Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] x86/of: Add support for boot time interrupt delivery mode configuration

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On 16/11/2022 6:42 pm, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> This email was sent from outside of MaxLinear.
> 
> On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 06:28:20PM +0800, Rahul Tanwar wrote:
>  > Presently, init/boot time interrupt delivery mode is enumerated
>  > only for ACPI enabled systems by parsing MADT table or for older
>  > systems by parsing MP table. But for OF based x86 systems, it is
>  > assumed & hardcoded to legacy PIC mode. This is a bug for
>  > platforms which are OF based but do not use 8259 compliant legacy
>  > PIC interrupt controller. Such platforms can not even boot because
>  > of this bug/hardcoding.
>  >
>  > Fix this bug by adding support for configuration of init time
>  > interrupt delivery mode for x86 OF based systems by introducing a
>  > new optional boolean property 'intel,virtual-wire-mode' for
>  > interrupt-controller node of local APIC. This property emulates
>  > IMCRP Bit 7 of MP feature info byte 2 of MP floating pointer
>  > structure [1].
>  >
>  > Defaults to legacy PIC mode if absent. Configures it to virtual
>  > wire compatibility mode if present.
> 
>  > [1] 
> https://www.manualslib.com/manual/77733/Intel-Multiprocessor.html?page=40#manual <https://www.manualslib.com/manual/77733/Intel-Multiprocessor.html?page=40#manual>
> 
> Link: ?
> 
> ...
> 
>  > + if (of_property_read_bool(dn, "intel,virtual-wire-mode")) {
> 
> You need a separate patch to show this property being added (yes,
> I have just commented on your patch 2).
>

Well noted about it. Will update. Thanks.

Regards,
Rahul


>  > + printk(KERN_NOTICE "Virtual Wire compatibility mode.\n");
>  > + pic_mode = 0;
>  > + } else {
>  > + printk(KERN_NOTICE "IMCR and PIC compatibility mode.\n");
>  > + pic_mode = 1;
> 
> Why not pr_notice() in both cases?
> 
>  > + }
> 
> -- 
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko
> 





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