[PATCH v2 08/10] NTB: epf: Report 0-based doorbell vector via ntb_db_event()

From: Koichiro Den

Date: Fri Feb 27 2026 - 03:50:30 EST


ntb_db_event() expects the vector number to be relative to the first
doorbell vector starting at 0.

Vector 0 is reserved for link events in the EPF driver, so doorbells
start at vector 1. However, both supported peers (ntb_hw_epf with
pci-epf-ntb, and pci-epf-vntb) have historically skipped vector 1 and
started doorbells at vector 2.

Pass (irq_no - 2) to ntb_db_event() so doorbells are reported as 0..N-1.
If irq_no == 1 is ever observed, treat it as DB#0 and emit a warning, as
this would indicate an unexpected change in the slot layout.

Fixes: 812ce2f8d14e ("NTB: Add support for EPF PCI Non-Transparent Bridge")
Reviewed-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@xxxxxxx>
Suggested-by: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Koichiro Den <den@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes since v1:
- No functional changes.
- Addressed review comments (enum epf_irq_slot introduced).

drivers/ntb/hw/epf/ntb_hw_epf.c | 17 ++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/ntb/hw/epf/ntb_hw_epf.c b/drivers/ntb/hw/epf/ntb_hw_epf.c
index 07dc97d3270b..67cdc5d729d5 100644
--- a/drivers/ntb/hw/epf/ntb_hw_epf.c
+++ b/drivers/ntb/hw/epf/ntb_hw_epf.c
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ enum epf_ntb_bar {
NTB_BAR_NUM,
};

+enum epf_irq_slot {
+ EPF_IRQ_LINK = 0,
+ EPF_IRQ_RESERVED_DB, /* Historically skipped slot */
+ EPF_IRQ_DB_START,
+};
+
#define NTB_EPF_MAX_MW_COUNT (NTB_BAR_NUM - BAR_MW1)

struct ntb_epf_dev {
@@ -333,10 +339,15 @@ static irqreturn_t ntb_epf_vec_isr(int irq, void *dev)
irq_no = irq - pci_irq_vector(ndev->ntb.pdev, 0);
ndev->db_val = irq_no + 1;

- if (irq_no == 0)
+ if (irq_no == EPF_IRQ_LINK) {
ntb_link_event(&ndev->ntb);
- else
- ntb_db_event(&ndev->ntb, irq_no);
+ } else if (irq_no == EPF_IRQ_RESERVED_DB) {
+ dev_warn_ratelimited(ndev->dev,
+ "Unexpected irq_no 1 received. Treat it as DB#0.\n");
+ ntb_db_event(&ndev->ntb, 0);
+ } else {
+ ntb_db_event(&ndev->ntb, irq_no - EPF_IRQ_DB_START);
+ }

return IRQ_HANDLED;
}
--
2.51.0