Add an API that tells the other side that callbacks
should be delayed until a lot of work has been done.
Implement using the new used_event feature.

Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c |   27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/virtio.h       |    9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index 262dfe6..3a70d70 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -397,6 +397,33 @@ bool virtqueue_enable_cb(struct virtqueue *_vq)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_enable_cb);
 
+bool virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(struct virtqueue *_vq)
+{
+       struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
+       int bufs;
+
+       START_USE(vq);
+
+       /* We optimistically turn back on interrupts, then check if there was
+        * more to do. */
+       /* Depending on the VIRTIO_RING_F_USED_EVENT_IDX feature, we need to
+        * either clear the flags bit or point the event index at the next
+        * entry. Always do both to keep code simple. */
+       vq->vring.avail->flags &= ~VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT;
+       /* TODO: tune this threshold */
+       bufs = (vq->vring.avail->idx - vq->last_used_idx) * 3 / 4;
+       vring_used_event(&vq->vring) = vq->last_used_idx + bufs;
+       virtio_mb();
+       if (unlikely(vq->vring.used->idx - vq->last_used_idx > bufs)) {
+               END_USE(vq);
+               return false;
+       }
+
+       END_USE(vq);
+       return true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed);
+
 void *virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(struct virtqueue *_vq)
 {
        struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
diff --git a/include/linux/virtio.h b/include/linux/virtio.h
index 718336b..5151fd1 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio.h
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ struct virtqueue {
  *     This re-enables callbacks; it returns "false" if there are pending
  *     buffers in the queue, to detect a possible race between the driver
  *     checking for more work, and enabling callbacks.
+ * virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed: restart callbacks after disable_cb.
+ *     vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
+ *     This re-enables callbacks but hints to the other side to delay
+ *     interrupts until most of the available buffers have been processed;
+ *     it returns "false" if there are many pending buffers in the queue,
+ *     to detect a possible race between the driver checking for more work,
+ *     and enabling callbacks.
  * virtqueue_detach_unused_buf: detach first unused buffer
  *     vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
  *     Returns NULL or the "data" token handed to add_buf
@@ -86,6 +93,8 @@ void virtqueue_disable_cb(struct virtqueue *vq);
 
 bool virtqueue_enable_cb(struct virtqueue *vq);
 
+bool virtqueue_enable_cb_delayed(struct virtqueue *vq);
+
 void *virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(struct virtqueue *vq);
 
 /**
-- 
1.7.5.53.gc233e

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