linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V11 3/8] PCI: Create PCI library functions in support of DOE mailboxes.

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Date:   Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:57:34 -0700
From:   Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:     Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
CC:     Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>,
        Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@...el.com>,
        Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>,
        Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>,
        Ben Widawsky <bwidawsk@...nel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V11 3/8] PCI: Create PCI library functions in support of
 DOE mailboxes.

Ira Weiny wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 17, 2022 at 03:56:38PM -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
[..]
> > > +static int pci_doe_discovery(struct pci_doe_mb *doe_mb, u8 *index, u16 *vid,
> > > +			     u8 *protocol)
> > > +{
> > > +	u32 request_pl = FIELD_PREP(PCI_DOE_DATA_OBJECT_DISC_REQ_3_INDEX,
> > > +				    *index);
> > > +	u32 response_pl;
> > > +	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(c);
> > > +	struct pci_doe_task task = {
> > > +		.prot.vid = PCI_VENDOR_ID_PCI_SIG,
> > > +		.prot.type = PCI_DOE_PROTOCOL_DISCOVERY,
> > > +		.request_pl = &request_pl,
> > > +		.request_pl_sz = sizeof(request_pl),
> > > +		.response_pl = &response_pl,
> > > +		.response_pl_sz = sizeof(response_pl),
> > > +		.complete = pci_doe_task_complete,
> > > +		.private = &c,
> > > +	};
> > > +	int ret;
> > > +
> > > +	ret = pci_doe_submit_task(doe_mb, &task);
> > > +	if (ret < 0)
> > > +		return ret;
> > > +
> > > +	wait_for_completion(&c);
> > 
> > Another place where the need for a completion can be replaced with
> > flush_work().
> 
> No not here.  While this call is internal it is actually acting like an
> external caller.  This specific wait is for that response to get back.
> 
> This pattern was specifically asked for by you.  Previously Jonathan had a
> synchronous call which took care of this but you said let all callers just
> handle it themselves.  So all callers submit a task and if they want to wait
> for the response they have to do so themselves.

Ah, true I remember that. The nice thing about a doing your own
wait_for_completion() like this is that you can make it
wait_for_completion_interruptible() to give up on the DOE if it gets
stalled. However, if you have a work item per-task and you're willing to
do an uninterruptible sleep, then flush_work(&task->work) is identical.