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+/*
+ * linux/kernel/irq/ipi.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Imagination Technologies Ltd
+ * Author: Qais Yousef <qais.yousef@imgtec.com>
+ *
+ * This file contains driver APIs to the IPI subsystem.
+ */
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt) "genirq/ipi: " fmt
+
+#include <linux/irqdomain.h>
+#include <linux/irq.h>
+
+/**
+ * irq_reserve_ipi() - Setup an IPI to destination cpumask
+ * @domain:    IPI domain
+ * @dest:      cpumask of cpus which can receive the IPI
+ *
+ * Allocate a virq that can be used to send IPI to any CPU in dest mask.
+ *
+ * On success it'll return linux irq number and 0 on failure
+ */
+unsigned int irq_reserve_ipi(struct irq_domain *domain,
+                            const struct cpumask *dest)
+{
+       unsigned int nr_irqs, offset;
+       struct irq_data *data;
+       int virq, i;
+
+       if (!domain ||!irq_domain_is_ipi(domain)) {
+               pr_warn("Reservation on a non IPI domain\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       if (!cpumask_subset(dest, cpu_possible_mask)) {
+               pr_warn("Reservation is not in possible_cpu_mask\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       nr_irqs = cpumask_weight(dest);
+       if (!nr_irqs) {
+               pr_warn("Reservation for empty destination mask\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       if (irq_domain_is_ipi_single(domain)) {
+               /*
+                * If the underlying implementation uses a single HW irq on
+                * all cpus then we only need a single Linux irq number for
+                * it. We have no restrictions vs. the destination mask. The
+                * underlying implementation can deal with holes nicely.
+                */
+               nr_irqs = 1;
+               offset = 0;
+       } else {
+               unsigned int next;
+
+               /*
+                * The IPI requires a seperate HW irq on each CPU. We require
+                * that the destination mask is consecutive. If an
+                * implementation needs to support holes, it can reserve
+                * several IPI ranges.
+                */
+               offset = cpumask_first(dest);
+               /*
+                * Find a hole and if found look for another set bit after the
+                * hole. For now we don't support this scenario.
+                */
+               next = cpumask_next_zero(offset, dest);
+               if (next < nr_cpu_ids)
+                       next = cpumask_next(next, dest);
+               if (next < nr_cpu_ids) {
+                       pr_warn("Destination mask has holes\n");
+                       return 0;
+               }
+       }
+
+       virq = irq_domain_alloc_descs(-1, nr_irqs, 0, NUMA_NO_NODE);
+       if (virq <= 0) {
+               pr_warn("Can't reserve IPI, failed to alloc descs\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       virq = __irq_domain_alloc_irqs(domain, virq, nr_irqs, NUMA_NO_NODE,
+                                      (void *) dest, true);
+
+       if (virq <= 0) {
+               pr_warn("Can't reserve IPI, failed to alloc hw irqs\n");
+               goto free_descs;
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < nr_irqs; i++) {
+               data = irq_get_irq_data(virq + i);
+               cpumask_copy(data->common->affinity, dest);
+               data->common->ipi_offset = offset;
+       }
+       return virq;
+
+free_descs:
+       irq_free_descs(virq, nr_irqs);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * irq_destroy_ipi() - unreserve an IPI that was previously allocated
+ * @irq:       linux irq number to be destroyed
+ *
+ * Return the IPIs allocated with irq_reserve_ipi() to the system destroying
+ * all virqs associated with them.
+ */
+void irq_destroy_ipi(unsigned int irq)
+{
+       struct irq_data *data = irq_get_irq_data(irq);
+       struct cpumask *ipimask = data ? irq_data_get_affinity_mask(data) : NULL;
+       struct irq_domain *domain;
+       unsigned int nr_irqs;
+
+       if (!irq || !data || !ipimask)
+               return;
+
+       domain = data->domain;
+       if (WARN_ON(domain == NULL))
+               return;
+
+       if (!irq_domain_is_ipi(domain)) {
+               pr_warn("Trying to destroy a non IPI domain!\n");
+               return;
+       }
+
+       if (irq_domain_is_ipi_per_cpu(domain))
+               nr_irqs = cpumask_weight(ipimask);
+       else
+               nr_irqs = 1;
+
+       irq_domain_free_irqs(irq, nr_irqs);
+}