From: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
To: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@huawei.com>,
Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
Cc: <linux-cxl@vger.kernel.org>, Ben Widawsky <bwidawsk@kernel.org>,
<hch@infradead.org>, <alison.schofield@intel.com>,
<nvdimm@lists.linux.dev>, <linux-pci@vger.kernel.org>,
<patches@lists.linux.dev>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/46] cxl/core: Define a 'struct cxl_switch_decoder'
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2022 17:49:54 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <62ca223241425_2da5bd2948c@dwillia2-xfh.notmuch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220630115638.000021be@Huawei.com>
Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jun 2022 17:12:04 +0100
> Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@Huawei.com> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:45:57 -0700
> > Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Currently 'struct cxl_decoder' contains the superset of attributes
> > > needed for all decoder types. Before more type-specific attributes are
> > > added to the common definition, reorganize 'struct cxl_decoder' into type
> > > specific objects.
> > >
> > > This patch, the first of three, factors out a cxl_switch_decoder type.
> > > The 'switch' decoder type represents the decoder instances of cxl_port's
> > > that route from the root of a CXL memory decode topology to the
> > > endpoints. They come in two flavors, root-level decoders, statically
> > > defined by platform firmware, and mid-level decoders, where
> > > interleave-granularity, interleave-width, and the target list are
> > > mutable.
> >
> > I'd like to see this info on cxl_switch_decoder being used for
> > switches AND other stuff as docs next to the definition. It confused
> > me when looked directly at the resulting of applying this series
> > and made more sense once I read to this patch.
> >
> > >
> > > Co-developed-by: Ben Widawsky <bwidawsk@kernel.org>
> > > Signed-off-by: Ben Widawsky <bwidawsk@kernel.org>
> > > Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
> >
> > Basic idea is fine, but there are a few places where I think this is
> > 'too clever' with error handling and it's worth duplicating a few
> > error messages to keep the flow simpler.
> >
>
> follow up on that. I'd missed the kfree(alloc) hiding in plain
> sight at the end of the function.
>
>
>
> > > @@ -1179,13 +1210,27 @@ static struct cxl_decoder *cxl_decoder_alloc(struct cxl_port *port,
> > > {
> > > struct cxl_decoder *cxld;
> > > struct device *dev;
> > > + void *alloc;
> > > int rc = 0;
> > >
> > > if (nr_targets > CXL_DECODER_MAX_INTERLEAVE)
> > > return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> > >
> > > - cxld = kzalloc(struct_size(cxld, target, nr_targets), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > - if (!cxld)
> > > + if (nr_targets) {
> > > + struct cxl_switch_decoder *cxlsd;
> > > +
> > > + alloc = kzalloc(struct_size(cxlsd, target, nr_targets), GFP_KERNEL);
> >
> > I'd rather see a local check on the allocation failure even if it adds a few lines
> > of duplicated code - which after you've dropped the local alloc variable won't be
> > much even after a later patch adds another path in here. The eventual code
> > of this function is more than a little nasty when an early return in each
> > path would, as far as I can tell, give the same result without the at least
> > 3 null checks prior to returning (to ensure nothing happens before reaching
> > the if (!alloc)
>
> clearly not enough caffeine that day as I'd missed the use for unifying
> the frees at the end of the function... Just noticed that in a later patch
> that touches the error path.
>
> I still don't much like the complexity of the flow, but can see why you did it
> this way now.
Appreciate it, it's much cleaner now with the nudge to take a second
look at reducing the complexity.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-07-10 0:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 157+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-06-24 2:45 [PATCH 00/46] CXL PMEM Region Provisioning Dan Williams
2022-06-24 2:45 ` [PATCH 01/46] tools/testing/cxl: Fix cxl_hdm_decode_init() calling convention Dan Williams
2022-06-28 10:37 ` Jonathan Cameron
[not found] ` <CGME20220629174147uscas1p211384ae262e099484440ef285be26c75@uscas1p2.samsung.com>
2022-06-29 17:41 ` Adam Manzanares
2022-07-09 20:06 ` Dan Williams
2022-07-12 22:11 ` Adam Manzanares
2022-06-24 2:45 ` [PATCH 02/46] cxl/port: Keep port->uport valid for the entire life of a port Dan Williams
2022-06-24 3:37 ` Alison Schofield
2022-06-28 11:47 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-28 14:27 ` Dan Williams
[not found] ` <CGME20220629174622uscas1p2236a084ce25771a3ab57c6f006632f35@uscas1p2.samsung.com>
2022-06-29 17:46 ` Adam Manzanares
2022-06-24 2:45 ` [PATCH 03/46] cxl/hdm: Use local hdm variable Dan Williams
2022-06-24 3:38 ` Alison Schofield
2022-06-28 15:16 ` Jonathan Cameron
[not found] ` <CGME20220629200312uscas1p292303b9325dcbfe59293f002dc9e6b03@uscas1p2.samsung.com>
2022-06-29 20:03 ` Adam Manzanares
2022-06-24 2:45 ` [PATCH 04/46] cxl/core: Rename ->decoder_range ->hpa_range Dan Williams
2022-06-24 3:39 ` Alison Schofield
2022-06-28 15:17 ` Jonathan Cameron
[not found] ` <CGME20220629200652uscas1p2c1da644ea63a5de69e14e046379779b1@uscas1p2.samsung.com>
2022-06-29 20:06 ` Adam Manzanares
2022-06-24 2:45 ` [PATCH 05/46] cxl/core: Drop ->platform_res attribute for root decoders Dan Williams
2022-06-28 15:24 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-09 23:33 ` Dan Williams
[not found] ` <CGME20220629202117uscas1p2892fb68ae60c4754e2f7d26882a92ae5@uscas1p2.samsung.com>
2022-06-29 20:21 ` Adam Manzanares
2022-07-09 23:38 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 2:45 ` [PATCH 06/46] cxl/core: Drop is_cxl_decoder() Dan Williams
2022-06-24 3:48 ` Alison Schofield
2022-06-28 15:25 ` Jonathan Cameron
[not found] ` <CGME20220629203448uscas1p264a7f79a1ed7f9257eefcb3064c7d943@uscas1p2.samsung.com>
2022-06-29 20:34 ` Adam Manzanares
2022-06-24 2:45 ` [PATCH 07/46] cxl: Introduce cxl_to_{ways,granularity} Dan Williams
2022-06-28 15:36 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-09 23:52 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 2:45 ` [PATCH 08/46] cxl/core: Define a 'struct cxl_switch_decoder' Dan Williams
2022-06-28 16:12 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-30 10:56 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 0:49 ` Dan Williams [this message]
2022-07-10 0:33 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 2:46 ` [PATCH 09/46] cxl/acpi: Track CXL resources in iomem_resource Dan Williams
2022-06-28 16:43 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 2:12 ` Dan Williams
2022-07-19 14:24 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 2:46 ` [PATCH 10/46] cxl/core: Define a 'struct cxl_root_decoder' for tracking CXL window resources Dan Williams
2022-06-28 16:49 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 2:20 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-28 16:53 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 2:46 ` [PATCH 11/46] cxl/core: Define a 'struct cxl_endpoint_decoder' for tracking DPA resources Dan Williams
2022-06-28 16:55 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 2:40 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 2:46 ` [PATCH 12/46] cxl/mem: Convert partition-info to resources Dan Williams
2022-06-28 17:02 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 2:46 ` [PATCH 13/46] cxl/hdm: Require all decoders to be enumerated Dan Williams
2022-06-28 17:04 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 2:46 ` [PATCH 14/46] cxl/hdm: Enumerate allocated DPA Dan Williams
2022-06-29 14:43 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 3:03 ` Dan Williams
2022-07-19 14:25 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 2:46 ` [PATCH 15/46] cxl/Documentation: List attribute permissions Dan Williams
2022-06-28 3:16 ` Alison Schofield
2022-06-29 14:59 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 2:46 ` [PATCH 16/46] cxl/hdm: Add 'mode' attribute to decoder objects Dan Williams
2022-06-29 15:28 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 3:45 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 2:47 ` [PATCH 17/46] cxl/hdm: Track next decoder to allocate Dan Williams
2022-06-29 15:31 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 3:55 ` Dan Williams
2022-07-19 14:27 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 16:34 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 2:47 ` [PATCH 18/46] cxl/hdm: Add support for allocating DPA to an endpoint decoder Dan Williams
2022-06-29 15:56 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 16:53 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 2:47 ` [PATCH 19/46] cxl/debug: Move debugfs init to cxl_core_init() Dan Williams
2022-06-29 15:58 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 2:47 ` [PATCH 20/46] cxl/mem: Add a debugfs version of 'iomem' for DPA, 'dpamem' Dan Williams
2022-06-29 16:08 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 17:09 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 2:47 ` [PATCH 21/46] tools/testing/cxl: Move cxl_test resources to the top of memory Dan Williams
2022-06-29 16:11 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 17:19 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 2:47 ` [PATCH 22/46] tools/testing/cxl: Expand CFMWS windows Dan Williams
2022-06-29 16:14 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 2:47 ` [PATCH 23/46] tools/testing/cxl: Add partition support Dan Williams
2022-06-29 16:20 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 2:48 ` [PATCH 24/46] tools/testing/cxl: Fix decoder default state Dan Williams
2022-06-29 16:22 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 17:33 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 2:48 ` [PATCH 25/46] cxl/port: Record dport in endpoint references Dan Williams
2022-06-29 16:49 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 18:40 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 26/46] cxl/port: Record parent dport when adding ports Dan Williams
2022-06-29 17:02 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 27/46] cxl/port: Move 'cxl_ep' references to an xarray per port Dan Williams
2022-06-29 17:19 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 28/46] cxl/port: Move dport tracking to an xarray Dan Williams
2022-06-30 9:18 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 19:06 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 29/46] cxl/port: Cache CXL host bridge data Dan Williams
2022-06-30 9:21 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 19:09 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 30/46] cxl/hdm: Add sysfs attributes for interleave ways + granularity Dan Williams
2022-06-30 9:26 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 20:40 ` Dan Williams
2022-07-19 14:32 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 31/46] cxl/hdm: Initialize decoder type for memory expander devices Dan Williams
2022-06-30 9:33 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 32/46] cxl/mem: Enumerate port targets before adding endpoints Dan Williams
2022-06-30 9:48 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 21:01 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 33/46] resource: Introduce alloc_free_mem_region() Dan Williams
2022-06-30 10:35 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-10 21:58 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 34/46] cxl/region: Add region creation support Dan Williams
2022-06-30 13:17 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-11 0:08 ` Dan Williams
2022-07-19 14:42 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 35/46] cxl/region: Add a 'uuid' attribute Dan Williams
2022-06-28 10:29 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-28 14:24 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 36/46] cxl/region: Add interleave ways attribute Dan Williams
2022-06-30 13:44 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-11 0:32 ` Dan Williams
2022-07-19 14:47 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-19 22:15 ` Dan Williams
2022-07-20 9:59 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-30 13:45 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 37/46] cxl/region: Allocate host physical address (HPA) capacity to new regions Dan Williams
2022-06-30 13:56 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-11 0:47 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 38/46] cxl/region: Enable the assignment of endpoint decoders to regions Dan Williams
2022-06-30 14:31 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-11 1:12 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 39/46] cxl/acpi: Add a host-bridge index lookup mechanism Dan Williams
2022-06-30 15:48 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 40/46] cxl/region: Attach endpoint decoders Dan Williams
2022-06-24 18:25 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 18:49 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 20:51 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 23:21 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-30 16:34 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-11 2:02 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 41/46] cxl/region: Program target lists Dan Williams
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 42/46] cxl/hdm: Commit decoder state to hardware Dan Williams
2022-06-30 17:05 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-11 3:02 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 43/46] cxl/region: Add region driver boiler plate Dan Williams
2022-06-30 17:09 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 44/46] cxl/pmem: Delete unused nvdimm attribute Dan Williams
2022-06-30 17:10 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 45/46] cxl/pmem: Fix offline_nvdimm_bus() to offline by bridge Dan Williams
2022-06-30 17:14 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-11 19:49 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 4:19 ` [PATCH 46/46] cxl/region: Introduce cxl_pmem_region objects Dan Williams
2022-06-30 17:34 ` Jonathan Cameron
2022-07-11 20:05 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-24 15:13 ` [PATCH 00/46] CXL PMEM Region Provisioning Jonathan Cameron
2022-06-24 15:32 ` Dan Williams
2022-06-28 3:12 ` Alison Schofield
2022-06-28 3:34 ` Dan Williams
2022-07-02 2:26 ` Alison Schofield
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