[RFC PATCH v2 07/16] vfio/pci: Gate function reset and runtime power management
From: Shameer Kolothum
Date: Tue Sep 29 2026 - 13:36:59 EST
Reject function reset and low-power entry or exit while device access is
blocked. Hold access_srcu across reset and runtime power-management
updates so recovery waits for admitted operations to finish.
Perform the reset ioctl's D0 transition before taking SRCU, preserving
VFIO's pm_save handling. Keep memory_lock held across D0 preparation and
reset so a concurrent guest D3 write cannot intervene. Check the blocked
state before D0 and check SRCU admission afterward. A rejected reset does
not queue a deferred D0 request.
The reset uses pci_try_reset_function(), which returns -EAGAIN if AER
holds device_lock.
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Shameer Kolothum <skolothumtho@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Note: D0 remains outside SRCU, but this series introduces a recovery
locking dependency involving memory_lock and pci_bus_sem through ASPM.
This remains unresolved. See the cover letter's "Locking and open
questions" section.
---
drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h | 3 +++
drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_config.c | 4 ++--
drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h
index 623e73f379cc..f757e5407ce4 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ ssize_t vfio_pci_config_rw_single(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos,
bool iswrite);
+int vfio_lock_and_set_power_state(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
+ pci_power_t state);
+
ssize_t vfio_pci_bar_rw(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev, char __user *buf,
size_t count, loff_t *ppos, bool iswrite);
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_config.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_config.c
index e9480b573381..f3366df4af68 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_config.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_config.c
@@ -720,8 +720,8 @@ static int __init init_pci_cap_basic_perm(struct perm_bits *perm)
* It takes all the required locks to protect the access of power related
* variables and then invokes vfio_pci_set_power_state().
*/
-static int vfio_lock_and_set_power_state(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
- pci_power_t state)
+int vfio_lock_and_set_power_state(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
+ pci_power_t state)
{
if (state >= PCI_D3hot) {
vfio_pci_zap_and_down_write_memory_lock(vdev);
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
index 91c92e8f3daa..38551bdedc89 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
@@ -372,6 +372,12 @@ int vfio_pci_set_power_state(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev, pci_power_t stat
static int vfio_pci_runtime_pm_entry(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
struct eventfd_ctx *efdctx)
{
+ int idx;
+
+ idx = vfio_pci_core_access_begin(vdev);
+ if (idx < 0)
+ return idx;
+
/*
* The vdev power related flags are protected with 'memory_lock'
* semaphore.
@@ -381,6 +387,7 @@ static int vfio_pci_runtime_pm_entry(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
if (vdev->pm_runtime_engaged) {
up_write(&vdev->memory_lock);
+ vfio_pci_core_access_end(vdev, idx);
return -EINVAL;
}
@@ -388,6 +395,7 @@ static int vfio_pci_runtime_pm_entry(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
vdev->pm_wake_eventfd_ctx = efdctx;
pm_runtime_put_noidle(&vdev->pdev->dev);
up_write(&vdev->memory_lock);
+ vfio_pci_core_access_end(vdev, idx);
return 0;
}
@@ -470,7 +478,7 @@ static void vfio_pci_runtime_pm_exit(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
static int vfio_pci_core_pm_exit(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev, u32 flags,
void __user *arg, size_t argsz)
{
- int ret;
+ int ret, idx;
ret = vfio_check_feature(flags, argsz, VFIO_DEVICE_FEATURE_SET, 0);
if (ret != 1)
@@ -483,7 +491,11 @@ static int vfio_pci_core_pm_exit(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev, u32 flags,
* already signaled the eventfd and exited low power mode itself.
* pm_runtime_engaged protects the redundant call here.
*/
+ idx = vfio_pci_core_access_begin(vdev);
+ if (idx < 0)
+ return idx;
vfio_pci_runtime_pm_exit(vdev);
+ vfio_pci_core_access_end(vdev, idx);
return 0;
}
@@ -1387,12 +1399,16 @@ static int vfio_pci_ioctl_set_irqs(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
static int vfio_pci_ioctl_reset(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
void __user *arg)
{
- int ret;
+ int ret, idx;
if (!vdev->reset_works)
return -EINVAL;
vfio_pci_zap_and_down_write_memory_lock(vdev);
+ if (vdev->pci_recovery_supported && READ_ONCE(vdev->access_blocked)) {
+ up_write(&vdev->memory_lock);
+ return -EIO;
+ }
/*
* This function can be invoked while the power state is non-D0. If
@@ -1402,15 +1418,27 @@ static int vfio_pci_ioctl_reset(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
* have NoSoftRst-, the reset function can cause the PCI config space
* reset without restoring the original state (saved locally in
* 'vdev->pm_save').
+ *
+ * Do the D0 transition outside access_srcu because it can acquire
+ * pci_bus_sem through ASPM. Keep memory_lock held through reset to
+ * prevent a concurrent power-state write from putting the device in D3.
*/
vfio_pci_set_power_state(vdev, PCI_D0);
+ idx = vfio_pci_core_access_begin(vdev);
+ if (idx < 0) {
+ up_write(&vdev->memory_lock);
+ return idx;
+ }
+
vfio_pci_dma_buf_move(vdev, true);
ret = pci_try_reset_function(vdev->pdev);
if (__vfio_pci_memory_enabled(vdev))
vfio_pci_dma_buf_move(vdev, false);
up_write(&vdev->memory_lock);
+ vfio_pci_core_access_end(vdev, idx);
+
return ret;
}
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2.43.0