[PATCH v6 0/3] genirq/vfio: Introduce irq_update_devid() and optimize VFIO irq ops

From: Ben Luo
Date: Mon Sep 02 2019 - 00:02:04 EST


Currently, VFIO takes a free-then-request-irq way to do interrupt
affinity setting and masking/unmasking for a VM with device passthru
via VFIO. Sometimes it only changes the cookie data of irqaction or even
changes nothing. The free-then-request-irq not only adds more latency,
but also increases the risk of losing interrupt, which may lead to a
VM hang forever in waiting for IO completion

This patchset solved the issue by:
Patch 2 introduces irq_update_devid() to only update dev_id of irqaction
Patch 3 make use of this function and optimize irq operations in VFIO

changes from v5:
- Patch 3: remove an error log to avoid potential DDoS attacking
_ Patch 3: fix typo in comment

changes from v4:
- Patch 3: follow the previous behavior to disable interrupt on error path
- Patch 3: do irqbypass registration before update or free the interrupt
- Patch 3: add more comments

changes from v3:
- Patch 2: rename the new function to irq_update_devid()
- Patch 2: use disbale_irq() to avoid a twist for threaded interrupt
- ALL: amend commit messages and code comments

changes from v2:
- reformat to avoid quoted string split across lines and etc.

changes from v1:
- add Patch 1 to enhance error recovery etc. in free irq per tglx's comments
- enhance error recovery code and debugging info in irq_update_devid
- use __must_check in external referencing of this function
- use EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL for irq_update_devid
- reformat code of patch 3 for better readability

Ben Luo (3):
genirq: enhance error recovery code in free irq
genirq: introduce irq_update_devid()
vfio/pci: make use of irq_update_devid() and optimize irq ops

drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c | 118 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
include/linux/interrupt.h | 3 +
kernel/irq/manage.c | 105 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
3 files changed, 177 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)

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