Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752840AbaKZOyx (ORCPT ); Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:54:53 -0500 Received: from e06smtp15.uk.ibm.com ([195.75.94.111]:38829 "EHLO e06smtp15.uk.ibm.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751297AbaKZOyv (ORCPT ); Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:54:51 -0500 Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:54:40 +0100 From: Cornelia Huck To: "Michael S. Tsirkin" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, David Miller , rusty@au1.ibm.com, nab@linux-iscsi.org, pbonzini@redhat.com, kvm@vger.kernel.org, virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 26/42] vhost/net: force len for TX to host endian Message-ID: <20141126155440.4f49b70f.cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com> In-Reply-To: <20141126144400.GA8086@redhat.com> References: <1416933600-21398-1-git-send-email-mst@redhat.com> <1416933600-21398-27-git-send-email-mst@redhat.com> <20141126153102.3f5b8fc9.cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com> <20141126144400.GA8086@redhat.com> Organization: IBM Deutschland Research & Development GmbH Vorsitzende des Aufsichtsrats: Martina Koederitz =?UTF-8?B?R2VzY2jDpGZ0c2bDvGhydW5nOg==?= Dirk Wittkopp Sitz der Gesellschaft: =?UTF-8?B?QsO2Ymxpbmdlbg==?= Registergericht: Amtsgericht Stuttgart, HRB 243294 X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.8.0 (GTK+ 2.24.10; i686-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-TM-AS-MML: disable X-Content-Scanned: Fidelis XPS MAILER x-cbid: 14112614-0021-0000-0000-000001EC447E Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:44:00 +0200 "Michael S. Tsirkin" wrote: > On Wed, Nov 26, 2014 at 03:31:02PM +0100, Cornelia Huck wrote: > > On Tue, 25 Nov 2014 18:43:14 +0200 > > "Michael S. Tsirkin" wrote: > > > > > We use native endian-ness internally but never > > > expose it to guest. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin > > > --- > > > drivers/vhost/net.c | 10 +++++----- > > > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c > > > index 8dae2f7..dce5c58 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/vhost/net.c > > > +++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c > > > @@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(experimental_zcopytx, "Enable Zero Copy TX;" > > > * status internally; used for zerocopy tx only. > > > */ > > > /* Lower device DMA failed */ > > > -#define VHOST_DMA_FAILED_LEN 3 > > > +#define VHOST_DMA_FAILED_LEN ((__force __virtio32)3) > > > /* Lower device DMA done */ > > > -#define VHOST_DMA_DONE_LEN 2 > > > +#define VHOST_DMA_DONE_LEN ((__force __virtio32)2) > > > /* Lower device DMA in progress */ > > > -#define VHOST_DMA_IN_PROGRESS 1 > > > +#define VHOST_DMA_IN_PROGRESS ((__force __virtio32)1) > > > /* Buffer unused */ > > > -#define VHOST_DMA_CLEAR_LEN 0 > > > +#define VHOST_DMA_CLEAR_LEN ((__force __virtio32)0) > > > > I find these constants a bit confusing: What does __virtio32 mean > > without the context of a vq or device? > > > > > > > > -#define VHOST_DMA_IS_DONE(len) ((len) >= VHOST_DMA_DONE_LEN) > > > +#define VHOST_DMA_IS_DONE(len) ((__force u32)(len) >= (__force u32)VHOST_DMA_DONE_LEN) > > > > And here you cast it to a plain u32 again. > > > > I looked at the final code, and you seem either to use the above > > constants for .len or do a cpu_to_vhost32(). Wouldn't you need to > > convert the constants as well? > > I tried to explain it in the commit message. > It's a hack in vhost: it keeps virtio used structure in host > memory, but abuses length field for internal housekeeping. > This works because length in used ring for tx is always 0. Ah, ok. It might make sense to add this explanation to the patch :) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/