On October 3, 2022 8:03:41 AM PDT, Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Ajay Kaher <akaher@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > >>> On 13/09/22, 7:05 PM, "Vitaly Kuznetsov" <vkuznets@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> Thanks Vitaly for your response. >>>> >>>> 1. we have multiple objects of struct pci_raw_ops, 2. adding 'priority' field to struct pci_raw_ops >>>> doesn't seems to be appropriate as need to take decision which object of struct pci_raw_ops has >>>> to be used, not something with-in struct pci_raw_ops. >>> >>> I'm not sure I follow, you have two instances of 'struct pci_raw_ops' >>> which are called 'raw_pci_ops' and 'raw_pci_ext_ops'. What if you do >>> something like (completely untested): >>> >>> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pci_x86.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pci_x86.h >>> index 70533fdcbf02..fb8270fa6c78 100644 >>> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pci_x86.h >>> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pci_x86.h >>> @@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ extern void (*pcibios_disable_irq)(struct pci_dev *dev); >>> extern bool mp_should_keep_irq(struct device *dev); >>> >>> struct pci_raw_ops { >>> + int rating; >>> int (*read)(unsigned int domain, unsigned int bus, unsigned int devfn, >>> int reg, int len, u32 *val); >>> int (*write)(unsigned int domain, unsigned int bus, unsigned int devfn, >>> diff --git a/arch/x86/pci/common.c b/arch/x86/pci/common.c >>> index ddb798603201..e9965fd11576 100644 >>> --- a/arch/x86/pci/common.c >>> +++ b/arch/x86/pci/common.c >>> @@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ const struct pci_raw_ops *__read_mostly raw_pci_ext_ops; >>> int raw_pci_read(unsigned int domain, unsigned int bus, unsigned int devfn, >>> int reg, int len, u32 *val) >>> { >>> - if (domain == 0 && reg < 256 && raw_pci_ops) >>> + if (domain == 0 && reg < 256 && raw_pci_ops && >>> + (!raw_pci_ext_ops || raw_pci_ext_ops->rating <= raw_pci_ops->rating)) >>> return raw_pci_ops->read(domain, bus, devfn, reg, len, val); >>> if (raw_pci_ext_ops) >>> return raw_pci_ext_ops->read(domain, bus, devfn, reg, len, val); >>> @@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ int raw_pci_read(unsigned int domain, unsigned int bus, unsigned int devfn, >>> int raw_pci_write(unsigned int domain, unsigned int bus, unsigned int devfn, >>> int reg, int len, u32 val) >>> { >>> - if (domain == 0 && reg < 256 && raw_pci_ops) >>> + if (domain == 0 && reg < 256 && raw_pci_ops && >>> + (!raw_pci_ext_ops || raw_pci_ext_ops->rating <= raw_pci_ops->rating)) >>> return raw_pci_ops->write(domain, bus, devfn, reg, len, val); >>> if (raw_pci_ext_ops) >>> return raw_pci_ext_ops->write(domain, bus, devfn, reg, len, val); >>> >>> and then somewhere in Vmware hypervisor initialization code >>> (arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c) you do >>> >>> raw_pci_ext_ops->rating = 100; >> >> Thanks Vitaly, for your review and helping us to improve the code. >> >> I was working to make changes as you suggested, but before sending v3 would like to >> discuss on following: >> >> If we add rating with-in struct pci_raw_ops then we can't have pci_mmcfg as const, >> and following change is must in arch/x86/pci/mmconfig_64.c: >> >> -const struct pci_raw_ops pci_mmcfg = { >> +struct pci_raw_ops pci_mmcfg = { >> .read = pci_mmcfg_read, >> .write = pci_mmcfg_write, >> }; >> >> So to avoid this change, is it fine to have global bool prefer_raw_pci_ext_ops? >> >> And raw_pci_read() will have following change: >> >> - if (domain == 0 && reg < 256 && raw_pci_ops) >> + if (domain == 0 && reg < 256 && raw_pci_ops && >> + (!prefer_raw_pci_ext_ops || !raw_pci_ext_ops) >> > >Not my but rather PCI maintainer's call but IMHO dropping 'const' is >better, introducing a new global var is our 'last resort' and should be >avoided whenever possible. Alternatively, you can add a >raw_pci_ext_ops_preferred() function checking somethin within 'struct >hypervisor_x86' but I'm unsure if it's better. > >Also, please check Alex' question/suggestion. > >... > Could this be ro_after_init?