Re: [PATCH 0/7] Supoort shared irq for virtqueues

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

On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 01:18:44PM +0800, Zhu Lingshan wrote:
> On some platforms, it has been observed that a device may fail to
> allocate enough MSI-X vectors, under such circumstances, the vqs have
> to share a irq/vector.
> 
> This series extends irq requester/handlers abilities to deal with:
> (granted nvectors, and max_intr = total vq number + 1(config interrupt) )
> 
> 1)nvectors = max_intr: each vq has its own vector/irq,
> config interrupt is enabled, normal case
> 2)max_intr > nvectors >= 2: vqs share one irq/vector, config interrupt is
> enabled
> 3)nvectors = 1, vqs share one irq/vector, config interrupt is disabled.
> Otherwise it fails.
> 
> This series also made necessary changes to irq cleaners and related
> helpers.


BTW you should copy the virtio mailing list, too.
Not just netdev.

> Pleaase help reivew.
> 
> Thanks!
> Zhu Lingshan
> 
> Zhu Lingshan (7):
>   vDPA/ifcvf: implement IO read/write helpers in the header file
>   vDPA/ifcvf: introduce new helpers to set config vector and vq vectors
>   vDPA/ifcvf: implement device MSIX vector allocation helper
>   vDPA/ifcvf: implement shared irq handlers for vqs
>   vDPA/ifcvf: irq request helpers for both shared and per_vq irq
>   vDPA/ifcvf: implement config interrupt request helper
>   vDPA/ifcvf: improve irq requester, to handle per_vq/shared/config irq
> 
>  drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_base.c |  65 ++++--------
>  drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_base.h |  45 +++++++-
>  drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c | 179 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  3 files changed, 215 insertions(+), 74 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.27.0