linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 3/4] xen/unpopulated-alloc: Add mechanism to use Xen resource

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Date:   Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:08:51 -0400
From:   Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
To:     Oleksandr Tyshchenko <olekstysh@...il.com>,
        xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Oleksandr Tyshchenko <oleksandr_tyshchenko@...m.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        Julien Grall <julien@....org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 3/4] xen/unpopulated-alloc: Add mechanism to use Xen
 resource


On 10/26/21 12:05 PM, Oleksandr Tyshchenko wrote:
>   
> +static void unpopulated_init(void)
> +{
> +	static bool inited = false;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	if (inited)
> +		return;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Try to initialize Xen resource the first and fall back to default
> +	 * resource if arch doesn't offer one.
> +	 */
> +	ret = arch_xen_unpopulated_init(&xen_resource);
> +	if (!ret)
> +		target_resource = &xen_resource;
> +	else if (ret == -ENOSYS)
> +		target_resource = &iomem_resource;
> +	else
> +		pr_err("Cannot initialize Xen resource\n");


I'd pass target_resource as a parameter to arch_xen_unpopulated_init() instead. Default routine will assign it iomem_resource and you won't have to deal with -ENOSYS.


Also, what happens in case of error? Is it fatal? I don't think your changes in fill_list() will work.


> +
> +	inited = true;


I agree with Stefano in that it would be better to call this from an init function, and you won't have t worry about multiple calls here.


-boris