Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] crypto: hisilicon/qm - defining the device isolation strategy

[Jonathan Cameron]

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> >  
> >> +	hw_err->tick_stamp = jiffies;
> >> +	list_for_each_entry_safe(err, tmp, &qm->uacce_hw_errs, list) {  
> >
> > These are ordered (I think). Could take advantage of that by
> > maintaining count of elements in parallel to the list then walking
> > list in right direction + stop when you reach last one to need
> > deleting.
> >  
> 
> thanks, The current list + jiffies solution seems more simple.

If list always remains relatively short then that's probably fine.

> >  
> >> +		if ((hw_err->tick_stamp - err->tick_stamp) / HZ >
> >> +		    SECONDS_PER_HOUR) {
> >> +			list_del(&err->list);
> >> +			kfree(err);
> >> +		} else {
> >> +			count++;
> >> +		}
> >> +	}
> >> +	list_add(&hw_err->list, &qm->uacce_hw_errs);
> >> +
> >> +	if (count >= isolate->hw_err_isolate_hz)
> >> +		atomic_set(&isolate->is_isolate, 1);
> >> +
> >> +	return 0;
> >> +}
> >> +  
> >
> > ...
> >  
> >> +static int hisi_qm_isolate_strategy_write(struct uacce_device *uacce,
> >> +						const char *buf)
> >> +{
> >> +	struct hisi_qm *qm = uacce->priv;
> >> +	unsigned long val = 0;
> >> +
> >> +#define MAX_ISOLATE_STRATEGY	65535
> >> +
> >> +	if (atomic_read(&qm->uacce_ref))
> >> +		return -EBUSY;
> >> +
> >> +	/* must be set by PF */
> >> +	if (atomic_read(&qm->isolate_data.is_isolate) || uacce->is_vf)  
> >
> > Why is the file visible on the vf?  Hide it or don't register it for vfs.  
> Because VF devices can be registered with UACCE. So this file node can 
> be visited on the vf. We're not sure if someone else's device is the 
> same as qm. So i configure it this way by driver. the 'isolate_strategy' 
> must be set by pf.
> 

If possible have the uacce registration from the driver provide information
on whether this applies to the VF.  Much better to have no file presented
by the VF than one that always returns an error code.

Jonathan