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Message-ID: <CAAhV-H5pTS0A54gW9mOZxjqXYXcjGx=EXFH6-QO-75T0XoqYsA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:44:31 +0800
From: Huacai Chen <chenhuacai@...nel.org>
To: Bibo Mao <maobibo@...ngson.cn>
Cc: Tianrui Zhao <zhaotianrui@...ngson.cn>, WANG Xuerui <kernel@...0n.name>, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org, loongarch@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH] LoongArch: KVM: Set default return value in kvm IO bus ops

Hi, Bibo,

On Wed, Dec 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM Bibo Mao <maobibo@...ngson.cn> wrote:
>
> When irqchip in kernel is enabled, its register area is registered
> in the IO bus list with API kvm_io_bus_register_dev(). In MMIO/IOCSR
> register access emulation, kvm_io_bus_write/kvm_io_bus_read is called
> firstly. If it returns 0, it shows that in kernel irqchip handles
> the emulation already, else it returns to VMM and lets VMM emulate
> the register access.
>
> Once irqchip in kernel is enabled, it should return 0 if the address
> is within range of the registered IO bus. It should not return to VMM
> since VMM does not know how to handle it, and irqchip is handled in
> kernel already.
>
> Here set default return value with 0 in KVM IO bus operations.
If you are sure that both the good path and bad path should both
return 0, please check whether mail_send() and send_ipi_data() should
also change.

Huacai

>
> Signed-off-by: Bibo Mao <maobibo@...ngson.cn>
> ---
>  arch/loongarch/kvm/intc/eiointc.c | 28 ++++++++++++----------------
>  arch/loongarch/kvm/intc/ipi.c     | 10 ++--------
>  arch/loongarch/kvm/intc/pch_pic.c | 31 ++++++++++++++-----------------
>  3 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kvm/intc/eiointc.c b/arch/loongarch/kvm/intc/eiointc.c
> index 29886876143f..7ca9dfea7f39 100644
> --- a/arch/loongarch/kvm/intc/eiointc.c
> +++ b/arch/loongarch/kvm/intc/eiointc.c
> @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void eiointc_set_irq(struct loongarch_eiointc *s, int irq, int level)
>  static int loongarch_eiointc_read(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct loongarch_eiointc *s,
>                                 gpa_t addr, unsigned long *val)
>  {
> -       int index, ret = 0;
> +       int index;
>         u64 data = 0;
>         gpa_t offset;
>
> @@ -150,30 +150,29 @@ static int loongarch_eiointc_read(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct loongarch_eioint
>                 data = s->coremap[index];
>                 break;
>         default:
> -               ret = -EINVAL;
>                 break;
>         }
>         *val = data;
>
> -       return ret;
> +       return 0;
>  }
>
>  static int kvm_eiointc_read(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>                         struct kvm_io_device *dev,
>                         gpa_t addr, int len, void *val)
>  {
> -       int ret = -EINVAL;
> +       int ret = 0;
>         unsigned long flags, data, offset;
>         struct loongarch_eiointc *eiointc = vcpu->kvm->arch.eiointc;
>
>         if (!eiointc) {
>                 kvm_err("%s: eiointc irqchip not valid!\n", __func__);
> -               return -EINVAL;
> +               return ret;
>         }
>
>         if (addr & (len - 1)) {
>                 kvm_err("%s: eiointc not aligned addr %llx len %d\n", __func__, addr, len);
> -               return -EINVAL;
> +               return ret;
>         }
>
>         offset = addr & 0x7;
> @@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ static int loongarch_eiointc_write(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>                                 struct loongarch_eiointc *s,
>                                 gpa_t addr, u64 value, u64 field_mask)
>  {
> -       int index, irq, ret = 0;
> +       int index, irq;
>         u8 cpu;
>         u64 data, old, mask;
>         gpa_t offset;
> @@ -287,29 +286,28 @@ static int loongarch_eiointc_write(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>                 eiointc_update_sw_coremap(s, index * 8, data, sizeof(data), true);
>                 break;
>         default:
> -               ret = -EINVAL;
>                 break;
>         }
>
> -       return ret;
> +       return 0;
>  }
>
>  static int kvm_eiointc_write(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>                         struct kvm_io_device *dev,
>                         gpa_t addr, int len, const void *val)
>  {
> -       int ret = -EINVAL;
> +       int ret = 0;
>         unsigned long flags, value;
>         struct loongarch_eiointc *eiointc = vcpu->kvm->arch.eiointc;
>
>         if (!eiointc) {
>                 kvm_err("%s: eiointc irqchip not valid!\n", __func__);
> -               return -EINVAL;
> +               return ret;
>         }
>
>         if (addr & (len - 1)) {
>                 kvm_err("%s: eiointc not aligned addr %llx len %d\n", __func__, addr, len);
> -               return -EINVAL;
> +               return ret;
>         }
>
>         vcpu->stat.eiointc_write_exits++;
> @@ -352,7 +350,7 @@ static int kvm_eiointc_virt_read(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>
>         if (!eiointc) {
>                 kvm_err("%s: eiointc irqchip not valid!\n", __func__);
> -               return -EINVAL;
> +               return 0;
>         }
>
>         addr -= EIOINTC_VIRT_BASE;
> @@ -383,21 +381,19 @@ static int kvm_eiointc_virt_write(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>
>         if (!eiointc) {
>                 kvm_err("%s: eiointc irqchip not valid!\n", __func__);
> -               return -EINVAL;
> +               return ret;
>         }
>
>         addr -= EIOINTC_VIRT_BASE;
>         spin_lock_irqsave(&eiointc->lock, flags);
>         switch (addr) {
>         case EIOINTC_VIRT_FEATURES:
> -               ret = -EPERM;
>                 break;
>         case EIOINTC_VIRT_CONFIG:
>                 /*
>                  * eiointc features can only be set at disabled status
>                  */
>                 if ((eiointc->status & BIT(EIOINTC_ENABLE)) && value) {
> -                       ret = -EPERM;
>                         break;
>                 }
>                 eiointc->status = value & eiointc->features;
> diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kvm/intc/ipi.c b/arch/loongarch/kvm/intc/ipi.c
> index 05cefd29282e..311cbb66821d 100644
> --- a/arch/loongarch/kvm/intc/ipi.c
> +++ b/arch/loongarch/kvm/intc/ipi.c
> @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static int any_send(struct kvm *kvm, uint64_t data)
>         vcpu = kvm_get_vcpu_by_cpuid(kvm, cpu);
>         if (unlikely(vcpu == NULL)) {
>                 kvm_err("%s: invalid target cpu: %d\n", __func__, cpu);
> -               return -EINVAL;
> +               return 0;
>         }
>         offset = data & 0xffff;
>
> @@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ static int any_send(struct kvm *kvm, uint64_t data)
>
>  static int loongarch_ipi_readl(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t addr, int len, void *val)
>  {
> -       int ret = 0;
>         uint32_t offset;
>         uint64_t res = 0;
>
> @@ -211,19 +210,17 @@ static int loongarch_ipi_readl(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t addr, int len, void
>                 if (offset + len > IOCSR_IPI_BUF_38 + 8) {
>                         kvm_err("%s: invalid offset or len: offset = %d, len = %d\n",
>                                 __func__, offset, len);
> -                       ret = -EINVAL;
>                         break;
>                 }
>                 res = read_mailbox(vcpu, offset, len);
>                 break;
>         default:
>                 kvm_err("%s: unknown addr: %llx\n", __func__, addr);
> -               ret = -EINVAL;
>                 break;
>         }
>         *(uint64_t *)val = res;
>
> -       return ret;
> +       return 0;
>  }
>
>  static int loongarch_ipi_writel(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t addr, int len, const void *val)
> @@ -239,7 +236,6 @@ static int loongarch_ipi_writel(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t addr, int len, cons
>
>         switch (offset) {
>         case IOCSR_IPI_STATUS:
> -               ret = -EINVAL;
>                 break;
>         case IOCSR_IPI_EN:
>                 spin_lock(&vcpu->arch.ipi_state.lock);
> @@ -257,7 +253,6 @@ static int loongarch_ipi_writel(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t addr, int len, cons
>                 if (offset + len > IOCSR_IPI_BUF_38 + 8) {
>                         kvm_err("%s: invalid offset or len: offset = %d, len = %d\n",
>                                 __func__, offset, len);
> -                       ret = -EINVAL;
>                         break;
>                 }
>                 write_mailbox(vcpu, offset, data, len);
> @@ -273,7 +268,6 @@ static int loongarch_ipi_writel(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t addr, int len, cons
>                 break;
>         default:
>                 kvm_err("%s: unknown addr: %llx\n", __func__, addr);
> -               ret = -EINVAL;
>                 break;
>         }
>
> diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kvm/intc/pch_pic.c b/arch/loongarch/kvm/intc/pch_pic.c
> index a698a73de399..773885f8d659 100644
> --- a/arch/loongarch/kvm/intc/pch_pic.c
> +++ b/arch/loongarch/kvm/intc/pch_pic.c
> @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void pch_msi_set_irq(struct kvm *kvm, int irq, int level)
>
>  static int loongarch_pch_pic_read(struct loongarch_pch_pic *s, gpa_t addr, int len, void *val)
>  {
> -       int ret = 0, offset;
> +       int offset;
>         u64 data = 0;
>         void *ptemp;
>
> @@ -121,34 +121,32 @@ static int loongarch_pch_pic_read(struct loongarch_pch_pic *s, gpa_t addr, int l
>                 data = s->isr;
>                 break;
>         default:
> -               ret = -EINVAL;
> +               break;
>         }
>         spin_unlock(&s->lock);
>
> -       if (ret == 0) {
> -               offset = (addr - s->pch_pic_base) & 7;
> -               data = data >> (offset * 8);
> -               memcpy(val, &data, len);
> -       }
> +       offset = (addr - s->pch_pic_base) & 7;
> +       data = data >> (offset * 8);
> +       memcpy(val, &data, len);
>
> -       return ret;
> +       return 0;
>  }
>
>  static int kvm_pch_pic_read(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>                         struct kvm_io_device *dev,
>                         gpa_t addr, int len, void *val)
>  {
> -       int ret;
> +       int ret = 0;
>         struct loongarch_pch_pic *s = vcpu->kvm->arch.pch_pic;
>
>         if (!s) {
>                 kvm_err("%s: pch pic irqchip not valid!\n", __func__);
> -               return -EINVAL;
> +               return ret;
>         }
>
>         if (addr & (len - 1)) {
>                 kvm_err("%s: pch pic not aligned addr %llx len %d\n", __func__, addr, len);
> -               return -EINVAL;
> +               return ret;
>         }
>
>         /* statistics of pch pic reading */
> @@ -161,7 +159,7 @@ static int kvm_pch_pic_read(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>  static int loongarch_pch_pic_write(struct loongarch_pch_pic *s, gpa_t addr,
>                                         int len, const void *val)
>  {
> -       int ret = 0, offset;
> +       int offset;
>         u64 old, data, mask;
>         void *ptemp;
>
> @@ -226,29 +224,28 @@ static int loongarch_pch_pic_write(struct loongarch_pch_pic *s, gpa_t addr,
>         case PCH_PIC_ROUTE_ENTRY_START ... PCH_PIC_ROUTE_ENTRY_END:
>                 break;
>         default:
> -               ret = -EINVAL;
>                 break;
>         }
>         spin_unlock(&s->lock);
>
> -       return ret;
> +       return 0;
>  }
>
>  static int kvm_pch_pic_write(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>                         struct kvm_io_device *dev,
>                         gpa_t addr, int len, const void *val)
>  {
> -       int ret;
> +       int ret = 0;
>         struct loongarch_pch_pic *s = vcpu->kvm->arch.pch_pic;
>
>         if (!s) {
>                 kvm_err("%s: pch pic irqchip not valid!\n", __func__);
> -               return -EINVAL;
> +               return ret;
>         }
>
>         if (addr & (len - 1)) {
>                 kvm_err("%s: pch pic not aligned addr %llx len %d\n", __func__, addr, len);
> -               return -EINVAL;
> +               return ret;
>         }
>
>         /* statistics of pch pic writing */
>
> base-commit: c9b47175e9131118e6f221cc8fb81397d62e7c91
> --
> 2.39.3
>
>

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