From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
To: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com>, Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@nvidia.com>
Cc: Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@kernel.org>, Marc Zygnier <maz@kernel.org>,
Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@redhat.com>,
Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@intel.com>,
Megha Dey <megha.dey@intel.com>, Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@intel.com>,
linux-pci@vger.kernel.org,
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
Jon Mason <jdmason@kudzu.us>, Allen Hubbe <allenbh@gmail.com>,
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Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com>,
Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com>,
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iommu@lists.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [patch 21/32] NTB/msi: Convert to msi_on_each_desc()
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2021 23:03:02 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <875ys87zl5.ffs@tglx> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <45302c9d-f7a0-5a47-d0be-127d0dea45fb@intel.com>
On Wed, Dec 01 2021 at 14:49, Dave Jiang wrote:
> On 12/1/2021 2:44 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
>> How that is backed on the host does not really matter. You can expose
>> MSI-X to the guest with a INTx backing as well.
>>
>> I'm still failing to see the connection between the 9 MSIX vectors and
>> the 2048 IMS vectors which I assume that this is the limitation of the
>> physical device, right?
>
> I think I was confused with what you were asking and was thinking you
> are saying why can't we just have MSIX on guest backed by the MSIX on
> the physical device and thought there would not be enough vectors to
> service the many guests. I think I understand what your position is now
> with the clarification above.
This still depends on how this overall discussion about representation
of all of this stuff is resolved.
>> What needs a subdevice to expose?
Can you answer that too please?
Thanks,
tglx
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-12-01 22:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 141+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-11-27 1:23 [patch 00/32] genirq/msi, PCI/MSI: Spring cleaning - Part 2 Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 01/32] genirq/msi: Move descriptor list to struct msi_device_data Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 12:19 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 02/32] genirq/msi: Add mutex for MSI list protection Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 03/32] genirq/msi: Provide msi_domain_alloc/free_irqs_descs_locked() Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 04/32] genirq/msi: Provide a set of advanced MSI accessors and iterators Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-28 1:00 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-11-28 19:22 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-29 9:26 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-29 14:01 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-11-29 14:46 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 05/32] genirq/msi: Provide msi_alloc_msi_desc() and a simple allocator Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 06/32] genirq/msi: Provide domain flags to allocate/free MSI descriptors automatically Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 07/32] genirq/msi: Count the allocated MSI descriptors Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 12:19 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-11-27 19:22 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 19:45 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-28 11:07 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-11-28 19:23 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 08/32] PCI/MSI: Protect MSI operations Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 09/32] PCI/MSI: Use msi_add_msi_desc() Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 10/32] PCI/MSI: Let core code free MSI descriptors Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 11/32] PCI/MSI: Use msi_on_each_desc() Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 12/32] x86/pci/xen: Use msi_for_each_desc() Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 13/32] xen/pcifront: Rework MSI handling Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 14/32] s390/pci: Rework MSI descriptor walk Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-29 10:31 ` Niklas Schnelle
2021-11-29 13:04 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 15/32] powerpc/4xx/hsta: Rework MSI handling Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 16/32] powerpc/cell/axon_msi: Convert to msi_on_each_desc() Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 17/32] powerpc/pasemi/msi: Convert to msi_on_each_dec() Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 18/32] powerpc/fsl_msi: Use msi_for_each_desc() Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:23 ` [patch 19/32] powerpc/mpic_u3msi: Use msi_for_each-desc() Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:24 ` [patch 20/32] PCI: hv: Rework MSI handling Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:24 ` [patch 21/32] NTB/msi: Convert to msi_on_each_desc() Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-29 18:21 ` Logan Gunthorpe
2021-11-29 20:51 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-29 22:27 ` Logan Gunthorpe
2021-11-29 22:50 ` Dave Jiang
2021-11-29 23:31 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-11-29 23:52 ` Logan Gunthorpe
2021-11-30 0:01 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-11-30 0:29 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-30 19:21 ` Logan Gunthorpe
2021-11-30 19:48 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-30 20:14 ` Logan Gunthorpe
2021-11-30 20:28 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-11-30 21:23 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-01 0:17 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-01 10:16 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-01 13:00 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-01 17:35 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-01 18:14 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-01 18:46 ` Logan Gunthorpe
2021-12-01 20:21 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-02 0:01 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-02 13:55 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-02 14:23 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-12-02 14:45 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-02 19:25 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-02 20:00 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-02 22:31 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-03 0:37 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-03 15:07 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-03 16:41 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-04 14:20 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-05 14:16 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-06 14:43 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-06 15:47 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-06 17:00 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-06 20:28 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-06 21:06 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-06 22:21 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-06 14:19 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-06 15:06 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-09 6:26 ` Tian, Kevin
2021-12-09 9:03 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-09 12:17 ` Tian, Kevin
2021-12-09 15:57 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-10 7:37 ` Tian, Kevin
2021-12-09 5:41 ` Tian, Kevin
2021-12-09 5:47 ` Jason Wang
2021-12-01 16:28 ` Dave Jiang
2021-12-01 18:41 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-01 18:47 ` Dave Jiang
2021-12-01 20:25 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-01 21:21 ` Dave Jiang
2021-12-01 21:44 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-01 21:49 ` Dave Jiang
2021-12-01 22:03 ` Thomas Gleixner [this message]
2021-12-01 22:53 ` Dave Jiang
2021-12-01 23:57 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-09 5:23 ` Tian, Kevin
2021-12-09 8:37 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-09 12:31 ` Tian, Kevin
2021-12-09 16:21 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-09 20:32 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-09 20:58 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-09 22:09 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-10 0:26 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-10 7:29 ` Tian, Kevin
2021-12-10 12:13 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-11 8:06 ` Tian, Kevin
2021-12-10 12:39 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-10 19:00 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-11 7:44 ` Tian, Kevin
2021-12-11 13:04 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-12 1:56 ` Tian, Kevin
2021-12-12 20:55 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-12 23:37 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-13 7:50 ` Tian, Kevin
2021-12-11 7:52 ` Tian, Kevin
2021-12-12 0:12 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-12 2:14 ` Tian, Kevin
2021-12-12 20:50 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-12 23:42 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-10 7:36 ` Tian, Kevin
2021-12-10 12:30 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-12 6:44 ` Mika Penttilä
2021-12-12 23:27 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-01 14:52 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-01 15:11 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-01 18:37 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-12-01 18:47 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2021-12-01 20:26 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:24 ` [patch 22/32] soc: ti: ti_sci_inta_msi: Rework MSI descriptor allocation Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:24 ` [patch 23/32] soc: ti: ti_sci_inta_msi: Remove ti_sci_inta_msi_domain_free_irqs() Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:24 ` [patch 24/32] bus: fsl-mc-msi: Simplify MSI descriptor handling Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:24 ` [patch 25/32] platform-msi: Let core code handle MSI descriptors Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:24 ` [patch 26/32] platform-msi: Simplify platform device MSI code Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:24 ` [patch 27/32] genirq/msi: Make interrupt allocation less convoluted Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:24 ` [patch 28/32] genirq/msi: Convert to new functions Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:24 ` [patch 29/32] genirq/msi: Mop up old interfaces Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:24 ` [patch 30/32] genirq/msi: Add abuse prevention comment to msi header Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:24 ` [patch 31/32] genirq/msi: Simplify sysfs handling Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 12:32 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-11-27 19:31 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-28 11:07 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2021-11-28 19:33 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 1:24 ` [patch 32/32] genirq/msi: Convert storage to xarray Thomas Gleixner
2021-11-27 12:33 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
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