>
> On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 10:46:00PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> > > + vpmem->vdev = vdev;
> > > + vdev->priv = vpmem;
> > > + err = init_vq(vpmem);
> > > + if (err) {
> > > + dev_err(&vdev->dev, "failed to initialize virtio pmem vq's\n");
> > > + goto out_err;
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > + virtio_cread(vpmem->vdev, struct virtio_pmem_config,
> > > + start, &vpmem->start);
> > > + virtio_cread(vpmem->vdev, struct virtio_pmem_config,
> > > + size, &vpmem->size);
> > > +
> > > + res.start = vpmem->start;
> > > + res.end = vpmem->start + vpmem->size-1;
> >
> > nit: " - 1;"
> >
> > > + vpmem->nd_desc.provider_name = "virtio-pmem";
> > > + vpmem->nd_desc.module = THIS_MODULE;
> > > +
> > > + vpmem->nvdimm_bus = nvdimm_bus_register(&vdev->dev,
> > > + &vpmem->nd_desc);
> > > + if (!vpmem->nvdimm_bus) {
> > > + dev_err(&vdev->dev, "failed to register device with nvdimm_bus\n");
> > > + err = -ENXIO;
> > > + goto out_vq;
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > + dev_set_drvdata(&vdev->dev, vpmem->nvdimm_bus);
> > > +
> > > + ndr_desc.res = &res;
> > > + ndr_desc.numa_node = nid;
> > > + ndr_desc.flush = async_pmem_flush;
> > > + set_bit(ND_REGION_PAGEMAP, &ndr_desc.flags);
> > > + set_bit(ND_REGION_ASYNC, &ndr_desc.flags);
> > > + nd_region = nvdimm_pmem_region_create(vpmem->nvdimm_bus, &ndr_desc);
> > > + if (!nd_region) {
> > > + dev_err(&vdev->dev, "failed to create nvdimm region\n");
> > > + err = -ENXIO;
> > > + goto out_nd;
> > > + }
> > > + nd_region->provider_data =
> > > dev_to_virtio(nd_region->dev.parent->parent);
> > > + return 0;
> > > +out_nd:
> > > + nvdimm_bus_unregister(vpmem->nvdimm_bus);
> > > +out_vq:
> > > + vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
> > > +out_err:
> > > + return err;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static void virtio_pmem_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> > > +{
> > > + struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus = dev_get_drvdata(&vdev->dev);
> > > +
> > > + nvdimm_bus_unregister(nvdimm_bus);
> > > + vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
> > > + vdev->config->reset(vdev);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static struct virtio_driver virtio_pmem_driver = {
> > > + .driver.name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
> > > + .driver.owner = THIS_MODULE,
> > > + .id_table = id_table,
> > > + .probe = virtio_pmem_probe,
> > > + .remove = virtio_pmem_remove,
> > > +};
> > > +
> > > +module_virtio_driver(virtio_pmem_driver);
> > > +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(virtio, id_table);
> > > +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Virtio pmem driver");
> > > +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> > > diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.h b/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.h
> > > new file mode 100644
> > > index 000000000000..ab1da877575d
> > > --- /dev/null
> > > +++ b/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.h
> > > @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
> > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> > > +/*
> > > + * virtio_pmem.h: virtio pmem Driver
> > > + *
> > > + * Discovers persistent memory range information
> > > + * from host and provides a virtio based flushing
> > > + * interface.
> > > + **/
> > > +
> > > +#ifndef _LINUX_VIRTIO_PMEM_H
> > > +#define _LINUX_VIRTIO_PMEM_H
> > > +
> > > +#include <linux/virtio_ids.h>
> > > +#include <linux/module.h>
> > > +#include <linux/virtio_config.h>
> > > +#include <uapi/linux/virtio_pmem.h>
> > > +#include <linux/libnvdimm.h>
> > > +#include <linux/spinlock.h>
> > > +
> > > +struct virtio_pmem_request {
> > > + /* Host return status corresponding to flush request */
> > > + int ret;
> > > +
> > > + /* command name*/
> > > + char name[16];
> >
> > So ... why are we sending string commands and expect native-endianess
> > integers and don't define a proper request/response structure + request
> > types in include/uapi/linux/virtio_pmem.h like
>
> passing names could be ok.
> I missed the fact we return a native endian int.
> Pls fix that.
Sure. will fix this.
>
>
> >
> > struct virtio_pmem_resp {
> > __virtio32 ret;
> > }
> >
> > #define VIRTIO_PMEM_REQ_TYPE_FLUSH 1
> > struct virtio_pmem_req {
> > __virtio16 type;
> > }
> >
> > ... and this way we also define a proper endianess format for exchange
> > and keep it extensible
> >
> > @MST, what's your take on this?
>
> Extensions can always use feature bits so I don't think
> it's a problem.
That was exactly my thought when I implemented this. Though I am
fine with separate structures for request/response and I made the
change.
Thank you for all the comments.
Best regards,
Pankaj
> >
> > --
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > David / dhildenb
>
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