Re: [PATCH 3/4] KVM: PPC: Book3S: Use new mutex to synchronize access to rtas token list

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On 5/23/19 8:36 AM, Paul Mackerras wrote:
> Currently the Book 3S KVM code uses kvm->lock to synchronize access
> to the kvm->arch.rtas_tokens list.  Because this list is scanned
> inside kvmppc_rtas_hcall(), which is called with the vcpu mutex held,
> taking kvm->lock cause a lock inversion problem, which could lead to
> a deadlock.
> 
> To fix this, we add a new mutex, kvm->arch.rtas_token_lock, which nests
> inside the vcpu mutexes, and use that instead of kvm->lock when
> accessing the rtas token list.

We still need to remove the use of the kvm->lock in the RTAS call 
"set-xive" doing the EQ provisioning for all the vCPUs of the VM.  
I am looking at that part.

> Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Cédric Le Goater <clg@xxxxxxxx>

Thanks,

C.

> ---
>  arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h |  1 +
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c           |  1 +
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_rtas.c      | 14 +++++++-------
>  3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> index 26b3ce4..d10df67 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> @@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ struct kvm_arch {
>  #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64
>  	struct list_head spapr_tce_tables;
>  	struct list_head rtas_tokens;
> +	struct mutex rtas_token_lock;
>  	DECLARE_BITMAP(enabled_hcalls, MAX_HCALL_OPCODE/4 + 1);
>  #endif
>  #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_MPIC
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
> index 61a212d..ac56648 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
> @@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ int kvmppc_core_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
>  #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
>  	INIT_LIST_HEAD_RCU(&kvm->arch.spapr_tce_tables);
>  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kvm->arch.rtas_tokens);
> +	mutex_init(&kvm->arch.rtas_token_lock);
>  #endif
>  
>  	return kvm->arch.kvm_ops->init_vm(kvm);
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_rtas.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_rtas.c
> index 4e178c4..47279a5 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_rtas.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_rtas.c
> @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static int rtas_token_undefine(struct kvm *kvm, char *name)
>  {
>  	struct rtas_token_definition *d, *tmp;
>  
> -	lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->lock);
> +	lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->arch.rtas_token_lock);
>  
>  	list_for_each_entry_safe(d, tmp, &kvm->arch.rtas_tokens, list) {
>  		if (rtas_name_matches(d->handler->name, name)) {
> @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int rtas_token_define(struct kvm *kvm, char *name, u64 token)
>  	bool found;
>  	int i;
>  
> -	lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->lock);
> +	lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->arch.rtas_token_lock);
>  
>  	list_for_each_entry(d, &kvm->arch.rtas_tokens, list) {
>  		if (d->token == token)
> @@ -206,14 +206,14 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_rtas_define_token(struct kvm *kvm, void __user *argp)
>  	if (copy_from_user(&args, argp, sizeof(args)))
>  		return -EFAULT;
>  
> -	mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
> +	mutex_lock(&kvm->arch.rtas_token_lock);
>  
>  	if (args.token)
>  		rc = rtas_token_define(kvm, args.name, args.token);
>  	else
>  		rc = rtas_token_undefine(kvm, args.name);
>  
> -	mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
> +	mutex_unlock(&kvm->arch.rtas_token_lock);
>  
>  	return rc;
>  }
> @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ int kvmppc_rtas_hcall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  	orig_rets = args.rets;
>  	args.rets = &args.args[be32_to_cpu(args.nargs)];
>  
> -	mutex_lock(&vcpu->kvm->lock);
> +	mutex_lock(&vcpu->kvm->arch.rtas_token_lock);
>  
>  	rc = -ENOENT;
>  	list_for_each_entry(d, &vcpu->kvm->arch.rtas_tokens, list) {
> @@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ int kvmppc_rtas_hcall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> -	mutex_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->lock);
> +	mutex_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->arch.rtas_token_lock);
>  
>  	if (rc == 0) {
>  		args.rets = orig_rets;
> @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ void kvmppc_rtas_tokens_free(struct kvm *kvm)
>  {
>  	struct rtas_token_definition *d, *tmp;
>  
> -	lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->lock);
> +	lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->arch.rtas_token_lock);
>  
>  	list_for_each_entry_safe(d, tmp, &kvm->arch.rtas_tokens, list) {
>  		list_del(&d->list);
> 




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