linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 02/13] riscv: move riscv_noncoherent

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Message-ID: <Y44LTqySUMCtKoUi@xhacker>
Date:   Mon, 5 Dec 2022 23:16:30 +0800
From:   Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@...nel.org>
To:     Heiko Stübner <heiko@...ech.de>
Cc:     Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
        Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
        Albert Ou <aou@...s.berkeley.edu>,
        Anup Patel <anup@...infault.org>,
        Atish Patra <atishp@...shpatra.org>,
        Andrew Jones <ajones@...tanamicro.com>,
        linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, kvm-riscv@...ts.infradead.org,
        Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@...rochip.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 02/13] riscv: move riscv_noncoherent_supported() out
 of ZICBOM probe

On Sun, Dec 04, 2022 at 10:52:03PM +0100, Heiko Stübner wrote:
> Am Sonntag, 4. Dezember 2022, 18:46:21 CET schrieb Jisheng Zhang:
> > It's a bit weird to call riscv_noncoherent_supported() each time when
> > insmoding a module. Move the calling out of feature patch func.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@...nel.org>
> > Reviewed-by: Andrew Jones <ajones@...tanamicro.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Conor Dooley <conor.dooley@...rochip.com>
> > ---
> >  arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c | 1 -
> >  arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c      | 2 ++
> >  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c
> > index c743f0adc794..364d1fe86bea 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c
> > @@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ static bool __init_or_module cpufeature_probe_zicbom(unsigned int stage)
> >  	if (!riscv_isa_extension_available(NULL, ZICBOM))
> >  		return false;
> >  
> > -	riscv_noncoherent_supported();
> >  	return true;
> >  }
> >  
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
> > index 86acd690d529..6eea40bf8c6b 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
> > @@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
> >  	riscv_init_cbom_blocksize();
> >  	riscv_fill_hwcap();
> >  	apply_boot_alternatives();
> > +	if (riscv_isa_extension_available(NULL, ZICBOM))
> > +		riscv_noncoherent_supported();
> 
> hmm, this changes the behaviour slightly. In the probe function there
> is the
> 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_ZICBOM))
> 		return false;
> at the top, so with this change the second WARN_TAINT in arch_setup_dma_ops
> will behave differently

thanks for the information. below code can keep the behavior:

	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_ZICBOM) &&
	    riscv_isa_extension_available(NULL, ZICBOM))
		riscv_noncoherent_supported();

will wait for one more day for more review comments, then will send out
a v3
> 
> Heiko
> 
> 
>