RE: [PATCH v2 09/14] vfio-iommufd: Add detach_ioas support for physical VFIO devices

[Tian, Kevin]

> From: Liu, Yi L <yi.l.liu@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, February 6, 2023 5:05 PM
> 
> +static void __vfio_iommufd_detach(struct vfio_device *vdev)
> +{
> +	iommufd_device_detach(vdev->iommufd_device);
> +	vdev->iommufd_attached = false;
> +}
> +
>  void vfio_iommufd_physical_unbind(struct vfio_device *vdev)
>  {
>  	lockdep_assert_held(&vdev->dev_set->lock);
> 
> -	if (vdev->iommufd_attached) {
> -		iommufd_device_detach(vdev->iommufd_device);
> -		vdev->iommufd_attached = false;
> -	}
> +	if (vdev->iommufd_attached)
> +		__vfio_iommufd_detach(vdev);

I'm not sure whether this abstraction really improves things.

Just two callers. and the old code reads clearer to me which
checks a flag, does something and then clear the flag.

> @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct vfio_device {
>   * @unbind_iommufd: Opposite of bind_iommufd
>   * @attach_ioas: Called when attaching device to an IOAS/HWPT managed
> by the
>   *		 bound iommufd. Undo in unbind_iommufd.

"Undo in unbind_iommufd if @detach_ioas is not called".

> + * @detach_ioas: Opposite of attach_ioas, this is for runtime undo.

remove "this is for runtime undo" which is confusing.