Re: [PATCH] rpmsg: virtio: Fix broken rpmsg_probe()

From: Jason Wang
Date: Thu Jun 30 2022 - 21:22:35 EST


On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 3:20 AM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 11:51:30AM -0600, Mathieu Poirier wrote:
> > + virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > + jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx
> > + mst@xxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > On Thu, 30 Jun 2022 at 10:20, Arnaud POULIQUEN
> > <arnaud.pouliquen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On 6/29/22 19:43, Mathieu Poirier wrote:
> > > > Hi Anup,
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Jun 08, 2022 at 10:43:34PM +0530, Anup Patel wrote:
> > > >> The rpmsg_probe() is broken at the moment because virtqueue_add_inbuf()
> > > >> fails due to both virtqueues (Rx and Tx) marked as broken by the
> > > >> __vring_new_virtqueue() function. To solve this, virtio_device_ready()
> > > >> (which unbreaks queues) should be called before virtqueue_add_inbuf().
> > > >>
> > > >> Fixes: 8b4ec69d7e09 ("virtio: harden vring IRQ")
> > > >> Signed-off-by: Anup Patel <apatel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >> ---
> > > >> drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c | 6 +++---
> > > >> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > > >>
> > > >> diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
> > > >> index 905ac7910c98..71a64d2c7644 100644
> > > >> --- a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
> > > >> +++ b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
> > > >> @@ -929,6 +929,9 @@ static int rpmsg_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> > > >> /* and half is dedicated for TX */
> > > >> vrp->sbufs = bufs_va + total_buf_space / 2;
> > > >>
> > > >> + /* From this point on, we can notify and get callbacks. */
> > > >> + virtio_device_ready(vdev);
> > > >> +
> > > >
> > > > Calling virtio_device_ready() here means that virtqueue_get_buf_ctx_split() can
> > > > potentially be called (by way of rpmsg_recv_done()), which will race with
> > > > virtqueue_add_inbuf(). If buffers in the virtqueue aren't available then
> > > > rpmsg_recv_done() will fail, potentially breaking remote processors' state
> > > > machines that don't expect their initial name service to fail when the "device"
> > > > has been marked as ready.
> > > >
> > > > What does make me curious though is that nobody on the remoteproc mailing list
> > > > has complained about commit 8b4ec69d7e09 breaking their environment... By now,
> > > > i.e rc4, that should have happened. Anyone from TI, ST and Xilinx care to test this on
> > > > their rig?
> > >
> > > I tested on STm32mp1 board using tag v5.19-rc4(03c765b0e3b4)
> > > I confirm the issue!
> > >
> > > Concerning the solution, I share Mathieu's concern. This could break legacy.
> > > I made a short test and I would suggest to use __virtio_unbreak_device instead, tounbreak the virtqueues without changing the init sequence.
> > >
> > > I this case the patch would be:
> > >
> > > + /*
> > > + * Unbreak the virtqueues to allow to add buffers before setting the vdev status
> > > + * to ready
> > > + */
> > > + __virtio_unbreak_device(vdev);
> > > +
> > >
> > > /* set up the receive buffers */
> > > for (i = 0; i < vrp->num_bufs / 2; i++) {
> > > struct scatterlist sg;
> > > void *cpu_addr = vrp->rbufs + i * vrp->buf_size;
> >
> > This will indeed fix the problem. On the flip side the kernel
> > documentation for __virtio_unbreak_device() puzzles me...
> > It clearly states that it should be used for probing and restoring but
> > _not_ directly by the driver. Function rpmsg_probe() is part of
> > probing but also the entry point to a driver.
> >
> > Michael and virtualisation folks, is this the right way to move forward?
>
> I don't think it is, __virtio_unbreak_device is intended for core use.

Can we fill the rx after virtio_device_ready() in this case?

Btw, the driver set driver ok after registering, we probably get a svq
kick before DRIVER_OK?

Thanks

>
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Arnaud
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Mathieu
> > > >
> > > >> /* set up the receive buffers */
> > > >> for (i = 0; i < vrp->num_bufs / 2; i++) {
> > > >> struct scatterlist sg;
> > > >> @@ -983,9 +986,6 @@ static int rpmsg_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> > > >> */
> > > >> notify = virtqueue_kick_prepare(vrp->rvq);
> > > >>
> > > >> - /* From this point on, we can notify and get callbacks. */
> > > >> - virtio_device_ready(vdev);
> > > >> -
> > > >> /* tell the remote processor it can start sending messages */
> > > >> /*
> > > >> * this might be concurrent with callbacks, but we are only
> > > >> --
> > > >> 2.34.1
> > > >>
>