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Message-ID: <aXMQ2r1UKgAaYvNx@hu-qianyu-lv.qualcomm.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:10:34 -0800
From: Qiang Yu <qiang.yu@....qualcomm.com>
To: Shawn Lin <shawn.lin@...k-chips.com>
Cc: Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>, Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@...nel.org>,
        Lorenzo Pieralisi <lpieralisi@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Wilczyński <kwilczynski@...nel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] PCI: dwc: Rename has_msi_ctrl to uses_imsi_rx for
 clarity

On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 04:15:52PM +0800, Shawn Lin wrote:
> Hi Qiang,
> 
> 在 2026/01/22 星期四 15:45, Qiang Yu 写道:
> > The current "has_msi_ctrl" flag name is misleading because it suggests the
> > presence of any MSI controller, while it is specifically set for platforms
> > that lack .msi_init() callback and don't have "msi-parent" or "msi-map"
> > device tree properties, indicating they rely on the iMSI-RX module for MSI
> > functionality.
> > 
> > Rename it to "uses_imsi_rx" to make the intent clear:
> > - When true: Platform uses the iMSI-RX module for MSI handling
> > - When false: Platform has other MSI controller support (ITS/MBI, custom
> > handlers)
> > 
> > No functional changes, only improves code readability and eliminates
> > naming confusion.
> > 
> 
> I love this patch, it's indeed confusing. But I noticed the naming
> seems inconsistency, for instance, there are already use_atu_msg,
> use_parent_dt_ranges, etc. Should we use use_imsi_rx instead?

Thank you. You are right. Use_imsi_rx is more consistency.

- Qiang Yu
> 
> But in any case,
> Reviewed-by: Shawn Lin <shawn.lin@...k-chips.com>
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Qiang Yu <qiang.yu@....qualcomm.com>
> > ---
> >   drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c | 16 ++++++++--------
> >   drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h      |  2 +-
> >   drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-qcom.c            |  4 ++--
> >   3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
> > index a17833dd6f9d4b4aa06dc1fe09ffed5e2c28a82f..e7dbdf3670b426783e778be5064def10d2b209b1 100644
> > --- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
> > +++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware-host.c
> > @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void dw_pcie_msi_init(struct dw_pcie_rp *pp)
> >   	u64 msi_target = (u64)pp->msi_data;
> >   	u32 ctrl, num_ctrls;
> > -	if (!pci_msi_enabled() || !pp->has_msi_ctrl)
> > +	if (!pci_msi_enabled() || !pp->uses_imsi_rx)
> >   		return;
> >   	num_ctrls = pp->num_vectors / MAX_MSI_IRQS_PER_CTRL;
> > @@ -603,15 +603,15 @@ int dw_pcie_host_init(struct dw_pcie_rp *pp)
> >   	}
> >   	if (pci_msi_enabled()) {
> > -		pp->has_msi_ctrl = !(pp->ops->msi_init ||
> > +		pp->uses_imsi_rx = !(pp->ops->msi_init ||
> >   				     of_property_present(np, "msi-parent") ||
> >   				     of_property_present(np, "msi-map"));
> >   		/*
> > -		 * For the has_msi_ctrl case the default assignment is handled
> > +		 * For the uses_imsi_rx case the default assignment is handled
> >   		 * in the dw_pcie_msi_host_init().
> >   		 */
> > -		if (!pp->has_msi_ctrl && !pp->num_vectors) {
> > +		if (!pp->uses_imsi_rx && !pp->num_vectors) {
> >   			pp->num_vectors = MSI_DEF_NUM_VECTORS;
> >   		} else if (pp->num_vectors > MAX_MSI_IRQS) {
> >   			dev_err(dev, "Invalid number of vectors\n");
> > @@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ int dw_pcie_host_init(struct dw_pcie_rp *pp)
> >   			ret = pp->ops->msi_init(pp);
> >   			if (ret < 0)
> >   				goto err_deinit_host;
> > -		} else if (pp->has_msi_ctrl) {
> > +		} else if (pp->uses_imsi_rx) {
> >   			ret = dw_pcie_msi_host_init(pp);
> >   			if (ret < 0)
> >   				goto err_deinit_host;
> > @@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ int dw_pcie_host_init(struct dw_pcie_rp *pp)
> >   	dw_pcie_edma_remove(pci);
> >   err_free_msi:
> > -	if (pp->has_msi_ctrl)
> > +	if (pp->uses_imsi_rx)
> >   		dw_pcie_free_msi(pp);
> >   err_deinit_host:
> > @@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ void dw_pcie_host_deinit(struct dw_pcie_rp *pp)
> >   	dw_pcie_edma_remove(pci);
> > -	if (pp->has_msi_ctrl)
> > +	if (pp->uses_imsi_rx)
> >   		dw_pcie_free_msi(pp);
> >   	if (pp->ops->deinit)
> > @@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ int dw_pcie_setup_rc(struct dw_pcie_rp *pp)
> >   	 * the MSI and MSI-X capabilities of the Root Port to allow the drivers
> >   	 * to fall back to INTx instead.
> >   	 */
> > -	if (pp->has_msi_ctrl) {
> > +	if (pp->uses_imsi_rx) {
> >   		dw_pcie_remove_capability(pci, PCI_CAP_ID_MSI);
> >   		dw_pcie_remove_capability(pci, PCI_CAP_ID_MSIX);
> >   	}
> > diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h
> > index 53b65428fadb3d905b02bdcc06667065574f4f9d..33154bc89dd3b7d7fbe0ea749ca22bdc8292489c 100644
> > --- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h
> > +++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-designware.h
> > @@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ struct dw_pcie_host_ops {
> >   };
> >   struct dw_pcie_rp {
> > -	bool			has_msi_ctrl:1;
> > +	bool			uses_imsi_rx:1;
> >   	bool			cfg0_io_shared:1;
> >   	u64			cfg0_base;
> >   	void __iomem		*va_cfg0_base;
> > diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-qcom.c b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-qcom.c
> > index 13e6c334e10d21b9ebfe5f82de0aff3bce6191e3..999f5e083cef4e78b85a0111d2a90c3de65c83b5 100644
> > --- a/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-qcom.c
> > +++ b/drivers/pci/controller/dwc/pcie-qcom.c
> > @@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ static void qcom_pci_free_msi(void *ptr)
> >   {
> >   	struct dw_pcie_rp *pp = (struct dw_pcie_rp *)ptr;
> > -	if (pp && pp->has_msi_ctrl)
> > +	if (pp && pp->uses_imsi_rx)
> >   		dw_pcie_free_msi(pp);
> >   }
> > @@ -1657,7 +1657,7 @@ static int qcom_pcie_ecam_host_init(struct pci_config_window *cfg)
> >   	if (ret)
> >   		return ret;
> > -	pp->has_msi_ctrl = true;
> > +	pp->uses_imsi_rx = true;
> >   	dw_pcie_msi_init(pp);
> >   	return devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, qcom_pci_free_msi, pp);
> > 
> 

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