netdev - RE: [RFC PATCH v8 3/8] ptp: Reorganize ptp_kvm modules to make it arch-independent.

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Date:   Tue, 26 Nov 2019 08:30:56 +0000
From:   "Jianyong Wu (Arm Technology China)" <Jianyong.Wu@....com>
To:     Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "yangbo.lu@....com" <yangbo.lu@....com>,
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        Mark Rutland <Mark.Rutland@....com>,
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        Steve Capper <Steve.Capper@....com>,
        "Kaly Xin (Arm Technology China)" <Kaly.Xin@....com>,
        "Justin He (Arm Technology China)" <Justin.He@....com>,
        nd <nd@....com>
Subject: RE: [RFC PATCH v8 3/8] ptp: Reorganize ptp_kvm modules to make it
 arch-independent.

Hi Marc,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2019 11:48 PM
> To: Jianyong Wu (Arm Technology China) <Jianyong.Wu@....com>
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; yangbo.lu@....com; john.stultz@...aro.org;
> tglx@...utronix.de; pbonzini@...hat.com; sean.j.christopherson@...el.com;
> richardcochran@...il.com; Mark Rutland <Mark.Rutland@....com>;
> will@...nel.org; Suzuki Poulose <Suzuki.Poulose@....com>; linux-
> kernel@...r.kernel.org; linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org;
> kvmarm@...ts.cs.columbia.edu; kvm@...r.kernel.org; Steve Capper
> <Steve.Capper@....com>; Kaly Xin (Arm Technology China)
> <Kaly.Xin@....com>; Justin He (Arm Technology China)
> <Justin.He@....com>; nd <nd@....com>
> Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v8 3/8] ptp: Reorganize ptp_kvm modules to make it
> arch-independent.
> 
> On 2019-11-25 10:45, Jianyong Wu wrote:
> > Currently, ptp_kvm modules implementation is only for x86 which
> > includs large part of arch-specific code.  This patch move all of
> > those code into new arch related file in the same directory.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jianyong Wu <jianyong.wu@....com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/ptp/Makefile                        |  1 +
> >  drivers/ptp/{ptp_kvm.c => ptp_kvm_common.c} | 77 +++++-------------
> >  drivers/ptp/ptp_kvm_x86.c                   | 87
> > +++++++++++++++++++++
> >  include/asm-generic/ptp_kvm.h               | 12 +++
> >  4 files changed, 118 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)  rename
> > drivers/ptp/{ptp_kvm.c => ptp_kvm_common.c} (63%)  create mode
> 100644
> > drivers/ptp/ptp_kvm_x86.c  create mode 100644
> > include/asm-generic/ptp_kvm.h
> 
> [...]
> 
> > diff --git a/include/asm-generic/ptp_kvm.h
> > b/include/asm-generic/ptp_kvm.h new file mode 100644 index
> > 000000000000..e5dd386f6664
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/include/asm-generic/ptp_kvm.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
> > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> > +/*
> > + *  Virtual PTP 1588 clock for use with KVM guests
> > + *
> > + *  Copyright (C) 2019 ARM Ltd.
> 
> I think you should live the original copyright assignment here.
> This really isn't anything new.
> 

Ok,

> > + *  All Rights Reserved
> > + */
> > +
> > +int kvm_arch_ptp_init(void);
> > +int kvm_arch_ptp_get_clock(struct timespec64 *ts); int
> > +kvm_arch_ptp_get_crosststamp(unsigned long *cycle,
> > +		struct timespec64 *tspec, void *cs);
> 
> Why is this include file in asm-generic? This isn't a kernel-wide API.
> 
> I think it should be sitting in drivers/ptp, as it is only shared between the
> generic and arch-specific stuff.

Ok, all these APIs used under driver/ptp, so it's better to move that header file into it.

Thanks
Jianyong
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>          M.
> --
> Jazz is not dead. It just smells funny...