linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/iommu: Fix two minimal issues in check_iommu

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Date:   Wed, 30 Dec 2020 08:02:44 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, zhongjiang@...wei.com,
        joe@...ches.com, konrad.wilk@...cle.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
        mingo@...hat.com, iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        dwmw2@...radead.org, baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com, joro@...tes.org,
        will@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/iommu: Fix two minimal issues in
 check_iommu_entries()

On Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 02:24:12PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
> check_iommu_entries() checks for cyclic dependency in iommu entries
> and fixes the cyclic dependency by setting x->depend to NULL. But
> this repairing isn't correct if q is in front of p, there will be
> "EXECUTION ORDER INVALID!" report following. Fix it by NULLing
> whichever in the front.

When does "q is in front of p" happen? How does it happen?

> The second issue is about the report of exectuion order reverse,
> the order is reversed incorrectly in the report, fix it.

I have no clue what that means.

Plese structure your commit message something like this:

Problem is A.

It happens because of B.

Fix it by doing C.

(Potentially do D).

For more detailed info, see
Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst, Section "2) Describe your
changes".

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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