Re: [PATCH RFC] vfio error recovery: kernel support

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On 01/21/2017 01:01 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 06:13:22PM +0800, Cao jin wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 01/20/2017 04:16 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>>> This is a design and an initial patch for kernel side for AER
>>> support in VFIO.
>>>
>>> 0. What happens now (PCIE AER only)
>>>    Fatal errors cause a link reset.
>>>    Non fatal errors don't.
>>>    All errors stop the VM eventually, but not immediately
>>>    because it's detected and reported asynchronously.
>>>    Interrupts are forwarded as usual.
>>>    Correctable errors are not reported to guest at all.
>>>    Note: PPC EEH is different. This focuses on AER.
>>>
>>> 1. Correctable errors
>>>    I don't see a need to report these to guest. So let's not.
>>>
>>> 2. Fatal errors
>>>    It's not easy to handle them gracefully since link reset
>>>    is needed. As a first step, let's use the existing mechanism
>>>    in that case.
>>>    
>>> 2. Non-fatal errors
>>>    Here we could make progress by reporting them to guest
>>>    and have guest handle them.
>>>    Issues:
>>>     a. this behaviour should only be enabled with new userspace
>>>        old userspace should work without changes
>>>     Suggestion: One way to address this would be to add a new eventfd
>>>     non_fatal_err_trigger. If not set, invoke err_trigger.
>>>
>>>     b. drivers are supposed to stop MMIO when error is reported
>>>     if vm keeps going, we will keep doing MMIO/config
>>>     Suggestion 1: ignore this. vm stop happens much later when userspace runs anyway,
>>>     so we are not making things much worse
>>>     Suggestion 2: try to stop MMIO/config, resume on resume call
>>>
>>>     Patch below implements Suggestion 1.
>>>
>>>     c. PF driver might detect that function is completely broken,
>>>     if vm keeps going, we will keep doing MMIO/config
>>>     Suggestion 1: ignore this. vm stop happens much later when userspace runs anyway,
>>>     so we are not making things much worse
>>>     Suggestion 2: detect this and invoke err_trigger to stop VM
>>>
>>>     Patch below implements Suggestion 2.
>>>
>>> Aside: we currently return PCI_ERS_RESULT_DISCONNECT when device
>>> is not attached. This seems bogus, likely based on the confusing name.
>>> We probably should return PCI_ERS_RESULT_CAN_RECOVER.
>>>
>>> The following patch does not change that.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> The patch is completely untested. Let's discuss the design first.
>>> Cao jin, if this is deemed acceptable please take it from here.
>>>
>>
>> Ok, thanks very much.
>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
>>> index dce511f..fdca683 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
>>> @@ -1292,7 +1292,9 @@ static pci_ers_result_t vfio_pci_aer_err_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev,
>>>  
>>>  	mutex_lock(&vdev->igate);
>>>  
>>> -	if (vdev->err_trigger)
>>> +	if (state == pci_channel_io_normal && vdev->non_fatal_err_trigger)
>>> +		eventfd_signal(vdev->err_trigger, 1);
>>> +	else if (vdev->err_trigger)
>>>  		eventfd_signal(vdev->err_trigger, 1);
>>>  
>>>  	mutex_unlock(&vdev->igate);
>>> @@ -1302,8 +1304,38 @@ static pci_ers_result_t vfio_pci_aer_err_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev,
>>>  	return PCI_ERS_RESULT_CAN_RECOVER;
>>>  }
>>>  
>>> +static pci_ers_result_t vfio_pci_aer_slot_reset(struct pci_dev *pdev,
>>> +						pci_channel_state_t state)
>>> +{
>>> +	struct vfio_pci_device *vdev;
>>> +	struct vfio_device *device;
>>> +
>>> +	device = vfio_device_get_from_dev(&pdev->dev);
>>> +	if (!device)
>>> +		goto err_dev;
>>> +
>>> +	vdev = vfio_device_data(device);
>>> +	if (!vdev)
>>> +		goto err_dev;
>>> +
>>> +	mutex_lock(&vdev->igate);
>>> +
>>> +	if (vdev->err_trigger)
>>> +		eventfd_signal(vdev->err_trigger, 1);
>>> +
>>> +	mutex_unlock(&vdev->igate);
>>> +
>>> +	vfio_device_put(device);
>>> +
>>> +err_data:
>>> +	vfio_device_put(device);
>>> +err_dev:
>>> +	return PCI_ERS_RESULT_RECOVERED;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>>  static const struct pci_error_handlers vfio_err_handlers = {
>>>  	.error_detected = vfio_pci_aer_err_detected,
>>> +	.slot_reset = vfio_pci_aer_slot_reset,
>>>  };
>>>  
>>
>> if .slot_reset wants to be called, .error_detected should return
>> PCI_ERS_RESULT_NEED_RESET, as pci-error-recovery.txt said, so does code.
>>
>> Is .slot_reset now just a copy of .error_detected and we are going do
>> some tricks here? or else don't get why .slot_reset signal user again.
> 
> 
> No. We do not want a slot reset. But it might be triggered by
> another (PF) driver on the slot. If that happens some driver did something
> to make devices in the slot go to reset and our driver must recover.
> We can't recover however, so let's stop the VM.
> 
> Basically the design is simple
> - if you can keep going - do
> - if you can't - ask qemu to stop guest
> 
> Don't worry about adding more conditions to trigger reset etc
> at this point. Do that with later patches on-top.
> 

It take me for a long while to find what I missed.  I missed much
details in pci-error-recovery.txt, and I was not conscious of a
multi-function device which could have different functions(driver) on it.

Thank you both.

-- 
Sincerely,
Cao jin

>>>  static struct pci_driver vfio_pci_driver = {
>>> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
>>> index 1c46045..e883db5 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c
>>> @@ -611,6 +611,17 @@ static int vfio_pci_set_err_trigger(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev,
>>>  					       count, flags, data);
>>>  }
>>>  
>>> +static int vfio_pci_set_non_fatal_err_trigger(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev,
>>> +				    unsigned index, unsigned start,
>>> +				    unsigned count, uint32_t flags, void *data)
>>> +{
>>> +	if (index != VFIO_PCI_NON_FATAL_ERR_IRQ_INDEX || start != 0 || count > 1)
>>> +		return -EINVAL;
>>> +
>>> +	return vfio_pci_set_ctx_trigger_single(&vdev->non_fatal_err_trigger,
>>> +					       count, flags, data);
>>> +}
>>> +
>>>  static int vfio_pci_set_req_trigger(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev,
>>>  				    unsigned index, unsigned start,
>>>  				    unsigned count, uint32_t flags, void *data)
>>> @@ -664,6 +675,14 @@ int vfio_pci_set_irqs_ioctl(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev, uint32_t flags,
>>>  			break;
>>>  		}
>>>  		break;
>>> +	case VFIO_PCI_NON_FATAL_ERR_IRQ_INDEX:
>>> +		switch (flags & VFIO_IRQ_SET_ACTION_TYPE_MASK) {
>>> +		case VFIO_IRQ_SET_ACTION_TRIGGER:
>>> +			if (pci_is_pcie(vdev->pdev))
>>> +				func = vfio_pci_set_err_trigger;
>>
>> s/vfio_pci_set_err_trigger/vfio_pci_set_non_fatal_err_trigger
> 
> Right.
> 
>>> +			break;
>>> +		}
>>> +		break;
>>>  	case VFIO_PCI_REQ_IRQ_INDEX:
>>>  		switch (flags & VFIO_IRQ_SET_ACTION_TYPE_MASK) {
>>>  		case VFIO_IRQ_SET_ACTION_TRIGGER:
>>> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_private.h b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_private.h
>>> index f37c73b..c27a507 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_private.h
>>> +++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_private.h
>>> @@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ struct vfio_pci_device {
>>>  	struct pci_saved_state	*pci_saved_state;
>>>  	int			refcnt;
>>>  	struct eventfd_ctx	*err_trigger;
>>> +	struct eventfd_ctx	*non_fatal_err_trigger;
>>>  	struct eventfd_ctx	*req_trigger;
>>>  	struct list_head	dummy_resources_list;
>>>  };
>>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Sincerely,
>> Cao jin
>>
> 
> 
> .
> 







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