Re: [PATCH 05/15] x86/irq: Reserve a per CPU IDT vector for posted MSIs

From: Robert Hoo
Date: Thu Apr 04 2024 - 09:39:02 EST


On 1/27/2024 7:42 AM, Jacob Pan wrote:
When posted MSI is enabled, all device MSIs are multiplexed into a single
notification vector. MSI handlers will be de-multiplexed at run-time by
system software without IDT delivery.

Signed-off-by: Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h | 9 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h
index 3a19904c2db6..08329bef5b1d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h
@@ -99,9 +99,16 @@
#define LOCAL_TIMER_VECTOR 0xec
+/*
+ * Posted interrupt notification vector for all device MSIs delivered to
+ * the host kernel.
+ */
+#define POSTED_MSI_NOTIFICATION_VECTOR 0xeb
#define NR_VECTORS 256
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC
+#ifdef X86_POSTED_MSI

X86_POSTED_MSI --> CONFIG_X86_POSTED_MSI?

+#define FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR POSTED_MSI_NOTIFICATION_VECTOR
+#elif defined(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)
#define FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR LOCAL_TIMER_VECTOR
#else
#define FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR NR_VECTORS