[PATCH v2 3/3] PCI: endpoint: pci-epf-vntb: Honor MSI-X selection

Koichiro Den den at valinux.co.jp
Sun Aug 30 08:19:48 PDT 2026


ntb_hw_epf tries MSI-X first and falls back to MSI. It reports the
result in COMMAND_CONFIGURE_DOORBELL. pci-epf-vntb ignores MSIX_ENABLE,
configures only MSI, and always raises peer doorbells with PCI_IRQ_MSI.
When MSI-X is selected, the host does not program MSI, so raising it can
issue a write to an invalid address. This was observed with an IOMMU
enabled on the RC.

Configure MSI-X when supported and use the selected type for peer
doorbells. Use the hardware-owned layout when available. Otherwise
allocate an EPF-owned Table and PBA in the config BAR. Configure db_count
entries to cover the link event, the reserved slot, and the doorbell
slots.

Fixes: e35f56bb0330 ("PCI: endpoint: Support NTB transfer between RC and EP")
Reviewed-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li at nxp.com>
Signed-off-by: Koichiro Den <den at valinux.co.jp>
---
 drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c | 67 ++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
index c3caec927d74..d9622a5d4710 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ struct epf_ntb {
 	u16 vntb_vid;
 
 	bool linkup;
+	bool peer_msix;
 
 	/*
 	 * True when doorbells are interrupt-driven (MSI or embedded), false
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ struct epf_ntb {
 	 */
 	bool msi_doorbell;
 	u32 spad_size;
+	struct pci_epc_msix_layout msix_layout;
 
 	enum pci_barno epf_ntb_bar[VNTB_BAR_NUM];
 
@@ -303,6 +305,7 @@ static void epf_ntb_cmd_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	switch (command) {
 	case COMMAND_CONFIGURE_DOORBELL:
+		WRITE_ONCE(ntb->peer_msix, argument & MSIX_ENABLE);
 		ctrl->command_status = COMMAND_STATUS_OK;
 		break;
 	case COMMAND_TEARDOWN_DOORBELL:
@@ -439,9 +442,9 @@ static void epf_ntb_config_spad_bar_free(struct epf_ntb *ntb)
  *   region
  * @ntb: NTB device that facilitates communication between HOST and VHOST
  *
- * Allocate the Local Memory mentioned in the above diagram. The size of
- * CONFIG REGION is sizeof(struct epf_ntb_ctrl) and size of SCRATCHPAD REGION
- * is obtained from "spad-count" configfs entry.
+ * Allocate the control and scratchpad regions described in the above diagram.
+ * If the EPC does not provide a hardware-owned MSI-X table and PBA, allocate
+ * space for them between the control and scratchpad regions.
  *
  * Returns: Zero for success, or an error code in case of failure
  */
@@ -454,7 +457,7 @@ static int epf_ntb_config_spad_bar_alloc(struct epf_ntb *ntb)
 	struct device *dev = &epf->dev;
 	u32 spad_count;
 	void *base;
-	int i;
+	int i, ret;
 	const struct pci_epc_features *epc_features = pci_epc_get_features(epf->epc,
 								epf->func_no,
 								epf->vfunc_no);
@@ -462,6 +465,29 @@ static int epf_ntb_config_spad_bar_alloc(struct epf_ntb *ntb)
 	spad_count = ntb->spad_count;
 
 	ctrl_size = ALIGN(sizeof(struct epf_ntb_ctrl), sizeof(u32));
+	if (epc_features->msix_capable) {
+		ret = pci_epc_get_hw_msix_layout(epc_features,
+						 &ntb->msix_layout);
+		if (ret && ret != -ENOENT) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Invalid hardware-owned MSI-X layout\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		if (ret == -ENOENT) {
+			ntb->msix_layout.table_bar = barno;
+			ntb->msix_layout.table_offset = ALIGN(ctrl_size, 8);
+			ntb->msix_layout.table_size =
+				ntb->db_count * PCI_MSIX_ENTRY_SIZE;
+			ntb->msix_layout.pba_bar = barno;
+			ntb->msix_layout.pba_offset =
+				ntb->msix_layout.table_offset +
+				ntb->msix_layout.table_size;
+			ntb->msix_layout.pba_size =
+				BITS_TO_U64(ntb->db_count) * sizeof(u64);
+			ctrl_size = ntb->msix_layout.pba_offset +
+				    ntb->msix_layout.pba_size;
+		}
+	}
 	spad_size = 2 * spad_count * sizeof(u32);
 
 	base = pci_epf_alloc_space(epf, ctrl_size + spad_size,
@@ -502,6 +528,7 @@ static int epf_ntb_config_spad_bar_alloc(struct epf_ntb *ntb)
 static int epf_ntb_configure_interrupt(struct epf_ntb *ntb)
 {
 	const struct pci_epc_features *epc_features;
+	struct pci_epf *epf = ntb->epf;
 	struct device *dev;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -521,16 +548,22 @@ static int epf_ntb_configure_interrupt(struct epf_ntb *ntb)
 	}
 
 	if (epc_features->msi_capable) {
-		ret = pci_epc_set_msi(ntb->epf->epc,
-				      ntb->epf->func_no,
-				      ntb->epf->vfunc_no,
-				      16);
+		ret = pci_epc_set_msi(epf->epc, epf->func_no, epf->vfunc_no, 16);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(dev, "MSI configuration failed\n");
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (epc_features->msix_capable) {
+		ret = pci_epc_set_msix(epf->epc, epf->func_no, epf->vfunc_no,
+				       ntb->db_count, &ntb->msix_layout);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(dev, "MSI-X configuration failed\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1512,6 +1545,7 @@ static void vntb_epf_peer_db_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct epf_ntb *ntb = container_of(work, struct epf_ntb, peer_db_work);
 	struct pci_epf *epf = ntb->epf;
 	unsigned int budget = VNTB_PEER_DB_WORK_BUDGET;
+	unsigned int irq_type;
 	u8 func_no, vfunc_no;
 	unsigned int db_bit;
 	u32 interrupt_num;
@@ -1523,6 +1557,7 @@ static void vntb_epf_peer_db_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	func_no = epf->func_no;
 	vfunc_no = epf->vfunc_no;
+	irq_type = READ_ONCE(ntb->peer_msix) ? PCI_IRQ_MSIX : PCI_IRQ_MSI;
 
 	/*
 	 * Drain doorbells from peer_db_pending in snapshots (atomic64_xchg()).
@@ -1536,16 +1571,16 @@ static void vntb_epf_peer_db_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		while (db_bits) {
 			/*
-			 * pci_epc_raise_irq() for MSI expects a 1-based
-			 * interrupt number. The first usable doorbell starts
-			 * at EPF_IRQ_DB_START in the legacy slot layout.
+			 * pci_epc_raise_irq() expects a 1-based interrupt
+			 * number for MSI and MSI-X. The first usable doorbell
+			 * starts at EPF_IRQ_DB_START in the legacy slot layout.
 			 *
 			 * Legacy mapping (kept for compatibility):
 			 *
-			 *   MSI #1 : link event (reserved)
-			 *   MSI #2 : unused (historical offset)
-			 *   MSI #3 : doorbell bit 0 (DB#0)
-			 *   MSI #4 : doorbell bit 1 (DB#1)
+			 *   IRQ #1 : link event (reserved)
+			 *   IRQ #2 : unused (historical offset)
+			 *   IRQ #3 : doorbell bit 0 (DB#0)
+			 *   IRQ #4 : doorbell bit 1 (DB#1)
 			 *   ...
 			 *
 			 * Do not change this mapping to avoid breaking
@@ -1556,7 +1591,7 @@ static void vntb_epf_peer_db_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			db_bits &= ~BIT_ULL(db_bit);
 
 			ret = pci_epc_raise_irq(epf->epc, func_no, vfunc_no,
-						PCI_IRQ_MSI, interrupt_num);
+						irq_type, interrupt_num);
 			if (ret)
 				dev_err(&ntb->ntb.dev,
 					"Failed to raise IRQ for interrupt_num %u: %d\n",
-- 
2.51.0




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