno Das Neves <nunodasneves@...ux.microsoft.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "maintainer:X86 ARCHITECTURE (32-BIT AND 64-BIT)" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Jon Derrick <jonathan.derrick@...el.com>,
        YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 16/17] x86/ioapic: export a few functions and data
 structures via io_apic.h

On Wed, Dec 02, 2020 at 02:11:07PM +0000, Wei Liu wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 12:26:12PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 1:46 AM Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > We are about to implement an irqchip for IO-APIC when Linux runs as root
> > > on Microsoft Hypervisor. At the same time we would like to reuse
> > > existing code as much as possible.
> > >
> > > Move mp_chip_data to io_apic.h and make a few helper functions
> > > non-static.
> > 
> > > +struct mp_chip_data {
> > > +       struct list_head irq_2_pin;
> > > +       struct IO_APIC_route_entry entry;
> > > +       int trigger;
> > > +       int polarity;
> > > +       u32 count;
> > > +       bool isa_irq;
> > > +};
> > 
> > Since I see only this patch I am puzzled why you need to have this in
> > the header?
> > Maybe a couple of words in the commit message to elaborate?
> 
> Andy, does the following answer your question?
> 
> "The chip_data stashed in IO-APIC's irq chip is mp_chip_data.  The
> implementation of Microsoft Hypevisor's IO-APIC irqdomain would like to
> manipulate that data structure, so move it to io_apic.h as well."

At least it sheds some light, thanks.

> If that's good enough, I can add it to the commit message.

It's good for a starter, but I think you have to wait for what Thomas and other
related people can say.


-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko