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SubjectRe: [PATCH v6 0/3] genirq/vfio: Introduce irq_update_devid() and optimize VFIO irq ops
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A friendly reminder.


Thanks,

    Ben

在 2019/9/2 下午12:01, Ben Luo 写道:
> Currently, VFIO takes a free-then-request-irq way to do interrupt
> affinity setting and masking/unmasking for a VM with device passthru
> via VFIO. Sometimes it only changes the cookie data of irqaction or even
> changes nothing. The free-then-request-irq not only adds more latency,
> but also increases the risk of losing interrupt, which may lead to a
> VM hang forever in waiting for IO completion
>
> This patchset solved the issue by:
> Patch 2 introduces irq_update_devid() to only update dev_id of irqaction
> Patch 3 make use of this function and optimize irq operations in VFIO
>
> changes from v5:
> - Patch 3: remove an error log to avoid potential DDoS attacking
> _ Patch 3: fix typo in comment
>
> changes from v4:
> - Patch 3: follow the previous behavior to disable interrupt on error path
> - Patch 3: do irqbypass registration before update or free the interrupt
> - Patch 3: add more comments
>
> changes from v3:
> - Patch 2: rename the new function to irq_update_devid()
> - Patch 2: use disbale_irq() to avoid a twist for threaded interrupt
> - ALL: amend commit messages and code comments
>
> changes from v2:
> - reformat to avoid quoted string split across lines and etc.
>
> changes from v1:
> - add Patch 1 to enhance error recovery etc. in free irq per tglx's comments
> - enhance error recovery code and debugging info in irq_update_devid
> - use __must_check in external referencing of this function
> - use EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL for irq_update_devid
> - reformat code of patch 3 for better readability
>
> Ben Luo (3):
> genirq: enhance error recovery code in free irq
> genirq: introduce irq_update_devid()
> vfio/pci: make use of irq_update_devid() and optimize irq ops
>
> drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c | 118 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
> include/linux/interrupt.h | 3 +
> kernel/irq/manage.c | 105 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> 3 files changed, 177 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
>

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