Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v7 1/1] crypto: add virtio-crypto driver

["Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>]

On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 01:08:51AM +0000, Gonglei (Arei) wrote:
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> Regards,
> -Gonglei
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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Subject: RE: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v7 1/1] crypto: add virtio-crypto driver
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> > On Thursday, December 15, 2016 8:45 AM, Gonglei (Arei) Wrote:
> > < > > diff --git a/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_core.c
> > < > b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_core.c
> > < > > new file mode 100644
> > < > > index 0000000..c0854a1
> > < > > --- /dev/null
> > < > > +++ b/drivers/crypto/virtio/virtio_crypto_core.c
> > < > > @@ -0,0 +1,474 @@
> > < > [..]
> > < > > +
> > < > > +static void virtcrypto_dataq_callback(struct virtqueue *vq)
> > < > > +{
> > < > > +	struct virtio_crypto *vcrypto = vq->vdev->priv;
> > < > > +	struct virtio_crypto_request *vc_req;
> > < > > +	unsigned long flags;
> > < > > +	unsigned int len;
> > < > > +	struct ablkcipher_request *ablk_req;
> > < > > +	int error;
> > < > > +
> > < > > +	spin_lock_irqsave(&vcrypto->lock, flags);
> > < >
> > < > Would it make sense to use a per virtqueue lock
> > < > like in virtio_blk for example instead of locking on the whole
> > < > device? OK, it seems you use only one dataqueue, so it
> > < > may not be that relevant.
> > < >
> > < Currently yes, both the backend device (cryptodev-backend-builtin)
> > < and the frontend driver use one dataqueue.
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> > I think it makes sense to use per virtqueue lock here though it only uses one
> > queue so far,
> > but in the spec we already have multi queues support.
> > 
> Yes, I agree. Will do that in V8 soon. 
> Hope to catch up with Michael's pull request for 4.10.
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> Regards,
> -Gonglei

I merged v7, this change will have to wait. Sorry.