[PATCH v2 23/32] gpu: nova-core: vgpu: add GSP plugin communication buffers
From: Zhi Wang
Date: Mon Sep 14 2026 - 04:17:18 EST
The GSP plugin uses a communication region in its management heap for
control data and logs. The vGPU manager reads its boot-ready marker through
BAR1.
Map this region with BarMapping and expose the firmware-defined control
and log regions. Keep the mapping's BarUser borrow until explicit teardown.
Signed-off-by: Zhi Wang <zhiw@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/gpu/nova-core/mm.rs | 1 -
drivers/gpu/nova-core/vgpu.rs | 1 +
drivers/gpu/nova-core/vgpu/fw.rs | 15 ++
drivers/gpu/nova-core/vgpu/gsp_plugin_comm.rs | 204 ++++++++++++++++++
4 files changed, 220 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
create mode 100644 drivers/gpu/nova-core/vgpu/gsp_plugin_comm.rs
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/mm.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/mm.rs
index 016d99608aeb..d1cad5ad52fc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/mm.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/mm.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ macro_rules! impl_pfn_bounded {
mod regs;
pub(super) mod tlb;
pub(super) mod vmm;
-#[expect(dead_code)]
pub(crate) mod vram;
/// GPU Memory Manager - owns all core MM components.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/vgpu.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/vgpu.rs
index f3e40e6de6f0..8919322dc057 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/vgpu.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/vgpu.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
mod commands;
mod fw;
+mod gsp_plugin_comm;
mod hal;
mod instance;
mod vram;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/vgpu/fw.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/vgpu/fw.rs
index 23097cb13121..aabe114b55c2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/vgpu/fw.rs
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/vgpu/fw.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,21 @@
use crate::gsp::bindings;
+pub(super) use bindings::{
+ GSP_PLUGIN_BOOTLOADED,
+ VGPU_CPU_GSP_COMMUNICATION_BUFF_TOTAL_SIZE,
+ VGPU_CPU_GSP_CTRL_BUFF_REGION as RawControlRegion,
+ VGPU_CPU_GSP_CTRL_BUFF_REGION_SIZE,
+ VGPU_CPU_GSP_ERROR_BUFF_REGION_SIZE,
+ VGPU_CPU_GSP_GUEST_RPC_TRACE_BUFF_REGION_SIZE,
+ VGPU_CPU_GSP_INIT_TASK_LOG_BUFF_REGION_SIZE,
+ VGPU_CPU_GSP_KERNEL_TASK_LOG_BUFF_REGION_SIZE,
+ VGPU_CPU_GSP_MESSAGE_BUFF_REGION_SIZE,
+ VGPU_CPU_GSP_MIGRATION_BUFF_REGION_SIZE,
+ VGPU_CPU_GSP_RESPONSE_BUFF_REGION_SIZE,
+ VGPU_CPU_GSP_VGPU_TASK_LOG_BUFF_REGION_SIZE, //
+};
+
pub(super) const GMCAPI_CMD_QUERY_ASSIGNED_VF_VGPU_TYPE: u32 =
bindings::GMCAPI_COMMANDS_GMCAPI_CMD_QUERY_ASSIGNED_VF_VGPU_TYPE;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nova-core/vgpu/gsp_plugin_comm.rs b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/vgpu/gsp_plugin_comm.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d2139309b6be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nova-core/vgpu/gsp_plugin_comm.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,204 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+
+//! GSP plugin communication buffer mappings and access.
+
+use kernel::prelude::*;
+
+use crate::mm::{
+ bar_user::{
+ BarMapping,
+ BarUser, //
+ },
+ vram::VramRegion,
+ GpuMm, //
+};
+
+use super::fw::{
+ self,
+ RawControlRegion, //
+};
+
+/// Physical VRAM regions containing the vGPU plugin logs.
+pub(super) struct PluginLogRegions {
+ init: VramRegion,
+ vgpu: VramRegion,
+ kernel: VramRegion,
+}
+
+#[expect(dead_code)]
+impl PluginLogRegions {
+ pub(super) const fn init(&self) -> &VramRegion {
+ &self.init
+ }
+
+ pub(super) const fn vgpu(&self) -> &VramRegion {
+ &self.vgpu
+ }
+
+ pub(super) const fn kernel(&self) -> &VramRegion {
+ &self.kernel
+ }
+}
+
+fn take_region(region: &VramRegion, cursor: &mut u64, size: u32) -> Result<VramRegion> {
+ let end = cursor.checked_add(u64::from(size)).ok_or(EOVERFLOW)?;
+ let subregion = region.subregion(*cursor..end)?;
+ *cursor = end;
+ Ok(subregion)
+}
+
+/// BAR1 mapping of the plugin communication region in its management heap.
+///
+/// r000 layout, with byte offsets from the management heap (not to scale):
+///
+/// ```text
+/// 0x000000 +----------------------------------------+
+/// | Control (boot-ready marker) 4 KiB |
+/// 0x001000 +----------------------------------------+
+/// | Response 4 KiB |
+/// 0x002000 +----------------------------------------+
+/// | Message 4 KiB |
+/// 0x003000 +----------------------------------------+
+/// | Migration 2 MiB |
+/// 0x203000 +----------------------------------------+
+/// | Error 4 KiB |
+/// 0x204000 +----------------------------------------+
+/// | Init task log 128 KiB |
+/// 0x224000 +----------------------------------------+
+/// | vGPU task log 256 KiB |
+/// 0x264000 +----------------------------------------+
+/// | Kernel task log 64 KiB |
+/// 0x274000 +----------------------------------------+
+/// | Guest RPC trace 64 KiB |
+/// 0x284000 +----------------------------------------+
+/// ```
+pub(super) struct CommBufferRegion<'map, 'gpu> {
+ map: BarMapping<'map, 'gpu>,
+ control: VramRegion,
+ init_log: VramRegion,
+ vgpu_log: VramRegion,
+ kernel_log: VramRegion,
+}
+
+#[expect(dead_code)]
+impl<'map, 'gpu> CommBufferRegion<'map, 'gpu> {
+ /// Map the communication portion of a plugin management heap.
+ pub(super) fn new(
+ bar_user: &'map BarUser<'gpu>,
+ mm: &mut GpuMm<'_>,
+ management_heap: &VramRegion,
+ ) -> Result<Self> {
+ let total_size = u64::from(fw::VGPU_CPU_GSP_COMMUNICATION_BUFF_TOTAL_SIZE);
+ let region = management_heap.subregion(0..total_size)?;
+ let mut cursor = 0;
+
+ let control = take_region(®ion, &mut cursor, fw::VGPU_CPU_GSP_CTRL_BUFF_REGION_SIZE)?;
+ take_region(
+ ®ion,
+ &mut cursor,
+ fw::VGPU_CPU_GSP_RESPONSE_BUFF_REGION_SIZE,
+ )?;
+ take_region(
+ ®ion,
+ &mut cursor,
+ fw::VGPU_CPU_GSP_MESSAGE_BUFF_REGION_SIZE,
+ )?;
+ take_region(
+ ®ion,
+ &mut cursor,
+ fw::VGPU_CPU_GSP_MIGRATION_BUFF_REGION_SIZE,
+ )?;
+ take_region(
+ ®ion,
+ &mut cursor,
+ fw::VGPU_CPU_GSP_ERROR_BUFF_REGION_SIZE,
+ )?;
+ let init_log = take_region(
+ ®ion,
+ &mut cursor,
+ fw::VGPU_CPU_GSP_INIT_TASK_LOG_BUFF_REGION_SIZE,
+ )?;
+ let vgpu_log = take_region(
+ ®ion,
+ &mut cursor,
+ fw::VGPU_CPU_GSP_VGPU_TASK_LOG_BUFF_REGION_SIZE,
+ )?;
+ let kernel_log = take_region(
+ ®ion,
+ &mut cursor,
+ fw::VGPU_CPU_GSP_KERNEL_TASK_LOG_BUFF_REGION_SIZE,
+ )?;
+ take_region(
+ ®ion,
+ &mut cursor,
+ fw::VGPU_CPU_GSP_GUEST_RPC_TRACE_BUFF_REGION_SIZE,
+ )?;
+
+ if cursor != total_size || control.size() != u64::try_from(size_of::<RawControlRegion>())? {
+ return Err(EINVAL);
+ }
+
+ let map = BarMapping::new(bar_user, mm, region, true)?;
+
+ Ok(Self {
+ map,
+ control,
+ init_log,
+ vgpu_log,
+ kernel_log,
+ })
+ }
+
+ fn region_offset(&self, region: &VramRegion) -> Result<usize> {
+ let offset = region
+ .address()
+ .checked_sub(self.map.region().address())
+ .ok_or(EINVAL)?;
+ if offset.checked_add(region.size()).ok_or(EOVERFLOW)? > self.map.region().size() {
+ return Err(EINVAL);
+ }
+
+ usize::try_from(offset).map_err(|_| EOVERFLOW)
+ }
+
+ fn io_offset(&self, region: &VramRegion, field: usize, width: usize) -> Result<usize> {
+ let field_end = field.checked_add(width).ok_or(EOVERFLOW)?;
+ if u64::try_from(field_end).map_err(|_| EOVERFLOW)? > region.size() {
+ return Err(EINVAL);
+ }
+
+ self.region_offset(region)?
+ .checked_add(field)
+ .ok_or(EOVERFLOW)
+ }
+
+ fn read_u32(&self, region: &VramRegion, field: usize) -> Result<u32> {
+ self.map
+ .try_read32(self.io_offset(region, field, size_of::<u32>())?)
+ }
+
+ /// Return the physical regions occupied by the three plugin logs.
+ pub(super) fn plugin_logs(&self) -> PluginLogRegions {
+ PluginLogRegions {
+ init: self.init_log.clone(),
+ vgpu: self.vgpu_log.clone(),
+ kernel: self.kernel_log.clone(),
+ }
+ }
+
+ /// Return whether firmware has published the plugin boot marker.
+ pub(super) fn is_plugin_ready(&self) -> Result<bool> {
+ let value = self.read_u32(
+ &self.control,
+ core::mem::offset_of!(RawControlRegion, __bindgen_anon_1.message_seq_num),
+ )?;
+
+ Ok(value == fw::GSP_PLUGIN_BOOTLOADED)
+ }
+
+ /// Invalidate the PTEs and release the communication mapping.
+ pub(super) fn destroy(self, mm: &mut GpuMm<'_>) -> Result {
+ self.map.destroy(mm)
+ }
+}