Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] cxl/region: Find free cxl decoder by device_for_each_child()

[Zijun Hu <zijun_hu@icloud.com>]

On 2024/9/5 13:32, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 05, 2024 at 08:36:09AM +0800, Zijun Hu wrote:
>> From: Zijun Hu <quic_zijuhu@quicinc.com>
>>
>> To prepare for constifying the following old driver core API:
>>
>> struct device *device_find_child(struct device *dev, void *data,
>> 		int (*match)(struct device *dev, void *data));
>> to new:
>> struct device *device_find_child(struct device *dev, const void *data,
>> 		int (*match)(struct device *dev, const void *data));
>>
>> The new API does not allow its match function (*match)() to modify
>> caller's match data @*data, but match_free_decoder() as the old API's
>> match function indeed modifies relevant match data, so it is not suitable
>> for the new API any more, solved by using device_for_each_child() to
>> implement relevant finding free cxl decoder function.
>>
>> By the way, this commit does not change any existing logic.
>>
>> Suggested-by: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Zijun Hu <quic_zijuhu@quicinc.com>
>> ---
>>  drivers/cxl/core/region.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>>  1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/region.c b/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
>> index 21ad5f242875..c2068e90bf2f 100644
>> --- a/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
>> +++ b/drivers/cxl/core/region.c
>> @@ -794,10 +794,15 @@ static size_t show_targetN(struct cxl_region *cxlr, char *buf, int pos)
>>  	return rc;
>>  }
>>  
>> +struct cxld_match_data {
>> +	int id;
>> +	struct device *target_device;
>> +};
>> +
>>  static int match_free_decoder(struct device *dev, void *data)
>>  {
>> +	struct cxld_match_data *match_data = data;
>>  	struct cxl_decoder *cxld;
>> -	int *id = data;
>>  
>>  	if (!is_switch_decoder(dev))
>>  		return 0;
>> @@ -805,17 +810,31 @@ static int match_free_decoder(struct device *dev, void *data)
>>  	cxld = to_cxl_decoder(dev);
>>  
>>  	/* enforce ordered allocation */
>> -	if (cxld->id != *id)
>> +	if (cxld->id != match_data->id)
>>  		return 0;
>>  
>> -	if (!cxld->region)
>> +	if (!cxld->region) {
>> +		match_data->target_device = get_device(dev);
> 
> Where is put_device() called?
> 
> Ah, it's on the drop later on after find_free_decoder(), right?
> 
>>  		return 1;
>> +	}
>>  
>> -	(*id)++;
>> +	match_data->id++;
>>  
>>  	return 0;
>>  }
>>  
>> +/* NOTE: need to drop the reference with put_device() after use. */
>> +static struct device *find_free_decoder(struct device *parent)
>> +{
>> +	struct cxld_match_data match_data = {
>> +		.id = 0,
>> +		.target_device = NULL,
>> +	};
>> +
>> +	device_for_each_child(parent, &match_data, match_free_decoder);
>> +	return match_data.target_device;
>> +}
>> +
>>  static int match_auto_decoder(struct device *dev, void *data)
>>  {
>>  	struct cxl_region_params *p = data;
>> @@ -840,7 +859,6 @@ cxl_region_find_decoder(struct cxl_port *port,
>>  			struct cxl_region *cxlr)
>>  {
>>  	struct device *dev;
>> -	int id = 0;
>>  
>>  	if (port == cxled_to_port(cxled))
>>  		return &cxled->cxld;
>> @@ -849,7 +867,7 @@ cxl_region_find_decoder(struct cxl_port *port,
>>  		dev = device_find_child(&port->dev, &cxlr->params,
>>  					match_auto_decoder);
>>  	else
>> -		dev = device_find_child(&port->dev, &id, match_free_decoder);
>> +		dev = find_free_decoder(&port->dev);
> 
> This still feels more complex that I think it should be.  Why not just
> modify the needed device information after the device is found?  What
> exactly is being changed in the match_free_decoder that needs to keep
> "state"?  This feels odd.
> 

i noticed that state of below exclusive fix have changed to "Handled
Elsewhere", that fix can solve our concern as well, let us wait for 2-3
days to see if there are some progress.

https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/cxl/patch/20240903-fix_cxld-v1-1-61acba7198ae@quicinc.com/

thanks

> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h