Re: [PATCH 1/3] PCI: endpoint: pci-epf-vntb: Pass PF/VF number when BAR programming

From: Bjorn Helgaas

Date: Tue Sep 08 2026 - 22:25:19 EST


On Wed, Sep 09, 2026 at 11:01:48AM +0900, Koichiro Den wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 08, 2026 at 11:53:15AM -0500, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> > On Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 02:23:04AM +0900, Koichiro Den wrote:
> > > vntb_epf_mw_set_trans() programs the memory-window BAR through
> > > pci_epc_set_bar() with hardcoded function numbers (0, 0), so the BAR
> > > lands on the wrong function whenever the vNTB EPF is bound to anything
> > > but PF0. The other BAR programming sites in the vNTB driver already pass
> > > the EPF's own numbers.
> > >
> > > Pass the EPF's own func_no/vfunc_no here as well.
> >
> > We're referring to these as "PF" and "VF" in the subject and "physical
> > endpoint function" and "virtual endpoint function" in the
> > pci_epc_set_bar() kernel-doc, but I don't think these have anything to
> > do with the SR-IOV PF and VF concepts, do they?
>
> Not in the specific case that motivated this series. But AFAICT, the EPC API
> uses the same (func_no, vfunc_no) pair to cover both ordinary functions and
> SR-IOV PFs/VFs scenarios. With vfunc_no == 0, func_no can identify either an
> ordinary function or an SR-IOV PF. A non-zero vfunc_no identifies a VF
> associated with the PF selected by func_no.

Now I'm even more confused :)

Are you saying that a non-zero vfunc_no always identifies an SR-IOV
VF? And there's some dependency on that? I don't any mention of
"iov" in drivers/pci/endpoint/.

> > I don't have a better naming suggestion, but this is slightly
> > confusing.
>
> Perhaps a better subject might be:
>
> PCI: endpoint: pci-epf-vntb: Pass (func_no, vfunc_no) when programming BARs
>
> Best regards,
> Koichiro
>
> >
> > > Fixes: e35f56bb0330 ("PCI: endpoint: Support NTB transfer between RC and EP")
> > > Signed-off-by: Koichiro Den <den@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c | 3 ++-
> > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
> > > index c3caec927d74..fba65abfb6b2 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
> > > @@ -1427,7 +1427,8 @@ static int vntb_epf_mw_set_trans(struct ntb_dev *ndev, int pidx, int idx,
> > > epf_bar->barno = barno;
> > > epf_bar->size = size;
> > >
> > > - ret = pci_epc_set_bar(ntb->epf->epc, 0, 0, epf_bar);
> > > + ret = pci_epc_set_bar(ntb->epf->epc, ntb->epf->func_no,
> > > + ntb->epf->vfunc_no, epf_bar);
> > > if (ret) {
> > > dev_err(dev, "failure set mw trans\n");
> > > return ret;
> > > --
> > > 2.51.0
> > >