Re: [PATCH 06/20] PCI/sysfs: Convert PCI resource files to static attributes

Hello,

> > -	/* Expose the PCI resources from this device as files */
> > -	for (i = 0; i < PCI_STD_NUM_BARS; i++) {
> > +	if (!pci_resource_len(pdev, bar))
> > +		return 0;
> 
> I know it's same as in the previous code but I dislike assuming len != 0 
> implies resource has been assigned. While it currently holds, I'd want to 
> change that eventually.
> 
> The current behavior causes issue e.g. if IOV resource fails to assign, it 
> is reset (making its len 0 among other thing) and since IOV resource are 
> optional that is fine from kernel's perspective. But resetting the 
> resource means we also lose access to that resource because its type gets 
> cleared so from kernel perspective the VF BAR stops to exist. Losing it 
> means the user cannot solve the issue by e.g. resizing some other BAR 
> smaller to make space to allow the VF BARs to assign successfully.
> 
> So I think this code would actually want to check resource_assigned() 
> which implies also non-zero size.

Makes sense.

I will update the code to use resource_assigned().  Since we are working on
this code anyway, it would be only prudent to also do the right thing.

> AFAICT, this change looks fine (despite the diff being very messy).

Thank you!

	Krzysztof