linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 0/4] vhost: Cleanup

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Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 20:13:56 +1000
From: Gavin Shan <gshan@...hat.com>
To: virtualization@...ts.linux.dev
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	mst@...hat.com,
	jasowang@...hat.com,
	shan.gavin@...il.com
Subject: [PATCH v2 0/4] vhost: Cleanup

This is suggested by Michael S. Tsirkin according to [1] and the goal
is to apply smp_rmb() inside vhost_get_avail_idx() if needed. With it,
the caller of the function needn't to worry about memory barriers. Since
we're here, other cleanups are also applied.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/virtualization/20240327155750-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org/

PATCH[1] improves vhost_get_avail_idx() so that smp_rmb() is applied if
         needed. Besides, the sanity checks on the retrieved available
         queue index are also squeezed to vhost_get_avail_idx()
PATCH[2] drops the local variable @last_avail_idx since it's equivalent
         to vq->last_avail_idx
PATCH[3] improves vhost_get_avail_head(), similar to what we're doing
         for vhost_get_avail_idx(), so that the relevant sanity checks
         on the head are squeezed to vhost_get_avail_head()
PATCH[4] Reformat vhost_{get, put}_user() by using tab instead of space
         as the terminator for each line

Gavin Shan (3):
  vhost: Drop variable last_avail_idx in vhost_get_vq_desc()
  vhost: Improve vhost_get_avail_head()
  vhost: Reformat vhost_{get, put}_user()

Michael S. Tsirkin (1):
  vhost: Improve vhost_get_avail_idx() with smp_rmb()

 drivers/vhost/vhost.c | 215 +++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 1 file changed, 97 insertions(+), 118 deletions(-)

Changelog
=========
v2:
  * Improve vhost_get_avail_idx() as Michael suggested in [1]
    as above                                                     (Michael)
  * Correct @head's type from 'unsigned int' to 'int'            (ltp@...el.com)

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