Re: [RFC PATCH] ALSA: virtio: use copy and fill_silence callbacks

From: Michael S. Tsirkin
Date: Thu Oct 12 2023 - 11:18:05 EST


On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 05:10:50PM +0200, Matias Ezequiel Vara Larsen wrote:
> This commit replaces the mmap mechanism with the copy() and
> fill_silence() callbacks for both capturing and playback for the
> virtio-sound driver. This change is required to prevent the updating of
> the content of a buffer that is already in the available ring.
>
> The current mechanism splits a dma buffer into descriptors that are
> exposed to the device. This dma buffer is shared with the user
> application. When the device consumes a buffer, the driver moves the
> request from the used ring to available ring.
>
> The driver exposes the buffer to the device without knowing if the
> content has been updated from the user. The section 2.8.21.1 of the
> virtio spec states that: "The device MAY access the descriptor chains
> the driver created and the memory they refer to immediately". If the
> device picks up buffers from the available ring just after it is
> notified, it happens that the content may be old.
>
> By providing the copy() callback, the driver first updates the content
> of the buffer, and then, exposes the buffer to the device by enqueuing
> it in the available ring. Thus, device always picks up a buffer that is
> updated.
>
> For capturing, the driver starts by exposing all the available buffers
> to device. After device updates the content of a buffer, it enqueues it
> in the used ring. It is only after the copy() for capturing is issued
> that the driver re-enqueues the buffer in the available ring.
>
> Note that the copy() function assumes that user is always writing a
> period. Testing shows that this is true but I may be wrong. This RFC
> aims at clarifying this.
>
> Signed-off-by: Matias Ezequiel Vara Larsen <mvaralar@xxxxxxxxxx>


Thank you for working on this!

> ---
> sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.c | 11 ++--
> sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.h | 9 +++-
> sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_msg.c | 50 ++++++++++++++++---
> sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_ops.c | 94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> 4 files changed, 137 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.c b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.c
> index c10d91fff2fb..bfe982952303 100644
> --- a/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.c
> +++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.c
> @@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ static int virtsnd_pcm_build_hw(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss,
> * only message-based transport.
> */
> vss->hw.info =
> - SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
> - SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID |
> SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BATCH |
> SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BLOCK_TRANSFER |
> SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
> @@ -471,12 +469,11 @@ int virtsnd_pcm_build_devs(struct virtio_snd *snd)
> for (kss = ks->substream; kss; kss = kss->next)
> vs->substreams[kss->number]->substream = kss;
>
> - snd_pcm_set_ops(vpcm->pcm, i, &virtsnd_pcm_ops);
> + if (i == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE)
> + snd_pcm_set_ops(vpcm->pcm, i, &virtsnd_pcm_capture_ops);
> + else
> + snd_pcm_set_ops(vpcm->pcm, i, &virtsnd_pcm_playback_ops);
> }
> -
> - snd_pcm_set_managed_buffer_all(vpcm->pcm,
> - SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_VMALLOC, NULL,
> - 0, 0);
> }
>
> return 0;
> diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.h b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.h
> index 062eb8e8f2cf..1c1106ec971f 100644
> --- a/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.h
> +++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm.h
> @@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ struct virtio_pcm_substream {
> struct work_struct elapsed_period;
> spinlock_t lock;
> size_t buffer_bytes;
> + u8 *buffer;
> + size_t buffer_sz;
> size_t hw_ptr;
> bool xfer_enabled;
> bool xfer_xrun;
> @@ -90,7 +92,8 @@ struct virtio_pcm {
> struct virtio_pcm_stream streams[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_LAST + 1];
> };
>
> -extern const struct snd_pcm_ops virtsnd_pcm_ops;
> +extern const struct snd_pcm_ops virtsnd_pcm_playback_ops;
> +extern const struct snd_pcm_ops virtsnd_pcm_capture_ops;
>
> int virtsnd_pcm_validate(struct virtio_device *vdev);
>
> @@ -117,7 +120,9 @@ int virtsnd_pcm_msg_alloc(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss,
>
> void virtsnd_pcm_msg_free(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss);
>
> -int virtsnd_pcm_msg_send(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss);
> +int virtsnd_pcm_msg_send(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss, bool single);
> +
> +int virtsnd_pcm_msg_send_locked(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss, bool single);
>
> unsigned int virtsnd_pcm_msg_pending_num(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss);
>
> diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_msg.c b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_msg.c
> index aca2dc1989ba..9a5f9814cb62 100644
> --- a/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_msg.c
> +++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_msg.c
> @@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ static void virtsnd_pcm_sg_from(struct scatterlist *sgs, int nsgs, u8 *data,
> int virtsnd_pcm_msg_alloc(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss,
> unsigned int periods, unsigned int period_bytes)
> {
> - struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = vss->substream->runtime;
> unsigned int i;
>
> vss->msgs = kcalloc(periods, sizeof(*vss->msgs), GFP_KERNEL);
> @@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ int virtsnd_pcm_msg_alloc(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss,
> vss->nmsgs = periods;
>
> for (i = 0; i < periods; ++i) {
> - u8 *data = runtime->dma_area + period_bytes * i;
> + u8 *data = vss->buffer + period_bytes * i;
> int sg_num = virtsnd_pcm_sg_num(data, period_bytes);
> struct virtio_pcm_msg *msg;
>
> @@ -186,10 +185,12 @@ void virtsnd_pcm_msg_free(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss)
> /**
> * virtsnd_pcm_msg_send() - Send asynchronous I/O messages.
> * @vss: VirtIO PCM substream.
> + * @single: true to enqueue a single message, false to enqueue all of them.
> *
> * All messages are organized in an ordered circular list. Each time the
> - * function is called, all currently non-enqueued messages are added to the
> - * virtqueue. For this, the function keeps track of two values:
> + * function is called, first non-enqueued message is added to the virtqueue.
> + * When single is True, only the first message is enqueued. When False, all the
> + * available messages are enqueued. The function keeps track of two values:
> *
> * msg_last_enqueued = index of the last enqueued message,
> * msg_count = # of pending messages in the virtqueue.
> @@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ void virtsnd_pcm_msg_free(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss)
> * spinlocks to be held by caller.
> * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
> */
> -int virtsnd_pcm_msg_send(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss)
> +int virtsnd_pcm_msg_send(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss, bool single)
> {
> struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = vss->substream->runtime;
> struct virtio_snd *snd = vss->snd;
> @@ -211,6 +212,13 @@ int virtsnd_pcm_msg_send(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss)
> i = (vss->msg_last_enqueued + 1) % runtime->periods;
> n = runtime->periods - vss->msg_count;
>
> + if (single) {
> + if (n < 1)
> + return -EFAULT;
> +
> + n = 1;
> + }
> +
> for (; n; --n, i = (i + 1) % runtime->periods) {
> struct virtio_pcm_msg *msg = vss->msgs[i];
> struct scatterlist *psgs[] = {
> @@ -250,6 +258,36 @@ int virtsnd_pcm_msg_send(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +/**
> + * virtsnd_pcm_msg_send_locked() - Send asynchronous I/O messages.
> + * @vss: VirtIO PCM substream.
> + * @single: true to enqueue a single message, false to enqueue all of them.
> + *
> + * This function holds the tx/rx queue and the VirtIO substream spinlocks
> + * before calling virtsnd_pcm_msg_send(). This is a wrapper function to ease
> + * the invocation of virtsnd_pcm_msg_send().
> + *
> + * Context: Any context.
> + * Return: 0 on success, -errno on failure.
> + */
> +
> +int virtsnd_pcm_msg_send_locked(struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss, bool single)
> +{
> + struct virtio_snd_queue *queue;
> + int rc;
> + unsigned long flags;
> +
> + queue = virtsnd_pcm_queue(vss);
> +
> + spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->lock, flags);
> + spin_lock(&vss->lock);
> + rc = virtsnd_pcm_msg_send(vss, single);
> + spin_unlock(&vss->lock);
> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->lock, flags);
> +
> + return rc;
> +}
> +
> /**
> * virtsnd_pcm_msg_pending_num() - Returns the number of pending I/O messages.
> * @vss: VirtIO substream.
> @@ -320,8 +358,6 @@ static void virtsnd_pcm_msg_complete(struct virtio_pcm_msg *msg,
> le32_to_cpu(msg->status.latency_bytes));
>
> schedule_work(&vss->elapsed_period);
> -
> - virtsnd_pcm_msg_send(vss);
> } else if (!vss->msg_count) {
> wake_up_all(&vss->msg_empty);
> }
> diff --git a/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_ops.c b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_ops.c
> index f8bfb87624be..a208439dbff8 100644
> --- a/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_ops.c
> +++ b/sound/virtio/virtio_pcm_ops.c
> @@ -238,6 +238,11 @@ static int virtsnd_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
> */
> virtsnd_pcm_msg_free(vss);
>
> + vss->buffer_sz = params_buffer_bytes(hw_params);
> + vss->buffer = alloc_pages_exact(vss->buffer_sz, GFP_KERNEL);
> + if (!vss->buffer)
> + return -ENOMEM;
> +
> return virtsnd_pcm_msg_alloc(vss, params_periods(hw_params),
> params_period_bytes(hw_params));
> }
> @@ -257,6 +262,11 @@ static int virtsnd_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
> if (!virtsnd_pcm_msg_pending_num(vss))
> virtsnd_pcm_msg_free(vss);
>
> + if (vss->buffer) {
> + free_pages_exact(vss->buffer, vss->buffer_sz);
> + vss->buffer = NULL;
> + }
> +
> return 0;
> }
>
> @@ -331,15 +341,18 @@ static int virtsnd_pcm_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int command)
> case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_RELEASE:
> queue = virtsnd_pcm_queue(vss);
>
> - spin_lock_irqsave(&queue->lock, flags);
> - spin_lock(&vss->lock);
> - rc = virtsnd_pcm_msg_send(vss);
> - if (!rc)
> - vss->xfer_enabled = true;
> - spin_unlock(&vss->lock);
> - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->lock, flags);
> - if (rc)
> - return rc;
> + // The buffers should be exposed first during capturing so that
> + // the device can consume them. Capturing cannot begin
> + // otherwise.
> + if (vss->direction == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) {
> + rc = virtsnd_pcm_msg_send_locked(vss, false);
> + if (rc)
> + return rc;
> + }
> +
> + spin_lock_irqsave(&vss->lock, flags);
> + vss->xfer_enabled = true;
> + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vss->lock, flags);
>
> msg = virtsnd_pcm_ctl_msg_alloc(vss, VIRTIO_SND_R_PCM_START,
> GFP_KERNEL);
> @@ -450,8 +463,66 @@ virtsnd_pcm_pointer(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
> return hw_ptr;
> }
>
> -/* PCM substream operators map. */
> -const struct snd_pcm_ops virtsnd_pcm_ops = {
> +static int virtsnd_pcm_pb_copy(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
> + int channel, unsigned long pos, struct iov_iter
> + *src, unsigned long count)
> +{
> + struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
> +
> + if (unlikely(pos + count > vss->buffer_sz))
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + if (copy_from_iter(vss->buffer + pos, count, src) != count)
> + return -EFAULT;
> +
> + return virtsnd_pcm_msg_send_locked(vss, true);
> +}
> +
> +static int virtsnd_pcm_cap_copy(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
> + int channel, unsigned long pos, struct iov_iter
> + *dst, unsigned long count)
> +{
> + struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
> +
> + if (unlikely(pos + count > vss->buffer_sz))
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + if (copy_to_iter(vss->buffer + pos, count, dst) != count)
> + return -EFAULT;
> +
> + return virtsnd_pcm_msg_send_locked(vss, true);
> +}
> +
> +static int virtsnd_pcm_pb_silence(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int channel,
> + unsigned long pos, unsigned long count)
> +{
> + struct virtio_pcm_substream *vss = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
> +
> + if (unlikely(pos + count > vss->buffer_sz))
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + memset(vss->buffer + pos, 0, count);
> +
> + return virtsnd_pcm_msg_send_locked(vss, true);
> +}
> +
> +/* PCM substream operators map for playback. */
> +const struct snd_pcm_ops virtsnd_pcm_playback_ops = {
> + .open = virtsnd_pcm_open,
> + .close = virtsnd_pcm_close,
> + .ioctl = snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
> + .hw_params = virtsnd_pcm_hw_params,
> + .hw_free = virtsnd_pcm_hw_free,
> + .prepare = virtsnd_pcm_prepare,
> + .trigger = virtsnd_pcm_trigger,
> + .sync_stop = virtsnd_pcm_sync_stop,
> + .pointer = virtsnd_pcm_pointer,
> + .copy = virtsnd_pcm_pb_copy,
> + .fill_silence = virtsnd_pcm_pb_silence,
> +};
> +
> +/* PCM substream operators map for capturing. */
> +const struct snd_pcm_ops virtsnd_pcm_capture_ops = {
> .open = virtsnd_pcm_open,
> .close = virtsnd_pcm_close,
> .ioctl = snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
> @@ -461,4 +532,5 @@ const struct snd_pcm_ops virtsnd_pcm_ops = {
> .trigger = virtsnd_pcm_trigger,
> .sync_stop = virtsnd_pcm_sync_stop,
> .pointer = virtsnd_pcm_pointer,
> + .copy = virtsnd_pcm_cap_copy,
> };
>
> base-commit: 8a749fd1a8720d4619c91c8b6e7528c0a355c0aa
> --
> 2.41.0