Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 2/5] virtio-pmem: Add virtio pmem driver

From: Pankaj Gupta
Date: Wed Apr 03 2019 - 08:40:19 EST



> Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v4 2/5] virtio-pmem: Add virtio pmem driver
>
> On Wed, Apr 03, 2019 at 04:10:15PM +0530, Pankaj Gupta wrote:
> > This patch adds virtio-pmem driver for KVM guest.
> >
> > Guest reads the persistent memory range information from
> > Qemu over VIRTIO and registers it on nvdimm_bus. It also
> > creates a nd_region object with the persistent memory
> > range information so that existing 'nvdimm/pmem' driver
> > can reserve this into system memory map. This way
> > 'virtio-pmem' driver uses existing functionality of pmem
> > driver to register persistent memory compatible for DAX
> > capable filesystems.
> >
> > This also provides function to perform guest flush over
> > VIRTIO from 'pmem' driver when userspace performs flush
> > on DAX memory range.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Pankaj Gupta <pagupta@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.c | 84 +++++++++++++++++++++
> > drivers/virtio/Kconfig | 10 +++
> > drivers/virtio/Makefile | 1 +
> > drivers/virtio/pmem.c | 125 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > include/linux/virtio_pmem.h | 60 +++++++++++++++
> > include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h | 1 +
> > include/uapi/linux/virtio_pmem.h | 10 +++
> > 7 files changed, 291 insertions(+)
> > create mode 100644 drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.c
> > create mode 100644 drivers/virtio/pmem.c
> > create mode 100644 include/linux/virtio_pmem.h
> > create mode 100644 include/uapi/linux/virtio_pmem.h
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.c b/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.c
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..2a1b1ba2c1ff
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
> > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>
> Is this comment stile (//) acceptable?

In existing code, i can see same comment
pattern for license at some places.

>
> > +/*
> > + * virtio_pmem.c: Virtio pmem Driver
> > + *
> > + * Discovers persistent memory range information
> > + * from host and provides a virtio based flushing
> > + * interface.
> > + */
> > +#include <linux/virtio_pmem.h>
> > +#include "nd.h"
> > +
> > + /* The interrupt handler */
> > +void host_ack(struct virtqueue *vq)
> > +{
> > + unsigned int len;
> > + unsigned long flags;
> > + struct virtio_pmem_request *req, *req_buf;
> > + struct virtio_pmem *vpmem = vq->vdev->priv;
> > +
> > + spin_lock_irqsave(&vpmem->pmem_lock, flags);
> > + while ((req = virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &len)) != NULL) {
> > + req->done = true;
> > + wake_up(&req->host_acked);
> > +
> > + if (!list_empty(&vpmem->req_list)) {
> > + req_buf = list_first_entry(&vpmem->req_list,
> > + struct virtio_pmem_request, list);
> > + list_del(&vpmem->req_list);
> > + req_buf->wq_buf_avail = true;
> > + wake_up(&req_buf->wq_buf);
> > + }
> > + }
> > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vpmem->pmem_lock, flags);
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(host_ack);
> > +
> > + /* The request submission function */
> > +int virtio_pmem_flush(struct nd_region *nd_region)
> > +{
> > + int err;
> > + unsigned long flags;
> > + struct scatterlist *sgs[2], sg, ret;
> > + struct virtio_device *vdev = nd_region->provider_data;
> > + struct virtio_pmem *vpmem = vdev->priv;
> > + struct virtio_pmem_request *req;
> > +
> > + might_sleep();
>
> [1]
>
> > + req = kmalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_KERNEL);
> > + if (!req)
> > + return -ENOMEM;
> > +
> > + req->done = req->wq_buf_avail = false;
> > + strcpy(req->name, "FLUSH");
> > + init_waitqueue_head(&req->host_acked);
> > + init_waitqueue_head(&req->wq_buf);
> > + sg_init_one(&sg, req->name, strlen(req->name));
> > + sgs[0] = &sg;
> > + sg_init_one(&ret, &req->ret, sizeof(req->ret));
> > + sgs[1] = &ret;
> > +
> > + spin_lock_irqsave(&vpmem->pmem_lock, flags);
> > + err = virtqueue_add_sgs(vpmem->req_vq, sgs, 1, 1, req, GFP_ATOMIC);
>
> Is it okay to use GFP_ATOMIC in a might-sleep ([1]) function?

might sleep will give us a warning if we try to sleep from non-sleepable
context.

We are doing it other way, i.e might_sleep is not inside GFP_ATOMIC.

>
> > + if (err) {
> > + dev_err(&vdev->dev, "failed to send command to virtio pmem device\n");
> > +
> > + list_add_tail(&vpmem->req_list, &req->list);
> > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vpmem->pmem_lock, flags);
> > +
> > + /* When host has read buffer, this completes via host_ack */
> > + wait_event(req->wq_buf, req->wq_buf_avail);
> > + spin_lock_irqsave(&vpmem->pmem_lock, flags);
> > + }
> > + virtqueue_kick(vpmem->req_vq);
>
> You probably want to check return value here.

Don't think it will matter in this case?

>
> > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vpmem->pmem_lock, flags);
> > +
> > + /* When host has read buffer, this completes via host_ack */
> > + wait_event(req->host_acked, req->done);
> > + err = req->ret;
> > + kfree(req);
> > +
> > + return err;
> > +};
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_pmem_flush);
> > +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> > diff --git a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> > index 35897649c24f..9f634a2ed638 100644
> > --- a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> > @@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ config VIRTIO_PCI_LEGACY
> >
> > If unsure, say Y.
> >
> > +config VIRTIO_PMEM
> > + tristate "Support for virtio pmem driver"
> > + depends on VIRTIO
> > + depends on LIBNVDIMM
> > + help
> > + This driver provides support for virtio based flushing interface
> > + for persistent memory range.
> > +
> > + If unsure, say M.
> > +
> > config VIRTIO_BALLOON
> > tristate "Virtio balloon driver"
> > depends on VIRTIO
> > diff --git a/drivers/virtio/Makefile b/drivers/virtio/Makefile
> > index 3a2b5c5dcf46..143ce91eabe9 100644
> > --- a/drivers/virtio/Makefile
> > +++ b/drivers/virtio/Makefile
> > @@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ virtio_pci-y := virtio_pci_modern.o virtio_pci_common.o
> > virtio_pci-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI_LEGACY) += virtio_pci_legacy.o
> > obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_BALLOON) += virtio_balloon.o
> > obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_INPUT) += virtio_input.o
> > +obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO_PMEM) += pmem.o ../nvdimm/virtio_pmem.o
> > diff --git a/drivers/virtio/pmem.c b/drivers/virtio/pmem.c
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..52f74064f67e
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/drivers/virtio/pmem.c
> > @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
> > +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>
> Ditto
>
> > +/*
> > + * virtio_pmem.c: Virtio pmem Driver
> > + *
> > + * Discovers persistent memory range information
> > + * from host and registers the virtual pmem device
> > + * with libnvdimm core.
> > + */
> > +#include <linux/virtio_pmem.h>
> > +#include <../../drivers/nvdimm/nd.h>
>
> Should this file be moved to include/ directory?

We are not touching the directory structure of nd & nd_pmem
kernel driver.

>
> > +
> > +static struct virtio_device_id id_table[] = {
> > + { VIRTIO_ID_PMEM, VIRTIO_DEV_ANY_ID },
> > + { 0 },
> > +};
> > +
> > + /* Initialize virt queue */
> > +static int init_vq(struct virtio_pmem *vpmem)
> > +{
> > + struct virtqueue *vq;
> > +
> > + /* single vq */
> > + vpmem->req_vq = vq = virtio_find_single_vq(vpmem->vdev,
> > + host_ack, "flush_queue");
> > + if (IS_ERR(vq))
> > + return PTR_ERR(vq);
> > +
> > + spin_lock_init(&vpmem->pmem_lock);
> > + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vpmem->req_list);
> > +
> > + return 0;
> > +};
> > +
> > +static int virtio_pmem_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> > +{
> > + int err = 0;
> > + struct resource res;
> > + struct virtio_pmem *vpmem;
> > + struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus;
> > + struct nd_region_desc ndr_desc;
> > + int nid = dev_to_node(&vdev->dev);
> > + struct nd_region *nd_region;
> > +
> > + if (!vdev->config->get) {
> > + dev_err(&vdev->dev, "%s failure: config disabled\n",
> > + __func__);
> > + return -EINVAL;
> > + }
> > +
> > + vdev->priv = vpmem = devm_kzalloc(&vdev->dev, sizeof(*vpmem),
> > + GFP_KERNEL);
>
> Suggesting to indent it right so it will be under &vdev

o.k

>
> > + if (!vpmem) {
> > + err = -ENOMEM;
> > + goto out_err;
> > + }
> > +
> > + vpmem->vdev = vdev;
> > + err = init_vq(vpmem);
> > + if (err)
> > + goto out_err;
>
> No need to free vpmem here?

No. devm_kzalloc will take care of it.

>
> > +
> > + virtio_cread(vpmem->vdev, struct virtio_pmem_config,
> > + start, &vpmem->start);
> > + virtio_cread(vpmem->vdev, struct virtio_pmem_config,
> > + size, &vpmem->size);
> > +
> > + res.start = vpmem->start;
> > + res.end = vpmem->start + vpmem->size-1;
> > + vpmem->nd_desc.provider_name = "virtio-pmem";
> > + vpmem->nd_desc.module = THIS_MODULE;
> > +
> > + vpmem->nvdimm_bus = nvdimm_bus = nvdimm_bus_register(&vdev->dev,
> > + &vpmem->nd_desc);
> > + if (!nvdimm_bus)
> > + goto out_vq;
>
> Ditto (i'm probably missing something here)
>
> > +
> > + dev_set_drvdata(&vdev->dev, nvdimm_bus);
> > + memset(&ndr_desc, 0, sizeof(ndr_desc));
>
> Any reason not to use compiler initialization?
> i.e.
> struct nd_region_desc ndr_desc = {};

will change.

>
> > +
> > + ndr_desc.res = &res;
> > + ndr_desc.numa_node = nid;
> > + ndr_desc.flush = virtio_pmem_flush;
> > + set_bit(ND_REGION_PAGEMAP, &ndr_desc.flags);
> > + set_bit(ND_REGION_ASYNC, &ndr_desc.flags);
> > + nd_region = nvdimm_pmem_region_create(nvdimm_bus, &ndr_desc);
> > + nd_region->provider_data = dev_to_virtio
> > + (nd_region->dev.parent->parent);
> > +
> > + if (!nd_region)
> > + goto out_nd;
> > +
> > + //virtio_device_ready(vdev);
>
> Left over

o.k

>
> > + return 0;
> > +out_nd:
> > + err = -ENXIO;
> > + nvdimm_bus_unregister(nvdimm_bus);
> > +out_vq:
> > + vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
> > +out_err:
> > + dev_err(&vdev->dev, "failed to register virtio pmem memory\n");
> > + return err;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static void virtio_pmem_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> > +{
> > + struct virtio_pmem *vpmem = vdev->priv;
> > + struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus = dev_get_drvdata(&vdev->dev);
> > +
> > + nvdimm_bus_unregister(nvdimm_bus);
> > + vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
>
> I think you should also call vdev->config->reset

o.k. Here device will be removed completely, still its required?

>
> > + kfree(vpmem);
> > +}
> > +
> > +static struct virtio_driver virtio_pmem_driver = {
> > + .driver.name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
> > + .driver.owner = THIS_MODULE,
> > + .id_table = id_table,
> > + .probe = virtio_pmem_probe,
> > + .remove = virtio_pmem_remove,
> > +};
> > +
> > +module_virtio_driver(virtio_pmem_driver);
> > +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(virtio, id_table);
> > +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Virtio pmem driver");
> > +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> > diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_pmem.h b/include/linux/virtio_pmem.h
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..224f9d934be6
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/include/linux/virtio_pmem.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
> > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> > +/*
> > + * virtio_pmem.h: virtio pmem Driver
> > + *
> > + * Discovers persistent memory range information
> > + * from host and provides a virtio based flushing
> > + * interface.
> > + **/
> > +
> > +#ifndef _LINUX_VIRTIO_PMEM_H
> > +#define _LINUX_VIRTIO_PMEM_H
> > +
> > +#include <linux/virtio_ids.h>
> > +#include <linux/module.h>
> > +#include <linux/virtio_config.h>
> > +#include <uapi/linux/virtio_pmem.h>
> > +#include <linux/libnvdimm.h>
> > +#include <linux/spinlock.h>
> > +
> > +struct virtio_pmem_request {
> > + /* Host return status corresponding to flush request */
> > + int ret;
> > +
> > + /* command name*/
> > + char name[16];
> > +
> > + /* Wait queue to process deferred work after ack from host */
> > + wait_queue_head_t host_acked;
> > + bool done;
> > +
> > + /* Wait queue to process deferred work after virt queue buffer avail */
> > + wait_queue_head_t wq_buf;
> > + bool wq_buf_avail;
> > + struct list_head list;
> > +};
> > +
> > +struct virtio_pmem {
> > + struct virtio_device *vdev;
> > +
> > + /* Virtio pmem request queue */
> > + struct virtqueue *req_vq;
> > +
> > + /* nvdimm bus registers virtio pmem device */
> > + struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus;
> > + struct nvdimm_bus_descriptor nd_desc;
> > +
> > + /* List to store deferred work if virtqueue is full */
> > + struct list_head req_list;
> > +
> > + /* Synchronize virtqueue data */
> > + spinlock_t pmem_lock;
> > +
> > + /* Memory region information */
> > + uint64_t start;
> > + uint64_t size;
> > +};
> > +
> > +void host_ack(struct virtqueue *vq);
> > +int virtio_pmem_flush(struct nd_region *nd_region);
> > +#endif
> > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h
> > b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h
> > index 6d5c3b2d4f4d..346389565ac1 100644
> > --- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h
> > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h
> > @@ -43,5 +43,6 @@
> > #define VIRTIO_ID_INPUT 18 /* virtio input */
> > #define VIRTIO_ID_VSOCK 19 /* virtio vsock transport */
> > #define VIRTIO_ID_CRYPTO 20 /* virtio crypto */
> > +#define VIRTIO_ID_PMEM 25 /* virtio pmem */
>
> Any reason for the jump here? are 21 to 24 already taken or you just
> want to be on the safe side?

They are already reserved.

Thanks,
Pankaj

>
> >
> > #endif /* _LINUX_VIRTIO_IDS_H */
> > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_pmem.h
> > b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_pmem.h
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..fa3f7d52717a
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_pmem.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
> > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> > +
> > +#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_VIRTIO_PMEM_H
> > +#define _UAPI_LINUX_VIRTIO_PMEM_H
> > +
> > +struct virtio_pmem_config {
> > + __le64 start;
> > + __le64 size;
> > +};
> > +#endif
> > --
> > 2.20.1
> >
> >
>
>