From: "Joseph, Jithu" <jithu.joseph@intel.com>
To: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com>, <hdegoede@redhat.com>,
<markgross@kernel.org>
Cc: <tglx@linutronix.de>, <mingo@redhat.com>, <bp@alien8.de>,
<dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>, <x86@kernel.org>, <hpa@zytor.com>,
<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>, <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
<ashok.raj@intel.com>, <tony.luck@intel.com>,
<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
<platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org>, <patches@lists.linux.dev>,
<ravi.v.shankar@intel.com>, <thiago.macieira@intel.com>,
<athenas.jimenez.gonzalez@intel.com>, <sohil.mehta@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/5] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Implement Array BIST test
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2023 11:56:51 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <c04c1aee-b84c-324c-e7db-c004e778ef4e@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6a675f9b-2bbb-9317-2015-0b3362e49fdc@intel.com>
On 2/1/2023 11:45 AM, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 1/31/23 15:43, Jithu Joseph wrote:
>> +static void ifs_array_test_core(int cpu, struct device *dev)
>> +{
>> + union ifs_array activate, status;
>> + bool timed_out = false;
>> + struct ifs_data *ifsd;
>> + unsigned long timeout;
>> + u64 msrvals[2];
>> +
>> + ifsd = ifs_get_data(dev);
>> +
>> + activate.data = 0;
>> + activate.array_bitmask = ~0U;
>> + activate.ctrl_result = 0;
>
> I think this whole 'ifs_array' as a union thing is bogus. It's actually
> obfuscating and *COMPLICATING* the code more than anything. Look what
> you have:
>
> union ifs_array activate; // declare it on the stack, unzeroed
>
> activate.data = 0; // zero the structure;
> activate.array_bitmask = ~0U; // set one field
> activate.ctrl_result = 0; // set the field to zero again???
>
> Can we make it less obfuscated? How about:
>
> struct ifs_array activate = {}; // zero it
> ...
> activate.array_bitmask = ~0U; // set the only nonzero field
>
> Voila! Less code, less obfuscation, less duplicated effort. Or, worst
Agreed, will modify it as you suggest above to remove the duplicate zero assignments
> case:
>
> struct ifs_array activate;
> ...
> memset(&activate, 0, sizeof(activate));
> activate.array_bitmask = ~0U;
>
> That's sane and everyone knows what it does and doesn't have to know
> what unions are involved or how they are used. It's correct code no
> matter *WHAT* craziness lies within 'activate'.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-02-01 19:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 87+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-01-31 23:42 [PATCH 0/5] Add Array BIST test support to IFS Jithu Joseph
2023-01-31 23:42 ` [PATCH 1/5] x86/include/asm/msr-index.h: Add IFS Array test bits Jithu Joseph
2023-01-31 23:42 ` [PATCH 2/5] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Introduce Array Scan test to IFS Jithu Joseph
2023-01-31 23:43 ` [PATCH 3/5] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Sysfs interface for Array BIST Jithu Joseph
2023-02-01 5:04 ` Greg KH
2023-02-01 20:55 ` Joseph, Jithu
2023-01-31 23:43 ` [PATCH 4/5] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Implement Array BIST test Jithu Joseph
2023-02-01 5:02 ` Greg KH
2023-02-01 17:22 ` Luck, Tony
2023-02-01 18:19 ` Greg KH
2023-02-01 19:22 ` Tony Luck
2023-02-01 19:35 ` Dave Hansen
2023-02-01 19:43 ` Luck, Tony
2023-02-01 19:53 ` Dave Hansen
2023-02-01 19:45 ` Dave Hansen
2023-02-01 19:56 ` Joseph, Jithu [this message]
2023-02-01 20:49 ` Dave Hansen
2023-02-01 21:34 ` Luck, Tony
2023-01-31 23:43 ` [PATCH 5/5] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Trace support for array test Jithu Joseph
2023-02-06 16:40 ` Steven Rostedt
2023-02-06 19:50 ` Joseph, Jithu
2023-02-14 23:44 ` [PATCH v2 0/7] Add Array BIST test support to IFS Jithu Joseph
2023-02-14 23:44 ` [PATCH v2 1/7] x86/include/asm/msr-index.h: Add IFS Array test bits Jithu Joseph
2023-02-14 23:44 ` [PATCH v2 2/7] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Introduce Array Scan test to IFS Jithu Joseph
2023-02-16 12:40 ` Greg KH
2023-02-16 18:46 ` Luck, Tony
2023-02-16 22:57 ` Joseph, Jithu
2023-02-17 9:25 ` Greg KH
2023-02-14 23:44 ` [PATCH v2 3/7] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Sysfs interface for Array BIST Jithu Joseph
2023-02-14 23:44 ` [PATCH v2 4/7] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Implement Array BIST test Jithu Joseph
2023-02-15 16:58 ` Dave Hansen
2023-02-15 17:11 ` Dave Hansen
2023-02-15 20:22 ` Joseph, Jithu
2023-02-15 20:26 ` Dave Hansen
2023-02-15 21:13 ` Joseph, Jithu
2023-02-15 21:18 ` Dave Hansen
2023-02-22 20:12 ` Dave Hansen
2023-02-22 22:07 ` Joseph, Jithu
2023-02-22 22:28 ` Dave Hansen
2023-02-22 22:36 ` Steven Rostedt
2023-02-22 23:32 ` Joseph, Jithu
2023-02-22 23:59 ` Dave Hansen
2023-02-15 17:44 ` Joseph, Jithu
2023-02-14 23:44 ` [PATCH v2 5/7] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Trace support for array test Jithu Joseph
2023-02-16 0:56 ` Steven Rostedt
2023-02-14 23:44 ` [PATCH v2 6/7] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Update IFS doc Jithu Joseph
2023-02-14 23:44 ` [PATCH v2 7/7] Documentation/ABI: Update IFS ABI doc Jithu Joseph
2023-03-01 1:59 ` [PATCH v3 0/8] Add Array BIST test support to IFS Jithu Joseph
2023-03-01 1:59 ` [PATCH v3 1/8] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Reorganize driver data Jithu Joseph
2023-03-13 14:46 ` Hans de Goede
2023-03-13 21:34 ` Joseph, Jithu
2023-03-16 9:43 ` Hans de Goede
2023-03-01 1:59 ` [PATCH v3 2/8] platform/x86/intel/ifs: IFS cleanup Jithu Joseph
2023-03-13 15:02 ` Hans de Goede
2023-03-01 1:59 ` [PATCH v3 3/8] x86/include/asm/msr-index.h: Add IFS Array test bits Jithu Joseph
2023-03-13 15:03 ` Hans de Goede
2023-03-01 1:59 ` [PATCH v3 4/8] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Introduce Array Scan test to IFS Jithu Joseph
2023-03-13 16:10 ` Hans de Goede
2023-03-13 16:29 ` Hans de Goede
2023-03-13 17:21 ` Luck, Tony
2023-03-15 19:29 ` Joseph, Jithu
2023-03-16 9:50 ` Hans de Goede
2023-03-16 19:44 ` Joseph, Jithu
2023-03-01 1:59 ` [PATCH v3 5/8] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Sysfs interface for Array BIST Jithu Joseph
2023-03-13 16:14 ` Hans de Goede
2023-03-01 1:59 ` [PATCH v3 6/8] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Implement Array BIST test Jithu Joseph
2023-03-13 16:24 ` Hans de Goede
2023-03-13 16:37 ` Joseph, Jithu
2023-03-16 9:59 ` Hans de Goede
2023-03-16 17:40 ` Joseph, Jithu
2023-03-16 18:11 ` Joseph, Jithu
2023-03-16 19:38 ` Hans de Goede
2023-03-01 1:59 ` [PATCH v3 7/8] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Update IFS doc Jithu Joseph
2023-03-01 1:59 ` [PATCH v3 8/8] Documentation/ABI: Update IFS ABI doc Jithu Joseph
2023-03-07 11:02 ` [PATCH v3 0/8] Add Array BIST test support to IFS Hans de Goede
2023-03-22 0:33 ` [PATCH v4 0/9] " Jithu Joseph
2023-03-22 0:33 ` [PATCH v4 1/9] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Separate ifs_pkg_auth from ifs_data Jithu Joseph
2023-03-22 0:33 ` [PATCH v4 2/9] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Reorganize driver data Jithu Joseph
2023-03-22 0:33 ` [PATCH v4 3/9] platform/x86/intel/ifs: IFS cleanup Jithu Joseph
2023-03-22 0:33 ` [PATCH v4 4/9] x86/include/asm/msr-index.h: Add IFS Array test bits Jithu Joseph
2023-03-22 0:33 ` [PATCH v4 5/9] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Introduce Array Scan test to IFS Jithu Joseph
2023-03-22 0:33 ` [PATCH v4 6/9] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Sysfs interface for Array BIST Jithu Joseph
2023-03-22 0:33 ` [PATCH v4 7/9] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Implement Array BIST test Jithu Joseph
2023-03-22 0:33 ` [PATCH v4 8/9] platform/x86/intel/ifs: Update IFS doc Jithu Joseph
2023-03-22 0:33 ` [PATCH v4 9/9] Documentation/ABI: Update IFS ABI doc Jithu Joseph
2023-03-27 13:10 ` [PATCH v4 0/9] Add Array BIST test support to IFS Hans de Goede
2023-04-07 1:49 ` Pengfei Xu
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