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Re: [Xen-devel] Re: 4.0/4.1 requests - IO-APIC EOI v4 [RFC]



>>> On 12.09.11 at 12:15, Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 12/09/11 07:50, Jan Beulich wrote:
>>>>> On 09.09.11 at 18:47, Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> +                     * Xen code doesn't actually prevent multiple IO-APIC
>>> +                     * entries being assigned the same vector, so EOI all
>>> +                     * pins which have the correct vector.
>>> +                     *
>>> +                     * Remove the following code when the above assertion
>>> +                     * is fulfilled. */
>>> +
>> Why don't you just call __io_apic_eoi() recursively here?
>>
>> Jan
> 
> If I call the function recursively, it will loop forever.  Anyway, the

Why would it loop forever? You get in here only with pin == -1, and
for the recursive call you'd pass the pin number you determined.

> need to clear multiple pins is only temorary until George finishes his
> per-device AMD interrupt remap patch which will enforce vector
> uniqueness in each IO-APIC.  My expectation is that this issue will be
> fixed in the next few weeks.

Sure.

Jan


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