Re: [PATCH vhost next 06/10] vdpa: Add means to communicate vq status on get_vq_state

From: Eli Cohen
Date: Thu Jul 16 2020 - 04:21:26 EST


On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 04:11:00PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
>
> On 2020/7/16 äå3:23, Eli Cohen wrote:
> >Currently, get_vq_state() is used only to pass the available index value
> >of a vq. Extend the struct to return status on the VQ to the caller.
> >For now, define VQ_STATE_NOT_READY. In the future it will be extended to
> >include other infomration.
> >
> >Modify current vdpa driver to update this field.
> >
> >Reviewed-by: Parav Pandit <parav@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Signed-off-by: Eli Cohen <eli@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> What's the difference between this and get_vq_ready()?
>
> Thanks
>

There is no difference. It is just a way to communicate a problem to
with the state of the VQ back to the caller. This is not available now.
I think an asynchronous is preferred but that is not available
currently.
>
> >---
> > drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c | 1 +
> > drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c | 1 +
> > include/linux/vdpa.h | 9 +++++++++
> > 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
> >
> >diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c b/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c
> >index 69032ee97824..77e3b3d91167 100644
> >--- a/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c
> >+++ b/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c
> >@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ static void ifcvf_vdpa_get_vq_state(struct vdpa_device *vdpa_dev, u16 qid,
> > {
> > struct ifcvf_hw *vf = vdpa_to_vf(vdpa_dev);
> >+ state->state = vf->vring[qid].ready ? 0 : BIT(VQ_STATE_NOT_READY);
> > state->avail_index = ifcvf_get_vq_state(vf, qid);
> > }
> >diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
> >index 599519039f8d..06d974b4bd7b 100644
> >--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
> >+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim.c
> >@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ static void vdpasim_get_vq_state(struct vdpa_device *vdpa, u16 idx,
> > struct vdpasim_virtqueue *vq = &vdpasim->vqs[idx];
> > struct vringh *vrh = &vq->vring;
> >+ state->state = vq->ready ? 0 : BIT(VQ_STATE_NOT_READY);
> > state->avail_index = vrh->last_avail_idx;
> > }
> >diff --git a/include/linux/vdpa.h b/include/linux/vdpa.h
> >index 7b088bebffe8..bcefa30a3b2f 100644
> >--- a/include/linux/vdpa.h
> >+++ b/include/linux/vdpa.h
> >@@ -27,12 +27,21 @@ struct vdpa_notification_area {
> > resource_size_t size;
> > };
> >+/**
> >+ * Bitmask describing the status of the vq
> >+ */
> >+enum {
> >+ VQ_STATE_NOT_READY = 0,
> >+};
> >+
> > /**
> > * vDPA vq_state definition
> > * @avail_index: available index
> >+ * @state: returned status from get_vq_state
> > */
> > struct vdpa_vq_state {
> > u16 avail_index;
> >+ u32 state;
> > };
> > /**
>