Re: [PATCH v3 7/8] KVM: kvm-vfio: generic forwarding control

From: Alex Williamson
Date: Tue Dec 09 2014 - 15:51:36 EST


On Tue, 2014-12-09 at 17:19 +0100, Eric Auger wrote:
> On 11/24/2014 09:56 PM, Alex Williamson wrote:
> > On Sun, 2014-11-23 at 19:35 +0100, Eric Auger wrote:
> >> This patch introduces a new KVM_DEV_VFIO_DEVICE group.
> >>
> >> This is a new control channel which enables KVM to cooperate with
> >> viable VFIO devices.
> >>
> >> Functions are introduced to check the validity of a VFIO device
> >> file descriptor, increment/decrement the ref counter of the VFIO
> >> device.
> >>
> >> The patch introduces 2 attributes for this new device group:
> >> KVM_DEV_VFIO_DEVICE_FORWARD_IRQ, KVM_DEV_VFIO_DEVICE_UNFORWARD_IRQ.
> >> Their purpose is to turn a VFIO device IRQ into a forwarded IRQ and
> >> unset respectively unset the feature.
> >>
> >> The VFIO device stores a list of registered forwarded IRQs. The reference
> >> counter of the device is incremented each time a new IRQ is forwarded.
> >> Reference counter is decremented when the IRQ forwarding is unset.
> >>
> >> The forwarding programmming is architecture specific, implemented in
> >> kvm_arch_set_fwd_state function. Architecture specific implementation is
> >> enabled when __KVM_HAVE_ARCH_KVM_VFIO_FORWARD is set. When not set those
> >> functions are void.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Eric Auger <eric.auger@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> ---
> >>
> >> v2 -> v3:
> >> - add API comments in kvm_host.h
> >> - improve the commit message
> >> - create a private kvm_vfio_fwd_irq struct
> >> - fwd_irq_action replaced by a bool and removal of VFIO_IRQ_CLEANUP. This
> >> latter action will be handled in vgic.
> >> - add a vfio_device handle argument to kvm_arch_set_fwd_state. The goal is
> >> to move platform specific stuff in architecture specific code.
> >> - kvm_arch_set_fwd_state renamed into kvm_arch_vfio_set_forward
> >> - increment the ref counter each time we do an IRQ forwarding and decrement
> >> this latter each time one IRQ forward is unset. Simplifies the whole
> >> ref counting.
> >> - simplification of list handling: create, search, removal
> >>
> >> v1 -> v2:
> >> - __KVM_HAVE_ARCH_KVM_VFIO renamed into __KVM_HAVE_ARCH_KVM_VFIO_FORWARD
> >> - original patch file separated into 2 parts: generic part moved in vfio.c
> >> and ARM specific part(kvm_arch_set_fwd_state)
> >> ---
> >> include/linux/kvm_host.h | 28 ++++++
> >> virt/kvm/vfio.c | 249 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >> 2 files changed, 274 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
> >> index ea53b04..0b9659d 100644
> >> --- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
> >> +++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
> >> @@ -1076,6 +1076,15 @@ struct kvm_device_ops {
> >> unsigned long arg);
> >> };
> >>
> >> +/* internal self-contained structure describing a forwarded IRQ */
> >> +struct kvm_fwd_irq {
> >> + struct kvm *kvm; /* VM to inject the GSI into */
> >> + struct vfio_device *vdev; /* vfio device the IRQ belongs to */
> >> + __u32 index; /* VFIO device IRQ index */
> >> + __u32 subindex; /* VFIO device IRQ subindex */
> >> + __u32 gsi; /* gsi, ie. virtual IRQ number */
> >> +};
> >> +
> >> void kvm_device_get(struct kvm_device *dev);
> >> void kvm_device_put(struct kvm_device *dev);
> >> struct kvm_device *kvm_device_from_filp(struct file *filp);
> >> @@ -1085,6 +1094,25 @@ void kvm_unregister_device_ops(u32 type);
> >> extern struct kvm_device_ops kvm_mpic_ops;
> >> extern struct kvm_device_ops kvm_xics_ops;
> >>
> >> +#ifdef __KVM_HAVE_ARCH_KVM_VFIO_FORWARD
> >> +/**
> >> + * kvm_arch_vfio_set_forward - changes the forwarded state of an IRQ
> >> + *
> >> + * @fwd_irq: handle to the forwarded irq struct
> >> + * @forward: true means forwarded, false means not forwarded
> >> + * returns 0 on success, < 0 on failure
> >> + */
> >> +int kvm_arch_vfio_set_forward(struct kvm_fwd_irq *fwd_irq,
> >> + bool forward);
> >
> > We could add a struct device* to the args list or into struct
> > kvm_fwd_irq so that arch code doesn't need to touch the vdev. arch code
> > has no business dealing with references to the vfio_device.
> >
> >> +
> >> +#else
> >> +static inline int kvm_arch_vfio_set_forward(struct kvm_fwd_irq *fwd_irq,
> >> + bool forward)
> >> +{
> >> + return 0;
> >> +}
> >> +#endif
> >> +
> >> #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_KVM_CPU_RELAX_INTERCEPT
> >>
> >> static inline void kvm_vcpu_set_in_spin_loop(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool val)
> >> diff --git a/virt/kvm/vfio.c b/virt/kvm/vfio.c
> >> index 6f0cc34..af178bb 100644
> >> --- a/virt/kvm/vfio.c
> >> +++ b/virt/kvm/vfio.c
> >> @@ -25,8 +25,16 @@ struct kvm_vfio_group {
> >> struct vfio_group *vfio_group;
> >> };
> >>
> >> +/* private linkable kvm_fwd_irq struct */
> >> +struct kvm_vfio_fwd_irq_node {
> >> + struct list_head link;
> >> + struct kvm_fwd_irq fwd_irq;
> >> +};
> >> +
> >> struct kvm_vfio {
> >> struct list_head group_list;
> >> + /* list of registered VFIO forwarded IRQs */
> >> + struct list_head fwd_node_list;
> >> struct mutex lock;
> >> bool noncoherent;
> >> };
> >> @@ -247,12 +255,239 @@ static int kvm_vfio_set_group(struct kvm_device *dev, long attr, u64 arg)
> >> return -ENXIO;
> >> }
> >>
> >> +/**
> >> + * kvm_vfio_get_vfio_device - Returns a handle to a vfio-device
> >> + *
> >> + * Checks it is a valid vfio device and increments its reference counter
> >> + * @fd: file descriptor of the vfio platform device
> >> + */
> >> +static struct vfio_device *kvm_vfio_get_vfio_device(int fd)
> >> +{
> >> + struct fd f = fdget(fd);
> >> + struct vfio_device *vdev;
> >> +
> >> + if (!f.file)
> >> + return NULL;
> >
> > ERR_PTR(-EINVAL)?
> >
> > ie. propagate errors from the point where they're encountered so we
> > don't need to make up an errno later.
> >
> >> + vdev = kvm_vfio_device_get_external_user(f.file);
> >> + fdput(f);
> >> + return vdev;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >> + * kvm_vfio_put_vfio_device: decrements the reference counter of the
> >> + * vfio platform * device
> >> + *
> >> + * @vdev: vfio_device handle to release
> >> + */
> >> +static void kvm_vfio_put_vfio_device(struct vfio_device *vdev)
> >> +{
> >> + kvm_vfio_device_put_external_user(vdev);
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >> + * kvm_vfio_find_fwd_irq - checks whether a forwarded IRQ already is
> >> + * registered in the list of forwarded IRQs
> >> + *
> >> + * @kv: handle to the kvm-vfio device
> >> + * @fwd: handle to the forwarded irq struct
> >> + * In the positive returns the handle to its node in the kvm-vfio
> >> + * forwarded IRQ list, returns NULL otherwise.
> >> + * Must be called with kv->lock hold.
> >> + */
> >> +static struct kvm_vfio_fwd_irq_node *kvm_vfio_find_fwd_irq(
> >> + struct kvm_vfio *kv,
> >> + struct kvm_fwd_irq *fwd)
> >> +{
> >> + struct kvm_vfio_fwd_irq_node *node;
> >> +
> >> + list_for_each_entry(node, &kv->fwd_node_list, link) {
> >> + if ((node->fwd_irq.index == fwd->index) &&
> >> + (node->fwd_irq.subindex == fwd->subindex) &&
> >> + (node->fwd_irq.vdev == fwd->vdev))
> >> + return node;
> >> + }
> >> + return NULL;
> >> +}
> >> +/**
> >> + * kvm_vfio_register_fwd_irq - Allocates, populates and registers a
> >> + * forwarded IRQ
> >> + *
> >> + * @kv: handle to the kvm-vfio device
> >> + * @fwd: handle to the forwarded irq struct
> >> + * In case of success returns a handle to the new list node,
> >> + * NULL otherwise.
> >> + * Must be called with kv->lock hold.
> >> + */
> >> +static struct kvm_vfio_fwd_irq_node *kvm_vfio_register_fwd_irq(
> >> + struct kvm_vfio *kv,
> >> + struct kvm_fwd_irq *fwd)
> >> +{
> >> + struct kvm_vfio_fwd_irq_node *node;
> >> +
> >> + node = kmalloc(sizeof(*node), GFP_KERNEL);
> >> + if (!node)
> >> + return NULL;
> >
> > ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM)?
> >
> >> +
> >> + node->fwd_irq = *fwd;
> >> +
> >> + list_add(&node->link, &kv->fwd_node_list);
> >> +
> >> + return node;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >> + * kvm_vfio_unregister_fwd_irq - unregisters and frees a forwarded IRQ
> >> + *
> >> + * @node: handle to the node struct
> >> + * Must be called with kv->lock hold.
> >> + */
> >> +static void kvm_vfio_unregister_fwd_irq(struct kvm_vfio_fwd_irq_node *node)
> >> +{
> >> + list_del(&node->link);
> >> + kfree(node);
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >> + * kvm_vfio_set_forward - turns a VFIO device IRQ into a forwarded IRQ
> >> + * @kv: handle to the kvm-vfio device
> >> + * @fd: file descriptor of the vfio device the IRQ belongs to
> >> + * @fwd: handle to the forwarded irq struct
> >> + *
> >> + * Registers an IRQ as forwarded and calls the architecture specific
> >> + * implementation of set_forward. In case of operation failure, the IRQ
> >> + * is unregistered. In case of success, the vfio device ref counter is
> >> + * incremented.
> >> + */
> >> +static int kvm_vfio_set_forward(struct kvm_vfio *kv, int fd,
> >> + struct kvm_fwd_irq *fwd)
> >> +{
> >> + int ret;
> >> + struct kvm_vfio_fwd_irq_node *node =
> >> + kvm_vfio_find_fwd_irq(kv, fwd);
> >> +
> >> + if (node)
> >> + return -EINVAL;
> >
> > I assume you're saving -EBUSY for arch code for the case where the IRQ
> > is already active?
> >
> >> + node = kvm_vfio_register_fwd_irq(kv, fwd);
> >> + if (!node)
> >> + return -ENOMEM;
> >
> > if (IS_ERR(node))
> > return PTR_ERR(node);
> >
> >> + ret = kvm_arch_vfio_set_forward(fwd, true);
> >> + if (ret < 0) {
> >> + kvm_vfio_unregister_fwd_irq(node);
> >> + return ret;
> >> + }
> >> + /* increment the ref counter */
> >> + kvm_vfio_get_vfio_device(fd);
> >
> > Wouldn't it be easier if the reference counting were coupled with the
> > register/unregister_fwd_irq? I'd be tempted to pass your user_fwd_irq
> > to this function instead of a kvm_fwd_irq.
> Hi Alex,
>
> The usage of gsi flexible array member in kvm_vfio_dev_irq makes
> impractical (to me) to use user_fwd_irq beyond
> kvm_vfio_control_irq_forward. I would prefer keeping using either the
> private kvm_fwd_irq or individual fields - as Feng does too -.
>
> With respect to moving the ref counting in register/unregister_fwd_irq
> my main issue is the kvm_vfio_get_vfio_device currently takes an fd and
> not a vfio_device. Either I also store the fd in kvm_fwd_irq or I add
> another external API that makes possible to increment the reference from
> the vfio_device.
>
> There is currently struct vfio_device *vfio_device_get_from_dev(struct
> device *dev).
>
> I could add somethink like
> static void vfio_device_get_from_dev_external(struct vfio_device *vdev)
> {
> vfio_device_get(vdev);
> }
>
> Does it make sense to you?

Honestly, no. It doesn't really matter if we use a structure or
individual fields, but it seems like the problem being solved with an
extra reference interface is self imposed. Do we really need to double
increment the reference or can we just keep better track of the
reference we have? I suspect we can do the latter. Thanks,

Alex

> >> + return ret;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >> + * kvm_vfio_unset_forward - Sets a VFIO device IRQ as non forwarded
> >> + * @kv: handle to the kvm-vfio device
> >> + * @fwd: handle to the forwarded irq struct
> >> + *
> >> + * Calls the architecture specific implementation of set_forward and
> >> + * unregisters the IRQ from the forwarded IRQ list. Decrements the vfio
> >> + * device reference counter.
> >> + */
> >> +static int kvm_vfio_unset_forward(struct kvm_vfio *kv,
> >> + struct kvm_fwd_irq *fwd)
> >> +{
> >> + int ret;
> >> + struct kvm_vfio_fwd_irq_node *node =
> >> + kvm_vfio_find_fwd_irq(kv, fwd);
> >> + if (!node)
> >> + return -EINVAL;
> >> + ret = kvm_arch_vfio_set_forward(fwd, false);
> >
> > Whoa, if the unforward fails we continue to undo everything else? How
> > does userspace cleanup from this? We need a guaranteed shutdown path
> > for cleanup code, we can never trust userspace to do things in the
> > correct order. Can we really preclude the user calling unforward with
> > an active IRQ? Maybe _forward() and _unforward() need to be separate
> > functions so that 'un' can be made void to indicate it can't fail.
> >
> >> + kvm_vfio_unregister_fwd_irq(node);
> >> +
> >> + /* decrement the ref counter */
> >> + kvm_vfio_put_vfio_device(fwd->vdev);
> >
> > Again, seems like the unregister should do this.
> >
> >> + return ret;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +static int kvm_vfio_control_irq_forward(struct kvm_device *kdev, long attr,
> >> + int32_t __user *argp)
> >> +{
> >> + struct kvm_arch_forwarded_irq user_fwd_irq;
> >> + struct kvm_fwd_irq fwd;
> >> + struct vfio_device *vdev;
> >> + struct kvm_vfio *kv = kdev->private;
> >> + int ret;
> >> +
> >> + if (copy_from_user(&user_fwd_irq, argp, sizeof(user_fwd_irq)))
> >> + return -EFAULT;
> >> +
> >> + vdev = kvm_vfio_get_vfio_device(user_fwd_irq.fd);
> >> + if (IS_ERR(vdev)) {
> >> + ret = PTR_ERR(vdev);
> >> + goto out;
> >> + }
> >> +
> >> + fwd.vdev = vdev;
> >> + fwd.kvm = kdev->kvm;
> >> + fwd.index = user_fwd_irq.index;
> >> + fwd.subindex = user_fwd_irq.subindex;
> >> + fwd.gsi = user_fwd_irq.gsi;
> >> +
> >> + switch (attr) {
> >> + case KVM_DEV_VFIO_DEVICE_FORWARD_IRQ:
> >> + mutex_lock(&kv->lock);
> >> + ret = kvm_vfio_set_forward(kv, user_fwd_irq.fd, &fwd);
> >> + mutex_unlock(&kv->lock);
> >> + break;
> >> + case KVM_DEV_VFIO_DEVICE_UNFORWARD_IRQ:
> >> + mutex_lock(&kv->lock);
> >> + ret = kvm_vfio_unset_forward(kv, &fwd);
> >> + mutex_unlock(&kv->lock);
> >> + break;
> >> + }
> >> +out:
> >> + kvm_vfio_put_vfio_device(vdev);
> >
> > It might add a little extra code, but logically the reference being tied
> > to the register/unregister feels a bit cleaner than this.
> >
> >> + return ret;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +static int kvm_vfio_set_device(struct kvm_device *kdev, long attr, u64 arg)
> >> +{
> >> + int32_t __user *argp = (int32_t __user *)(unsigned long)arg;
> >> + int ret;
> >> +
> >> + switch (attr) {
> >> + case KVM_DEV_VFIO_DEVICE_FORWARD_IRQ:
> >> + case KVM_DEV_VFIO_DEVICE_UNFORWARD_IRQ:
> >> + ret = kvm_vfio_control_irq_forward(kdev, attr, argp);
> >> + break;
> >> + default:
> >> + ret = -ENXIO;
> >> + }
> >> + return ret;
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> +/**
> >> + * kvm_vfio_clean_fwd_irq - Unset forwarding state of all
> >> + * registered forwarded IRQs and free their list nodes.
> >> + * @kv: kvm-vfio device
> >> + *
> >> + * Loop on all registered device/IRQ combos, reset the non forwarded state,
> >> + * void the lists and release the reference
> >> + */
> >> +static int kvm_vfio_clean_fwd_irq(struct kvm_vfio *kv)
> >> +{
> >> + struct kvm_vfio_fwd_irq_node *node, *tmp;
> >> +
> >> + list_for_each_entry_safe(node, tmp, &kv->fwd_node_list, link) {
> >> + kvm_vfio_unset_forward(kv, &node->fwd_irq);
> >> + }
> >> + return 0;
> >
> > This shouldn't be able to fail, make it void.
> >
> >> +}
> >> +
> >> static int kvm_vfio_set_attr(struct kvm_device *dev,
> >> struct kvm_device_attr *attr)
> >> {
> >> switch (attr->group) {
> >> case KVM_DEV_VFIO_GROUP:
> >> return kvm_vfio_set_group(dev, attr->attr, attr->addr);
> >> + case KVM_DEV_VFIO_DEVICE:
> >> + return kvm_vfio_set_device(dev, attr->attr, attr->addr);
> >> }
> >>
> >> return -ENXIO;
> >> @@ -268,10 +503,17 @@ static int kvm_vfio_has_attr(struct kvm_device *dev,
> >> case KVM_DEV_VFIO_GROUP_DEL:
> >> return 0;
> >> }
> >> -
> >> break;
> >> +#ifdef __KVM_HAVE_ARCH_KVM_VFIO_FORWARD
> >> + case KVM_DEV_VFIO_DEVICE:
> >> + switch (attr->attr) {
> >> + case KVM_DEV_VFIO_DEVICE_FORWARD_IRQ:
> >> + case KVM_DEV_VFIO_DEVICE_UNFORWARD_IRQ:
> >> + return 0;
> >> + }
> >> + break;
> >> +#endif
> >> }
> >> -
> >> return -ENXIO;
> >> }
> >>
> >> @@ -285,7 +527,7 @@ static void kvm_vfio_destroy(struct kvm_device *dev)
> >> list_del(&kvg->node);
> >> kfree(kvg);
> >> }
> >> -
> >> + kvm_vfio_clean_fwd_irq(kv);
> >> kvm_vfio_update_coherency(dev);
> >>
> >> kfree(kv);
> >> @@ -317,6 +559,7 @@ static int kvm_vfio_create(struct kvm_device *dev, u32 type)
> >> return -ENOMEM;
> >>
> >> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kv->group_list);
> >> + INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kv->fwd_node_list);
> >> mutex_init(&kv->lock);
> >>
> >> dev->private = kv;
> >
> >
> >
>



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