linux-kernel - RE: [patch 08/20] genirq/msi: Make MSI descriptor iterators device domain aware

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Date:   Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:17:04 +0100
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@...el.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
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        "Ahmed S. Darwish" <darwi@...utronix.de>,
        "Chatre, Reinette" <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [patch 08/20] genirq/msi: Make MSI descriptor iterators device
 domain aware

On Fri, Nov 18 2022 at 07:57, Kevin Tian wrote:
>> From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
>> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2022 9:57 PM
>> 
>> +/* Invalid XA index which is outside of any searchable range */
>> +#define MSI_XA_MAX_INDEX	(ULONG_MAX - 1)
>> +#define MSI_XA_DOMAIN_SIZE	(MSI_MAX_INDEX + 1)
>> +
>
> Out of curiosity. Other places treat MSI_MAX_INDEX - 1 as the upper
> bound of a valid range. This size definition here implies that the last ID
> is wasted for every domain. Is it intended?

Bah. MSI_MAX_INDEX is inclusive so the size must be + 1. I obviously
missed that in the other places which use it as upper bound.

Not that it matters, but yes. Let me fix that.