linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 7/7] s390/vfio_ap: always clean up IRQ resources

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Date:   Tue, 20 Dec 2022 09:33:03 -0500
From:   Anthony Krowiak <akrowiak@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Halil Pasic <pasic@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, jjherne@...ux.ibm.com, freude@...ux.ibm.com,
        borntraeger@...ibm.com, cohuck@...hat.com, mjrosato@...ux.ibm.com,
        alex.williamson@...hat.com, kwankhede@...dia.com,
        fiuczy@...ux.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/7] s390/vfio_ap: always clean up IRQ resources


On 12/19/22 9:10 AM, Halil Pasic wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:44:37 -0500
> Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@...ux.ibm.com> wrote:
>
>> Clean up IRQ resources even when a PQAP(ZAPQ) function fails with an error
>> not handled by a case statement.
> Why?


If the ZAPQ failed, then instructions submitted to the same queue will 
likewise fail. Are you saying it's not safe to assume, therefore, that 
interrupts will not be occurring?


>
> I'm afraid this is a step in the wrong direction...


Please explain why.


>
>> Signed-off-by: Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@...ux.ibm.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c | 2 +-
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
>> index e80c5a6b91be..2dd8db9ddb39 100644
>> --- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
>> +++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
>> @@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ static int vfio_ap_mdev_reset_queue(struct vfio_ap_queue *q)
>>   		     "PQAP/ZAPQ for %02x.%04x failed with invalid rc=%u\n",
>>   		     AP_QID_CARD(q->apqn), AP_QID_QUEUE(q->apqn),
>>   		     status.response_code);
>> -		return -EIO;
>> +		break;
>>   	}
>>   
>>   	vfio_ap_free_aqic_resources(q);