[RFC PATCH V3 08/26] vfio/pci: Move mutex acquisition into function

From: Reinette Chatre
Date: Fri Oct 27 2023 - 13:02:02 EST


vfio_pci_set_irqs_ioctl() is the entrypoint for interrupt management
via the VFIO_DEVICE_SET_IRQS ioctl(). vfio_pci_set_irqs_ioctl() can
be called from a virtual device driver after its callbacks have been
configured to support the needed interrupt management.

The igate mutex is obtained before vfio_pci_set_irqs_ioctl() to protect
against concurrent changes to interrupt context. It should not be
necessary for all users of vfio_pci_set_irqs_ioctl() to remember to
take the mutex.

Acquire and release the mutex within vfio_pci_set_irqs_ioctl().

Signed-off-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes since RFC V2:
- Improve changelog.

drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c | 2 --
drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c | 10 ++++++++--
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
index 5c9bd5d2db53..bf4de137ad2f 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
@@ -1214,12 +1214,10 @@ static int vfio_pci_ioctl_set_irqs(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
return PTR_ERR(data);
}

- mutex_lock(&vdev->intr_ctx.igate);

ret = vfio_pci_set_irqs_ioctl(&vdev->intr_ctx, hdr.flags, hdr.index,
hdr.start, hdr.count, data);

- mutex_unlock(&vdev->intr_ctx.igate);
kfree(data);

return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
index a4c8b589c87b..5d600548b5d7 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
@@ -826,7 +826,9 @@ int vfio_pci_set_irqs_ioctl(struct vfio_pci_intr_ctx *intr_ctx, uint32_t flags,
int (*func)(struct vfio_pci_intr_ctx *intr_ctx, unsigned int index,
unsigned int start, unsigned int count, uint32_t flags,
void *data) = NULL;
+ int ret = -ENOTTY;

+ mutex_lock(&intr_ctx->igate);
switch (index) {
case VFIO_PCI_INTX_IRQ_INDEX:
switch (flags & VFIO_IRQ_SET_ACTION_TYPE_MASK) {
@@ -887,7 +889,11 @@ int vfio_pci_set_irqs_ioctl(struct vfio_pci_intr_ctx *intr_ctx, uint32_t flags,
}

if (!func)
- return -ENOTTY;
+ goto out_unlock;
+
+ ret = func(intr_ctx, index, start, count, flags, data);

- return func(intr_ctx, index, start, count, flags, data);
+out_unlock:
+ mutex_unlock(&intr_ctx->igate);
+ return ret;
}
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2.34.1