Re: [PATCH 1/4] Move irq routing data structure to rcu locking

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Gleb Natapov wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Gleb Natapov <gleb@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  include/linux/kvm_host.h |    2 +-
>  virt/kvm/irq_comm.c      |   55 +++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
>  virt/kvm/kvm_main.c      |    1 -
>  3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
> index f54a0d3..6756b3e 100644
> --- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
> +++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
> @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ struct kvm {
>  
>  	struct mutex irq_lock;
>  #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_KVM_IRQCHIP
> -	struct list_head irq_routing; /* of kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry */
> +	struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *irq_routing;
>  	struct hlist_head mask_notifier_list;
>  #endif
>  
> diff --git a/virt/kvm/irq_comm.c b/virt/kvm/irq_comm.c
> index 7af18b8..b2fa3f6 100644
> --- a/virt/kvm/irq_comm.c
> +++ b/virt/kvm/irq_comm.c
> @@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ int kvm_set_irq(struct kvm *kvm, int irq_source_id, int irq, int level)
>  	 * IOAPIC.  So set the bit in both. The guest will ignore
>  	 * writes to the unused one.
>  	 */
> -	list_for_each_entry(e, &kvm->irq_routing, link)
> +	rcu_read_lock();
> +	for (e = rcu_dereference(kvm->irq_routing); e && e->set; e++) {
>   

Hi Gleb,
  I haven't had a chance to fully digest and review these patches, but
one thing I did notice is that you seem to be converting from a list to
an open-coded structure.  I am just curious why you made this design
decision instead of using the RCU variant of list?

Regards,
-Greg

>  		if (e->gsi == irq) {
>  			int r = e->set(e, kvm, sig_level);
>  			if (r < 0)
> @@ -156,6 +157,8 @@ int kvm_set_irq(struct kvm *kvm, int irq_source_id, int irq, int level)
>  
>  			ret = r + ((ret < 0) ? 0 : ret);
>  		}
> +	}
> +	rcu_read_unlock();
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> @@ -168,12 +171,15 @@ void kvm_notify_acked_irq(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned irqchip, unsigned pin)
>  
>  	trace_kvm_ack_irq(irqchip, pin);
>  
> -	list_for_each_entry(e, &kvm->irq_routing, link)
> +	rcu_read_lock();
> +	for (e = rcu_dereference(kvm->irq_routing); e && e->set; e++) {
>  		if (e->irqchip.irqchip == irqchip &&
>  		    e->irqchip.pin == pin) {
>  			gsi = e->gsi;
>  			break;
>  		}
> +	}
> +	rcu_read_unlock();
>  
>  	hlist_for_each_entry(kian, n, &kvm->arch.irq_ack_notifier_list, link)
>  		if (kian->gsi == gsi)
> @@ -264,19 +270,11 @@ void kvm_fire_mask_notifiers(struct kvm *kvm, int irq, bool mask)
>  			kimn->func(kimn, mask);
>  }
>  
> -static void __kvm_free_irq_routing(struct list_head *irq_routing)
> -{
> -	struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *e, *n;
> -
> -	list_for_each_entry_safe(e, n, irq_routing, link)
> -		kfree(e);
> -}
> -
>  void kvm_free_irq_routing(struct kvm *kvm)
>  {
> -	mutex_lock(&kvm->irq_lock);
> -	__kvm_free_irq_routing(&kvm->irq_routing);
> -	mutex_unlock(&kvm->irq_lock);
> +	/* Called only during vm destruction. Nobody can use the pointer
> +	   at this stage */
> +	kfree(kvm->irq_routing);
>  }
>  
>  static int setup_routing_entry(struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *e,
> @@ -326,43 +324,40 @@ int kvm_set_irq_routing(struct kvm *kvm,
>  			unsigned nr,
>  			unsigned flags)
>  {
> -	struct list_head irq_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(irq_list);
> -	struct list_head tmp = LIST_HEAD_INIT(tmp);
> -	struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *e = NULL;
> +	struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *new, *old;
>  	unsigned i;
>  	int r;
>  
> +	/* last element is left zeroed and indicates the end of the array */
> +	new = kzalloc(sizeof(*new) * (nr + 1), GFP_KERNEL);
> +
> +	if (!new)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +
>  	for (i = 0; i < nr; ++i) {
>  		r = -EINVAL;
>  		if (ue->gsi >= KVM_MAX_IRQ_ROUTES)
>  			goto out;
>  		if (ue->flags)
>  			goto out;
> -		r = -ENOMEM;
> -		e = kzalloc(sizeof(*e), GFP_KERNEL);
> -		if (!e)
> -			goto out;
> -		r = setup_routing_entry(e, ue);
> +		r = setup_routing_entry(new + i, ue);
>  		if (r)
>  			goto out;
>  		++ue;
> -		list_add(&e->link, &irq_list);
> -		e = NULL;
>  	}
>  
>  	mutex_lock(&kvm->irq_lock);
> -	list_splice(&kvm->irq_routing, &tmp);
> -	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kvm->irq_routing);
> -	list_splice(&irq_list, &kvm->irq_routing);
> -	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&irq_list);
> -	list_splice(&tmp, &irq_list);
> +	old = kvm->irq_routing;
> +	rcu_assign_pointer(kvm->irq_routing, new);
>  	mutex_unlock(&kvm->irq_lock);
>  
> +	synchronize_rcu();
> +
>  	r = 0;
> +	new = old;
>  
>  out:
> -	kfree(e);
> -	__kvm_free_irq_routing(&irq_list);
> +	kfree(new);
>  	return r;
>  }
>  
> diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> index cf20dc1..24013b4 100644
> --- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> +++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> @@ -945,7 +945,6 @@ static struct kvm *kvm_create_vm(void)
>  	if (IS_ERR(kvm))
>  		goto out;
>  #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_KVM_IRQCHIP
> -	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&kvm->irq_routing);
>  	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&kvm->mask_notifier_list);
>  #endif
>  
>   


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