linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] PCI: vmd: Add the module param to adjust MSI mode

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Date:   Sun, 2 Apr 2023 22:34:00 +0800
From:   Xinghui Li <korantwork@...il.com>
To:     "Patel, Nirmal" <nirmal.patel@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>, kbusch@...nel.org,
        jonathan.derrick@...ux.dev, lpieralisi@...nel.org,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Xinghui Li <korantli@...cent.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] PCI: vmd: Add the module param to adjust MSI mode

On Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 2:49 PM Patel, Nirmal
<nirmal.patel@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>
> How about adding a boolean flag by comparing user input for module
> parameter msi_remap? and add the flag at
>
>     - if (!(features & VMD_FEAT_CAN_BYPASS_MSI_REMAP) || msi_flag
>         || offset[0] || offset[1])
>
> Correct if I am wrong, but in this way we can cover all the cases.
> If user adds msi_remap=on, msi_flag=true and enables remapping.
> If user adds msi_remap=off, msi_flag=false and disables remapping.
> If user doesn't add anything, msi_flag=false and decision will be
> made same as current implementation. This will cover guest OS case
> as well.
>
Sorry, I don't quite get your point. How is msi_flag assigned?
Do you mean when msi_remap=no, the msi_flag is assigned as true?
And msi_remap=off, the msi_flag is assigned as false?

Thanks~