linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] KVM: irqfd: Postpone resamplefd notify for oneshot interrupts

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Date:   Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:19:27 +0200
From:   Dmytro Maluka <dmy@...ihalf.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Eric Auger <eric.auger@...hat.com>,
        Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>,
        Rong L Liu <rong.l.liu@...el.com>,
        Zhenyu Wang <zhenyuw@...ux.intel.com>,
        Tomasz Nowicki <tn@...ihalf.com>,
        Grzegorz Jaszczyk <jaz@...ihalf.com>,
        Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] KVM: irqfd: Postpone resamplefd notify for oneshot
 interrupts

On 7/28/22 20:55, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2022, Dmytro Maluka wrote:
>> +static void
>> +irqfd_resampler_mask(struct kvm_irq_mask_notifier *kimn, bool masked)
> 
> Ugh, I see you're just following the existing "style" in this file.  Linus provided
> a lengthy explanation of why this style is unwanted[*].  And this file is straight up
> obnoxious, e.g. a large number of functions put the return type on a separate line
> even though it would fit without any wrap.
> 
> My vote is to break from this file's style for this patch, and then do a follow-up
> patch to fix all the existing funky wraps.

Ok, I can do that.

Would you also like if I rename resampler->notifier to
resampler->ack_notifier and irqfd_resampler_mask() to
irqfd_resampler_mask_notify() for more clarity?

Thanks,
Dmytro

> [*] https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAHk-=wjoLAYG446ZNHfg=GhjSY6nFmuB_wA8fYd5iLBNXjo9Bw@mail.gmail.com