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From: Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@kernel.org>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@redhat.com>,
	"Raj, Ashok" <ashok.raj@intel.com>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>,
	linux-pci@vger.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
	Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@intel.com>, Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
	x86@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 4/8] PCI/MSI: Enforce MSI[X] entry updates to be visible
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2021 16:48:43 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210722214843.GA350177@bjorn-Precision-5520> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20210721192650.499597025@linutronix.de>

On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 09:11:30PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> Nothing enforces the posted writes to be visible when the function
> returns. Flush them even if the flush might be redundant when the entry is
> masked already as the unmask will flush as well. This is either setup or a
> rare affinity change event so the extra flush is not the end of the world.
> 
> While this is more a theoretical issue especially the X86 MSI affinity
> stter mechanism relies on the assumption that the update has reached the

stter?

> hardware when the function returns.
> 
> Again, as this never has been enfocred the Fixes tag refers to a commit in:

s/enfocred/enforced/

>    git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tglx/history.git

  reply	other threads:[~2021-07-22 21:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-07-21 19:11 [patch 0/8] PCI/MSI, x86: Cure a couple of inconsistencies Thomas Gleixner
2021-07-21 19:11 ` [patch 1/8] PCI/MSI: Enable and mask MSIX early Thomas Gleixner
2021-07-21 21:38   ` Raj, Ashok
2021-07-21 22:51     ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-07-22 21:43   ` Bjorn Helgaas
2021-07-27 20:33     ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-07-21 19:11 ` [patch 2/8] PCI/MSI: Mask all unused MSI-X entries Thomas Gleixner
2021-07-21 22:23   ` Raj, Ashok
2021-07-21 22:57     ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-07-22 13:46       ` Marc Zyngier
2021-07-28 10:04         ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-07-22 21:45   ` Bjorn Helgaas
2021-07-21 19:11 ` [patch 3/8] PCI/MSI: Enforce that MSI-X table entry is masked for update Thomas Gleixner
2021-07-21 22:32   ` Raj, Ashok
2021-07-21 22:59     ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-07-22 21:46   ` Bjorn Helgaas
2021-07-21 19:11 ` [patch 4/8] PCI/MSI: Enforce MSI[X] entry updates to be visible Thomas Gleixner
2021-07-22 21:48   ` Bjorn Helgaas [this message]
     [not found]     ` <CAHp75VdNi4rMuRz8UrW9Haf_Ge8KmNJ0w9ykheqkVhmpXHTUyg@mail.gmail.com>
2021-07-23  8:14       ` Marc Zyngier
2021-07-21 19:11 ` [patch 5/8] PCI/MSI: Simplify msi_verify_entries() Thomas Gleixner
2021-07-21 19:11 ` [patch 6/8] genirq: Provide IRQCHIP_AFFINITY_PRE_STARTUP Thomas Gleixner
2021-07-22 15:12   ` Marc Zyngier
2021-07-28 10:40     ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-07-21 19:11 ` [patch 7/8] x86/ioapic: Force affinity setup before startup Thomas Gleixner
2021-07-21 19:11 ` [patch 8/8] x86/msi: " Thomas Gleixner
2021-07-21 21:10 ` [patch 0/8] PCI/MSI, x86: Cure a couple of inconsistencies Raj, Ashok
2021-07-21 22:39   ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-07-22 15:17 ` Marc Zyngier
2021-07-22 21:43 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2021-07-27 20:38   ` Thomas Gleixner

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