Re: [PATCH v2 5/6] misc: pci_endpoint_test: Do not request or allocate IRQs in probe

[Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@ti.com>]

Hi Lorenzo,

On 05/08/21 4:56 pm, Lorenzo Pieralisi wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 04, 2021 at 07:32:44PM +0530, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
>> Hi Lorenzo,
>>
>> On 03/08/21 3:28 pm, Lorenzo Pieralisi wrote:
>>> On Tue, Aug 03, 2021 at 01:19:31PM +0530, Kishon Vijay Abraham I wrote:
>>>> Allocation of IRQ vectors and requesting IRQ is done as part of
>>>> PCITEST_SET_IRQTYPE. Do not request or allocate IRQs in probe for
>>>> AM654 and J721E so that the user space test script has better control
>>>> of the devices for which the IRQs are configured. Since certain user
>>>> space scripts could rely on allocation of IRQ vectors during probe,
>>>> remove allocation of IRQs only for TI's K3 platform.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@ti.com>
>>>> ---
>>>>  drivers/misc/pci_endpoint_test.c | 19 +++++++++++++------
>>>>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> I don't claim to understand the inner details of the endpoint test
>>> device but it looks like this approach should be redesigned.
>>>
>>> I don't believe using devices quirks is the best approach to
>>> expose/remove a feature to userspace, this can soon become
>>> unmaintenable.
>>>
>>> Maybe you can elaborate a bit more on what the real issue is please ?
>>
>> The actual reason for introducing this patch (affects only AM654 and
>> J721E) is due to Errata ID #i2101 GIC: ITS Misbehavior
>> (https://www.ti.com/lit/er/sprz455a/sprz455a.pdf). So if more than 5
>> devices use GIC ITS simultaneously, GIC fails to raise interrupts.
>>
>> Though this patch is not an actual workaround for the issue (the
>> workaround is in GIC ITS driver provided in the errata document), it
>> helps to keep testing PCIe RC/EP using pci-endpoint-test even when
>> multiple pci-epf-test endpoint devices are connected (Normal test-setup
>> having J721E-J721E back to back connection can support 21 pci-epf-test
>> devices). So this patch lets user to individually enable interrupts for
>> each of the devices and could disable after the interrupt test.
>>
>> Since pci_endpoint_test is used only for testing PCIE RC/EP
>> communication and pci-endpoint-test has already implemented
>> PCITEST_SET_IRQTYPE for the userspace to enable interrupt, tried to not
>> enable the interrupts of all the devices by default in the probe (for
>> AM654 and J721E where this errata applies).
> 
> I understand - what I am asking is:
> 
> is it possible, instead of applying this patch, to make
> 
> pci_endpoint_test_alloc_irq_vectors() and pci_endpoint_test_request_irq()
> 
> fail in the target platforms instead of preventing to call them ?

hmm.. since both the platforms use GIC ITS it would need modifications
in the irq-gic-v3-its.c driver. I could add the workaround mentioned in
the errata document and send the patch for review to see what others think.

Thanks,
Kishon

> 
> My worry is that you may end up with more corner cases in the future
> and peppering code with is_() calls to work around them which does
> not look right.
> 
> Thanks,
> Lorenzo
> 
>> Thanks,
>> Kishon
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Lorenzo
>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/misc/pci_endpoint_test.c b/drivers/misc/pci_endpoint_test.c
>>>> index c7ee34013485..9740f2a0e7cd 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/misc/pci_endpoint_test.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/misc/pci_endpoint_test.c
>>>> @@ -79,6 +79,9 @@
>>>>  #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_RENESAS_R8A774C0		0x002d
>>>>  #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_RENESAS_R8A774E1		0x0025
>>>>  
>>>> +#define is_j721e_pci_dev(pdev)         \
>>>> +		((pdev)->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_TI_J721E)
>>>> +
>>>>  static DEFINE_IDA(pci_endpoint_test_ida);
>>>>  
>>>>  #define to_endpoint_test(priv) container_of((priv), struct pci_endpoint_test, \
>>>> @@ -810,9 +813,11 @@ static int pci_endpoint_test_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
>>>>  
>>>>  	pci_set_master(pdev);
>>>>  
>>>> -	if (!pci_endpoint_test_alloc_irq_vectors(test, irq_type)) {
>>>> -		err = -EINVAL;
>>>> -		goto err_disable_irq;
>>>> +	if (!(is_am654_pci_dev(pdev) || is_j721e_pci_dev(pdev))) {
>>>> +		if (!pci_endpoint_test_alloc_irq_vectors(test, irq_type)) {
>>>> +			err = -EINVAL;
>>>> +			goto err_disable_irq;
>>>> +		}
>>>>  	}
>>>>  
>>>>  	for (bar = 0; bar < PCI_STD_NUM_BARS; bar++) {
>>>> @@ -850,9 +855,11 @@ static int pci_endpoint_test_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
>>>>  		goto err_ida_remove;
>>>>  	}
>>>>  
>>>> -	if (!pci_endpoint_test_request_irq(test)) {
>>>> -		err = -EINVAL;
>>>> -		goto err_kfree_test_name;
>>>> +	if (!(is_am654_pci_dev(pdev) || is_j721e_pci_dev(pdev))) {
>>>> +		if (!pci_endpoint_test_request_irq(test)) {
>>>> +			err = -EINVAL;
>>>> +			goto err_kfree_test_name;
>>>> +		}
>>>>  	}
>>>>  
>>>>  	misc_device = &test->miscdev;
>>>> -- 
>>>> 2.17.1
>>>>