Re: [PATCH 2/5] powerpc/ftw: Define FTW_SETUP ioctl API

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Wed Jan 17 2018 - 13:23:58 EST


On 01/16/18 18:50, Sukadev Bhattiprolu wrote:
> Define the FTW_SETUP ioctl interface for fast thread wakeup (FTW). A
> follow-on patch will implement the FTW driver and ioctl.
>
> Thanks to input from Ben Herrenschmidt, Michael Neuling, Michael Ellerman.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changelog[v2]
> - [Michael Neuling] Use a single VAS_FTW_SETUP ioctl and simplify
> the interface.
> ---
> include/uapi/misc/ftw.h | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 include/uapi/misc/ftw.h
>
> diff --git a/include/uapi/misc/ftw.h b/include/uapi/misc/ftw.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..f233f51
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/uapi/misc/ftw.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
> +/*
> + * Copyright 2018 IBM Corp.
> + *
> + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> + * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
> + * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
> + * 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> + */
> +
> +#ifndef _UAPI_MISC_FTW_H
> +#define _UAPI_MISC_FTW_H
> +
> +#include <linux/types.h>
> +#include <linux/ioctl.h>
> +
> +#define FTW_FLAGS_PIN_WINDOW 0x1
> +
> +#define FTW_SETUP _IOW('v', 1, struct ftw_setup_attr)

ioctls should be documented in Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt.
Please update that file.

> +
> +struct ftw_setup_attr {
> + __s16 version;
> + __s16 vas_id; /* specific instance of vas or -1 for default */
> + __u32 reserved;
> +
> + __u64 reserved1;
> +
> + __u64 flags;
> + __u64 reserved2;
> +};
> +
> +#endif /* _UAPI_MISC_FTW_H */
>


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~Randy