Re: [PATCH v6 3/9] x86/nmi: Extend the registration interface to include the NMI-source vector

[Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@intel.com>]

On 6/3/2025 12:23 AM, Xin Li wrote:
> 
> Just two nits below, other than that:
> 
> Reviewed-by: Xin Li (Intel) <xin@zytor.com>

Thanks!

>> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h
>> index 79d88d12c8fb..f0a577bf7bba 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h
>> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/nmi.h
>> @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct nmiaction {
>>   	u64			max_duration;
>>   	unsigned long		flags;
>>   	const char		*name;
>> +	u8			source_vector;
>>   };
>>   
>>   /**
>> @@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ struct nmiaction {
>>    * @fn:   The NMI handler
>>    * @fg:   Flags associated with the NMI handler
>>    * @n:    Name of the NMI handler
>> + * @src:  NMI-source based vector for the NMI handler
> 
> "NMI-source based" sounds weird to me.
> 

It sounds odd to me as well. I'll get rid of "based".

"NMI-source vector for the NMI handler".

>>    * @init: Optional __init* attributes for struct nmiaction
>>    *
>>    * Adds the provided handler to the list of handlers for the specified
>> @@ -75,13 +77,14 @@ struct nmiaction {
>>    *
>>    * Return: 0 on success, or an error code on failure.
>>    */
>> -#define register_nmi_handler(t, fn, fg, n, init...)	\
>> +#define register_nmi_handler(t, fn, fg, n, src, init...)	\
>>   ({							\
>>   	static struct nmiaction init fn##_na = {	\
>>   		.list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(fn##_na.list),	\
>>   		.handler = (fn),			\
>>   		.name = (n),				\
>>   		.flags = (fg),				\
>> +		.source_vector = (src),			\
>>   	};						\
>>   	__register_nmi_handler((t), &fn##_na);		\
>>   })
> Please keep the line-ending backslashes (\) aligned.
> 

I somehow missed this. It should be possible to keep them aligned
without changing the rest of the lines.

> I guess you want to keep the change minimal.