[PATCH v9 5/7] PCI: endpoint: pci-epf-vntb: Reuse pre-exposed doorbells and IRQ flags
From: Koichiro Den
Date: Thu Feb 19 2026 - 03:18:01 EST
Support doorbell backends where the doorbell target is already exposed
via a platform-owned fixed BAR mapping and/or where the doorbell IRQ
must be requested with specific flags.
When pci_epf_alloc_doorbell() provides db_msg[].bar/offset, reuse the
pre-exposed BAR window and skip programming a new inbound mapping. Also
honor db_msg[].irq_flags when requesting the doorbell IRQ.
Multiple doorbells may share the same Linux IRQ. Avoid duplicate
request_irq() calls by requesting each unique virq once.
Make pci-epf-vntb work with platform-defined or embedded doorbell
backends without exposing backend-specific details to the consumer
layer.
Signed-off-by: Koichiro Den <den@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes since v8:
- Reword the last paragraph into imperative mood
- Rename s/epf_ntb_db_irq_is_first/epf_ntb_db_irq_is_duplicated/ and
invert the returned bool value
drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c | 61 ++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 58 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
index 52cf442ca1d9..7a27e9343394 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ struct epf_ntb {
u16 vntb_vid;
bool linkup;
+
+ /*
+ * True when doorbells are interrupt-driven (MSI or embedded), false
+ * when polled.
+ */
bool msi_doorbell;
u32 spad_size;
@@ -517,6 +522,17 @@ static int epf_ntb_configure_interrupt(struct epf_ntb *ntb)
return 0;
}
+static bool epf_ntb_db_irq_is_duplicated(const struct pci_epf *epf, unsigned int idx)
+{
+ unsigned int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < idx; i++)
+ if (epf->db_msg[i].virq == epf->db_msg[idx].virq)
+ return true;
+
+ return false;
+}
+
static int epf_ntb_db_bar_init_msi_doorbell(struct epf_ntb *ntb,
struct pci_epf_bar *db_bar,
const struct pci_epc_features *epc_features,
@@ -533,9 +549,24 @@ static int epf_ntb_db_bar_init_msi_doorbell(struct epf_ntb *ntb,
if (ret)
return ret;
+ /*
+ * The doorbell target may already be exposed by a platform-owned fixed
+ * BAR. In that case, we must reuse it and the requested db_bar must
+ * match.
+ */
+ if (epf->db_msg[0].bar != NO_BAR && epf->db_msg[0].bar != barno) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto err_free_doorbell;
+ }
+
for (req = 0; req < ntb->db_count; req++) {
+ /* Avoid requesting duplicate handlers */
+ if (epf_ntb_db_irq_is_duplicated(epf, req))
+ continue;
+
ret = request_irq(epf->db_msg[req].virq, epf_ntb_doorbell_handler,
- 0, "pci_epf_vntb_db", ntb);
+ epf->db_msg[req].irq_flags, "pci_epf_vntb_db",
+ ntb);
if (ret) {
dev_err(&epf->dev,
@@ -545,6 +576,22 @@ static int epf_ntb_db_bar_init_msi_doorbell(struct epf_ntb *ntb,
}
}
+ if (epf->db_msg[0].bar != NO_BAR) {
+ for (i = 0; i < ntb->db_count; i++) {
+ msg = &epf->db_msg[i].msg;
+
+ if (epf->db_msg[i].bar != barno) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto err_free_irq;
+ }
+
+ ntb->reg->db_data[i] = msg->data;
+ ntb->reg->db_offset[i] = epf->db_msg[i].offset;
+ }
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ /* Program inbound mapping for the doorbell */
msg = &epf->db_msg[0].msg;
high = 0;
@@ -591,6 +638,7 @@ static int epf_ntb_db_bar_init_msi_doorbell(struct epf_ntb *ntb,
ntb->reg->db_offset[i] = offset;
}
+out:
ntb->reg->db_entry_size = 0;
ntb->msi_doorbell = true;
@@ -598,9 +646,13 @@ static int epf_ntb_db_bar_init_msi_doorbell(struct epf_ntb *ntb,
return 0;
err_free_irq:
- for (req--; req >= 0; req--)
+ for (req--; req >= 0; req--) {
+ if (epf_ntb_db_irq_is_duplicated(epf, req))
+ continue;
free_irq(epf->db_msg[req].virq, ntb);
+ }
+err_free_doorbell:
pci_epf_free_doorbell(ntb->epf);
return ret;
}
@@ -666,8 +718,11 @@ static void epf_ntb_db_bar_clear(struct epf_ntb *ntb)
if (ntb->msi_doorbell) {
int i;
- for (i = 0; i < ntb->db_count; i++)
+ for (i = 0; i < ntb->db_count; i++) {
+ if (epf_ntb_db_irq_is_duplicated(ntb->epf, i))
+ continue;
free_irq(ntb->epf->db_msg[i].virq, ntb);
+ }
}
if (ntb->epf->db_msg)
--
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