Re: [PATCH v3] xen: Remove dependency between pciback and privcmd

From: Chen, Jiqian
Date: Sat Oct 12 2024 - 02:50:26 EST


On 2024/10/12 13:48, Jürgen Groß wrote:
> On 12.10.24 04:36, Chen, Jiqian wrote:
>> On 2024/10/12 10:22, Chen, Jiqian wrote:
>>> On 2024/10/11 20:06, Juergen Gross wrote:
>>>> On 11.10.24 05:42, Jiqian Chen wrote:
>>>>> Commit 2fae6bb7be32 ("xen/privcmd: Add new syscall to get gsi from dev")
>>>>> adds a weak reverse dependency to the config XEN_PRIVCMD definition, that
>>>>> dependency causes xen-privcmd can't be loaded on domU, because dependent
>>>>> xen-pciback isn't always be loaded successfully on domU.
>>>>>
>>>>> To solve above problem, remove that dependency, and do not call
>>>>> pcistub_get_gsi_from_sbdf() directly, instead add a hook in
>>>>> drivers/xen/apci.c, xen-pciback register the real call function, then in
>>>>> privcmd_ioctl_pcidev_get_gsi call that hook.
>>>>>
>>>>> Fixes: 2fae6bb7be32 ("xen/privcmd: Add new syscall to get gsi from dev")
>>>>> Reported-by: Marek Marczykowski-Górecki <marmarek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Jiqian Chen <Jiqian.Chen@xxxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately I'm seeing a build breakage for the 32-bit x86 build.
>> Could you please attach the link or steps?
>> Then I can reproduce it, and validate it locally with new changes.
>
> I'm using the attached kernel config.
Thanks, I can reproduce the 32-bit build error locally.
And this "Add stubs for xen_acpi_register_get_gsi_func and xen_acpi_get_gsi_from_sbdf when "!CONFIG_XEN_DOM0" in acpi.h, like the other functions in that file do." can fix it.
Is it okay?

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> Juergen
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Best regards,
Jiqian Chen.