Re: [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v4 04/12] pci: Rework pci_bar_addr()

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On Tue, Jun 07, 2016 at 12:33:54PM +0200, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
> > > 	phys_addr_t mask = (int32_t)pci_bar_mask(bar);
> > 
> > It might be OK to do that here, on a mask, but even if it is, then I
> > don't like it, because it's too subtle (like I said for the casting
> > in pci_bar_addr in my last reply). I don't like that it requires us to
> > know that masking bit 31 in a 32-bit mask means we also want to mask
> > 63..32. That should at least be in a comment somewhere.
> 
> Yes, but it is not an arbitrary mask, it is an alignment mask.
> We unconditionally want to mask 63..32, 31th and even lower.

Seems like making pci_bar_mask() return phys_addr_t rather than
uint32_t would make more sense.

> > > 	if (pci_bar_is64(dev, bar_num))
> > > 		size |= (phys_addr_t)pci_bar_size32(dev, bar_num + 1) << 32;
> > > 
> > > 	return (~(size & mask)) + 1;
> > > 
> > > The casting is needed to avoid putting explicitly all 1s into higher
> > > bits of size and/or mask. Otherwise (~(size & mask)) + 1 expression would
> > > not bring correct results. I really struggle to make something better
> > > readable.
> > 
> > It's not just about readability, it's about correctness. You shouldn't
> > use 32-bit sizes/masks with 64-bit data this way. Like I said in the
> > last reply, you should rework it like I showed you, operate on the
> > 32-bit data with the 32-bit mask/size, and then eventually construct
> > 64-bit data.
> 
> It is all about those last +1 and shifting bits from lower to upper
> word of 64-bit value. My hope was to off-load it to the compiler :)
> 
> > Thanks,
> > drew
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