[PATCH v2 05/10] PCI: endpoint: pci-epf-vntb: Implement db_vector_count/mask for doorbells
From: Koichiro Den
Date: Fri Feb 27 2026 - 03:52:20 EST
Implement .db_vector_count and .db_vector_mask so ntb core/clients can map
doorbell events to per-vector work and avoid the thundering-herd behavior.
pci-epf-vntb reserves two slots in db_count: slot 0 for link events and
slot 1 which is historically unused. Therefore the number of doorbell
vectors is (db_count - 2).
Report vectors as 0..N-1 and return BIT_ULL(db_vector) for the
corresponding doorbell bit. While at it, use vntb_epf_db_vector_mask()
to simplify vntb_epf_db_valid_mask().
Signed-off-by: Koichiro Den <den@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes since v1:
- No functional changes.
- Use EPF_IRQ_DB_START instead of magic number 2, to be consistent
with the change on Patch 8.
drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c | 36 +++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
index b94e2e1d3421..832600b6eae1 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
@@ -1278,12 +1278,42 @@ static int vntb_epf_peer_mw_count(struct ntb_dev *ntb)
return ntb_ndev(ntb)->num_mws;
}
+static int vntb_epf_db_vector_count(struct ntb_dev *ntb)
+{
+ struct epf_ntb *ndev = ntb_ndev(ntb);
+
+ /*
+ * ndev->db_count is the total number of doorbell slots exposed to
+ * the peer, including:
+ * - slot #0 reserved for link events
+ * - slot #1 historically unused (kept for protocol compatibility)
+ *
+ * Report only usable per-vector doorbell interrupts.
+ */
+ if (ndev->db_count < EPF_IRQ_DB_START)
+ return 0;
+
+ return ndev->db_count - EPF_IRQ_DB_START;
+}
+
static u64 vntb_epf_db_valid_mask(struct ntb_dev *ntb)
{
- if (ntb_ndev(ntb)->db_count < EPF_IRQ_DB_START)
+ return BIT_ULL(vntb_epf_db_vector_count(ntb)) - 1;
+}
+
+static u64 vntb_epf_db_vector_mask(struct ntb_dev *ntb, int db_vector)
+{
+ int nr_vec;
+
+ /*
+ * Doorbell vectors are numbered [0 .. nr_vec - 1], where nr_vec
+ * excludes the two reserved slots described above.
+ */
+ nr_vec = vntb_epf_db_vector_count(ntb);
+ if (db_vector < 0 || db_vector >= nr_vec)
return 0;
- return BIT_ULL(ntb_ndev(ntb)->db_count - EPF_IRQ_DB_START) - 1;
+ return BIT_ULL(db_vector);
}
static int vntb_epf_db_set_mask(struct ntb_dev *ntb, u64 db_bits)
@@ -1520,6 +1550,8 @@ static const struct ntb_dev_ops vntb_epf_ops = {
.spad_count = vntb_epf_spad_count,
.peer_mw_count = vntb_epf_peer_mw_count,
.db_valid_mask = vntb_epf_db_valid_mask,
+ .db_vector_count = vntb_epf_db_vector_count,
+ .db_vector_mask = vntb_epf_db_vector_mask,
.db_set_mask = vntb_epf_db_set_mask,
.mw_set_trans = vntb_epf_mw_set_trans,
.mw_clear_trans = vntb_epf_mw_clear_trans,
--
2.51.0