On Mon, Sep 01, 2014 at 02:52:43PM +0200, Eric Auger wrote:
> In case the IRQ is forwarded, the VFIO platform IRQ handler does not
> need to disable the IRQ anymore. In that mode, when the handler completes
add a comma after completes
> the IRQ is not deactivated but only its priority is lowered.
>
> Some other actor (typically a guest) is supposed to deactivate the IRQ,
> allowing at that time a new physical IRQ to hit.
>
> In virtualization use case, the physical IRQ is automatically completed
> by the interrupt controller when the guest completes the corresponding
> virtual IRQ.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Auger <eric.auger@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_irq.c | 7 ++++++-
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_irq.c b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_irq.c
> index 6768508..1f851b2 100644
> --- a/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_irq.c
> +++ b/drivers/vfio/platform/vfio_platform_irq.c
> @@ -88,13 +88,18 @@ static irqreturn_t vfio_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
> struct vfio_platform_irq *irq_ctx = dev_id;
> unsigned long flags;
> int ret = IRQ_NONE;
> + struct irq_data *d;
> + bool is_forwarded;
>
> spin_lock_irqsave(&irq_ctx->lock, flags);
>
> if (!irq_ctx->masked) {
> ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
> + d = irq_get_irq_data(irq_ctx->hwirq);
> + is_forwarded = irqd_irq_forwarded(d);
>
> - if (irq_ctx->flags & VFIO_IRQ_INFO_AUTOMASKED) {
> + if (irq_ctx->flags & VFIO_IRQ_INFO_AUTOMASKED &&
> + !is_forwarded) {
> disable_irq_nosync(irq_ctx->hwirq);
> irq_ctx->masked = true;
> }
> --
> 1.9.1
>
It makes sense that these needs to be all controlled in the kernel, but
I'm wondering if it would be cleaner / more correct to clear the
AUTOMASKED flag when the IRQ is forwarded and have vfio refuse setting
this flag as long as the irq is forwarded?
-Christoffer
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