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Date: Fri,  5 Apr 2024 15:31:01 -0700
From: Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>
To: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	X86 Kernel <x86@...nel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.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: Paul Luse <paul.e.luse@...el.com>,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	Raj Ashok <ashok.raj@...el.com>,
	"Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@...el.com>,
	maz@...nel.org,
	seanjc@...gle.com,
	"Robin Murphy" <robin.murphy@....com>,
	jim.harris@...sung.com,
	a.manzanares@...sung.com,
	"Bjorn Helgaas" <helgaas@...nel.org>,
	guang.zeng@...el.com,
	robert.hoo.linux@...il.com,
	Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 04/13] x86/irq: Add a Kconfig option for posted MSI

This option will be used to support delivering MSIs as posted
interrupts. Interrupt remapping is required.

Signed-off-by: Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>

---
v2: Remove x2apic dependency
---
 arch/x86/Kconfig | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 39886bab943a..f5688f4e299b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -464,6 +464,17 @@ config X86_X2APIC
 
 	  If you don't know what to do here, say N.
 
+config X86_POSTED_MSI
+	bool "Enable MSI and MSI-x delivery by posted interrupts"
+	depends on X86_64 && IRQ_REMAP
+	help
+	  This enables MSIs that are under interrupt remapping to be delivered as
+	  posted interrupts to the host kernel. Interrupt throughput can
+	  potentially be improved by coalescing CPU notifications during high
+	  frequency bursts.
+
+	  If you don't know what to do here, say N.
+
 config X86_MPPARSE
 	bool "Enable MPS table" if ACPI
 	default y
-- 
2.25.1


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