RE: [PATCH v8 8/9] hisi_acc_vfio_pci: Add support for VFIO live migration

From: Shameerali Kolothum Thodi
Date: Mon Mar 07 2022 - 14:29:15 EST




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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 8/9] hisi_acc_vfio_pci: Add support for VFIO live
> migration
>
> On Fri, 4 Mar 2022 16:57:20 -0400
> Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Mar 03, 2022 at 11:01:30PM +0000, Shameer Kolothum wrote:
> > > From: Longfang Liu <liulongfang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > VMs assigned with HiSilicon ACC VF devices can now perform live
> migration
> > > if the VF devices are bind to the hisi_acc_vfio_pci driver.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Longfang Liu <liulongfang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Shameer Kolothum
> <shameerali.kolothum.thodi@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/Kconfig | 7 +
> > > .../vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.c | 1078 ++++++++++++++++-
> > > .../vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.h | 114 ++
> > > 3 files changed, 1181 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
> > > create mode 100644 drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/hisi_acc_vfio_pci.h
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/Kconfig
> b/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/Kconfig
> > > index dc723bad05c2..2a68d39f339f 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/Kconfig
> > > +++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/hisilicon/Kconfig
> > > @@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ config HISI_ACC_VFIO_PCI
> > > tristate "VFIO PCI support for HiSilicon ACC devices"
> > > depends on ARM64 || (COMPILE_TEST && 64BIT)
> > > depends on VFIO_PCI_CORE
> > > + depends on PCI && PCI_MSI
> >
> > PCI is already in the depends from the 2nd line in
> > drivers/vfio/pci/Kconfig, but it is harmless
> >
> > > + depends on UACCE || UACCE=n
> > > + depends on ACPI
> >
> > Scratching my head a bit on why we have these
>
> Same curiosity from me, each of the CRYPTO_DEV_HISI_* options selected
> also depend on these so they seem redundant.

Yes, they are redundant now since we have added CRYPTO_DEV_HISI_ drivers
as "depends" now. I will remove that.

> I think we still require acks from Bjorn and Zaibo for select patches
> in this series.

I checked with Ziabo. He moved projects and is no longer looking into crypto stuff.
Wangzhou and LiuLongfang now take care of this. Received acks from Wangzhou
already and I will request Longfang to provide his. Hope that's ok.

>
> From me, I would request a MAINTAINERS entry similar to the one the
> mlx5 folks added for their driver. This should be in patch 4/9 where
> the driver is originally added. Thanks,

Ok I will do that. I will pick up the R-by tags as well and send out v9 by
tomorrow.

Thanks,
Shameer