>> Hmmm, this is the thing I am most worried about. If we just only use >> (pci_dev *) poninter in drhd->devices array as a identification. Change >> (pci_dev *) pointer instead of pci device id segment:bus:devfn is safe. >> Or, this is a wrong way to fix this issue. I don't know IOMMU driver much >> now, >> so IOMMU guys any comments on this issue is welcome. >> >> If this is not safe, what about we both save pci device id and (pci_dev *) >> pointer >> in drhd. So we can put pci_dev ref and set pci_dev * = NULL during device >> removed by bus notify, and >> update (pci_dev *)pointer during device add. > > I don't know the IOMMU drivers well either, but it seems like they > rely on notifications of device addition and removal (see > iommu_bus_notifier()). It doesn't seem right for them to also use the > generic PCI interfaces like pci_get_domain_bus_and_slot() because the > IOMMU driver should already know what devices exist and their > lifetimes. It seems like confusion to mix the two. But I don't have > a concrete suggestion.
Maybe you are right~, I will try to rework the patch and resend soon. Thanks! Yijing. > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > . > -- Thanks! Yijing -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
