On Thu, Nov 10, 2022 at 4:59 PM Zhu, Lingshan <lingshan.zhu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On 11/10/2022 2:29 PM, Jason Wang wrote: > > > > 在 2022/11/10 14:20, Zhu, Lingshan 写道: > >> > >> > >> On 11/10/2022 11:49 AM, Jason Wang wrote: > >>> On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 5:06 PM Zhu, Lingshan > >>> <lingshan.zhu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 11/9/2022 4:59 PM, Jason Wang wrote: > >>>>> On Wed, Nov 9, 2022 at 4:14 PM Zhu, Lingshan > >>>>> <lingshan.zhu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On 11/9/2022 2:51 PM, Jason Wang wrote: > >>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 5:42 PM Zhu Lingshan > >>>>>>> <lingshan.zhu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>>>>>>> This series implements features provisioning for ifcvf. > >>>>>>>> By applying this series, we allow userspace to create > >>>>>>>> a vDPA device with selected (management device supported) > >>>>>>>> feature bits and mask out others. > >>>>>>> I don't see a direct relationship between the first 3 and the last. > >>>>>>> Maybe you can state the reason why the restructure is a must for > >>>>>>> the > >>>>>>> feature provisioning. Otherwise, we'd better split the series. > >>>>>> When introducing features provisioning ability to ifcvf, there is > >>>>>> a need > >>>>>> to re-create vDPA devices > >>>>>> on a VF with different feature bits. > >>>>> This seems a requirement even without feature provisioning? Device > >>>>> could be deleted from the management device anyhow. > >>>> Yes, we need this to delete and re-create a vDPA device. > >>> I wonder if we need something that works for -stable. > >> I can add a fix tag, so these three patches could apply to stable > > > > > > It's too huge for -stable. > > > > > >>> > >>> AFAIK, we can move the vdpa_alloc_device() from probe() to dev_add() > >>> and it seems to work? > >> Yes and this is done in this series and that's why we need these > >> refactoring code. > > > > > > I meant there's probably no need to change the association of existing > > structure but just do the allocation in dev_add(), then we will have a > > patch with much more small changeset that fit for -stable. > Patch 1(ifcvf_base only work on ifcvf_hw) and patch 2(irq functions only > work on ifcvf_hw) are not needed for stable. > I have already done this allocation of ifcvf_adapter which is the > container of struct vdpa_device in dev_add() in Patch 3, this should be > merged to stable. > Patch 3 is huge but necessary, not only allocate ifcvf_adapter in > dev_add(), it also refactors the structures of ifcvf_mgmt_dev and > ifcvf_adapter, > because we need to initialize the VF's hw structure ifcvf_hw(which was a > member of ifcvf_adapter but now should be a member of ifcvf_mgmt_dev) in > probe. > > Is it still huge? Then please reorder the patches, stable-kernel-rules.rst said: - It cannot be bigger than 100 lines, with context. Let's see. Thanks > > Thanks > > > > Thanks > > > > > >> > >> By the way, do you have any comments to the patches? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Zhu Lingshan > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> > >>>> We create vDPA device from a VF, so without features provisioning > >>>> requirements, > >>>> we don't need to re-create the vDPA device. But with features > >>>> provisioning, > >>>> it is a must now. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Thakns > >>>>> > >>>>>> When remove a vDPA device, the container of struct vdpa_device > >>>>>> (here is > >>>>>> ifcvf_adapter) is free-ed in > >>>>>> dev_del() interface, so we need to allocate ifcvf_adapter in > >>>>>> dev_add() > >>>>>> than in probe(). That's > >>>>>> why I have re-factored the adapter/mgmt_dev code. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> For re-factoring the irq related code and ifcvf_base, let them > >>>>>> work on > >>>>>> struct ifcvf_hw, the > >>>>>> reason is that the adapter is allocated in dev_add(), if we want > >>>>>> theses > >>>>>> functions to work > >>>>>> before dev_add(), like in probe, we need them work on ifcvf_hw > >>>>>> than the > >>>>>> adapter. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks > >>>>>> Zhu Lingshan > >>>>>>> Thanks > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Please help review > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Thanks > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Zhu Lingshan (4): > >>>>>>>> vDPA/ifcvf: ifcvf base layer interfaces work on struct > >>>>>>>> ifcvf_hw > >>>>>>>> vDPA/ifcvf: IRQ interfaces work on ifcvf_hw > >>>>>>>> vDPA/ifcvf: allocate ifcvf_adapter in dev_add() > >>>>>>>> vDPA/ifcvf: implement features provisioning > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_base.c | 32 ++----- > >>>>>>>> drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_base.h | 10 +- > >>>>>>>> drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c | 156 > >>>>>>>> +++++++++++++++----------------- > >>>>>>>> 3 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 109 deletions(-) > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>> 2.31.1 > >>>>>>>> > >> > > > _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
