Re: [PATCH v3 26/32] nvdimm: save arg3 for NVDIMM device _DSM method

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On 10/19/2015 03:47 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:

aml_arg(3) is used many times below.
Pls give it a name that makes sense (not arg3! what is it for?)


Er. aml_arg(3) is just the fourth parameter of _DSM method. Will add some
comments:

/*
  * The fourth parameter (Arg3) of _DMS is a package which contains a buffer, the
  * layout of the buffer is specified by UUID (Arg0), Revision ID (Arg1) and
  * Function Index (Arg2) which are documented in the DSM specification.
  */

+                                             aml_int(1))));

Pls document AML constants used.
Like this:

             ifctx = aml_if(aml_and(aml_equal(aml_object_type(aml_arg(3)),
                                              aml_int(4 /* 4 - Package */) ),
                                    aml_equal(aml_sizeof(aml_arg(3)),
                                              aml_int(1))));

+            {
+                /* Local0 = Index(Arg3, 0) */
+                aml_append(ifctx, aml_store(aml_index(aml_arg(3), aml_int(0)),
+                                            aml_local(0)));
+                /* Local3 = DeRefOf(Local0) */
+                aml_append(ifctx, aml_store(aml_derefof(aml_local(0)),
+                                            aml_local(3)));
+                /* ARG3 = Local3 */
+                aml_append(ifctx, aml_store(aml_local(3), aml_name("ARG3")));

This isn't a good way to comment things: you are
just adding ASL before the equivalent C.
Pls document what's going on.


Okay... i just thought C is little readable than AML. Will change the comment
to:

/* fetch buffer from the package (Arg3) and store it to DSM memory. */

Thanks.

You can use variables to make the logic clear. E.g.:

	Aml *pckg = aml_arg(3);
	Aml *pckg_idx = aml_local(0);
	Aml *pckg_buf = aml_local(3);

	aml_append(ifctx, aml_store(aml_index(pckg, aml_int(0)), pckg_idx);
	aml_append(ifctx, aml_store(aml_derefof(pckg_idx), pckg_buf));


This is also better than repeating aml_arg(3) many times.


Indeed, it's more clearer now.

Thanks for your review and really appreciate for your patience, Michael!


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