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Message-ID: <Y8icPEqkdF+7mg7E@zhen-hp.sh.intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:26:20 +0800
From:   Zhenyu Wang <zhenyuw@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@...el.com>
Cc:     Deepak R Varma <drv@...lo.com>,
        Zhenyu Wang <zhenyuw@...ux.intel.com>,
        Saurabh Singh Sengar <ssengar@...rosoft.com>,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        intel-gvt-dev@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Praveen Kumar <kumarpraveen@...ux.microsoft.com>,
        Daniel Vetter <daniel@...ll.ch>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [Intel-gfx] [PATCH 2/2] drm/i915/gvt: Avoid full proxy f_ops for
 vgpu_status debug attributes

On 2023.01.18 11:44:55 -0500, Rodrigo Vivi wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 10:18:11AM +0530, Deepak R Varma wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 02:29:37PM -0500, Rodrigo Vivi wrote:
> > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 01:44:46PM +0800, Zhenyu Wang wrote:
> > > > On 2023.01.10 13:49:57 -0500, Rodrigo Vivi wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 12:00:12AM +0530, Deepak R Varma wrote:
> > > > > > Using DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE macro with the debugfs_create_file()
> > > > > > function adds the overhead of introducing a proxy file operation
> > > > > > functions to wrap the original read/write inside file removal protection
> > > > > > functions. This adds significant overhead in terms of introducing and
> > > > > > managing the proxy factory file operations structure and function
> > > > > > wrapping at runtime.
> > > > > > As a replacement, a combination of DEFINE_DEBUGFS_ATTRIBUTE macro paired
> > > > > > with debugfs_create_file_unsafe() is suggested to be used instead.  The
> > > > > > DEFINE_DEBUGFS_ATTRIBUTE utilises debugfs_file_get() and
> > > > > > debugfs_file_put() wrappers to protect the original read and write
> > > > > > function calls for the debug attributes. There is no need for any
> > > > > > runtime proxy file operations to be managed by the debugfs core.
> > > > > > Following coccicheck make command helped identify this change:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > make coccicheck M=drivers/gpu/drm/i915/ MODE=patch COCCI=./scripts/coccinelle/api/debugfs/debugfs_simple_attr.cocci
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Deepak R Varma <drv@...lo.com>
> > > > > 
> > > > > I believe these 2 gvt cases could be done in one patch.
> > > > > But anyways,
> > > > > 
> > > > > Reviewed-by: Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@...el.com>
> > > > > 
> > > > > for both patches... and will leave these 2 patches for gvt folks
> > > > > to apply. Unless they ack and I apply in the drm-intel along with the other ones.
> > > > >
> > > > 
> > > > yeah, they're fine with me, feel free to apply them directly.
> > > > 
> > > > Acked-by: Zhenyu Wang <zhenyuw@...ux.intel.com>
> > > 
> > > Unfortunately I got some conflicts when trying to apply on drm-intel-next.
> > > 
> > > We probably need a new version, and probably through gvt branches it
> > > will be easier to handle conflicts if they appear.
> > 
> > Hello Rodrigo,
> > Sure. I will send in a new version. I am current using linux-next git repo as my
> > remote origin [tag 20230113]. Are there any specific instruction/location from
> > where I should access the gvt branch?
> 
> https://github.com/intel/gvt-linux.git
> 
> but with the linux-next your patch is probably right for them.
> 

yeah, I think so as currently from last pull request I don't have
other updates in gvt tree, maybe it's just d-i-n hasn't included
recent gvt change.

I saw Deepak sent a new one, feel free to apply. Let me know if
there's still any issue.

thanks!

> > > > 
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/debugfs.c | 6 +++---
> > > > > >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/debugfs.c
> > > > > > index 03f081c3d9a4..baccbf1761b7 100644
> > > > > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/debugfs.c
> > > > > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/debugfs.c
> > > > > > @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static int vgpu_status_get(void *data, u64 *val)
> > > > > >  	return 0;
> > > > > >  }
> > > > > >  
> > > > > > -DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(vgpu_status_fops, vgpu_status_get, NULL, "0x%llx\n");
> > > > > > +DEFINE_DEBUGFS_ATTRIBUTE(vgpu_status_fops, vgpu_status_get, NULL, "0x%llx\n");
> > > > > >  
> > > > > >  /**
> > > > > >   * intel_gvt_debugfs_add_vgpu - register debugfs entries for a vGPU
> > > > > > @@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ void intel_gvt_debugfs_add_vgpu(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu)
> > > > > >  			    &vgpu_mmio_diff_fops);
> > > > > >  	debugfs_create_file_unsafe("scan_nonprivbb", 0644, vgpu->debugfs, vgpu,
> > > > > >  				   &vgpu_scan_nonprivbb_fops);
> > > > > > -	debugfs_create_file("status", 0644, vgpu->debugfs, vgpu,
> > > > > > -			    &vgpu_status_fops);
> > > > > > +	debugfs_create_file_unsafe("status", 0644, vgpu->debugfs, vgpu,
> > > > > > +				   &vgpu_status_fops);
> > > > > >  }
> > > > > >  
> > > > > >  /**
> > > > > > -- 
> > > > > > 2.34.1
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 

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