> -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Williamson [mailto:alex.williamson@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 11:44 AM > To: Wu, Feng > Cc: tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; mingo@xxxxxxxxxx; hpa@xxxxxxxxx; x86@xxxxxxxxxx; > gleb@xxxxxxxxxx; pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx; dwmw2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; > joro@xxxxxxxxxx; jiang.liu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; eric.auger@xxxxxxxxxx; > linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; iommu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [v3 00/26] Add VT-d Posted-Interrupts support > > On Wed, 2015-01-28 at 03:01 +0000, Wu, Feng wrote: > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Wu, Feng > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2015 10:26 AM > > > To: tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; mingo@xxxxxxxxxx; hpa@xxxxxxxxx; > x86@xxxxxxxxxx; > > > gleb@xxxxxxxxxx; pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx; dwmw2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; > > > joro@xxxxxxxxxx; alex.williamson@xxxxxxxxxx; jiang.liu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Cc: eric.auger@xxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > > > iommu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Wu, Feng > > > Subject: RE: [v3 00/26] Add VT-d Posted-Interrupts support > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Wu, Feng > > > > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2014 11:15 PM > > > > To: tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; mingo@xxxxxxxxxx; hpa@xxxxxxxxx; > > > x86@xxxxxxxxxx; > > > > gleb@xxxxxxxxxx; pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx; dwmw2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; > > > > joro@xxxxxxxxxx; alex.williamson@xxxxxxxxxx; jiang.liu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Cc: eric.auger@xxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > > > > iommu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Wu, Feng > > > > Subject: [v3 00/26] Add VT-d Posted-Interrupts support > > > > > > > > VT-d Posted-Interrupts is an enhancement to CPU side Posted-Interrupt. > > > > With VT-d Posted-Interrupts enabled, external interrupts from > > > > direct-assigned devices can be delivered to guests without VMM > > > > intervention when guest is running in non-root mode. > > > > > > > > You can find the VT-d Posted-Interrtups Spec. in the following URL: > > > > > > > > http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/intelligent-systems/intel-technolog > > > > y/vt-directed-io-spec.html > > > > > > > > v1->v2: > > > > * Use VFIO framework to enable this feature, the VFIO part of this series is > > > > base on Eric's patch "[PATCH v3 0/8] KVM-VFIO IRQ forward control" > > > > * Rebase this patchset on > > > > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git, > > > > then revise some irq logic based on the new hierarchy irqdomain > patches > > > > provided > > > > by Jiang Liu <jiang.liu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > v2->v3: > > > > * Adjust the Posted-interrupts Descriptor updating logic when vCPU is > > > > preempted or blocked. > > > > * KVM_DEV_VFIO_DEVICE_POSTING_IRQ --> > > > > KVM_DEV_VFIO_DEVICE_POST_IRQ > > > > * __KVM_HAVE_ARCH_KVM_VFIO_POSTING --> > > > > __KVM_HAVE_ARCH_KVM_VFIO_POST > > > > * Add KVM_DEV_VFIO_DEVICE_UNPOST_IRQ attribute for VFIO irq, which > > > > can be used to change back to remapping mode. > > > > * Fix typo > > > > > > > > This patch series is made of the following groups: > > > > 1-6: Some preparation changes in iommu and irq component, this is based > on > > > > the > > > > new hierarchy irqdomain logic. > > > > 7-9, 26: IOMMU changes for VT-d Posted-Interrupts, such as, feature > > > > detection, > > > > command line parameter. > > > > 10-17, 22-25: Changes related to KVM itself. > > > > 18-20: Changes in VFIO component, this part was previously sent out as > > > > "[RFC PATCH v2 0/2] kvm-vfio: implement the vfio skeleton for VT-d > > > > Posted-Interrupts" > > > > 21: x86 irq related changes > > > > > > > > Feng Wu (26): > > > > genirq: Introduce irq_set_vcpu_affinity() to target an interrupt to a > > > > VCPU > > > > iommu: Add new member capability to struct irq_remap_ops > > > > iommu, x86: Define new irte structure for VT-d Posted-Interrupts > > > > iommu, x86: Implement irq_set_vcpu_affinity for intel_ir_chip > > > > x86, irq: Implement irq_set_vcpu_affinity for pci_msi_ir_controller > > > > iommu, x86: No need to migrating irq for VT-d Posted-Interrupts > > > > iommu, x86: Add cap_pi_support() to detect VT-d PI capability > > > > iommu, x86: Add intel_irq_remapping_capability() for Intel > > > > iommu, x86: define irq_remapping_cap() > > > > KVM: change struct pi_desc for VT-d Posted-Interrupts > > > > KVM: Add some helper functions for Posted-Interrupts > > > > KVM: Initialize VT-d Posted-Interrupts Descriptor > > > > KVM: Define a new interface kvm_find_dest_vcpu() for VT-d PI > > > > KVM: Get Posted-Interrupts descriptor address from struct kvm_vcpu > > > > KVM: add interfaces to control PI outside vmx > > > > KVM: Make struct kvm_irq_routing_table accessible > > > > KVM: make kvm_set_msi_irq() public > > > > KVM: kvm-vfio: User API for VT-d Posted-Interrupts > > > > KVM: kvm-vfio: implement the VFIO skeleton for VT-d Posted-Interrupts > > > > KVM: x86: kvm-vfio: VT-d posted-interrupts setup > > > > x86, irq: Define a global vector for VT-d Posted-Interrupts > > > > KVM: Define a wakeup worker thread for vCPU > > > > KVM: Update Posted-Interrupts Descriptor when vCPU is preempted > > > > KVM: Update Posted-Interrupts Descriptor when vCPU is blocked > > > > KVM: Suppress posted-interrupt when 'SN' is set > > > > iommu/vt-d: Add a command line parameter for VT-d posted-interrupts > > > > > > > > Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 1 + > > > > Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vfio.txt | 9 ++ > > > > arch/x86/include/asm/entry_arch.h | 2 + > > > > arch/x86/include/asm/hardirq.h | 1 + > > > > arch/x86/include/asm/hw_irq.h | 2 + > > > > arch/x86/include/asm/irq_remapping.h | 11 ++ > > > > arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h | 1 + > > > > arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 12 ++ > > > > arch/x86/kernel/apic/msi.c | 1 + > > > > arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S | 2 + > > > > arch/x86/kernel/irq.c | 27 ++++ > > > > arch/x86/kernel/irqinit.c | 2 + > > > > arch/x86/kvm/Makefile | 2 +- > > > > arch/x86/kvm/kvm_vfio_x86.c | 77 +++++++++ > > > > arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 244 > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- > > > > arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 22 ++- > > > > drivers/iommu/intel_irq_remapping.c | 68 +++++++- > > > > drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.c | 24 ++- > > > > drivers/iommu/irq_remapping.h | 8 + > > > > include/linux/dmar.h | 32 ++++ > > > > include/linux/intel-iommu.h | 1 + > > > > include/linux/irq.h | 7 + > > > > include/linux/kvm_host.h | 46 ++++++ > > > > include/uapi/linux/kvm.h | 11 ++ > > > > kernel/irq/chip.c | 14 ++ > > > > kernel/irq/manage.c | 20 +++ > > > > virt/kvm/irq_comm.c | 43 ++++- > > > > virt/kvm/irqchip.c | 11 -- > > > > virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 15 ++ > > > > virt/kvm/vfio.c | 107 +++++++++++++ > > > > 30 files changed, 795 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-) > > > > create mode 100644 arch/x86/kvm/kvm_vfio_x86.c > > > > > > > > > > Hi Paolo, Alex, and other maintainers, > > > > > > Since this series contain multiple subsystems, IOMMU, irq, x86, VFIO, KVM, > etc. > > > I am wondering how you guys handled this case before? If all the patches are > > > reviewed and acked by the associated maintainer, are you only merge the > > > patches > > > related to your own subsystem to your tree? However, you may also need > get > > > other > > > patches to make the build successful, so I am a little curious about how you > guys > > > handle this? Thanks a lot! > > > > Can anyone share some experiences about this? > > Generally you need to split the patches into logical changes per > subsystem and submit them separately through the mailing list and > maintainer. This helps to make sure the changes make sense and stand on > their own and aren't simply a hack to reach the end goal. Submit what > you can in parallel, but expect that if you send patches dependent on > other, unmerged series, they will get ignored and will need to be resent > when the dependencies are resolved in -next. Thanks, > > Alex Thanks a lot for your response, Alex! 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