linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] PCI: pci-epf-test: Register notifier if only core_init

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Date:   Tue, 1 Nov 2022 18:31:07 +0900
From:   Kunihiko Hayashi <hayashi.kunihiko@...ionext.com>
To:     Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
Cc:     Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>,
        Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@....com>,
        Krzysztof Wilczyński <kw@...ux.com>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        Om Prakash Singh <omp@...dia.com>,
        Vidya Sagar <vidyas@...dia.com>, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] PCI: pci-epf-test: Register notifier if only
 core_init_notifier is enabled

Hi Bjorn,

On 2022/10/29 2:06, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 06:01:01PM +0900, Kunihiko Hayashi wrote:
>> Need to register pci_epf_test_notifier function event if only
>> core_init_notifier is enabled.
>>
>> Fixes: 5e50ee27d4a5 ("PCI: pci-epf-test: Add support to defer core
> initialization")
>> Signed-off-by: Kunihiko Hayashi <hayashi.kunihiko@...ionext.com>
>> Acked-by: Om Prakash Singh <omp@...dia.com>
>> Acked-by: Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c | 2 +-
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> This patch is a part of series "PCI: endpoint: Fix core_init_notifier
> feature".
>> The rest of the patches have been withdrawn.
>>
>> Changes since v2:
>> - Add Acked-by lines
>>
>> Changes since v1:
>> - Add Acked-by lines
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
> b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
>> index 36b1801a061b..55283d2379a6 100644
>> --- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
>> +++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
>> @@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ static int pci_epf_test_bind(struct pci_epf *epf)
>>   	if (ret)
>>   		epf_test->dma_supported = false;
>>   
>> -	if (linkup_notifier) {
>> +	if (linkup_notifier || core_init_notifier) {
>>   		epf->nb.notifier_call = pci_epf_test_notifier;
>>   		pci_epc_register_notifier(epc, &epf->nb);
> 
> Why does pci_epc_register_notifier() even exist?  It's not used at all
> except for this test code.
> 
> It would be better if infrastructure like this were connected with
> some user of it.
This call was added by the commit 5779dd0a7dbd
("PCI: endpoint: Use notification chain mechanism to notify EPC events to EPF").

I haven't followed the discussion, however, this commit say:
"This will also enable to add more events (in addition to linkup) in the future."

Thank you,

---
Best Regards
Kunihiko Hayashi