[PATCH 1/6] x86: Add VMWare Host Communication Macros

[PATCH 1/6] x86: Add VMWare Host Communication Macros

[Sinclair Yeh]

These macros will be used by multiple VMWare modules for handling
host communication.

v2:
* Keeping only the minimal common platform defines
* added vmware_platform() check function

v3:
* Added new field to handle different hypervisor magic values

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Alok Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Cc: Xavier Deguillard <xdeguillard@vmware.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h | 110 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 110 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32bf99b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015, VMware, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, GOOD TITLE or
+ * NON INFRINGEMENT.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+ * details.
+ *
+ * Based on code from vmware.c and vmmouse.c.
+ * Author:
+ *   Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
+ */
+#ifndef _ASM_X86_VMWARE_H
+#define _ASM_X86_VMWARE_H
+
+
+/**
+ * Hypervisor-specific bi-directional communication channel.  Should never
+ * execute on bare metal hardware.  The caller must make sure to check for
+ * supported hypervisor before using these macros.
+ *
+ * Several of the parameters are both input and output and must be initialized.
+ *
+ * @in1: [IN] Message Len or Message Cmd (HB)
+ * @in2: [IN] Message Len (HB) or Message Cmd
+ * @port_num: [IN] port number + [channel id]
+ * @magic: [IN] hypervisor magic value
+ * @eax: [OUT] value of EAX register
+ * @ebx: [OUT] e.g. status from an HB message status command
+ * @ecx: [OUT] e.g. status from a non-HB message status command
+ * @edx: [OUT] e.g. channel id
+ * @si: [INOUT] set to 0 if not used
+ * @di: [INOUT] set to 0 if not used
+ * @bp: [INOUT] set to 0 if not used
+ */
+#define VMW_PORT(in1, in2, port_num, magic, eax, ebx, ecx, edx, si, di) \
+({                                                                      \
+	__asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :                              \
+		"=a"(eax),                                              \
+		"=b"(ebx),                                              \
+		"=c"(ecx),                                              \
+		"=d"(edx),                                              \
+		"=S"(si),                                               \
+		"=D"(di) :                                              \
+		"a"(magic),                                             \
+		"b"(in1),                                               \
+		"c"(in2),                                               \
+		"d"(port_num),                                          \
+		"S"(si),                                                \
+		"D"(di) :                                               \
+		"memory");                                              \
+})
+
+
+#define VMW_PORT_HB_OUT(in1, in2, port_num, magic,      \
+			eax, ebx, ecx, edx, si, di, bp) \
+({                                                      \
+	__asm__ __volatile__ ("movq %13, %%rbp;"        \
+		"cld; rep outsb; "                      \
+		"movq %%rbp, %6" :                      \
+		"=a"(eax),                              \
+		"=b"(ebx),                              \
+		"=c"(ecx),                              \
+		"=d"(edx),                              \
+		"=S"(si),                               \
+		"=D"(di),                               \
+		"=r"(bp) :                              \
+		"a"(magic),                             \
+		"b"(in1),                               \
+		"c"(in2),                               \
+		"d"(port_num),                          \
+		"S"(si),                                \
+		"D"(di),                                \
+		"r"(bp) :                               \
+		"memory", "cc");                        \
+})
+
+
+#define VMW_PORT_HB_IN(in1, in2, port_num, magic,            \
+		       eax, ebx, ecx, edx, si, di, bp)       \
+({                                                           \
+	__asm__ __volatile__ ("push %%rbp; movq %13, %%rbp;" \
+		"cld; rep insb; "                            \
+		"movq %%rbp, %6;pop %%rbp" :                 \
+		"=a"(eax),                                   \
+		"=b"(ebx),                                   \
+		"=c"(ecx),                                   \
+		"=d"(edx),                                   \
+		"=S"(si),                                    \
+		"=D"(di),                                    \
+		"=r"(bp) :                                   \
+		"a"(magic),                                  \
+		"b"(in1),                                    \
+		"c"(in2),                                    \
+		"d"(port_num),                               \
+		"S"(si),                                     \
+		"D"(di),                                     \
+		"r"(bp) :                                    \
+		"memory", "cc");                             \
+})
+
+
+#endif
+
-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 2/6] x86: Update vmware.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Sinclair Yeh]

v2:
Instead of replacing all existing instances of VMWARE_PORT
with VMW_PORT, update VMWARE_PORT to use the new VMW_PORT.

v3:
Using updated VMWARE_PORT() macro, which needs hypervisor magic in the
parameter

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c | 16 +++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
index 628a059..1837f66 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 #include <asm/x86_init.h>
 #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
+#include <asm/vmware.h>
 
 #define CPUID_VMWARE_INFO_LEAF	0x40000000
 #define VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC	0x564D5868
@@ -37,13 +38,14 @@
 #define VMWARE_PORT_CMD_LEGACY_X2APIC	3
 #define VMWARE_PORT_CMD_VCPU_RESERVED	31
 
-#define VMWARE_PORT(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx)				\
-	__asm__("inl (%%dx)" :						\
-			"=a"(eax), "=c"(ecx), "=d"(edx), "=b"(ebx) :	\
-			"0"(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC),			\
-			"1"(VMWARE_PORT_CMD_##cmd),			\
-			"2"(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_PORT), "3"(UINT_MAX) :	\
-			"memory");
+#define VMWARE_PORT(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx)				  \
+({									  \
+	unsigned long __si = 0, __di = 0;                                 \
+	VMW_PORT(UINT_MAX, VMWARE_PORT_CMD_##cmd, VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_PORT, \
+		 VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC,                                 \
+		 eax, ebx, ecx, edx, __si, __di);                         \
+})
+
 
 static inline int __vmware_platform(void)
 {
-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Sinclair Yeh]

v2:
Instead of replacing existing VMMOUSE defines, only modify enough
to use the new VMW_PORT define.

v3:
Use updated VMWARE_PORT() which requires hypervisor magic as an added
parameter

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: linux-graphics-maintainer@vmware.com
Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org
---
 drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c | 22 +++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
index e272f06..d34e3e4 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
+#include <asm/vmware.h>
 
 #include "psmouse.h"
 #include "vmmouse.h"
@@ -84,21 +85,12 @@ struct vmmouse_data {
  * implementing the vmmouse protocol. Should never execute on
  * bare metal hardware.
  */
-#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)	\
-({							\
-	unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;		\
-	__asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :		\
-		"=a"(out1),				\
-		"=b"(out2),				\
-		"=c"(out3),				\
-		"=d"(out4),				\
-		"=S"(__dummy1),				\
-		"=D"(__dummy2) :			\
-		"a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),		\
-		"b"(in1),				\
-		"c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),		\
-		"d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :		\
-		"memory");		                \
+#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)		   \
+({								   \
+	unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;		   \
+	VMW_PORT(in1, VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd, VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, \
+		 VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC,				   \
+		 out1, out2, out3, out4, __dummy1, __dummy2);      \
 })
 
 /**
-- 
1.9.1

Re: [PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:18:49PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> v2:
> Instead of replacing existing VMMOUSE defines, only modify enough
> to use the new VMW_PORT define.
> 
> v3:
> Use updated VMWARE_PORT() which requires hypervisor magic as an added
> parameter
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
> Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
> Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
> Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
> Cc: linux-graphics-maintainer@vmware.com
> Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
> Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org
> ---
>  drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c | 22 +++++++---------------
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
> index e272f06..d34e3e4 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
> @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
>  #include <linux/slab.h>
>  #include <linux/module.h>
>  #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
> +#include <asm/vmware.h>
>  
>  #include "psmouse.h"
>  #include "vmmouse.h"
> @@ -84,21 +85,12 @@ struct vmmouse_data {
>   * implementing the vmmouse protocol. Should never execute on
>   * bare metal hardware.
>   */
> -#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)	\
> -({							\
> -	unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;		\
> -	__asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :		\
> -		"=a"(out1),				\
> -		"=b"(out2),				\
> -		"=c"(out3),				\
> -		"=d"(out4),				\
> -		"=S"(__dummy1),				\
> -		"=D"(__dummy2) :			\
> -		"a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),		\
> -		"b"(in1),				\
> -		"c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),		\
> -		"d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :		\
> -		"memory");		                \
> +#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)		   \
> +({								   \
> +	unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;		   \

Why do we need to initialize dummies?

> +	VMW_PORT(in1, VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd, VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, \
> +		 VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC,				   \
> +		 out1, out2, out3, out4, __dummy1, __dummy2);      \
>  })
>  

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry

Re: [PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Sinclair Yeh]

Hi,

On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:24:14PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:18:49PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > v2:
> > Instead of replacing existing VMMOUSE defines, only modify enough
> > to use the new VMW_PORT define.
> > 
> > v3:
> > Use updated VMWARE_PORT() which requires hypervisor magic as an added
> > parameter
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
> > Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
> > Cc: linux-graphics-maintainer@vmware.com
> > Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
> > Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
> > Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> > Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
> > Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org
> > ---
> >  drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c | 22 +++++++---------------
> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
> > index e272f06..d34e3e4 100644
> > --- a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
> > +++ b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
> > @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
> >  #include <linux/slab.h>
> >  #include <linux/module.h>
> >  #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
> > +#include <asm/vmware.h>
> >  
> >  #include "psmouse.h"
> >  #include "vmmouse.h"
> > @@ -84,21 +85,12 @@ struct vmmouse_data {
> >   * implementing the vmmouse protocol. Should never execute on
> >   * bare metal hardware.
> >   */
> > -#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)	\
> > -({							\
> > -	unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;		\
> > -	__asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :		\
> > -		"=a"(out1),				\
> > -		"=b"(out2),				\
> > -		"=c"(out3),				\
> > -		"=d"(out4),				\
> > -		"=S"(__dummy1),				\
> > -		"=D"(__dummy2) :			\
> > -		"a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),		\
> > -		"b"(in1),				\
> > -		"c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),		\
> > -		"d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :		\
> > -		"memory");		                \
> > +#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)		   \
> > +({								   \
> > +	unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;		   \
> 
> Why do we need to initialize dummies?

Because for some commands those parameters to VMW_PORT() can be both
input and outout.  So it's safer to initialize them to 0.  Since
they can potentially be an output, we can't make them a constant.

> 
> > +	VMW_PORT(in1, VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd, VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, \
> > +		 VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC,				   \
> > +		 out1, out2, out3, out4, __dummy1, __dummy2);      \
> >  })
> >  
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Dmitry

Re: [PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:24:14PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
>> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:18:49PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
>> > v2:
>> > Instead of replacing existing VMMOUSE defines, only modify enough
>> > to use the new VMW_PORT define.
>> >
>> > v3:
>> > Use updated VMWARE_PORT() which requires hypervisor magic as an added
>> > parameter
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
>> > Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
>> > Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
>> > Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
>> > Cc: linux-graphics-maintainer@vmware.com
>> > Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
>> > Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
>> > Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
>> > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
>> > Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
>> > Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org
>> > ---
>> >  drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c | 22 +++++++---------------
>> >  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>> >
>> > diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
>> > index e272f06..d34e3e4 100644
>> > --- a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
>> > +++ b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
>> > @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
>> >  #include <linux/slab.h>
>> >  #include <linux/module.h>
>> >  #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
>> > +#include <asm/vmware.h>
>> >
>> >  #include "psmouse.h"
>> >  #include "vmmouse.h"
>> > @@ -84,21 +85,12 @@ struct vmmouse_data {
>> >   * implementing the vmmouse protocol. Should never execute on
>> >   * bare metal hardware.
>> >   */
>> > -#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)      \
>> > -({                                                 \
>> > -   unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;               \
>> > -   __asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :              \
>> > -           "=a"(out1),                             \
>> > -           "=b"(out2),                             \
>> > -           "=c"(out3),                             \
>> > -           "=d"(out4),                             \
>> > -           "=S"(__dummy1),                         \
>> > -           "=D"(__dummy2) :                        \
>> > -           "a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),               \
>> > -           "b"(in1),                               \
>> > -           "c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),           \
>> > -           "d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :               \
>> > -           "memory");                              \
>> > +#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)                 \
>> > +({                                                            \
>> > +   unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;                  \
>>
>> Why do we need to initialize dummies?
>
> Because for some commands those parameters to VMW_PORT() can be both
> input and outout.

The vmmouse commands do not use them as input though, so it seems we
are simply wasting CPU cycles setting them to 0 just because we are
using the new VMW_PORT here. Why do we need to switch? What is the
benefit of doing this?

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry

Re: [PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Sinclair Yeh]

Hi,

On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:45:27PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >

<snip>

> >> >   */
> >> > -#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)      \
> >> > -({                                                 \
> >> > -   unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;               \
> >> > -   __asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :              \
> >> > -           "=a"(out1),                             \
> >> > -           "=b"(out2),                             \
> >> > -           "=c"(out3),                             \
> >> > -           "=d"(out4),                             \
> >> > -           "=S"(__dummy1),                         \
> >> > -           "=D"(__dummy2) :                        \
> >> > -           "a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),               \
> >> > -           "b"(in1),                               \
> >> > -           "c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),           \
> >> > -           "d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :               \
> >> > -           "memory");                              \
> >> > +#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)                 \
> >> > +({                                                            \
> >> > +   unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;                  \
> >>
> >> Why do we need to initialize dummies?
> >
> > Because for some commands those parameters to VMW_PORT() can be both
> > input and outout.
> 
> The vmmouse commands do not use them as input though, so it seems we
> are simply wasting CPU cycles setting them to 0 just because we are
> using the new VMW_PORT here. Why do we need to switch? What is the
> benefit of doing this?

There are two reasons.  One is to make the code more readable and
maintainable.  Rather than having mostly similar inline assembly
code sprinkled across multiple modules, we can just use the macros
and document that.

The second reason is this organization makes some on-going future
development easier.

Hope this helps.

Sinclair

Re: [PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:45:27PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>
> <snip>
>
>> >> >   */
>> >> > -#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)      \
>> >> > -({                                                 \
>> >> > -   unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;               \
>> >> > -   __asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :              \
>> >> > -           "=a"(out1),                             \
>> >> > -           "=b"(out2),                             \
>> >> > -           "=c"(out3),                             \
>> >> > -           "=d"(out4),                             \
>> >> > -           "=S"(__dummy1),                         \
>> >> > -           "=D"(__dummy2) :                        \
>> >> > -           "a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),               \
>> >> > -           "b"(in1),                               \
>> >> > -           "c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),           \
>> >> > -           "d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :               \
>> >> > -           "memory");                              \
>> >> > +#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)                 \
>> >> > +({                                                            \
>> >> > +   unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;                  \
>> >>
>> >> Why do we need to initialize dummies?
>> >
>> > Because for some commands those parameters to VMW_PORT() can be both
>> > input and outout.
>>
>> The vmmouse commands do not use them as input though, so it seems we
>> are simply wasting CPU cycles setting them to 0 just because we are
>> using the new VMW_PORT here. Why do we need to switch? What is the
>> benefit of doing this?
>
> There are two reasons.  One is to make the code more readable and
> maintainable.  Rather than having mostly similar inline assembly
> code sprinkled across multiple modules, we can just use the macros
> and document that.

At the cost of wasting cycles though :(.

Oh well, it is not like we are polling the backdoor here, so if you do
not care about a few wasted cycles I don't have to either ;)

>
> The second reason is this organization makes some on-going future
> development easier.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Sinclair

-- 
Dmitry

Re: [PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:54:20PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:45:27PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > >> >   */
> > >> > -#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)      \
> > >> > -({                                                 \
> > >> > -   unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;               \
> > >> > -   __asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :              \
> > >> > -           "=a"(out1),                             \
> > >> > -           "=b"(out2),                             \
> > >> > -           "=c"(out3),                             \
> > >> > -           "=d"(out4),                             \
> > >> > -           "=S"(__dummy1),                         \
> > >> > -           "=D"(__dummy2) :                        \
> > >> > -           "a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),               \
> > >> > -           "b"(in1),                               \
> > >> > -           "c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),           \
> > >> > -           "d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :               \
> > >> > -           "memory");                              \
> > >> > +#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)                 \
> > >> > +({                                                            \
> > >> > +   unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;                  \
> > >>
> > >> Why do we need to initialize dummies?
> > >
> > > Because for some commands those parameters to VMW_PORT() can be both
> > > input and outout.
> > 
> > The vmmouse commands do not use them as input though, so it seems we
> > are simply wasting CPU cycles setting them to 0 just because we are
> > using the new VMW_PORT here. Why do we need to switch? What is the
> > benefit of doing this?
> 
> There are two reasons.  One is to make the code more readable and
> maintainable.  Rather than having mostly similar inline assembly
> code sprinkled across multiple modules, we can just use the macros
> and document that.

But the macro is only used here, and the variables aren't used at all,
so it makes no sense in this file.

> The second reason is this organization makes some on-going future
> development easier.

We don't plan for "future" development other than a single patch series,
as we have no idea what that development is, nor if it will really
happen.  You can always change this file later if you need to, nothing
is keeping that from happening.

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Sinclair Yeh]

On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 04:04:08PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:54:20PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:45:27PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > 
> > <snip>
> > 
> > > >> >   */
> > > >> > -#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)      \
> > > >> > -({                                                 \
> > > >> > -   unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;               \
> > > >> > -   __asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :              \
> > > >> > -           "=a"(out1),                             \
> > > >> > -           "=b"(out2),                             \
> > > >> > -           "=c"(out3),                             \
> > > >> > -           "=d"(out4),                             \
> > > >> > -           "=S"(__dummy1),                         \
> > > >> > -           "=D"(__dummy2) :                        \
> > > >> > -           "a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),               \
> > > >> > -           "b"(in1),                               \
> > > >> > -           "c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),           \
> > > >> > -           "d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :               \
> > > >> > -           "memory");                              \
> > > >> > +#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)                 \
> > > >> > +({                                                            \
> > > >> > +   unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;                  \
> > > >>
> > > >> Why do we need to initialize dummies?
> > > >
> > > > Because for some commands those parameters to VMW_PORT() can be both
> > > > input and outout.
> > > 
> > > The vmmouse commands do not use them as input though, so it seems we
> > > are simply wasting CPU cycles setting them to 0 just because we are
> > > using the new VMW_PORT here. Why do we need to switch? What is the
> > > benefit of doing this?
> > 
> > There are two reasons.  One is to make the code more readable and
> > maintainable.  Rather than having mostly similar inline assembly
> > code sprinkled across multiple modules, we can just use the macros
> > and document that.
> 
> But the macro is only used here, and the variables aren't used at all,
> so it makes no sense in this file.

Maybe it's because I didn't CC you on the rest of the series.  I wasn't
sure what the proper distribution list is for each part.

This new macro is also used in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c and
vmw_balloon.c


> 
> > The second reason is this organization makes some on-going future
> > development easier.
> 
> We don't plan for "future" development other than a single patch series,
> as we have no idea what that development is, nor if it will really
> happen.  You can always change this file later if you need to, nothing
> is keeping that from happening.

So the intent of this series is to centralize similar lines of inline
assembly code that are currently used by 3 different kernel modules
to a central place.  The new vmware.h [patch 0/6] becomes the one header
to include for common guest-host communication needs.


> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

Re: [PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 06:21:06PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 04:04:08PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:54:20PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:45:27PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > 
> > > <snip>
> > > 
> > > > >> >   */
> > > > >> > -#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)      \
> > > > >> > -({                                                 \
> > > > >> > -   unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;               \
> > > > >> > -   __asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :              \
> > > > >> > -           "=a"(out1),                             \
> > > > >> > -           "=b"(out2),                             \
> > > > >> > -           "=c"(out3),                             \
> > > > >> > -           "=d"(out4),                             \
> > > > >> > -           "=S"(__dummy1),                         \
> > > > >> > -           "=D"(__dummy2) :                        \
> > > > >> > -           "a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),               \
> > > > >> > -           "b"(in1),                               \
> > > > >> > -           "c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),           \
> > > > >> > -           "d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :               \
> > > > >> > -           "memory");                              \
> > > > >> > +#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)                 \
> > > > >> > +({                                                            \
> > > > >> > +   unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;                  \
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Why do we need to initialize dummies?
> > > > >
> > > > > Because for some commands those parameters to VMW_PORT() can be both
> > > > > input and outout.
> > > > 
> > > > The vmmouse commands do not use them as input though, so it seems we
> > > > are simply wasting CPU cycles setting them to 0 just because we are
> > > > using the new VMW_PORT here. Why do we need to switch? What is the
> > > > benefit of doing this?
> > > 
> > > There are two reasons.  One is to make the code more readable and
> > > maintainable.  Rather than having mostly similar inline assembly
> > > code sprinkled across multiple modules, we can just use the macros
> > > and document that.
> > 
> > But the macro is only used here, and the variables aren't used at all,
> > so it makes no sense in this file.
> 
> Maybe it's because I didn't CC you on the rest of the series.  I wasn't
> sure what the proper distribution list is for each part.

Use scripts/get_maintainer.pl, that's what it is there for.  A number of
those patches should go through me, if not all of them, if you want them
merged...

> 
> This new macro is also used in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c and
> vmw_balloon.c

And it's used inconsistantly in those patches (you don't set the dummy
variables to 0 in all of them...)  Now maybe that's just how the asm
functions work, but it's not very obvious as to why this is at all.

> > > The second reason is this organization makes some on-going future
> > > development easier.
> > 
> > We don't plan for "future" development other than a single patch series,
> > as we have no idea what that development is, nor if it will really
> > happen.  You can always change this file later if you need to, nothing
> > is keeping that from happening.
> 
> So the intent of this series is to centralize similar lines of inline
> assembly code that are currently used by 3 different kernel modules
> to a central place.  The new vmware.h [patch 0/6] becomes the one header
> to include for common guest-host communication needs.

Why can't it go into vmw_vmci_defs.h instead, or your other .h file, why
create yet-another-.h-file for your bus?  You already have 2, this would
make it 3, which seems like a lot...

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Sinclair Yeh]

On Wed, Dec 02, 2015 at 07:31:24AM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 06:21:06PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 04:04:08PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:54:20PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:45:27PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > 
> > > > <snip>
> > > > 
> > > > > >> >   */
> > > > > >> > -#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)      \
> > > > > >> > -({                                                 \
> > > > > >> > -   unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;               \
> > > > > >> > -   __asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :              \
> > > > > >> > -           "=a"(out1),                             \
> > > > > >> > -           "=b"(out2),                             \
> > > > > >> > -           "=c"(out3),                             \
> > > > > >> > -           "=d"(out4),                             \
> > > > > >> > -           "=S"(__dummy1),                         \
> > > > > >> > -           "=D"(__dummy2) :                        \
> > > > > >> > -           "a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),               \
> > > > > >> > -           "b"(in1),                               \
> > > > > >> > -           "c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),           \
> > > > > >> > -           "d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :               \
> > > > > >> > -           "memory");                              \
> > > > > >> > +#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)                 \
> > > > > >> > +({                                                            \
> > > > > >> > +   unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;                  \
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Why do we need to initialize dummies?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Because for some commands those parameters to VMW_PORT() can be both
> > > > > > input and outout.
> > > > > 
> > > > > The vmmouse commands do not use them as input though, so it seems we
> > > > > are simply wasting CPU cycles setting them to 0 just because we are
> > > > > using the new VMW_PORT here. Why do we need to switch? What is the
> > > > > benefit of doing this?
> > > > 
> > > > There are two reasons.  One is to make the code more readable and
> > > > maintainable.  Rather than having mostly similar inline assembly
> > > > code sprinkled across multiple modules, we can just use the macros
> > > > and document that.
> > > 
> > > But the macro is only used here, and the variables aren't used at all,
> > > so it makes no sense in this file.
> > 
> > Maybe it's because I didn't CC you on the rest of the series.  I wasn't
> > sure what the proper distribution list is for each part.
> 
> Use scripts/get_maintainer.pl, that's what it is there for.  A number of
> those patches should go through me, if not all of them, if you want them
> merged...
> 
> > 
> > This new macro is also used in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c and
> > vmw_balloon.c
> 
> And it's used inconsistantly in those patches (you don't set the dummy
> variables to 0 in all of them...)  Now maybe that's just how the asm
> functions work, but it's not very obvious as to why this is at all.
> 
> > > > The second reason is this organization makes some on-going future
> > > > development easier.
> > > 
> > > We don't plan for "future" development other than a single patch series,
> > > as we have no idea what that development is, nor if it will really
> > > happen.  You can always change this file later if you need to, nothing
> > > is keeping that from happening.
> > 
> > So the intent of this series is to centralize similar lines of inline
> > assembly code that are currently used by 3 different kernel modules
> > to a central place.  The new vmware.h [patch 0/6] becomes the one header
> > to include for common guest-host communication needs.
> 
> Why can't it go into vmw_vmci_defs.h instead, or your other .h file, why
> create yet-another-.h-file for your bus?  You already have 2, this would
> make it 3, which seems like a lot...

Ok, thanks.  Let me see if it make sense to use one of the existing 2
files.  Either way, I'll respin this series to include all the comments
so far.

> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

Re: [PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Wed, Dec 02, 2015 at 07:31:24AM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 06:21:06PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 04:04:08PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:54:20PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:45:27PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > 
> > > > <snip>
> > > > 
> > > > > >> >   */
> > > > > >> > -#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)      \
> > > > > >> > -({                                                 \
> > > > > >> > -   unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;               \
> > > > > >> > -   __asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :              \
> > > > > >> > -           "=a"(out1),                             \
> > > > > >> > -           "=b"(out2),                             \
> > > > > >> > -           "=c"(out3),                             \
> > > > > >> > -           "=d"(out4),                             \
> > > > > >> > -           "=S"(__dummy1),                         \
> > > > > >> > -           "=D"(__dummy2) :                        \
> > > > > >> > -           "a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),               \
> > > > > >> > -           "b"(in1),                               \
> > > > > >> > -           "c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),           \
> > > > > >> > -           "d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :               \
> > > > > >> > -           "memory");                              \
> > > > > >> > +#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)                 \
> > > > > >> > +({                                                            \
> > > > > >> > +   unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;                  \
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Why do we need to initialize dummies?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Because for some commands those parameters to VMW_PORT() can be both
> > > > > > input and outout.
> > > > > 
> > > > > The vmmouse commands do not use them as input though, so it seems we
> > > > > are simply wasting CPU cycles setting them to 0 just because we are
> > > > > using the new VMW_PORT here. Why do we need to switch? What is the
> > > > > benefit of doing this?
> > > > 
> > > > There are two reasons.  One is to make the code more readable and
> > > > maintainable.  Rather than having mostly similar inline assembly
> > > > code sprinkled across multiple modules, we can just use the macros
> > > > and document that.
> > > 
> > > But the macro is only used here, and the variables aren't used at all,
> > > so it makes no sense in this file.
> > 
> > Maybe it's because I didn't CC you on the rest of the series.  I wasn't
> > sure what the proper distribution list is for each part.
> 
> Use scripts/get_maintainer.pl, that's what it is there for.  A number of
> those patches should go through me, if not all of them, if you want them
> merged...
> 
> > 
> > This new macro is also used in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c and
> > vmw_balloon.c
> 
> And it's used inconsistantly in those patches (you don't set the dummy
> variables to 0 in all of them...)  Now maybe that's just how the asm
> functions work, but it's not very obvious as to why this is at all.
> 
> > > > The second reason is this organization makes some on-going future
> > > > development easier.
> > > 
> > > We don't plan for "future" development other than a single patch series,
> > > as we have no idea what that development is, nor if it will really
> > > happen.  You can always change this file later if you need to, nothing
> > > is keeping that from happening.
> > 
> > So the intent of this series is to centralize similar lines of inline
> > assembly code that are currently used by 3 different kernel modules
> > to a central place.  The new vmware.h [patch 0/6] becomes the one header
> > to include for common guest-host communication needs.
> 
> Why can't it go into vmw_vmci_defs.h instead, or your other .h file, why
> create yet-another-.h-file for your bus?  You already have 2, this would
> make it 3, which seems like a lot...

Umm, you are not saying that vmmouse should include vmci header file(s),
are you? Because the 2 are unrelated and vmci does not use the
hypervisor port to communicate with host IIRC.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry

Re: [Linux-graphics-maintainer] [PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Thomas Hellstrom]

On 12/02/2015 06:26 PM, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 02, 2015 at 07:31:24AM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 06:21:06PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
>>> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 04:04:08PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
>>>> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:54:20PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:45:27PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>   */
>>>>>>>>> -#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)      \
>>>>>>>>> -({                                                 \
>>>>>>>>> -   unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;               \
>>>>>>>>> -   __asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :              \
>>>>>>>>> -           "=a"(out1),                             \
>>>>>>>>> -           "=b"(out2),                             \
>>>>>>>>> -           "=c"(out3),                             \
>>>>>>>>> -           "=d"(out4),                             \
>>>>>>>>> -           "=S"(__dummy1),                         \
>>>>>>>>> -           "=D"(__dummy2) :                        \
>>>>>>>>> -           "a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),               \
>>>>>>>>> -           "b"(in1),                               \
>>>>>>>>> -           "c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),           \
>>>>>>>>> -           "d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :               \
>>>>>>>>> -           "memory");                              \
>>>>>>>>> +#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)                 \
>>>>>>>>> +({                                                            \
>>>>>>>>> +   unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;                  \
>>>>>>>> Why do we need to initialize dummies?
>>>>>>> Because for some commands those parameters to VMW_PORT() can be both
>>>>>>> input and outout.
>>>>>> The vmmouse commands do not use them as input though, so it seems we
>>>>>> are simply wasting CPU cycles setting them to 0 just because we are
>>>>>> using the new VMW_PORT here. Why do we need to switch? What is the
>>>>>> benefit of doing this?
>>>>> There are two reasons.  One is to make the code more readable and
>>>>> maintainable.  Rather than having mostly similar inline assembly
>>>>> code sprinkled across multiple modules, we can just use the macros
>>>>> and document that.
>>>> But the macro is only used here, and the variables aren't used at all,
>>>> so it makes no sense in this file.
>>> Maybe it's because I didn't CC you on the rest of the series.  I wasn't
>>> sure what the proper distribution list is for each part.
>> Use scripts/get_maintainer.pl, that's what it is there for.  A number of
>> those patches should go through me, if not all of them, if you want them
>> merged...
>>
>>> This new macro is also used in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c and
>>> vmw_balloon.c
>> And it's used inconsistantly in those patches (you don't set the dummy
>> variables to 0 in all of them...)  Now maybe that's just how the asm
>> functions work, but it's not very obvious as to why this is at all.
>>
>>>>> The second reason is this organization makes some on-going future
>>>>> development easier.
>>>> We don't plan for "future" development other than a single patch series,
>>>> as we have no idea what that development is, nor if it will really
>>>> happen.  You can always change this file later if you need to, nothing
>>>> is keeping that from happening.
>>> So the intent of this series is to centralize similar lines of inline
>>> assembly code that are currently used by 3 different kernel modules
>>> to a central place.  The new vmware.h [patch 0/6] becomes the one header
>>> to include for common guest-host communication needs.
>> Why can't it go into vmw_vmci_defs.h instead, or your other .h file, why
>> create yet-another-.h-file for your bus?  You already have 2, this would
>> make it 3, which seems like a lot...
> Umm, you are not saying that vmmouse should include vmci header file(s),
> are you? Because the 2 are unrelated and vmci does not use the
> hypervisor port to communicate with host IIRC.

Also the platform setup code uses the hypervisor port, so it's a natural
place for the macro defines.

/Thomas


>
> Thanks.
>

Re: [PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Wed, Dec 02, 2015 at 09:26:34AM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 02, 2015 at 07:31:24AM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 06:21:06PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 04:04:08PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:54:20PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:45:27PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > > > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > 
> > > > > <snip>
> > > > > 
> > > > > > >> >   */
> > > > > > >> > -#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)      \
> > > > > > >> > -({                                                 \
> > > > > > >> > -   unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;               \
> > > > > > >> > -   __asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :              \
> > > > > > >> > -           "=a"(out1),                             \
> > > > > > >> > -           "=b"(out2),                             \
> > > > > > >> > -           "=c"(out3),                             \
> > > > > > >> > -           "=d"(out4),                             \
> > > > > > >> > -           "=S"(__dummy1),                         \
> > > > > > >> > -           "=D"(__dummy2) :                        \
> > > > > > >> > -           "a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),               \
> > > > > > >> > -           "b"(in1),                               \
> > > > > > >> > -           "c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),           \
> > > > > > >> > -           "d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :               \
> > > > > > >> > -           "memory");                              \
> > > > > > >> > +#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)                 \
> > > > > > >> > +({                                                            \
> > > > > > >> > +   unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;                  \
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Why do we need to initialize dummies?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Because for some commands those parameters to VMW_PORT() can be both
> > > > > > > input and outout.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The vmmouse commands do not use them as input though, so it seems we
> > > > > > are simply wasting CPU cycles setting them to 0 just because we are
> > > > > > using the new VMW_PORT here. Why do we need to switch? What is the
> > > > > > benefit of doing this?
> > > > > 
> > > > > There are two reasons.  One is to make the code more readable and
> > > > > maintainable.  Rather than having mostly similar inline assembly
> > > > > code sprinkled across multiple modules, we can just use the macros
> > > > > and document that.
> > > > 
> > > > But the macro is only used here, and the variables aren't used at all,
> > > > so it makes no sense in this file.
> > > 
> > > Maybe it's because I didn't CC you on the rest of the series.  I wasn't
> > > sure what the proper distribution list is for each part.
> > 
> > Use scripts/get_maintainer.pl, that's what it is there for.  A number of
> > those patches should go through me, if not all of them, if you want them
> > merged...
> > 
> > > 
> > > This new macro is also used in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c and
> > > vmw_balloon.c
> > 
> > And it's used inconsistantly in those patches (you don't set the dummy
> > variables to 0 in all of them...)  Now maybe that's just how the asm
> > functions work, but it's not very obvious as to why this is at all.
> > 
> > > > > The second reason is this organization makes some on-going future
> > > > > development easier.
> > > > 
> > > > We don't plan for "future" development other than a single patch series,
> > > > as we have no idea what that development is, nor if it will really
> > > > happen.  You can always change this file later if you need to, nothing
> > > > is keeping that from happening.
> > > 
> > > So the intent of this series is to centralize similar lines of inline
> > > assembly code that are currently used by 3 different kernel modules
> > > to a central place.  The new vmware.h [patch 0/6] becomes the one header
> > > to include for common guest-host communication needs.
> > 
> > Why can't it go into vmw_vmci_defs.h instead, or your other .h file, why
> > create yet-another-.h-file for your bus?  You already have 2, this would
> > make it 3, which seems like a lot...
> 
> Umm, you are not saying that vmmouse should include vmci header file(s),
> are you? Because the 2 are unrelated and vmci does not use the
> hypervisor port to communicate with host IIRC.

vmmouse should include some type of "vmware bus" .h file, if it's not
the vmw_* files, what are they for?  My point being, I didn't see the
need to add another .h file when we should probably already have one for
this bus, right?

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Wed, Dec 02, 2015 at 10:45:28AM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 02, 2015 at 09:26:34AM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 02, 2015 at 07:31:24AM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 06:21:06PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 04:04:08PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:54:20PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:45:27PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > <snip>
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > >> >   */
> > > > > > > >> > -#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)      \
> > > > > > > >> > -({                                                 \
> > > > > > > >> > -   unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;               \
> > > > > > > >> > -   __asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :              \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "=a"(out1),                             \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "=b"(out2),                             \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "=c"(out3),                             \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "=d"(out4),                             \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "=S"(__dummy1),                         \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "=D"(__dummy2) :                        \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),               \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "b"(in1),                               \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),           \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :               \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "memory");                              \
> > > > > > > >> > +#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)                 \
> > > > > > > >> > +({                                                            \
> > > > > > > >> > +   unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;                  \
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> Why do we need to initialize dummies?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Because for some commands those parameters to VMW_PORT() can be both
> > > > > > > > input and outout.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > The vmmouse commands do not use them as input though, so it seems we
> > > > > > > are simply wasting CPU cycles setting them to 0 just because we are
> > > > > > > using the new VMW_PORT here. Why do we need to switch? What is the
> > > > > > > benefit of doing this?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > There are two reasons.  One is to make the code more readable and
> > > > > > maintainable.  Rather than having mostly similar inline assembly
> > > > > > code sprinkled across multiple modules, we can just use the macros
> > > > > > and document that.
> > > > > 
> > > > > But the macro is only used here, and the variables aren't used at all,
> > > > > so it makes no sense in this file.
> > > > 
> > > > Maybe it's because I didn't CC you on the rest of the series.  I wasn't
> > > > sure what the proper distribution list is for each part.
> > > 
> > > Use scripts/get_maintainer.pl, that's what it is there for.  A number of
> > > those patches should go through me, if not all of them, if you want them
> > > merged...
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > This new macro is also used in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c and
> > > > vmw_balloon.c
> > > 
> > > And it's used inconsistantly in those patches (you don't set the dummy
> > > variables to 0 in all of them...)  Now maybe that's just how the asm
> > > functions work, but it's not very obvious as to why this is at all.
> > > 
> > > > > > The second reason is this organization makes some on-going future
> > > > > > development easier.
> > > > > 
> > > > > We don't plan for "future" development other than a single patch series,
> > > > > as we have no idea what that development is, nor if it will really
> > > > > happen.  You can always change this file later if you need to, nothing
> > > > > is keeping that from happening.
> > > > 
> > > > So the intent of this series is to centralize similar lines of inline
> > > > assembly code that are currently used by 3 different kernel modules
> > > > to a central place.  The new vmware.h [patch 0/6] becomes the one header
> > > > to include for common guest-host communication needs.
> > > 
> > > Why can't it go into vmw_vmci_defs.h instead, or your other .h file, why
> > > create yet-another-.h-file for your bus?  You already have 2, this would
> > > make it 3, which seems like a lot...
> > 
> > Umm, you are not saying that vmmouse should include vmci header file(s),
> > are you? Because the 2 are unrelated and vmci does not use the
> > hypervisor port to communicate with host IIRC.
> 
> vmmouse should include some type of "vmware bus" .h file, if it's not
> the vmw_* files, what are they for?

I see:
dtor@dtor-ws:~/kernel/work$ ls include/linux/vmw*
include/linux/vmw_vmci_api.h  include/linux/vmw_vmci_defs.h

so they are for VMCI.

>  My point being, I didn't see the
> need to add another .h file when we should probably already have one for
> this bus, right?

You keep saying "bus" and I am confused. There is not really a bus there
as (unfortunately) VMware did not come with a unified interface for
host/guest communication, but rather let each group come up with their
own way of doing things. So we have vmmouse and, as I was reminded,
userspace agent using one virtual IO port to communicate, vmballoon is
using another IO port, pvscsi, vmxnet3 and vmci are virtual PCI devices
and Thomas can tell more about vmwgfx as I never looked at it closely.

So if we want to consolidate the hypervisor port accessors (which I am
not entirely convinced is worthwhile as the set of arguments/returned
values/registers used depends on command sent through the port and these
unified macros now require unneeded initializations of dummy variables)
then we indeed need a new header.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry

Re: [PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Sinclair Yeh]

On Wed, Dec 02, 2015 at 10:45:28AM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 02, 2015 at 09:26:34AM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > On Wed, Dec 02, 2015 at 07:31:24AM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 06:21:06PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 04:04:08PM -0800, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:54:20PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:45:27PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > <snip>
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > > >> >   */
> > > > > > > >> > -#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)      \
> > > > > > > >> > -({                                                 \
> > > > > > > >> > -   unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;               \
> > > > > > > >> > -   __asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :              \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "=a"(out1),                             \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "=b"(out2),                             \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "=c"(out3),                             \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "=d"(out4),                             \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "=S"(__dummy1),                         \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "=D"(__dummy2) :                        \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),               \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "b"(in1),                               \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),           \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :               \
> > > > > > > >> > -           "memory");                              \
> > > > > > > >> > +#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)                 \
> > > > > > > >> > +({                                                            \
> > > > > > > >> > +   unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;                  \
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> Why do we need to initialize dummies?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Because for some commands those parameters to VMW_PORT() can be both
> > > > > > > > input and outout.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > The vmmouse commands do not use them as input though, so it seems we
> > > > > > > are simply wasting CPU cycles setting them to 0 just because we are
> > > > > > > using the new VMW_PORT here. Why do we need to switch? What is the
> > > > > > > benefit of doing this?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > There are two reasons.  One is to make the code more readable and
> > > > > > maintainable.  Rather than having mostly similar inline assembly
> > > > > > code sprinkled across multiple modules, we can just use the macros
> > > > > > and document that.
> > > > > 
> > > > > But the macro is only used here, and the variables aren't used at all,
> > > > > so it makes no sense in this file.
> > > > 
> > > > Maybe it's because I didn't CC you on the rest of the series.  I wasn't
> > > > sure what the proper distribution list is for each part.
> > > 
> > > Use scripts/get_maintainer.pl, that's what it is there for.  A number of
> > > those patches should go through me, if not all of them, if you want them
> > > merged...
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > This new macro is also used in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c and
> > > > vmw_balloon.c
> > > 
> > > And it's used inconsistantly in those patches (you don't set the dummy
> > > variables to 0 in all of them...)  Now maybe that's just how the asm
> > > functions work, but it's not very obvious as to why this is at all.
> > > 
> > > > > > The second reason is this organization makes some on-going future
> > > > > > development easier.
> > > > > 
> > > > > We don't plan for "future" development other than a single patch series,
> > > > > as we have no idea what that development is, nor if it will really
> > > > > happen.  You can always change this file later if you need to, nothing
> > > > > is keeping that from happening.
> > > > 
> > > > So the intent of this series is to centralize similar lines of inline
> > > > assembly code that are currently used by 3 different kernel modules
> > > > to a central place.  The new vmware.h [patch 0/6] becomes the one header
> > > > to include for common guest-host communication needs.
> > > 
> > > Why can't it go into vmw_vmci_defs.h instead, or your other .h file, why
> > > create yet-another-.h-file for your bus?  You already have 2, this would
> > > make it 3, which seems like a lot...
> > 
> > Umm, you are not saying that vmmouse should include vmci header file(s),
> > are you? Because the 2 are unrelated and vmci does not use the
> > hypervisor port to communicate with host IIRC.
> 
> vmmouse should include some type of "vmware bus" .h file, if it's not
> the vmw_* files, what are they for?  My point being, I didn't see the
> need to add another .h file when we should probably already have one for
> this bus, right?

I had a brief chat with Thomas on this, and he added to Dmitry's reply
earlier.

The two existing *.h files are for the VMCI driver, and the new macros
are used by the platform code and also other drivers like vmw_balloon and
vmmouse.

It makes more sense to create a new vmware.h file in arch/x86/include/asm

Sinclair

Re: [Linux-graphics-maintainer] [PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Thomas Hellstrom]

On 12/02/2015 01:04 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:54:20PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:45:27PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
>>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>>>>>   */
>>>>>> -#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)      \
>>>>>> -({                                                 \
>>>>>> -   unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;               \
>>>>>> -   __asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :              \
>>>>>> -           "=a"(out1),                             \
>>>>>> -           "=b"(out2),                             \
>>>>>> -           "=c"(out3),                             \
>>>>>> -           "=d"(out4),                             \
>>>>>> -           "=S"(__dummy1),                         \
>>>>>> -           "=D"(__dummy2) :                        \
>>>>>> -           "a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),               \
>>>>>> -           "b"(in1),                               \
>>>>>> -           "c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),           \
>>>>>> -           "d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :               \
>>>>>> -           "memory");                              \
>>>>>> +#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)                 \
>>>>>> +({                                                            \
>>>>>> +   unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;                  \
>>>>> Why do we need to initialize dummies?
>>>> Because for some commands those parameters to VMW_PORT() can be both
>>>> input and outout.
>>> The vmmouse commands do not use them as input though, so it seems we
>>> are simply wasting CPU cycles setting them to 0 just because we are
>>> using the new VMW_PORT here. Why do we need to switch? What is the
>>> benefit of doing this?
>> There are two reasons.  One is to make the code more readable and
>> maintainable.  Rather than having mostly similar inline assembly
>> code sprinkled across multiple modules, we can just use the macros
>> and document that.
> But the macro is only used here, and the variables aren't used at all,
> so it makes no sense in this file.
>

IMO, this makes a lot of sense because we now get a single definition of
VMW_PORT in the platform code that a developer can refer to to
understand things like 32-64 bit compatibilty, and usage conditions and
it also forces the developer to adopt the good practice of clearing
currently unused input variables rather than to leave them undefined. In
addition, if something needs to be changed we have one single place to
change rather than a lot of places scattered all over various kernel
modules.

Things that we (I) previously, for example, didn't get quite right in
the vmmouse module despite spending a considerable amount of time on the
subject.

Thanks,
Thomas


 

Re: [PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:18:49PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> v2:
> Instead of replacing existing VMMOUSE defines, only modify enough
> to use the new VMW_PORT define.
> 
> v3:
> Use updated VMWARE_PORT() which requires hypervisor magic as an added
> parameter

Why are these here and not below the --- line?

And no changelog text at all?  Not acceptable :(

greg k-h

[PATCH 4/6] Input: Remove vmmouse port reservation

[Sinclair Yeh]

Port reservation is not required.  Furthermore, this port is shared
by other VMware services for host-side communication.

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: linux-graphics-maintainer@vmware.com
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
---
 drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c | 19 +------------------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
index d34e3e4..9109d54 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
@@ -347,16 +347,10 @@ int vmmouse_detect(struct psmouse *psmouse, bool set_properties)
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
-	if (!request_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4, "vmmouse")) {
-		psmouse_dbg(psmouse, "VMMouse port in use.\n");
-		return -EBUSY;
-	}
-
 	/* Check if the device is present */
 	response = ~VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC;
 	VMMOUSE_CMD(GETVERSION, 0, version, response, dummy1, dummy2);
 	if (response != VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC || version == 0xffffffffU) {
-		release_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4);
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
@@ -366,8 +360,6 @@ int vmmouse_detect(struct psmouse *psmouse, bool set_properties)
 		psmouse->model = version;
 	}
 
-	release_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -386,7 +378,6 @@ static void vmmouse_disconnect(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 	psmouse_reset(psmouse);
 	input_unregister_device(priv->abs_dev);
 	kfree(priv);
-	release_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -430,15 +421,10 @@ int vmmouse_init(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 	struct input_dev *rel_dev = psmouse->dev, *abs_dev;
 	int error;
 
-	if (!request_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4, "vmmouse")) {
-		psmouse_dbg(psmouse, "VMMouse port in use.\n");
-		return -EBUSY;
-	}
-
 	psmouse_reset(psmouse);
 	error = vmmouse_enable(psmouse);
 	if (error)
-		goto release_region;
+		return error;
 
 	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	abs_dev = input_allocate_device();
@@ -493,8 +479,5 @@ init_fail:
 	kfree(priv);
 	psmouse->private = NULL;
 
-release_region:
-	release_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4);
-
 	return error;
 }
-- 
1.9.1

Re: [PATCH 4/6] Input: Remove vmmouse port reservation

[Dmitry Torokhov]

Hi Sinclair,

On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:18 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
> Port reservation is not required.

You need to expand on why we do not need to reserve port.

> Furthermore, this port is shared
> by other VMware services for host-side communication.

What services would that be? Do they reserve the port?

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry

Re: [PATCH 4/6] Input: Remove vmmouse port reservation

[Sinclair Yeh]

Hi,

On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:30:05PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> Hi Sinclair,
> 
> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:18 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
> > Port reservation is not required.
> 
> You need to expand on why we do not need to reserve port.

Thomas gave me this input earlier, too, so I added the one liner.

There was a long discussion on accessing the port a few years ago:
https://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/24/512

> 
> > Furthermore, this port is shared
> > by other VMware services for host-side communication.
> 
> What services would that be? Do they reserve the port?

This port is used by quite a few guest-to-host communication capabilities,
e.g. getting configuration, logging, etc.  Currently multiple kernel
modules, and one or more priviledged guest user mode app, e.g.
open-vmware-tools, use this port without reservation.

After some internal discussions, it was determined that no reservation
is required when accessing the port in this manner.

Do you want me to put the above in the commit message?

> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Dmitry

Re: [PATCH 4/6] Input: Remove vmmouse port reservation

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:30:05PM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
>> Hi Sinclair,
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 2:18 PM, Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com> wrote:
>> > Port reservation is not required.
>>
>> You need to expand on why we do not need to reserve port.
>
> Thomas gave me this input earlier, too, so I added the one liner.
>
> There was a long discussion on accessing the port a few years ago:
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2008/9/24/512
>
>>
>> > Furthermore, this port is shared
>> > by other VMware services for host-side communication.
>>
>> What services would that be? Do they reserve the port?
>
> This port is used by quite a few guest-to-host communication capabilities,
> e.g. getting configuration, logging, etc.  Currently multiple kernel
> modules, and one or more priviledged guest user mode app, e.g.
> open-vmware-tools, use this port without reservation.

Ah, I forgot that vmmouse does not have a dedicated port...

>
> After some internal discussions, it was determined that no reservation
> is required when accessing the port in this manner.
>
> Do you want me to put the above in the commit message?

Not about the bit about "internal discussions", but the rest - yes please.

-- 
Dmitry

[PATCH 5/6] x86: Remove address from the vmware.c header

[Sinclair Yeh]

We should no longer have mailing address of Free Software
Foundation in the copyright header.  Since this patch series
touches this file, taking this opportunity to fix the header.

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
index 1837f66..850a940 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
  * NON INFRINGEMENT.  See the GNU General Public License for more
  * details.
  *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
  */
 
 #include <linux/dmi.h>
-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 6/6] VMware balloon: Update vmw_balloon.c to use the VMW_PORT macro

[Sinclair Yeh]

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: Xavier Deguillard <xdeguillard@vmware.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
---
 drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c | 29 ++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
index ffb5634..90a0d07 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
+#include <asm/vmware.h>
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("VMware, Inc.");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("VMware Memory Control (Balloon) Driver");
@@ -142,23 +143,17 @@ enum vmwballoon_capabilities {
 
 #define VMW_BALLOON_SUCCESS_WITH_CAPABILITIES	(0x03000000)
 
-#define VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD(cmd, data, result)			\
-({								\
-	unsigned long __status, __dummy1, __dummy2;		\
-	__asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :			\
-		"=a"(__status),					\
-		"=c"(__dummy1),					\
-		"=d"(__dummy2),					\
-		"=b"(result) :					\
-		"0"(VMW_BALLOON_HV_MAGIC),			\
-		"1"(VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd),			\
-		"2"(VMW_BALLOON_HV_PORT),			\
-		"3"(data) :					\
-		"memory");					\
-	if (VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd == VMW_BALLOON_CMD_START)	\
-		result = __dummy1;				\
-	result &= -1UL;						\
-	__status & -1UL;					\
+#define VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD(cmd, data, result)			   \
+({								   \
+	unsigned long __status, __dummy1, __dummy2;		   \
+	unsigned long __si = 0, __di = 0;			   \
+	VMW_PORT(data, VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd, VMW_BALLOON_HV_PORT, \
+		 VMW_BALLOON_HV_MAGIC,				   \
+		 __status, result, __dummy1, __dummy2, __si, __di);\
+	if (VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd == VMW_BALLOON_CMD_START)	   \
+		result = __dummy1;				   \
+	result &= -1UL;						   \
+	__status & -1UL;					   \
 })
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
-- 
1.9.1

Re: [PATCH 6/6] VMware balloon: Update vmw_balloon.c to use the VMW_PORT macro

[Xavier Deguillard]

Hey Sinclair,

On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:18:52PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> +#define VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD(cmd, data, result)			   \
> +({								   \
> +	unsigned long __status, __dummy1, __dummy2;		   \
> +	unsigned long __si = 0, __di = 0;			   \
> +	VMW_PORT(data, VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd, VMW_BALLOON_HV_PORT, \
> +		 VMW_BALLOON_HV_MAGIC,				   \
> +		 __status, result, __dummy1, __dummy2, __si, __di);\
> +	if (VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd == VMW_BALLOON_CMD_START)	   \
> +		result = __dummy1;				   \
> +	result &= -1UL;						   \
> +	__status & -1UL;					   \
>  })

You need to indent the '\' with tabs only, and it looks like spaces are
present here (which is also why they don't look aligned).

Other than that I'm good with this:

Acked-by: Xavier Deguillard <xdeguillard@vmware.com>

Xavier

Re: [PATCH 6/6] VMware balloon: Update vmw_balloon.c to use the VMW_PORT macro

[Sinclair Yeh]

Thanks!  Done.

On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:38:01PM -0800, Xavier Deguillard wrote:
> Hey Sinclair,
> 
> On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:18:52PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > +#define VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD(cmd, data, result)			   \
> > +({								   \
> > +	unsigned long __status, __dummy1, __dummy2;		   \
> > +	unsigned long __si = 0, __di = 0;			   \
> > +	VMW_PORT(data, VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd, VMW_BALLOON_HV_PORT, \
> > +		 VMW_BALLOON_HV_MAGIC,				   \
> > +		 __status, result, __dummy1, __dummy2, __si, __di);\
> > +	if (VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd == VMW_BALLOON_CMD_START)	   \
> > +		result = __dummy1;				   \
> > +	result &= -1UL;						   \
> > +	__status & -1UL;					   \
> >  })
> 
> You need to indent the '\' with tabs only, and it looks like spaces are
> present here (which is also why they don't look aligned).
> 
> Other than that I'm good with this:
> 
> Acked-by: Xavier Deguillard <xdeguillard@vmware.com>
> 
> Xavier

Re: [PATCH 1/6] x86: Add VMWare Host Communication Macros

[Xavier Deguillard]

Hey Sinclair,

On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:18:47PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> +/**
> + * Hypervisor-specific bi-directional communication channel.  Should never
> + * execute on bare metal hardware.  The caller must make sure to check for
> + * supported hypervisor before using these macros.
> + *
> + * Several of the parameters are both input and output and must be initialized.
> + *
> + * @in1: [IN] Message Len or Message Cmd (HB)
> + * @in2: [IN] Message Len (HB) or Message Cmd

Can you make in1 always be the "Message Cmd" and in2 always be the
"Message len"?

> + * @port_num: [IN] port number + [channel id]
> + * @magic: [IN] hypervisor magic value
> + * @eax: [OUT] value of EAX register
> + * @ebx: [OUT] e.g. status from an HB message status command
> + * @ecx: [OUT] e.g. status from a non-HB message status command
> + * @edx: [OUT] e.g. channel id
> + * @si: [INOUT] set to 0 if not used
> + * @di: [INOUT] set to 0 if not used
> + * @bp: [INOUT] set to 0 if not used
> + */
> +#define VMW_PORT(in1, in2, port_num, magic, eax, ebx, ecx, edx, si, di) \
> +({                                                                      \
> +	__asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :                              \

Are those '\' aligned in the code?

> +
> +#define VMW_PORT_HB_OUT(in1, in2, port_num, magic,      \
> +			eax, ebx, ecx, edx, si, di, bp) \
> +({                                                      \
> +	__asm__ __volatile__ ("movq %13, %%rbp;"        \

Same here.

> +
> +#define VMW_PORT_HB_IN(in1, in2, port_num, magic,            \
> +		       eax, ebx, ecx, edx, si, di, bp)       \
> +({                                                           \
> +	__asm__ __volatile__ ("push %%rbp; movq %13, %%rbp;" \

Same.

Xavier

Re: [PATCH 1/6] x86: Add VMWare Host Communication Macros

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 12/01/15 14:18, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> These macros will be used by multiple VMWare modules for handling
> host communication.

> +	__asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :                              \

This is odd at best; the standard assembly form of this instruction is:

	inl (%dx),%eax

Also, we don't need the underscored forms of asm and volatile for kernel
code.

> +	__asm__ __volatile__ ("movq %13, %%rbp;"        \
> +		"cld; rep outsb; "                      \
> +		"movq %%rbp, %6" :                      \

cld shouldn't be necessary here, DF=0 is part of the normal ABI environment.

You also don't save/restore %rbp here, but you do below?  Seems very odd.

It might be better do so something like:

+#define VMW_PORT_HB_OUT(in1, in2, port_num, magic,     \
+			eax, ebx, ecx, edx, si, di, bp) \
+({                                                     \
+	__asm__ __volatile__ ("xchgq %6, %%rbp;"        \
+		"cld; rep outsb; "                      \
+		"xchgq %%rbp, %6" :                     \
+		"=a"(eax),                              \
+		"=b"(ebx),                              \
+		"=c"(ecx),                              \
+		"=d"(edx),                              \
+		"+S"(si),                               \
+		"+D"(di),                               \
+		"+r"(bp) :                              \
+		"a"(magic),                             \
+		"b"(in1),                               \
+		"c"(in2),                               \
+		"d"(port_num) :                         \
+		"memory", "cc");                        \
+})

Re: [PATCH 1/6] x86: Add VMWare Host Communication Macros

[Sinclair Yeh]

Thanks Peter.


On Tue, Dec 01, 2015 at 02:49:11PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 12/01/15 14:18, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > These macros will be used by multiple VMWare modules for handling
> > host communication.
> 
> > +	__asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :                              \
> 
> This is odd at best; the standard assembly form of this instruction is:
> 
> 	inl (%dx),%eax

Ok, I'm not sure why this worked and compiled before.  Fixed.

> 
> Also, we don't need the underscored forms of asm and volatile for kernel
> code.
> 
> > +	__asm__ __volatile__ ("movq %13, %%rbp;"        \
> > +		"cld; rep outsb; "                      \
> > +		"movq %%rbp, %6" :                      \
> 
> cld shouldn't be necessary here, DF=0 is part of the normal ABI environment.
> 
> You also don't save/restore %rbp here, but you do below?  Seems very odd.

Good catch.  Fixed.

> 
> It might be better do so something like:
> 
> +#define VMW_PORT_HB_OUT(in1, in2, port_num, magic,     \
> +			eax, ebx, ecx, edx, si, di, bp) \
> +({                                                     \
> +	__asm__ __volatile__ ("xchgq %6, %%rbp;"        \
> +		"cld; rep outsb; "                      \
> +		"xchgq %%rbp, %6" :                     \
> +		"=a"(eax),                              \
> +		"=b"(ebx),                              \
> +		"=c"(ecx),                              \
> +		"=d"(edx),                              \
> +		"+S"(si),                               \
> +		"+D"(di),                               \
> +		"+r"(bp) :                              \
> +		"a"(magic),                             \
> +		"b"(in1),                               \
> +		"c"(in2),                               \
> +		"d"(port_num) :                         \
> +		"memory", "cc");                        \
> +})

This is great.  Changed.

Updated patch set incoming.

Sinclair

[PATCH 1/6] x86: Add VMWare Host Communication Macros

[Sinclair Yeh]

These macros will be used by multiple VMWare modules for handling
host communication.

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Alok Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Cc: Xavier Deguillard <xdeguillard@vmware.com>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

---

v2:
* Keeping only the minimal common platform defines
* added vmware_platform() check function

v3:
* Added new field to handle different hypervisor magic values

v4:
* Make it so that "cmd" is always the first parameter for both
  High-Bandwidh and non-High-Bandwidth version of the macro
* Addressed comments from H. Peter Anvin on the assembly code
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h | 126 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 126 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad359e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015, VMware, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, GOOD TITLE or
+ * NON INFRINGEMENT.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+ * details.
+ *
+ * Based on code from vmware.c and vmmouse.c.
+ * Author:
+ *   Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
+ */
+#ifndef _ASM_X86_VMWARE_H
+#define _ASM_X86_VMWARE_H
+
+
+/**
+ * Hypervisor-specific bi-directional communication channel.  Should never
+ * execute on bare metal hardware.  The caller must make sure to check for
+ * supported hypervisor before using these macros.
+ *
+ * The last two parameters are both input and output and must be initialized.
+ *
+ * @cmd: [IN] Message Cmd
+ * @in1: [IN] Message Len
+ * @port_num: [IN] port number + [channel id]
+ * @magic: [IN] hypervisor magic value
+ * @eax: [OUT] value of EAX register
+ * @ebx: [OUT] e.g. status from an HB message status command
+ * @ecx: [OUT] e.g. status from a non-HB message status command
+ * @edx: [OUT] e.g. channel id
+ * @si: [INOUT] set to 0 if not used
+ * @di: [INOUT] set to 0 if not used
+ */
+#define VMW_PORT(cmd, in1, port_num, magic, eax, ebx, ecx, edx, si, di)	\
+({									\
+	asm volatile ("inl %%dx, %%eax;" :				\
+		"=a"(eax),						\
+		"=b"(ebx),						\
+		"=c"(ecx),						\
+		"=d"(edx),						\
+		"=S"(si),						\
+		"=D"(di) :						\
+		"a"(magic),						\
+		"b"(in1),						\
+		"c"(cmd),						\
+		"d"(port_num),						\
+		"S"(si),						\
+		"D"(di) :						\
+		"memory");						\
+})
+
+
+/**
+ * Hypervisor-specific bi-directional communication channel.  Should never
+ * execute on bare metal hardware.  The caller must make sure to check for
+ * supported hypervisor before using these macros.
+ *
+ * The last 3 parameters are both input and output and must be initialized.
+ *
+ * @cmd: [IN] Message Cmd
+ * @in1: [IN] Message Len
+ * @port_num: [IN] port number + [channel id]
+ * @magic: [IN] hypervisor magic value
+ * @eax: [OUT] value of EAX register
+ * @ebx: [OUT] e.g. status from an HB message status command
+ * @ecx: [OUT] e.g. status from a non-HB message status command
+ * @edx: [OUT] e.g. channel id
+ * @si: [INOUT] set to 0 if not used
+ * @di: [INOUT] set to 0 if not used
+ * @bp: [INOUT] set to 0 if not used
+ */
+#define VMW_PORT_HB_OUT(cmd, in1, port_num, magic,	\
+			eax, ebx, ecx, edx, si, di, bp)	\
+({							\
+	asm volatile ("push %%rbp;"			\
+		"xchgq %6, %%rbp;"			\
+		"rep outsb;"				\
+		"xchgq %%rbp, %6;"			\
+		"pop %%rbp;" :				\
+		"=a"(eax),				\
+		"=b"(ebx),				\
+		"=c"(ecx),				\
+		"=d"(edx),				\
+		"+S"(si),				\
+		"+D"(di),				\
+		"+r"(bp) :				\
+		"a"(magic),				\
+		"b"(cmd),				\
+		"c"(in1),				\
+		"d"(port_num) :				\
+		"memory", "cc");			\
+})
+
+
+#define VMW_PORT_HB_IN(cmd, in1, port_num, magic,		\
+		       eax, ebx, ecx, edx, si, di, bp)		\
+({								\
+	asm volatile ("push %%rbp;"				\
+		"xchgq %6, %%rbp;"				\
+		"rep insb;"					\
+		"xchgq %%rbp, %6;"				\
+		"pop %%rbp" :					\
+		"=a"(eax),					\
+		"=b"(ebx),					\
+		"=c"(ecx),					\
+		"=d"(edx),					\
+		"+S"(si),					\
+		"+D"(di),					\
+		"+r"(bp) :					\
+		"a"(magic),					\
+		"b"(cmd),					\
+		"c"(in1),					\
+		"d"(port_num) :					\
+		"memory", "cc");				\
+})
+
+
+#endif
+
-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 2/6] x86: Update vmware.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Sinclair Yeh]

Updated the VMWARE_PORT macro to use the new VMW_PORT
macro.  Doing this instead of replacing all existing
instances of VMWARE_PORT to minimize code change.

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

---

v2:
Instead of replacing all existing instances of VMWARE_PORT
with VMW_PORT, update VMWARE_PORT to use the new VMW_PORT.

v3:
Using updated VMWARE_PORT() macro, which needs hypervisor magic in the
parameter

v4:
Swapped the first and second parameters because VMW_PORT has
changed.
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c | 16 +++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
index 628a059..67c429d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 #include <asm/x86_init.h>
 #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
+#include <asm/vmware.h>
 
 #define CPUID_VMWARE_INFO_LEAF	0x40000000
 #define VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC	0x564D5868
@@ -37,13 +38,14 @@
 #define VMWARE_PORT_CMD_LEGACY_X2APIC	3
 #define VMWARE_PORT_CMD_VCPU_RESERVED	31
 
-#define VMWARE_PORT(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx)				\
-	__asm__("inl (%%dx)" :						\
-			"=a"(eax), "=c"(ecx), "=d"(edx), "=b"(ebx) :	\
-			"0"(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC),			\
-			"1"(VMWARE_PORT_CMD_##cmd),			\
-			"2"(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_PORT), "3"(UINT_MAX) :	\
-			"memory");
+#define VMWARE_PORT(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx)				  \
+({									  \
+	unsigned long __si = 0, __di = 0;                                 \
+	VMW_PORT(VMWARE_PORT_CMD_##cmd, UINT_MAX, VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_PORT, \
+		 VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC,                                 \
+		 eax, ebx, ecx, edx, __si, __di);                         \
+})
+
 
 static inline int __vmware_platform(void)
 {
-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Sinclair Yeh]

Updated the VMMOUSE macro to use the new VMW_PORT macro. Doing
this instead of replacing all existing instances of VMWMOUSE
to minimize code change.

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: linux-graphics-maintainer@vmware.com
Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org

---

v2:
Instead of replacing existing VMMOUSE defines, only modify enough
to use the new VMW_PORT define.

v3:
Use updated VMWARE_PORT() which requires hypervisor magic as an added
parameter

v4:
Swapped parameters 1 and 2 when calling VMW_PORT because the macro
has been updated
---
 drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c | 22 +++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
index e272f06..ddb152c 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
+#include <asm/vmware.h>
 
 #include "psmouse.h"
 #include "vmmouse.h"
@@ -84,21 +85,12 @@ struct vmmouse_data {
  * implementing the vmmouse protocol. Should never execute on
  * bare metal hardware.
  */
-#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)	\
-({							\
-	unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;		\
-	__asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :		\
-		"=a"(out1),				\
-		"=b"(out2),				\
-		"=c"(out3),				\
-		"=d"(out4),				\
-		"=S"(__dummy1),				\
-		"=D"(__dummy2) :			\
-		"a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),		\
-		"b"(in1),				\
-		"c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),		\
-		"d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :		\
-		"memory");		                \
+#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)		   \
+({								   \
+	unsigned long __dummy1 = 0, __dummy2 = 0;		   \
+	VMW_PORT(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd, in1, VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, \
+		 VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC,				   \
+		 out1, out2, out3, out4, __dummy1, __dummy2);      \
 })
 
 /**
-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 4/6] Input: Remove vmmouse port reservation

[Sinclair Yeh]

This port is used by quite a few guest-to-host communication
capabilities, e.g. getting configuration, logging, etc.  Currently
multiple kernel modules, and one or more priviledged guest user
mode app, e.g. open-vm-tools, use this port without reservation.

It was determined that no reservation is required when accessing
the port in this manner.

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: linux-graphics-maintainer@vmware.com
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
---
 drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c | 19 +------------------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
index ddb152c..e881c87 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
@@ -347,16 +347,10 @@ int vmmouse_detect(struct psmouse *psmouse, bool set_properties)
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
-	if (!request_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4, "vmmouse")) {
-		psmouse_dbg(psmouse, "VMMouse port in use.\n");
-		return -EBUSY;
-	}
-
 	/* Check if the device is present */
 	response = ~VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC;
 	VMMOUSE_CMD(GETVERSION, 0, version, response, dummy1, dummy2);
 	if (response != VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC || version == 0xffffffffU) {
-		release_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4);
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
@@ -366,8 +360,6 @@ int vmmouse_detect(struct psmouse *psmouse, bool set_properties)
 		psmouse->model = version;
 	}
 
-	release_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -386,7 +378,6 @@ static void vmmouse_disconnect(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 	psmouse_reset(psmouse);
 	input_unregister_device(priv->abs_dev);
 	kfree(priv);
-	release_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -430,15 +421,10 @@ int vmmouse_init(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 	struct input_dev *rel_dev = psmouse->dev, *abs_dev;
 	int error;
 
-	if (!request_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4, "vmmouse")) {
-		psmouse_dbg(psmouse, "VMMouse port in use.\n");
-		return -EBUSY;
-	}
-
 	psmouse_reset(psmouse);
 	error = vmmouse_enable(psmouse);
 	if (error)
-		goto release_region;
+		return error;
 
 	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	abs_dev = input_allocate_device();
@@ -493,8 +479,5 @@ init_fail:
 	kfree(priv);
 	psmouse->private = NULL;
 
-release_region:
-	release_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4);
-
 	return error;
 }
-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 5/6] x86: Remove address from the vmware.c header

[Sinclair Yeh]

We should no longer have mailing address of Free Software
Foundation in the copyright header.  Since this patch series
touches this file, taking this opportunity to fix the header.

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
index 67c429d..c157c4b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
  * NON INFRINGEMENT.  See the GNU General Public License for more
  * details.
  *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
  */
 
 #include <linux/dmi.h>
-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 6/6] VMware balloon: Update vmw_balloon.c to use the VMW_PORT macro

[Sinclair Yeh]

Updated VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD to use the common VMW_PORT macro.
Doing this rather than replacing all instances of VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD
to minimize code change.

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: Xavier Deguillard <xdeguillard@vmware.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

---
v1
Swapped parameters 1 and 2 to VMW_PORT because the macro has been
updated
---
 drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c | 29 ++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
index ffb5634..f8f60ca 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
+#include <asm/vmware.h>
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("VMware, Inc.");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("VMware Memory Control (Balloon) Driver");
@@ -142,23 +143,17 @@ enum vmwballoon_capabilities {
 
 #define VMW_BALLOON_SUCCESS_WITH_CAPABILITIES	(0x03000000)
 
-#define VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD(cmd, data, result)			\
-({								\
-	unsigned long __status, __dummy1, __dummy2;		\
-	__asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :			\
-		"=a"(__status),					\
-		"=c"(__dummy1),					\
-		"=d"(__dummy2),					\
-		"=b"(result) :					\
-		"0"(VMW_BALLOON_HV_MAGIC),			\
-		"1"(VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd),			\
-		"2"(VMW_BALLOON_HV_PORT),			\
-		"3"(data) :					\
-		"memory");					\
-	if (VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd == VMW_BALLOON_CMD_START)	\
-		result = __dummy1;				\
-	result &= -1UL;						\
-	__status & -1UL;					\
+#define VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD(cmd, data, result)			   \
+({								   \
+	unsigned long __status, __dummy1, __dummy2;		   \
+	unsigned long __si = 0, __di = 0;			   \
+	VMW_PORT(VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd, data, VMW_BALLOON_HV_PORT, \
+		 VMW_BALLOON_HV_MAGIC,				   \
+		 __status, result, __dummy1, __dummy2, __si, __di);\
+	if (VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd == VMW_BALLOON_CMD_START)	   \
+		result = __dummy1;				   \
+	result &= -1UL;						   \
+	__status & -1UL;					   \
 })
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 0/6] Create common VMWare host port communication macros v3

[Sinclair Yeh]

The first patch in this series creates three macros for communicating
with the host from a Linux guest.

Most of the subsequent patches convert the existing assembly code
to using these new macros.

Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com> (entire series)
Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com> (all except 4/6)
Acked-by: Xavier Deguillard <xdeguillard@vmware.com> (6/6)

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>

---

v2
Updated the patchset with comments from reviews

v3
vmw_balloon.c's usage of the macro has changed since this series
was originally created in December 2015.  The updated macros
also addressed some of the variable initialization requirement
comments from earlier reviews.

[PATCH 1/6] x86: Add VMWare Host Communication Macros

[Sinclair Yeh]

These macros will be used by multiple VMWare modules for handling
host communication.

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Alok Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Cc: Xavier Deguillard <xdeguillard@vmware.com>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

---

v2:
* Keeping only the minimal common platform defines
* added vmware_platform() check function

v3:
* Added new field to handle different hypervisor magic values

v4:
* Make it so that "cmd" is always the first parameter for both
  High-Bandwidh and non-High-Bandwidth version of the macro
* Addressed comments from H. Peter Anvin on the assembly code

v5:
* Separate SI/DI as independent input/output arguments, given
  the latest update to vmw_balloon.c
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h | 138 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 138 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d02a2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmware.h
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015, VMware, Inc.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, GOOD TITLE or
+ * NON INFRINGEMENT.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+ * details.
+ *
+ * Based on code from vmware.c and vmmouse.c.
+ * Author:
+ *   Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
+ */
+#ifndef _ASM_X86_VMWARE_H
+#define _ASM_X86_VMWARE_H
+
+
+/**
+ * Hypervisor-specific bi-directional communication channel.  Should never
+ * execute on bare metal hardware.  The caller must make sure to check for
+ * supported hypervisor before using these macros.
+ *
+ * The last two parameters are both input and output and must be initialized.
+ *
+ * @cmd: [IN] Message Cmd
+ * @in_ebx: [IN] Message Len, through EBX
+ * @in_si: [IN] Input argument through SI, set to 0 if not used
+ * @in_di: [IN] Input argument through DI, set ot 0 if not used
+ * @port_num: [IN] port number + [channel id]
+ * @magic: [IN] hypervisor magic value
+ * @eax: [OUT] value of EAX register
+ * @ebx: [OUT] e.g. status from an HB message status command
+ * @ecx: [OUT] e.g. status from a non-HB message status command
+ * @edx: [OUT] e.g. channel id
+ * @si:  [OUT]
+ * @di:  [OUT]
+ */
+#define VMW_PORT(cmd, in_ebx, in_si, in_di,	\
+		 port_num, magic,		\
+		 eax, ebx, ecx, edx, si, di)	\
+({						\
+	asm volatile ("inl %%dx, %%eax;" :	\
+		"=a"(eax),			\
+		"=b"(ebx),			\
+		"=c"(ecx),			\
+		"=d"(edx),			\
+		"=S"(si),			\
+		"=D"(di) :			\
+		"a"(magic),			\
+		"b"(in_ebx),			\
+		"c"(cmd),			\
+		"d"(port_num),			\
+		"S"(in_si),			\
+		"D"(in_di) :			\
+		"memory");			\
+})
+
+
+/**
+ * Hypervisor-specific bi-directional communication channel.  Should never
+ * execute on bare metal hardware.  The caller must make sure to check for
+ * supported hypervisor before using these macros.
+ *
+ * The last 3 parameters are both input and output and must be initialized.
+ *
+ * @cmd: [IN] Message Cmd
+ * @in_ecx: [IN] Message Len, through ECX
+ * @in_si: [IN] Input argument through SI, set to 0 if not used
+ * @in_di: [IN] Input argument through DI, set to 0 if not used
+ * @port_num: [IN] port number + [channel id]
+ * @magic: [IN] hypervisor magic value
+ * @eax: [OUT] value of EAX register
+ * @ebx: [OUT] e.g. status from an HB message status command
+ * @ecx: [OUT] e.g. status from a non-HB message status command
+ * @edx: [OUT] e.g. channel id
+ * @si:  [OUT]
+ * @di:  [OUT]
+ * @bp:  [INOUT] set to 0 if not used
+ */
+#define VMW_PORT_HB_OUT(cmd, in_ecx, in_si, in_di,	\
+			port_num, magic,		\
+			eax, ebx, ecx, edx, si, di, bp)	\
+({							\
+	asm volatile ("push %%rbp;"			\
+		"xchgq %6, %%rbp;"			\
+		"rep outsb;"				\
+		"xchgq %%rbp, %6;"			\
+		"pop %%rbp;" :				\
+		"=a"(eax),				\
+		"=b"(ebx),				\
+		"=c"(ecx),				\
+		"=d"(edx),				\
+		"=S"(si),				\
+		"=D"(di),				\
+		"+r"(bp) :				\
+		"a"(magic),				\
+		"b"(cmd),				\
+		"c"(in_ecx),				\
+		"d"(port_num),				\
+		"S"(in_si),				\
+		"D"(in_di) :				\
+		"memory", "cc");			\
+})
+
+
+#define VMW_PORT_HB_IN(cmd, in_ecx, in_si, in_di,	\
+		       port_num, magic,			\
+		       eax, ebx, ecx, edx, si, di, bp)	\
+({							\
+	asm volatile ("push %%rbp;"			\
+		"xchgq %6, %%rbp;"			\
+		"rep insb;"				\
+		"xchgq %%rbp, %6;"			\
+		"pop %%rbp" :				\
+		"=a"(eax),				\
+		"=b"(ebx),				\
+		"=c"(ecx),				\
+		"=d"(edx),				\
+		"=S"(si),				\
+		"=D"(di),				\
+		"+r"(bp) :				\
+		"a"(magic),				\
+		"b"(cmd),				\
+		"c"(in_ecx),				\
+		"d"(port_num),				\
+		"S"(in_si),				\
+		"D"(in_di) :				\
+		"memory", "cc");			\
+})
+
+
+#endif
+
-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 2/6] x86: Update vmware.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Sinclair Yeh]

Updated the VMWARE_PORT macro to use the new VMW_PORT
macro.  Doing this instead of replacing all existing
instances of VMWARE_PORT to minimize code change.

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

---

v2:
Instead of replacing all existing instances of VMWARE_PORT
with VMW_PORT, update VMWARE_PORT to use the new VMW_PORT.

v3:
Using updated VMWARE_PORT() macro, which needs hypervisor magic in the
parameter

v4:
Swapped the first and second parameters because VMW_PORT has
changed.

v5:
si and di are now separate input/output arguments in VMW_PORT()
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c | 14 ++++++++------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
index 628a059..8e900d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <asm/div64.h>
 #include <asm/x86_init.h>
 #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
+#include <asm/vmware.h>
 
 #define CPUID_VMWARE_INFO_LEAF	0x40000000
 #define VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC	0x564D5868
@@ -38,12 +39,13 @@
 #define VMWARE_PORT_CMD_VCPU_RESERVED	31
 
 #define VMWARE_PORT(cmd, eax, ebx, ecx, edx)				\
-	__asm__("inl (%%dx)" :						\
-			"=a"(eax), "=c"(ecx), "=d"(edx), "=b"(ebx) :	\
-			"0"(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC),			\
-			"1"(VMWARE_PORT_CMD_##cmd),			\
-			"2"(VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_PORT), "3"(UINT_MAX) :	\
-			"memory");
+({									\
+	unsigned long __si, __di; /* Not used */			\
+	VMW_PORT(VMWARE_PORT_CMD_##cmd, UINT_MAX, 0, 0,			\
+		 VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_PORT, VMWARE_HYPERVISOR_MAGIC,	\
+		 eax, ebx, ecx, edx, __si, __di);			\
+})
+
 
 static inline int __vmware_platform(void)
 {
-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 3/6] Input: Update vmmouse.c to use the common VMW_PORT macros

[Sinclair Yeh]

Updated the VMMOUSE macro to use the new VMW_PORT macro. Doing
this instead of replacing all existing instances of VMWMOUSE
to minimize code change.

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: linux-graphics-maintainer@vmware.com
Cc: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Cc: linux-input@vger.kernel.org

---

v2:
Instead of replacing existing VMMOUSE defines, only modify enough
to use the new VMW_PORT define.

v3:
Use updated VMWARE_PORT() which requires hypervisor magic as an added
parameter

v4:
Swapped parameters 1 and 2 when calling VMW_PORT because the macro
has been updated

v5:
Updated VMW_PORT() usage since the macro has been updated
---
 drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c | 22 +++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
index e272f06..d06daf6 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
+#include <asm/vmware.h>
 
 #include "psmouse.h"
 #include "vmmouse.h"
@@ -84,21 +85,12 @@ struct vmmouse_data {
  * implementing the vmmouse protocol. Should never execute on
  * bare metal hardware.
  */
-#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)	\
-({							\
-	unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;		\
-	__asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :		\
-		"=a"(out1),				\
-		"=b"(out2),				\
-		"=c"(out3),				\
-		"=d"(out4),				\
-		"=S"(__dummy1),				\
-		"=D"(__dummy2) :			\
-		"a"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC),		\
-		"b"(in1),				\
-		"c"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd),		\
-		"d"(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT) :		\
-		"memory");		                \
+#define VMMOUSE_CMD(cmd, in1, out1, out2, out3, out4)		\
+({								\
+	unsigned long __dummy1, __dummy2;			\
+	VMW_PORT(VMMOUSE_PROTO_CMD_##cmd, in1, 0, 0,		\
+		 VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC,	\
+		 out1, out2, out3, out4, __dummy1, __dummy2);   \
 })
 
 /**
-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 4/6] Input: Remove vmmouse port reservation

[Sinclair Yeh]

This port is used by quite a few guest-to-host communication
capabilities, e.g. getting configuration, logging, etc.  Currently
multiple kernel modules, and one or more priviledged guest user
mode app, e.g. open-vm-tools, use this port without reservation.

It was determined that no reservation is required when accessing
the port in this manner.

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: linux-graphics-maintainer@vmware.com
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
---
 drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c | 19 +------------------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
index d06daf6..85fb3d47 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/vmmouse.c
@@ -347,16 +347,10 @@ int vmmouse_detect(struct psmouse *psmouse, bool set_properties)
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
-	if (!request_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4, "vmmouse")) {
-		psmouse_dbg(psmouse, "VMMouse port in use.\n");
-		return -EBUSY;
-	}
-
 	/* Check if the device is present */
 	response = ~VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC;
 	VMMOUSE_CMD(GETVERSION, 0, version, response, dummy1, dummy2);
 	if (response != VMMOUSE_PROTO_MAGIC || version == 0xffffffffU) {
-		release_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4);
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
@@ -366,8 +360,6 @@ int vmmouse_detect(struct psmouse *psmouse, bool set_properties)
 		psmouse->model = version;
 	}
 
-	release_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -386,7 +378,6 @@ static void vmmouse_disconnect(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 	psmouse_reset(psmouse);
 	input_unregister_device(priv->abs_dev);
 	kfree(priv);
-	release_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -430,15 +421,10 @@ int vmmouse_init(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 	struct input_dev *rel_dev = psmouse->dev, *abs_dev;
 	int error;
 
-	if (!request_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4, "vmmouse")) {
-		psmouse_dbg(psmouse, "VMMouse port in use.\n");
-		return -EBUSY;
-	}
-
 	psmouse_reset(psmouse);
 	error = vmmouse_enable(psmouse);
 	if (error)
-		goto release_region;
+		return error;
 
 	priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	abs_dev = input_allocate_device();
@@ -493,8 +479,5 @@ init_fail:
 	kfree(priv);
 	psmouse->private = NULL;
 
-release_region:
-	release_region(VMMOUSE_PROTO_PORT, 4);
-
 	return error;
 }
-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 5/6] x86: Remove address from the vmware.c header

[Sinclair Yeh]

We should no longer have mailing address of Free Software
Foundation in the copyright header.  Since this patch series
touches this file, taking this opportunity to fix the header.

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
index 8e900d3..93823f3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
  * NON INFRINGEMENT.  See the GNU General Public License for more
  * details.
  *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
  */
 
 #include <linux/dmi.h>
-- 
1.9.1

[PATCH 6/6] VMware balloon: Update vmw_balloon.c to use the VMW_PORT macro

[Sinclair Yeh]

Updated VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD to use the common VMW_PORT macro.
Doing this rather than replacing all instances of VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD
to minimize code change.

Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Acked-by: Xavier Deguillard <xdeguillard@vmware.com>
Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
Cc: Xavier Deguillard <xdeguillard@vmware.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

---
v1
Swapped parameters 1 and 2 to VMW_PORT because the macro has been
updated

v2
Updated VMW_PORT() usage because the macro and vmw_balloon.c's
usage have changed.
---
 drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c | 31 ++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
index 1e688bf..6476b74 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_balloon.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <linux/vmw_vmci_defs.h>
 #include <linux/vmw_vmci_api.h>
 #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
+#include <asm/vmware.h>
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("VMware, Inc.");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("VMware Memory Control (Balloon) Driver");
@@ -197,25 +198,17 @@ static void vmballoon_batch_set_pa(struct vmballoon_batch_page *batch, int idx,
 }
 
 
-#define VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD(cmd, arg1, arg2, result)		\
-({								\
-	unsigned long __status, __dummy1, __dummy2, __dummy3;	\
-	__asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :			\
-		"=a"(__status),					\
-		"=c"(__dummy1),					\
-		"=d"(__dummy2),					\
-		"=b"(result),					\
-		"=S" (__dummy3) :				\
-		"0"(VMW_BALLOON_HV_MAGIC),			\
-		"1"(VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd),			\
-		"2"(VMW_BALLOON_HV_PORT),			\
-		"3"(arg1),					\
-		"4" (arg2) :					\
-		"memory");					\
-	if (VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd == VMW_BALLOON_CMD_START)	\
-		result = __dummy1;				\
-	result &= -1UL;						\
-	__status & -1UL;					\
+#define VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD(cmd, arg1, arg2, result)			\
+({									\
+	unsigned long __status, __dummy1, __dummy2;			\
+	unsigned long __si, __di;					\
+	VMW_PORT(VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd, arg1, arg2, 0,			\
+		 VMW_BALLOON_HV_PORT, VMW_BALLOON_HV_MAGIC,		\
+		 __status, result, __dummy1, __dummy2, __si, __di);	\
+	if (VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd == VMW_BALLOON_CMD_START)		\
+		result = __dummy1;					\
+	result &= -1UL;							\
+	__status & -1UL;						\
 })
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
-- 
1.9.1

Re: [PATCH 6/6] VMware balloon: Update vmw_balloon.c to use the VMW_PORT macro

[Greg KH]

On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 01:46:05PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> Updated VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD to use the common VMW_PORT macro.
> Doing this rather than replacing all instances of VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD
> to minimize code change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
> Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
> Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
> Acked-by: Xavier Deguillard <xdeguillard@vmware.com>
> Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
> Cc: Xavier Deguillard <xdeguillard@vmware.com>
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>


Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

> -#define VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD(cmd, arg1, arg2, result)		\
> -({								\
> -	unsigned long __status, __dummy1, __dummy2, __dummy3;	\
> -	__asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :			\
> -		"=a"(__status),					\
> -		"=c"(__dummy1),					\
> -		"=d"(__dummy2),					\
> -		"=b"(result),					\
> -		"=S" (__dummy3) :				\
> -		"0"(VMW_BALLOON_HV_MAGIC),			\
> -		"1"(VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd),			\
> -		"2"(VMW_BALLOON_HV_PORT),			\
> -		"3"(arg1),					\
> -		"4" (arg2) :					\
> -		"memory");					\
> -	if (VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd == VMW_BALLOON_CMD_START)	\
> -		result = __dummy1;				\
> -	result &= -1UL;						\
> -	__status & -1UL;					\
> +#define VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD(cmd, arg1, arg2, result)			\
> +({									\
> +	unsigned long __status, __dummy1, __dummy2;			\
> +	unsigned long __si, __di;					\
> +	VMW_PORT(VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd, arg1, arg2, 0,			\
> +		 VMW_BALLOON_HV_PORT, VMW_BALLOON_HV_MAGIC,		\
> +		 __status, result, __dummy1, __dummy2, __si, __di);	\
> +	if (VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd == VMW_BALLOON_CMD_START)		\
> +		result = __dummy1;					\
> +	result &= -1UL;							\
> +	__status & -1UL;						\
>  })

Honestly, it doesn't look anymore "readable" to me, but it's your code
to maintain, not mine... :)

Re: [PATCH 6/6] VMware balloon: Update vmw_balloon.c to use the VMW_PORT macro

[Sinclair Yeh]

Hi,

Does any one know when this series will be applied?

Sinclair

On Mon, Feb 08, 2016 at 11:41:57AM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 01:46:05PM -0800, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > Updated VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD to use the common VMW_PORT macro.
> > Doing this rather than replacing all instances of VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD
> > to minimize code change.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Sinclair Yeh <syeh@vmware.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@vmware.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Alok N Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
> > Acked-by: Xavier Deguillard <xdeguillard@vmware.com>
> > Cc: pv-drivers@vmware.com
> > Cc: Xavier Deguillard <xdeguillard@vmware.com>
> > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> > Cc: virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
> > Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> 
> 
> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> 
> > -#define VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD(cmd, arg1, arg2, result)		\
> > -({								\
> > -	unsigned long __status, __dummy1, __dummy2, __dummy3;	\
> > -	__asm__ __volatile__ ("inl %%dx" :			\
> > -		"=a"(__status),					\
> > -		"=c"(__dummy1),					\
> > -		"=d"(__dummy2),					\
> > -		"=b"(result),					\
> > -		"=S" (__dummy3) :				\
> > -		"0"(VMW_BALLOON_HV_MAGIC),			\
> > -		"1"(VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd),			\
> > -		"2"(VMW_BALLOON_HV_PORT),			\
> > -		"3"(arg1),					\
> > -		"4" (arg2) :					\
> > -		"memory");					\
> > -	if (VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd == VMW_BALLOON_CMD_START)	\
> > -		result = __dummy1;				\
> > -	result &= -1UL;						\
> > -	__status & -1UL;					\
> > +#define VMWARE_BALLOON_CMD(cmd, arg1, arg2, result)			\
> > +({									\
> > +	unsigned long __status, __dummy1, __dummy2;			\
> > +	unsigned long __si, __di;					\
> > +	VMW_PORT(VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd, arg1, arg2, 0,			\
> > +		 VMW_BALLOON_HV_PORT, VMW_BALLOON_HV_MAGIC,		\
> > +		 __status, result, __dummy1, __dummy2, __si, __di);	\
> > +	if (VMW_BALLOON_CMD_##cmd == VMW_BALLOON_CMD_START)		\
> > +		result = __dummy1;					\
> > +	result &= -1UL;							\
> > +	__status & -1UL;						\
> >  })
> 
> Honestly, it doesn't look anymore "readable" to me, but it's your code
> to maintain, not mine... :)
> 

Re: [PATCH 6/6] VMware balloon: Update vmw_balloon.c to use the VMW_PORT macro

[Greg KH]

On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 07:39:53AM -0700, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Does any one know when this series will be applied?

No idea, it's not going through my tree, as I don't have these in my
queue anymore...

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH 6/6] VMware balloon: Update vmw_balloon.c to use the VMW_PORT macro

[Sinclair Yeh]

On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 09:30:37AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 07:39:53AM -0700, Sinclair Yeh wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Does any one know when this series will be applied?
> 
> No idea, it's not going through my tree, as I don't have these in my
> queue anymore...

Ok, I'm not sure what else to do.  I've already updated the series once
because it didn't get picked up last December.  Can anyone on the x86 list
pick this up?

Sinclair