Re: [PATCH drm-misc-next v5 4/6] drm/gpuvm: track/lock/validate external/evicted objects

From: Danilo Krummrich
Date: Wed Oct 04 2023 - 08:58:13 EST


On 10/3/23 11:11, Thomas Hellström wrote:

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+
+/**
+ * drm_gpuvm_bo_evict() - add / remove a &drm_gpuvm_bo to / from the &drm_gpuvms
+ * evicted list
+ * @vm_bo: the &drm_gpuvm_bo to add or remove
+ * @evict: indicates whether the object is evicted
+ *
+ * Adds a &drm_gpuvm_bo to or removes it from the &drm_gpuvms evicted list.
+ */
+void
+drm_gpuvm_bo_evict(struct drm_gpuvm_bo *vm_bo, bool evict)
+{
+    struct drm_gem_object *obj = vm_bo->obj;
+
+    dma_resv_assert_held(obj->resv);
+
+    /* Always lock list transactions, even if DRM_GPUVM_RESV_PROTECTED is
+     * set. This is required to protect multiple concurrent calls to
+     * drm_gpuvm_bo_evict() with BOs with different dma_resv.
+     */

This doesn't work. The RESV_PROTECTED case requires the evicted flag we discussed before. The list is either protected by the spinlock or the resv. Otherwise a list add could race with a list removal elsewhere.

I think it does unless I miss something, but it might be a bit subtle though.

Concurrent drm_gpuvm_bo_evict() are protected by the spinlock. Additionally, when
drm_gpuvm_bo_evict() is called we hold the dma-resv of the corresponding GEM object.

In drm_gpuvm_validate() I assert that we hold *all* dma-resv, which implies that no
one can call drm_gpuvm_bo_evict() on any of the VM's objects and no one can add a new
one and directly call drm_gpuvm_bo_evict() on it either.


Thanks,

Thomas