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Re: [PATCH v1 0/3] vpci/msix: separate out common MSI-X code


  • To: Mykyta Poturai <Mykyta_Poturai@xxxxxxxx>
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:34:11 +0100
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On 26.10.2026 13:27, Mykyta Poturai wrote:
> This is preparatory work to make vPCI MSI-X functional on Arm. Split the
> vPCI MSI-X code so that intercepting the MSI-X table and PBA stays x86
> only,

This likely is related to peculiarities of Arm's interrupt handling, yet
on the surface I can't see why not intercepting MSI-X table accesses
would be safe. Would it be possible to extend background here a little?

> while the MSI-X capability handling becomes common. No functional
> change intended.
> 
> This is a continuation of work done by Rahul from February 2022[1].
> 
> The approach is inverted, instead of moving out the x86 parts, move out
> the common ones that will be needed on Arm. Subsequent arm patches for
> reference can be found here[2].
> 
> [1] 
> https://lore.kernel.org/xen-devel/cover.1644937405.git.rahul.singh@xxxxxxx/T/#t
> [2] https://github.com/stewdk/xen/tree/pcie-passthrough-arm-vpci-v26
> 
> Rahul Singh (1):
>   vpci/msix: move helpers to common
> 
> Stewart Hildebrand (2):
>   vpci/msix: move msix region removal to msix.c
>   vpci/msix: move common msix code to common file
> 
>  xen/arch/x86/include/asm/msi.h      |  21 ---
>  xen/arch/x86/msi.c                  |   2 +-
>  xen/drivers/passthrough/amd/iommu.h |   2 +-
>  xen/drivers/vpci/Makefile           |   6 +-
>  xen/drivers/vpci/header.c           |  30 +----
>  xen/drivers/vpci/msi.c              |   3 +-
>  xen/drivers/vpci/msix.c             | 197 ++++++---------------------
>  xen/drivers/vpci/msix_common.c      | 202 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Nit: New file's names want to use dashes in favor of underscores.

Jan



 


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