Re: [PATCH -next V8 00/14] riscv: Add GENERIC_ENTRY support and related features

[Guo Ren]

On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 5:46 PM Björn Töpel <bjorn@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> guoren@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > From: Guo Ren <guoren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > The patches convert riscv to use the generic entry infrastructure from
> > kernel/entry/*. Additionally, add independent irq stacks (IRQ_STACKS)
> > for percpu to prevent kernel stack overflows. Add generic_entry based
> > STACKLEAK support. Some optimization for entry.S with new .macro and
> > merge ret_from_kernel_thread into ret_from_fork.
> >
> > We have tested it with rv64, rv32, rv64 + 32rootfs, all are passed.
> >
> > You can directly try it with:
> > [1] https://github.com/guoren83/linux/tree/generic_entry_v8
>
> Guo, this is a really nice work, and I'm looking forward having generic
> entry support for RV. However, there are many patches in this series
> that really shouldn't be part of the series.
>
> Patch 2, 3, 4, and 10 should defintely be pulled out.
Okay.

>
> I'm not sure 7, 8, and 9 belong to series, as it's really a separate
> feature.
The separate irq/softirq stack patches dpend on generic_entry tightly,
so I recommand put them together.

>
> Dito for patch 11, it just makes the series harder to review.
The 11 is not so necessary as above, I would remove it from this
series. And send it again after generic_entry merged.

>
> For GENERIC_ENTRY support only patch 1, 5, 6, 12, 13, and 14, really
> required. The others are unrelated.
Thx for the reminder; I will re-organize them.

>
>
> Thanks,
> Björn



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 Guo Ren