RE: [PATCH 2/3] drivers:hv: Export the API to invoke a hypercall on Hyper-V

From: KY Srinivasan
Date: Mon Sep 21 2015 - 12:22:13 EST




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2015 10:28 PM
> To: KY Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> olaf@xxxxxxxxx; apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; vkuznets@xxxxxxxxxx;
> jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx; Jake Oshins <jakeo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] drivers:hv: Export the API to invoke a hypercall on
> Hyper-V
>
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 06:26:48PM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> > From: Jake Oshins <jakeo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > This patch exposes the function that hv_vmbus.ko uses to make hypercalls.
> This
> > is necessary for retargeting an interrupt when it is given a new affinity.
> >
> > Since we are exporting this API, rename the API as it will be visible outside
> > the hv.c file.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jake Oshins <jakeo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/hv/hv.c | 9 +++++----
> > include/linux/hyperv.h | 1 +
> > 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv.c b/drivers/hv/hv.c
> > index 6341be8..a7b6c6a 100644
> > --- a/drivers/hv/hv.c
> > +++ b/drivers/hv/hv.c
> > @@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ static int query_hypervisor_info(void)
> > }
> >
> > /*
> > - * do_hypercall- Invoke the specified hypercall
> > + * hv_do_hypercall- Invoke the specified hypercall
> > */
> > -static u64 do_hypercall(u64 control, void *input, void *output)
> > +u64 hv_do_hypercall(u64 control, void *input, void *output)
> > {
> > u64 input_address = (input) ? virt_to_phys(input) : 0;
> > u64 output_address = (output) ? virt_to_phys(output) : 0;
> > @@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ static u64 do_hypercall(u64 control, void *input,
> void *output)
> > return hv_status_lo | ((u64)hv_status_hi << 32);
> > #endif /* !x86_64 */
> > }
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hv_do_hypercall);
> >
> > #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> > static cycle_t read_hv_clock_tsc(struct clocksource *arg)
> > @@ -329,7 +330,7 @@ int hv_post_message(union hv_connection_id
> connection_id,
> > aligned_msg->payload_size = payload_size;
> > memcpy((void *)aligned_msg->payload, payload, payload_size);
> >
> > - status = do_hypercall(HVCALL_POST_MESSAGE, aligned_msg, NULL)
> > + status = hv_do_hypercall(HVCALL_POST_MESSAGE, aligned_msg,
> NULL)
> > & 0xFFFF;
> >
> > put_cpu();
> > @@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ u16 hv_signal_event(void *con_id)
> > {
> > u16 status;
> >
> > - status = (do_hypercall(HVCALL_SIGNAL_EVENT, con_id, NULL) &
> 0xFFFF);
> > + status = (hv_do_hypercall(HVCALL_SIGNAL_EVENT, con_id, NULL) &
> 0xFFFF);
>
> What's with the crazy () around a function call?

I will address this and resend.
>
> And why are you passing a 64bit return value into a 16bit status value?
> That seems like something is broken.

The low order 16 bits have the valid status codes we are interested in.

K. Y



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