On 5/13/25 13:37, Sohil Mehta wrote:
...
> + * Vector 2 is reserved for external NMIs related to the Local APIC -
> + * LINT1. Some third-party chipsets may send NMI messages with a
> + * hardcoded vector of 2, which would result in bit 2 being set in the
> + * NMI-source bitmap.
This doesn't actually say what problem this causes. Is this better?
Third-party chipsets send NMI messages with a fixed vector of 2.
Using vector 2 for some other purpose would cause confusion
between those Local APIC messages and the other purpose. Avoid
using it.
> + * The vectors are in no particular priority order. Add new vector
> + * assignments sequentially in the list below.
> + */
> +#define NMIS_VECTOR_NONE 0 /* Reserved - Set for all unidentified
> sources */
> +#define NMIS_VECTOR_TEST 1 /* NMI selftest */
> +#define NMIS_VECTOR_EXTERNAL 2 /* Reserved - Match External NMI vector
> 2 */
> +#define NMIS_VECTOR_SMP_STOP 3 /* Panic stop CPU */
> +#define NMIS_VECTOR_BT 4 /* CPU backtrace */
> +#define NMIS_VECTOR_KGDB 5 /* Kernel debugger */
> +#define NMIS_VECTOR_MCE 6 /* MCE injection */
> +#define NMIS_VECTOR_PMI 7 /* PerfMon counters */
> +
> +#define NMIS_VECTORS_MAX 16 /* Maximum number of NMI-source vectors
> */
Would an enum fit here?
You could also add a:
NMIS_VECTOR_COUNT
as the last entry and then just:
BUILD_BUG_ON(NMIS_VECTOR_COUNT >= 16);
somewhere.
I guess it's a little annoying that you need NMIS_VECTOR_EXTERNAL to
have a fixed value of 2, but I do like way the enum makes the type explicit.
> static int __init register_nmi_cpu_backtrace_handler(void)
> {
> - register_nmi_handler(NMI_LOCAL, nmi_cpu_backtrace_handler, 0,
> "arch_bt", 0);
> + register_nmi_handler(NMI_LOCAL, nmi_cpu_backtrace_handler, 0,
> "arch_bt", NMIS_VECTOR_BT);
> return 0;
> }
... Oh you replaced _most_ of the random 0's in this patch. That helps
for sure.
