linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 03/33] x86/traps: add a system interrupt table for system interrupt dispatch

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Message-ID: <874jnm8fst.ffs@tglx>
Date:   Mon, 05 Jun 2023 10:38:26 +0200
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Xin Li <xin3.li@...el.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com,
        hpa@...or.com, peterz@...radead.org, andrew.cooper3@...rix.com,
        seanjc@...gle.com, pbonzini@...hat.com, ravi.v.shankar@...el.com,
        jiangshanlai@...il.com, shan.kang@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 03/33] x86/traps: add a system interrupt table for
 system interrupt dispatch

On Mon, Apr 10 2023 at 01:14, Xin Li wrote:
>  #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> -DECLARE_IDTENTRY(RESCHEDULE_VECTOR,			sysvec_reschedule_ipi);
> +DECLARE_IDTENTRY_SYSVEC(RESCHEDULE_VECTOR,		sysvec_reschedule_ipi);

Please do not hide unrelated semantical changes in a big pile of
supposed to be mechanical changes. Split it out and provide a proper
explanation why this is correct and required.

> +/*
> + * How system interrupt handlers are called.
> + */
> +#define DECLARE_SYSTEM_INTERRUPT_HANDLER(f)	\
> +	void f (struct pt_regs *regs)
> +typedef DECLARE_SYSTEM_INTERRUPT_HANDLER((*system_interrupt_handler));

How is this related to the other changes and why is it required. Please
make this reviewable.

Thanks,

        tglx