Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2 5/9] xen/gntdev: Allow mappings for DMA buffers
From: Boris Ostrovsky
Date: Thu Jun 07 2018 - 17:43:25 EST
(Stefano, question for you at the end)
On 06/07/2018 02:39 AM, Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
> On 06/07/2018 12:19 AM, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
>> On 06/06/2018 04:14 AM, Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
>>> On 06/04/2018 11:12 PM, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
>>>> On 06/01/2018 07:41 AM, Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
>>>> @@ -121,8 +146,27 @@ static void gntdev_free_map(struct grant_map
>>>> *map)
>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂ if (map == NULL)
>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ return;
>>>> ÂÂ +#ifdef CONFIG_XEN_GRANT_DMA_ALLOC
> *Option 1: kfree(map->frames);*
>>>> +ÂÂÂ if (map->dma_vaddr) {
>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ struct gnttab_dma_alloc_args args;
>>>> +
>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ args.dev = map->dma_dev;
>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ args.coherent = map->dma_flags & GNTDEV_DMA_FLAG_COHERENT;
>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ args.nr_pages = map->count;
>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ args.pages = map->pages;
>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ args.frames = map->frames;
>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ args.vaddr = map->dma_vaddr;
>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ args.dev_bus_addr = map->dma_bus_addr;
>>>> +
>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ gnttab_dma_free_pages(&args);
> *Option 2: kfree(map->frames);*
>>>> +ÂÂÂ } else
>>>> +#endif
>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂ if (map->pages)
>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ gnttab_free_pages(map->count, map->pages);
>>>> +
>>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_XEN_GRANT_DMA_ALLOC
>>>> +ÂÂÂ kfree(map->frames);
>>>> +#endif
>>>>
>>>> Can this be done under if (map->dma_vaddr) ?
>>>> ÂÂ In other words, is it
>>>> possible for dma_vaddr to be NULL and still have unallocated frames
>>>> pointer?
>>> It is possible to have vaddr == NULL and frames != NULL as we
>>> allocate frames outside of gnttab_dma_alloc_pages which
>>> may fail. Calling kfree on NULL pointer is safe,
>>
>> I am not questioning safety of the code, I would like avoid another
>> ifdef.
> Ah, I now understand, so you are asking if we can have
> that kfree(map->frames); in the place *Option 2* I marked above.
> Unfortunately no: map->frames is allocated before we try to
> allocate DMA memory, e.g. before dma_vaddr is set:
> [...]
> ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ add->frames = kcalloc(count, sizeof(add->frames[0]),
> ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂÂÂ GFP_KERNEL);
> ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ if (!add->frames)
> ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ goto err;
>
> [...]
> ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ if (gnttab_dma_alloc_pages(&args))
> ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ goto err;
>
> ÂÂÂ ÂÂÂ add->dma_vaddr = args.vaddr;
> [...]
> err:
> ÂÂÂ gntdev_free_map(add);
>
> So, it is possible to enter gntdev_free_map with
> frames != NULL and dma_vaddr == NULL. Option 1 above cannot be used
> as map->frames is needed for gnttab_dma_free_pages(&args);
> and Option 2 cannot be used as frames != NULL and dma_vaddr == NULL.
> Thus, I think that unfortunately we need that #ifdef.
> Option 3 below can also be considered, but that seems to be not good
> as we free resources in different places which looks inconsistent.
I was only thinking of option 2. But if it is possible to have frames !=
NULL and dma_vaddr == NULL then perhaps we indeed will have to live with
the extra ifdef.
>
> Sorry if I'm still missing your point.
>>
>>> so
>>> I see no reason to change this code.
>>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂ kfree(map->pages);
>>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂ kfree(map->grants);
>>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂ kfree(map->map_ops);
>>>>> @@ -132,7 +176,8 @@ static void gntdev_free_map(struct grant_map
>>>>> *map)
>>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂ kfree(map);
>>>>> ÂÂ }
>>>>> ÂÂ -static struct grant_map *gntdev_alloc_map(struct gntdev_priv
>>>>> *priv, int count)
>>>>> +static struct grant_map *gntdev_alloc_map(struct gntdev_priv *priv,
>>>>> int count,
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ int dma_flags)
>>>>> ÂÂ {
>>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂ struct grant_map *add;
>>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂ int i;
>>>>> @@ -155,6 +200,37 @@ static struct grant_map
>>>>> *gntdev_alloc_map(struct gntdev_priv *priv, int count)
>>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ NULL == add->pages)
>>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ goto err;
>>>>> ÂÂ +#ifdef CONFIG_XEN_GRANT_DMA_ALLOC
>>>>> +ÂÂÂ add->dma_flags = dma_flags;
>>>>> +
>>>>> +ÂÂÂ /*
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂ * Check if this mapping is requested to be backed
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂ * by a DMA buffer.
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂ */
>>>>> +ÂÂÂ if (dma_flags & (GNTDEV_DMA_FLAG_WC |
>>>>> GNTDEV_DMA_FLAG_COHERENT)) {
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ struct gnttab_dma_alloc_args args;
>>>>> +
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ add->frames = kcalloc(count, sizeof(add->frames[0]),
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ GFP_KERNEL);
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ if (!add->frames)
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ goto err;
>>>>> +
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ /* Remember the device, so we can free DMA memory. */
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ add->dma_dev = priv->dma_dev;
>>>>> +
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ args.dev = priv->dma_dev;
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ args.coherent = dma_flags & GNTDEV_DMA_FLAG_COHERENT;
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ args.nr_pages = count;
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ args.pages = add->pages;
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ args.frames = add->frames;
>>>>> +
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ if (gnttab_dma_alloc_pages(&args))
> *Option 3: kfree(map->frames);*
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ goto err;
>>>>> +
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ add->dma_vaddr = args.vaddr;
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ add->dma_bus_addr = args.dev_bus_addr;
>>>>> +ÂÂÂ } else
>>>>> +#endif
>>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂ if (gnttab_alloc_pages(count, add->pages))
>>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ goto err;
>>>>> ÂÂ @@ -325,6 +401,14 @@ static int map_grant_pages(struct grant_map
>>>>> *map)
>>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ map->unmap_ops[i].handle = map->map_ops[i].handle;
>>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ if (use_ptemod)
>>>>> ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ map->kunmap_ops[i].handle = map->kmap_ops[i].handle;
>>>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_XEN_GRANT_DMA_ALLOC
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ else if (map->dma_vaddr) {
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ unsigned long mfn;
>>>>> +
>>>>> +ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ mfn = __pfn_to_mfn(page_to_pfn(map->pages[i]));
>>>> Not pfn_to_mfn()?
>>> I'd love to, but pfn_to_mfn is only defined for x86, not ARM: [1]
>>> and [2]
>>> Thus,
>>>
>>> drivers/xen/gntdev.c:408:10: error: implicit declaration of function
>>> âpfn_to_mfnâ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
>>> ÂÂÂÂ mfn = pfn_to_mfn(page_to_pfn(map->pages[i]));
>>>
>>> So, I'll keep __pfn_to_mfn
>>
>> How will this work on non-PV x86?
> So, you mean I need:
> #ifdef CONFIG_X86
> mfn = pfn_to_mfn(page_to_pfn(map->pages[i]));
> #else
> mfn = __pfn_to_mfn(page_to_pfn(map->pages[i]));
> #endif
>
I'd rather fix it in ARM code. Stefano, why does ARM uses the
underscored version?
-boris