linux-kernel - [PATCH RFC 06/13] x86/irq: Unionize PID.PIR for 64bit access w/o casting

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Message-Id: <20231112041643.2868316-7-jacob.jun.pan@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Sat, 11 Nov 2023 20:16:36 -0800
From:   Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>
To:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, X86 Kernel <x86@...nel.org>,
        iommu@...ts.linux.dev, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "Lu Baolu" <baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, "Borislav Petkov" <bp@...en8.de>,
        "Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc:     Raj Ashok <ashok.raj@...el.com>,
        "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@...el.com>, maz@...nel.org,
        peterz@...radead.org, seanjc@...gle.com,
        "Robin Murphy" <robin.murphy@....com>,
        Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH RFC 06/13] x86/irq: Unionize PID.PIR for 64bit access w/o casting

Make PIR field into u64 such that atomic xchg64 can be used without ugly
casting.

Suggested-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/posted_intr.h | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/posted_intr.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/posted_intr.h
index 2cd9ac1af835..3af00f5395e4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/posted_intr.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/posted_intr.h
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
 
 /* Posted-Interrupt Descriptor */
 struct pi_desc {
-	u32 pir[8];     /* Posted interrupt requested */
+	union {
+		u32 pir[8];     /* Posted interrupt requested */
+		u64 pir_l[4];
+	};
 	union {
 		struct {
 				/* bit 256 - Outstanding Notification */
-- 
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