From: Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>
To: Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>
Cc: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@redhat.com>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"x86@kernel.org" <x86@kernel.org>,
"linux-pci@vger.kernel.org" <linux-pci@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-ide@vger.kernel.org" <linux-ide@vger.kernel.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>, Joerg Roedel <joro@8bytes.org>,
Jan Beulich <JBeulich@suse.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] PCI/MSI: Factor out pci_get_msi_cap() interface
Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 17:32:05 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130906233205.GF12956@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20130906160621.GF22763@mtj.dyndns.org>
On Fri, Sep 06, 2013 at 12:06:21PM -0400, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Hello, Bjorn.
>
> On Fri, Sep 06, 2013 at 10:01:38AM -0600, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> > Sorry, I haven't jumped in here yet because I saw your discussion and
> > was hoping you guys would figure something out without my help. It
> > will take me a few hours to look into this and come up with anything
> > constructive to say.
> >
> > I do remember disliking the complicated interface of
> > pci_enable_msi_block() (return negative errno, return positive "we
> > might be able to do this" values, or zero), but I'll have to do some
> > more research before I can say much more than that.
>
> According to Alexander, it doesn't even seem like we have any actual
> use case for the positive return numbers. I say just rip it out and
> do the regular 0/-errno all the way through.
I agree, that would be much simpler.
I propose that you rework it that way, and at least find out what
(if anything) would break if we do that. Or maybe we just give up
some optimization; it would be nice to quantify that, too.
Bjorn
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-09-06 23:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 109+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-09-05 12:51 [PATCH v2 0/6] AHCI: Conserve interrupts with pci_enable_msi_block_part() interface Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] PCI/MSI: Introduce " Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] PCI/MSI: Factor out pci_get_msi_cap() interface Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 13:09 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-05 15:03 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 15:04 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-05 15:40 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 15:44 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-05 18:54 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 20:06 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-06 16:01 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2013-09-06 16:06 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-06 23:32 ` Bjorn Helgaas [this message]
2013-09-09 15:20 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:22 ` [PATCH 1/9] PCI/MSI/PPC: Fix wrong RTAS error code reporting Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:22 ` [PATCH 2/9] PCI/MSI/PPC: Make return values only 0/-errno when MSIs allocated Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:24 ` [PATCH 3/9] PCI/MSI/x86: " Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:24 ` [PATCH 4/9] PCI/MSI/MIPS: " Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:25 ` [PATCH 2/9] PCI/MSI/PPC: Make return values only 0/-errno when MSIs allocated[PATCH 5/9] PCI/MSI/s390: " Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:38 ` scrap this one Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:26 ` [PATCH 5/9] PCI/MSI/s390: Make return values only 0/-errno when MSIs allocated Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-10 12:42 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2013-09-10 13:09 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:27 ` [PATCH 6/9] PCI/MSI/s390: Remove superfluous check of MSI type Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:28 ` [PATCH 7/9] PCI/MSI/s390: Make return values only 0/-errno when MSIs allocated Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:29 ` [PATCH 8/9] PCI/MSI: Fix return value when populate_msi_sysfs() failed Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:29 ` [PATCH 9/9] PCI/MSI: Make return values only 0/-errno when MSIs allocated Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:37 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] PCI/MSI: Factor out pci_get_msi_cap() interface Tejun Heo
2013-09-09 15:45 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-16 10:22 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-16 10:22 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-17 14:30 ` Michael Ellerman
2013-09-17 14:30 ` Michael Ellerman
2013-09-18 9:48 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-18 9:48 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-18 14:22 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-18 14:22 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-18 16:50 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-18 16:50 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-20 8:24 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-20 8:24 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-20 12:27 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-20 12:27 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-25 18:02 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2013-09-25 18:02 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2013-09-25 20:58 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-25 20:58 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-25 21:00 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-25 21:00 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-26 7:46 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-26 7:46 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-26 8:58 ` David Laight
2013-09-26 8:58 ` David Laight
2013-09-26 8:58 ` David Laight
2013-09-26 10:45 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-26 10:45 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-26 11:34 ` David Laight
2013-09-26 11:34 ` David Laight
2013-09-26 11:34 ` David Laight
2013-09-26 12:13 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-26 12:13 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-26 13:11 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-26 13:11 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-26 14:39 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-26 14:39 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-26 14:42 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-26 14:42 ` Tejun Heo
2013-10-01 7:19 ` Michael Ellerman
2013-10-01 7:19 ` Michael Ellerman
2013-09-20 12:26 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-20 12:26 ` Tejun Heo
2013-10-01 7:26 ` Michael Ellerman
2013-10-01 7:26 ` Michael Ellerman
2013-10-01 7:35 ` Michael Ellerman
2013-10-01 7:35 ` Michael Ellerman
2013-10-01 11:55 ` Tejun Heo
2013-10-01 11:55 ` Tejun Heo
2013-10-02 2:33 ` Michael Ellerman
2013-10-02 2:33 ` Michael Ellerman
2013-10-02 3:23 ` Tejun Heo
2013-10-02 3:23 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-26 12:32 ` Mark Lord
2013-09-26 12:32 ` Mark Lord
2013-09-26 13:03 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-26 13:03 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-10-02 2:46 ` Mark Lord
2013-10-02 2:46 ` Mark Lord
2013-10-02 7:26 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-10-02 7:26 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-12-18 18:26 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2013-12-18 18:26 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2013-10-01 7:51 ` Michael Ellerman
2013-10-01 7:51 ` Michael Ellerman
2013-10-01 10:35 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-10-01 10:35 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-10-02 2:43 ` Michael Ellerman
2013-10-02 2:43 ` Michael Ellerman
2013-10-02 7:10 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-10-02 7:10 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-06 13:17 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] MSI/x86: Support pci_enable_msi_block_part() interface Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 4/6] AHCI: Conserve interrupts with " Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 13:10 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-05 15:23 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 12:54 ` [PATCH v2 5/6] AHCI: Check MRSM bit when multiple MSIs enabled Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 13:11 ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-05 15:25 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 14:32 ` Sergei Shtylyov
2013-09-05 12:54 ` [PATCH v2 6/6] PCI/MSI: Get rid of pci_enable_msi_block_auto() interface Alexander Gordeev
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