Re: [RFC v2 3/6] irq: bypass: Extend skeleton for ARM forwarding control

From: Eric Auger
Date: Mon Jul 06 2015 - 11:35:54 EST


Hi Paolo,
On 07/06/2015 02:27 PM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>
>
> On 06/07/2015 14:11, Eric Auger wrote:
>> diff --git a/kernel/irq/bypass.c b/kernel/irq/bypass.c
>> index 5d0f92b..efadbe5 100644
>> --- a/kernel/irq/bypass.c
>> +++ b/kernel/irq/bypass.c
>> @@ -19,6 +19,42 @@ static LIST_HEAD(producers);
>> static LIST_HEAD(consumers);
>> static DEFINE_MUTEX(lock);
>>
>> +/* lock must be hold when calling connect */
>
> If a lock must be held while callbacks are called, you have to document
> that producers and consumers must _not_ call back into the IRQ bypass
> manager. (If they have to, you have to document explicitly "This
> function can be called from producer and consumer callbacks" whenever
> relevant).
OK Thanks

Eric
>
>> +static void connect(struct irq_bypass_producer *prod,
>> + struct irq_bypass_consumer *cons)
>> +{
>> + if (prod->stop)
>> + prod->stop(prod);
>> + if (cons->stop)
>> + cons->stop(cons);
>> + if (prod->add_consumer)
>> + prod->add_consumer(prod, cons);
>> + if (cons->add_producer)
>> + cons->add_producer(cons, prod);
>> + if (cons->resume)
>> + cons->resume(cons);
>> + if (prod->resume)
>> + prod->resume(prod);
>> +}
>> +
>> +/* lock must be hold when calling disconnect */
>> +static void disconnect(struct irq_bypass_producer *prod,
>> + struct irq_bypass_consumer *cons)
>> +{
>> + if (prod->stop)
>> + prod->stop(prod);
>> + if (cons->stop)
>> + cons->stop(cons);
>> + if (cons->del_producer)
>> + cons->del_producer(cons, prod);
>> + if (prod->del_consumer)
>> + prod->del_consumer(prod, cons);
>> + if (cons->resume)
>> + cons->resume(cons);
>> + if (prod->resume)
>> + prod->resume(prod);
>> +}
>> +

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