linux-kernel - Re: [patch V2 29/31] genirq/msi: Add abuse prevention comment to msi header

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Date:   Tue, 7 Dec 2021 09:21:35 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>,
        Marc Zygnier <maz@...nel.org>,
        Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>,
        Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@...el.com>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>,
        Megha Dey <megha.dey@...el.com>,
        Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@...el.com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        Cedric Le Goater <clg@...d.org>,
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        Allen Hubbe <allenbh@...il.com>, linux-ntb@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [patch V2 29/31] genirq/msi: Add abuse prevention comment to msi
 header

On Mon, Dec 06, 2021 at 11:51:49PM +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> ---
>  include/linux/msi.h |   14 ++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
> 
> --- a/include/linux/msi.h
> +++ b/include/linux/msi.h
> @@ -2,6 +2,20 @@
>  #ifndef LINUX_MSI_H
>  #define LINUX_MSI_H
>  
> +/*
> + * This header file contains MSI data structures and functions which are
> + * only relevant for:
> + *	- Interrupt core code
> + *	- PCI/MSI core code
> + *	- MSI interrupt domain implementations
> + *	- IOMMU, low level VFIO, NTB and other justified exceptions
> + *	  dealing with low level MSI details.
> + *
> + * Regular device drivers have no business with any of these functions and
> + * especially storing MSI descriptor pointers in random code is considered
> + * abuse. The only function which is relevant for drivers is msi_get_virq().
> + */
> +
>  #include <linux/cpumask.h>
>  #include <linux/mutex.h>
>  #include <linux/list.h>
> 

Ah, to be young and idealistic and hope that kernel developers read
comments in header files :)

You might want to add this to the driver-api kernel doc build?

Anyway, looks good to me:

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>