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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen: do not clear and mask evtchns in __xen_evtc

To: "Stefano Stabellini" <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen: do not clear and mask evtchns in __xen_evtchn_do_upcall
From: "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:13:05 +0100
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jeremy Fitzhardinge <Jeremy.Fitzhardinge@xxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>>> On 29.03.11 at 16:15, Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>>> wrote:
> xen: do not clear and mask evtchns in __xen_evtchn_do_upcall
> 
> Switch virqs and pirqs that don't need EOI (in Xen acktype ==
> ACKTYPE_NONE, that means the machine irq is actually edge)
> to handle_edge_irq.
> 
> Use handle_fasteoi_irq for pirqs that need eoi (they generally
> correspond to level triggered irqs), no risk in loosing interrupts
> because we have to EOI the irq anyway.
> 
> This change has the following benefits:
> 
> - it uses the very same handlers that Linux would use on native for the
> same irqs;

For IO-APIC IRQs this is true, but I don't think it is for MSI.

> - it uses these handlers in the same way Linux would use them: it let
> Linux mask\unmask and ack the irq when Linux want to mask\unmask and ack
> the irq;

Same here, plus with this you give the change the appearance as
if Linux now suddenly had control over when the ACK happens,
which I don't think is the case (and would be wrong in the DomU
case at least).

Jan

> Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/xen/events.c b/drivers/xen/events.c
> index 02b5a9c..4f15dde 100644
> --- a/drivers/xen/events.c
> +++ b/drivers/xen/events.c
> @@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long 
> [NR_EVENT_CHANNELS/BITS_PER_LONG],
>  static struct irq_chip xen_dynamic_chip;
>  static struct irq_chip xen_percpu_chip;
>  static struct irq_chip xen_pirq_chip;
> +static void enable_dynirq(struct irq_data *data);
> +static void disable_dynirq(struct irq_data *data);
>  
>  /* Get info for IRQ */
>  static struct irq_info *info_for_irq(unsigned irq)
> @@ -473,16 +475,6 @@ static void xen_free_irq(unsigned irq)
>       irq_free_desc(irq);
>  }
>  
> -static void pirq_unmask_notify(int irq)
> -{
> -     struct physdev_eoi eoi = { .irq = pirq_from_irq(irq) };
> -
> -     if (unlikely(pirq_needs_eoi(irq))) {
> -             int rc = HYPERVISOR_physdev_op(PHYSDEVOP_eoi, &eoi);
> -             WARN_ON(rc);
> -     }
> -}
> -
>  static void pirq_query_unmask(int irq)
>  {
>       struct physdev_irq_status_query irq_status;
> @@ -506,6 +498,30 @@ static bool probing_irq(int irq)
>       return desc && desc->action == NULL;
>  }
>  
> +static void eoi_pirq(struct irq_data *data)
> +{
> +     int evtchn = evtchn_from_irq(data->irq);
> +     struct irq_info *info = info_for_irq(data->irq);
> +     struct physdev_eoi eoi = { .irq = info->u.pirq.gsi };
> +     int rc = 0;
> +
> +     move_native_irq(data->irq);
> +
> +     if (VALID_EVTCHN(evtchn))
> +             clear_evtchn(evtchn);
> +
> +     if (pirq_needs_eoi(data->irq)) {
> +             rc = HYPERVISOR_physdev_op(PHYSDEVOP_eoi, &eoi);
> +             WARN_ON(rc);
> +     }
> +}
> +
> +static void mask_ack_pirq(struct irq_data *data)
> +{
> +     disable_dynirq(data);
> +     eoi_pirq(data);
> +}
> + 
>  static unsigned int __startup_pirq(unsigned int irq)
>  {
>       struct evtchn_bind_pirq bind_pirq;
> @@ -539,7 +555,7 @@ static unsigned int __startup_pirq(unsigned int irq)
>  
>  out:
>       unmask_evtchn(evtchn);
> -     pirq_unmask_notify(irq);
> +     eoi_pirq(irq_get_irq_data(irq));
>  
>       return 0;
>  }
> @@ -572,27 +588,6 @@ static void shutdown_pirq(struct irq_data *data)
>       info->evtchn = 0;
>  }
>  
> -static void enable_pirq(struct irq_data *data)
> -{
> -     startup_pirq(data);
> -}
> -
> -static void disable_pirq(struct irq_data *data)
> -{
> -}
> -
> -static void ack_pirq(struct irq_data *data)
> -{
> -     int evtchn = evtchn_from_irq(data->irq);
> -
> -     move_native_irq(data->irq);
> -
> -     if (VALID_EVTCHN(evtchn)) {
> -             mask_evtchn(evtchn);
> -             clear_evtchn(evtchn);
> -     }
> -}
> -
>  static int find_irq_by_gsi(unsigned gsi)
>  {
>       struct irq_info *info;
> @@ -639,9 +634,6 @@ int xen_bind_pirq_gsi_to_irq(unsigned gsi,
>       if (irq < 0)
>               goto out;
>  
> -     set_irq_chip_and_handler_name(irq, &xen_pirq_chip,
> -                                   handle_level_irq, name);
> -
>       irq_op.irq = irq;
>       irq_op.vector = 0;
>  
> @@ -658,6 +650,14 @@ int xen_bind_pirq_gsi_to_irq(unsigned gsi,
>       xen_irq_info_pirq_init(irq, 0, pirq, gsi, irq_op.vector,
>                              shareable ? PIRQ_SHAREABLE : 0);
>  
> +     pirq_query_unmask(irq);
> +     if (pirq_needs_eoi(irq))
> +             set_irq_chip_and_handler_name(irq, &xen_pirq_chip,
> +                             handle_fasteoi_irq, name);
> +     else
> +             set_irq_chip_and_handler_name(irq, &xen_pirq_chip,
> +                             handle_edge_irq, name);
> +
>  out:
>       spin_unlock(&irq_mapping_update_lock);
>  
> @@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ int xen_bind_pirq_msi_to_irq(struct pci_dev *dev, struct 
> msi_desc *msidesc,
>               goto out;
>  
>       set_irq_chip_and_handler_name(irq, &xen_pirq_chip,
> -                                   handle_level_irq, name);
> +                                   handle_edge_irq, name);
>  
>       xen_irq_info_pirq_init(irq, 0, pirq, 0, vector, 0);
>       ret = irq_set_msi_desc(irq, msidesc);
> @@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ int bind_evtchn_to_irq(unsigned int evtchn)
>                       goto out;
>  
>               set_irq_chip_and_handler_name(irq, &xen_dynamic_chip,
> -                                           handle_fasteoi_irq, "event");
> +                                           handle_edge_irq, "event");
>  
>               xen_irq_info_evtchn_init(irq, evtchn);
>       }
> @@ -1181,9 +1181,6 @@ static void __xen_evtchn_do_upcall(void)
>                               port = (word_idx * BITS_PER_LONG) + bit_idx;
>                               irq = evtchn_to_irq[port];
>  
> -                             mask_evtchn(port);
> -                             clear_evtchn(port);
> -
>                               if (irq != -1) {
>                                       desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
>                                       if (desc)
> @@ -1339,12 +1336,18 @@ static void ack_dynirq(struct irq_data *data)
>  {
>       int evtchn = evtchn_from_irq(data->irq);
>  
> -     move_masked_irq(data->irq);
> +     move_native_irq(data->irq);
>  
>       if (VALID_EVTCHN(evtchn))
> -             unmask_evtchn(evtchn);
> +             clear_evtchn(evtchn);
>  }
>  
> +static void mask_ack_dynirq(struct irq_data *data)
> +{
> +     disable_dynirq(data);
> +     ack_dynirq(data);
> +}
> + 
>  static int retrigger_dynirq(struct irq_data *data)
>  {
>       int evtchn = evtchn_from_irq(data->irq);
> @@ -1533,11 +1536,12 @@ void xen_irq_resume(void)
>  static struct irq_chip xen_dynamic_chip __read_mostly = {
>       .name                   = "xen-dyn",
>  
> -     .irq_disable            = disable_dynirq,
>       .irq_mask               = disable_dynirq,
>       .irq_unmask             = enable_dynirq,
>  
> -     .irq_eoi                = ack_dynirq,
> +     .irq_ack                = ack_dynirq,
> +     .irq_mask_ack           = mask_ack_dynirq,
> +
>       .irq_set_affinity       = set_affinity_irq,
>       .irq_retrigger          = retrigger_dynirq,
>  };
> @@ -1548,13 +1552,12 @@ static struct irq_chip xen_pirq_chip __read_mostly = 
> {
>       .irq_startup            = startup_pirq,
>       .irq_shutdown           = shutdown_pirq,
>  
> -     .irq_enable             = enable_pirq,
> -     .irq_unmask             = enable_pirq,
> -
> -     .irq_disable            = disable_pirq,
> -     .irq_mask               = disable_pirq,
> +     .irq_mask               = disable_dynirq,
> +     .irq_unmask             = enable_dynirq,
>  
> -     .irq_ack                = ack_pirq,
> +     .irq_ack                = eoi_pirq,
> +     .irq_eoi                = eoi_pirq,
> +     .irq_mask_ack           = mask_ack_pirq,
>  
>       .irq_set_affinity       = set_affinity_irq,
>  
> 
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