[RFC PATCH 8/8] vfio/pci: Clear VFIO_IRQ_INFO_NORESIZE for MSI-X

From: Reinette Chatre
Date: Wed Mar 15 2023 - 17:00:19 EST


Dynamic MSI-X is supported. Clear VFIO_IRQ_INFO_NORESIZE
to provide guidance to user space.

Signed-off-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c | 2 +-
include/uapi/linux/vfio.h | 3 +++
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
index ae0e161c7fc9..1d071ee212a7 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ static int vfio_pci_ioctl_get_irq_info(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
if (info.index == VFIO_PCI_INTX_IRQ_INDEX)
info.flags |=
(VFIO_IRQ_INFO_MASKABLE | VFIO_IRQ_INFO_AUTOMASKED);
- else
+ else if (info.index != VFIO_PCI_MSIX_IRQ_INDEX)
info.flags |= VFIO_IRQ_INFO_NORESIZE;

return copy_to_user(arg, &info, minsz) ? -EFAULT : 0;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h b/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
index 0552e8dcf0cb..1a36134cae5c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
@@ -511,6 +511,9 @@ struct vfio_region_info_cap_nvlink2_lnkspd {
* then add and unmask vectors, it's up to userspace to make the decision
* whether to allocate the maximum supported number of vectors or tear
* down setup and incrementally increase the vectors as each is enabled.
+ * Absence of the NORESIZE flag indicates that vectors can be enabled
+ * and disabled dynamically without impacting other vectors within the
+ * index.
*/
struct vfio_irq_info {
__u32 argsz;
--
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