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From: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@redhat.com>
To: Mark Lord <kernel@start.ca>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <michael@ellerman.id.au>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org>,
	Tejun Heo <tj@kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	"x86@kernel.org" <x86@kernel.org>,
	"linux-pci@vger.kernel.org" <linux-pci@vger.kernel.org>,
	"linux-ide@vger.kernel.org" <linux-ide@vger.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>, Joerg Roedel <joro@8bytes.org>,
	Jan Beulich <JBeulich@suse.com>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>,
	linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] PCI/MSI: Factor out pci_get_msi_cap() interface
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 09:26:30 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20131002072629.GB29860@dhcp-26-207.brq.redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <524B8908.8080607@start.ca>

On Tue, Oct 01, 2013 at 10:46:32PM -0400, Mark Lord wrote:
> >>> The last pattern makes most of sense to me and could be updated with a more
> >>> clear sequence - a call to (bit modified) pci_msix_table_size() followed
> >>> by a call to pci_enable_msix(). I think this pattern can effectively
> >>> supersede the currently recommended "loop" practice.
> >>
> >> The loop is still necessary, because there's a race between those two calls,
> >> so that pci_enable_msix() can still fail due to lack of MSIX slots.
> > 
> > Moreover, the existing loop pattern is racy and could fail just as easily ;)
> 
> Yes, but it then loops again to correct things.

No. If it failed it should exit the loop.

-- 
Regards,
Alexander Gordeev
agordeev@redhat.com

  reply	other threads:[~2013-10-02  7:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 73+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-09-05 12:51 [PATCH v2 0/6] AHCI: Conserve interrupts with pci_enable_msi_block_part() interface Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] PCI/MSI: Introduce " Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 12:52 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] PCI/MSI: Factor out pci_get_msi_cap() interface Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 13:09   ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-05 15:03     ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 15:04       ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-05 15:40         ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 15:44           ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-05 18:54             ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 20:06               ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-06 16:01                 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2013-09-06 16:06                   ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-06 23:32                     ` Bjorn Helgaas
2013-09-09 15:20                       ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:22                         ` [PATCH 1/9] PCI/MSI/PPC: Fix wrong RTAS error code reporting Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:22                         ` [PATCH 2/9] PCI/MSI/PPC: Make return values only 0/-errno when MSIs allocated Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:24                         ` [PATCH 3/9] PCI/MSI/x86: " Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:24                         ` [PATCH 4/9] PCI/MSI/MIPS: " Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:25                         ` [PATCH 2/9] PCI/MSI/PPC: Make return values only 0/-errno when MSIs allocated[PATCH 5/9] PCI/MSI/s390: " Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:38                           ` scrap this one Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:26                         ` [PATCH 5/9] PCI/MSI/s390: Make return values only 0/-errno when MSIs allocated Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-10 12:42                           ` Sergei Shtylyov
2013-09-10 13:09                             ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:27                         ` [PATCH 6/9] PCI/MSI/s390: Remove superfluous check of MSI type Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:28                         ` [PATCH 7/9] PCI/MSI/s390: Make return values only 0/-errno when MSIs allocated Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:29                         ` [PATCH 8/9] PCI/MSI: Fix return value when populate_msi_sysfs() failed Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:29                         ` [PATCH 9/9] PCI/MSI: Make return values only 0/-errno when MSIs allocated Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-09 15:37                         ` [PATCH v2 2/6] PCI/MSI: Factor out pci_get_msi_cap() interface Tejun Heo
2013-09-09 15:45                           ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-16 10:22                         ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-17 14:30                           ` Michael Ellerman
2013-09-18  9:48                             ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-18 14:22                               ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-18 16:50                                 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-20  8:24                                   ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-20 12:27                                     ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-25 18:02                                       ` Bjorn Helgaas
2013-09-25 20:58                                         ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-25 21:00                                           ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-26  7:46                                             ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-26  8:58                                               ` David Laight
2013-09-26 10:45                                                 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-26 11:34                                                   ` David Laight
2013-09-26 12:13                                                     ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-26 13:11                                               ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-26 14:39                                                 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-26 14:42                                                   ` Tejun Heo
2013-10-01  7:19                                                   ` Michael Ellerman
2013-09-20 12:26                                   ` Tejun Heo
2013-10-01  7:26                                     ` Michael Ellerman
2013-10-01  7:35                                 ` Michael Ellerman
2013-10-01 11:55                                   ` Tejun Heo
2013-10-02  2:33                                     ` Michael Ellerman
2013-10-02  3:23                                       ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-26 12:32                               ` Mark Lord
2013-09-26 13:03                                 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-10-02  2:46                                   ` Mark Lord
2013-10-02  7:26                                     ` Alexander Gordeev [this message]
2013-12-18 18:26                                 ` Bjorn Helgaas
2013-10-01  7:51                               ` Michael Ellerman
2013-10-01 10:35                                 ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-10-02  2:43                                   ` Michael Ellerman
2013-10-02  7:10                                     ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-06 13:17           ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] MSI/x86: Support pci_enable_msi_block_part() interface Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 4/6] AHCI: Conserve interrupts with " Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 13:10   ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-05 15:23     ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 12:54 ` [PATCH v2 5/6] AHCI: Check MRSM bit when multiple MSIs enabled Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 13:11   ` Tejun Heo
2013-09-05 15:25     ` Alexander Gordeev
2013-09-05 14:32   ` Sergei Shtylyov
2013-09-05 12:54 ` [PATCH v2 6/6] PCI/MSI: Get rid of pci_enable_msi_block_auto() interface Alexander Gordeev

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