Re: [PATCH mlx5-next 2/7] vfio: Add an API to check migration state transition validity

[Max Gurtovoy]

On 9/28/2021 2:12 AM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 04:46:48PM -0600, Alex Williamson wrote:
> > > +	enum { MAX_STATE = VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_RESUMING };
> > > +	static const u8 vfio_from_state_table[MAX_STATE + 1][MAX_STATE + 1] = {
> > > +		[VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_STOP] = {
> > > +			[VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_RUNNING] = 1,
> > > +			[VFIO_DEVICE_STATE_RESUMING] = 1,
> > > +		},
> > Our state transition diagram is pretty weak on reachable transitions
> > out of the _STOP state, why do we select only these two as valid?
> I have no particular opinion on specific states here, however adding
> more states means more stuff for drivers to implement and more risk
> driver writers will mess up this uAPI.

_STOP == 000b => Device Stopped, not saving or resuming (from UAPI).

This is the default initial state and not RUNNING.

The user application should move device from STOP => RUNNING or STOP => 
RESUMING.

Maybe we need to extend the comment in the UAPI file.

> So only on those grounds I'd suggest to keep this to the minimum
> needed instead of the maximum logically possible..
>
> Also, probably the FSM comment from the uapi header file should be
> moved into a function comment above this function?
>
> Jason