Re: [RFC v2 2/2] pmem: device flush over VIRTIO

[Pankaj Gupta <pagupta-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>]

> 
> On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 4:24 AM, Pankaj Gupta <pagupta-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > This patch adds functionality to perform
> > flush from guest to hosy over VIRTIO
> > when 'ND_REGION_VIRTIO'flag is set on
> > nd_negion. Flag is set by 'virtio-pmem'
> > driver.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Pankaj Gupta <pagupta-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
> > ---
> >  drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c | 7 +++++++
> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
> > index a612be6..6c6454e 100644
> > --- a/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
> > +++ b/drivers/nvdimm/region_devs.c
> > @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
> >  #include <linux/nd.h>
> >  #include "nd-core.h"
> >  #include "nd.h"
> > +#include <linux/virtio_pmem.h>
> >
> >  /*
> >   * For readq() and writeq() on 32-bit builds, the hi-lo, lo-hi order is
> > @@ -1074,6 +1075,12 @@ void nvdimm_flush(struct nd_region *nd_region)
> >         struct nd_region_data *ndrd = dev_get_drvdata(&nd_region->dev);
> >         int i, idx;
> >
> > +       /* call PV device flush */
> > +       if (test_bit(ND_REGION_VIRTIO, &nd_region->flags)) {
> > +               virtio_pmem_flush(&nd_region->dev);
> > +               return;
> > +       }
> > +
> 
> I'd rather introduce a ->flush() operation hanging off of 'struct
> nd_region' so that this multiplexing can be a static setting.

Sure! will make the change.

Thanks,
Pankaj