Re: [PATCH v4 11/12] samples: add vfio-mdev-pci driver

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On Sat, 18 Jan 2020 14:25:11 +0000
"Liu, Yi L" <yi.l.liu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > From: Alex Williamson [mailto:alex.williamson@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2020 5:24 AM
> > To: Liu, Yi L <yi.l.liu@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 11/12] samples: add vfio-mdev-pci driver
> > 
> > On Thu, 16 Jan 2020 12:33:06 +0000
> > "Liu, Yi L" <yi.l.liu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >   
> > > > From: Alex Williamson [mailto:alex.williamson@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > > > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 6:49 AM
> > > > To: Liu, Yi L <yi.l.liu@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 11/12] samples: add vfio-mdev-pci driver
> > > >
> > > > On Tue,  7 Jan 2020 20:01:48 +0800
> > > > Liu Yi L <yi.l.liu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >  
> > > > > This patch adds sample driver named vfio-mdev-pci. It is to wrap
> > > > > a PCI device as a mediated device. For a pci device, once bound
> > > > > to vfio-mdev-pci driver, user space access of this device will
> > > > > go through vfio mdev framework. The usage of the device follows
> > > > > mdev management method. e.g. user should create a mdev before
> > > > > exposing the device to user-space.
> > > > >
> > > > > Benefit of this new driver would be acting as a sample driver
> > > > > for recent changes from "vfio/mdev: IOMMU aware mediated device"
> > > > > patchset. Also it could be a good experiment driver for future
> > > > > device specific mdev migration support. This sample driver only
> > > > > supports singleton iommu groups, for non-singleton iommu groups,
> > > > > this sample driver doesn't work. It will fail when trying to assign
> > > > > the non-singleton iommu group to VMs.
> > > > >
> > > > > To use this driver:
> > > > > a) build and load vfio-mdev-pci.ko module
> > > > >    execute "make menuconfig" and config CONFIG_SAMPLE_VFIO_MDEV_PCI
> > > > >    then load it with following command:  
> > > > >    > sudo modprobe vfio
> > > > >    > sudo modprobe vfio-pci
> > > > >    > sudo insmod samples/vfio-mdev-pci/vfio-mdev-pci.ko  
> > > > >
> > > > > b) unbind original device driver
> > > > >    e.g. use following command to unbind its original driver  
> > > > >    > echo $dev_bdf > /sys/bus/pci/devices/$dev_bdf/driver/unbind  
> > > > >
> > > > > c) bind vfio-mdev-pci driver to the physical device  
> > > > >    > echo $vend_id $dev_id > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/vfio-mdev-pci/new_id  
> > > > >
> > > > > d) check the supported mdev instances  
> > > > >    > ls /sys/bus/pci/devices/$dev_bdf/mdev_supported_types/  
> > > > >      vfio-mdev-pci-type_name  
> > > > >    > ls /sys/bus/pci/devices/$dev_bdf/mdev_supported_types/\  
> > > > >      vfio-mdev-pci-type_name/
> > > > >      available_instances  create  device_api  devices  name
> > > > >
> > > > > e)  create mdev on this physical device (only 1 instance)  
> > > > >    > echo "83b8f4f2-509f-382f-3c1e-e6bfe0fa1003" > \  
> > > > >      /sys/bus/pci/devices/$dev_bdf/mdev_supported_types/\
> > > > >      vfio-mdev-pci-type_name/create
> > > > >
> > > > > f) passthru the mdev to guest
> > > > >    add the following line in QEMU boot command
> > > > >     -device vfio-pci,\
> > > > >      sysfsdev=/sys/bus/mdev/devices/83b8f4f2-509f-382f-3c1e-e6bfe0fa1003
> > > > >
> > > > > g) destroy mdev  
> > > > >    > echo 1 > /sys/bus/mdev/devices/83b8f4f2-509f-382f-3c1e-e6bfe0fa1003/\  
> > > > >      remove
> > > > >
> > > > > Cc: Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Cc: Lu Baolu <baolu.lu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Cc: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Suggested-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Liu Yi L <yi.l.liu@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  samples/Kconfig                       |  10 +
> > > > >  samples/Makefile                      |   1 +
> > > > >  samples/vfio-mdev-pci/Makefile        |   4 +
> > > > >  samples/vfio-mdev-pci/vfio_mdev_pci.c | 397  
> > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++  
> > > > >  4 files changed, 412 insertions(+)
> > > > >  create mode 100644 samples/vfio-mdev-pci/Makefile
> > > > >  create mode 100644 samples/vfio-mdev-pci/vfio_mdev_pci.c
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/samples/Kconfig b/samples/Kconfig
> > > > > index 9d236c3..50d207c 100644
> > > > > --- a/samples/Kconfig
> > > > > +++ b/samples/Kconfig
> > > > > @@ -190,5 +190,15 @@ config SAMPLE_INTEL_MEI
> > > > >  	help
> > > > >  	  Build a sample program to work with mei device.
> > > > >
> > > > > +config SAMPLE_VFIO_MDEV_PCI
> > > > > +	tristate "Sample driver for wrapping PCI device as a mdev"
> > > > > +	select VFIO_PCI_COMMON
> > > > > +	select VFIO_PCI
> > > > > +	depends on VFIO_MDEV && VFIO_MDEV_DEVICE
> > > > > +	help
> > > > > +	  Sample driver for wrapping a PCI device as a mdev. Once bound to
> > > > > +	  this driver, device passthru should through mdev path.
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	  If you don't know what to do here, say N.
> > > > >
> > > > >  endif # SAMPLES
> > > > > diff --git a/samples/Makefile b/samples/Makefile
> > > > > index 5ce50ef..84faced 100644
> > > > > --- a/samples/Makefile
> > > > > +++ b/samples/Makefile
> > > > > @@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_FTRACE_DIRECT)	+= ftrace/
> > > > >  obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_TRACE_ARRAY)	+= ftrace/
> > > > >  obj-$(CONFIG_VIDEO_PCI_SKELETON)	+= v4l/
> > > > >  obj-y					+= vfio-mdev/
> > > > > +obj-y					+= vfio-mdev-pci/  
> > > >
> > > > I think we could just lump this into vfio-mdev rather than making
> > > > another directory.  
> > >
> > > sure. will move it. :-)
> > >  
> > > >  
> > > > >  subdir-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_VFS)		+= vfs
> > > > >  obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_INTEL_MEI)		+= mei/
> > > > > diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev-pci/Makefile b/samples/vfio-mdev-pci/Makefile
> > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > index 0000000..41b2139
> > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > +++ b/samples/vfio-mdev-pci/Makefile
> > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
> > > > > +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> > > > > +vfio-mdev-pci-y := vfio_mdev_pci.o
> > > > > +
> > > > > +obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_VFIO_MDEV_PCI) += vfio-mdev-pci.o
> > > > > diff --git a/samples/vfio-mdev-pci/vfio_mdev_pci.c b/samples/vfio-mdev-  
> > > > pci/vfio_mdev_pci.c  
> > > > > new file mode 100644
> > > > > index 0000000..b180356
> > > > > --- /dev/null
> > > > > +++ b/samples/vfio-mdev-pci/vfio_mdev_pci.c
> > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,397 @@
> > > > > +/*
> > > > > + * Copyright © 2020 Intel Corporation.
> > > > > + *     Author: Liu Yi L <yi.l.liu@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > + *
> > > > > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
> > > > > + * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
> > > > > + * published by the Free Software Foundation.
> > > > > + *
> > > > > + * Derived from original vfio_pci.c:
> > > > > + * Copyright (C) 2012 Red Hat, Inc.  All rights reserved.
> > > > > + *     Author: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > + *
> > > > > + * Derived from original vfio:
> > > > > + * Copyright 2010 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
> > > > > + * Author: Tom Lyon, pugs@xxxxxxxxx
> > > > > + */
> > > > > +
> > > > > +#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
> > > > > +
> > > > > +#include <linux/device.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/eventfd.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/file.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/interrupt.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/iommu.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/module.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/mutex.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/notifier.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/pci.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/slab.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/types.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/uaccess.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/vfio.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/vgaarb.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/nospec.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/mdev.h>
> > > > > +#include <linux/vfio_pci_common.h>
> > > > > +
> > > > > +#define DRIVER_VERSION  "0.1"
> > > > > +#define DRIVER_AUTHOR   "Liu Yi L <yi.l.liu@xxxxxxxxx>"
> > > > > +#define DRIVER_DESC     "VFIO Mdev PCI - Sample driver for PCI device as a  
> > > > mdev"  
> > > > > +
> > > > > +#define VFIO_MDEV_PCI_NAME  "vfio-mdev-pci"
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static char ids[1024] __initdata;
> > > > > +module_param_string(ids, ids, sizeof(ids), 0);
> > > > > +MODULE_PARM_DESC(ids, "Initial PCI IDs to add to the vfio-mdev-pci driver,  
> > > > format is \"vendor:device[:subvendor[:subdevice[:class[:class_mask]]]]\" and
> > > > multiple comma separated entries can be specified");  
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static bool nointxmask;
> > > > > +module_param_named(nointxmask, nointxmask, bool, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
> > > > > +MODULE_PARM_DESC(nointxmask,
> > > > > +		  "Disable support for PCI 2.3 style INTx masking.  If this resolves  
> > > > problems for specific devices, report lspci -vvvxxx to linux-pci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  
> > so  
> > > > the device can be fixed automatically via the broken_intx_masking flag.");  
> > > > > +
> > > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_VFIO_PCI_VGA
> > > > > +static bool disable_vga;
> > > > > +module_param(disable_vga, bool, S_IRUGO);
> > > > > +MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_vga, "Disable VGA resource access through  
> > vfio-  
> > > > mdev-pci");  
> > > > > +#endif
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static bool disable_idle_d3;
> > > > > +module_param(disable_idle_d3, bool, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
> > > > > +MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_idle_d3,
> > > > > +		 "Disable using the PCI D3 low power state for idle, unused devices");
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static struct pci_driver vfio_mdev_pci_driver;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static ssize_t
> > > > > +name_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, char *buf)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +	return sprintf(buf, "%s-type1\n", dev_name(dev));
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(name);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static ssize_t
> > > > > +available_instances_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev, char *buf)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", 1);
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(available_instances);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static ssize_t device_api_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct device *dev,
> > > > > +		char *buf)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", VFIO_DEVICE_API_PCI_STRING);
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +MDEV_TYPE_ATTR_RO(device_api);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static struct attribute *vfio_mdev_pci_types_attrs[] = {
> > > > > +	&mdev_type_attr_name.attr,
> > > > > +	&mdev_type_attr_device_api.attr,
> > > > > +	&mdev_type_attr_available_instances.attr,
> > > > > +	NULL,
> > > > > +};
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static struct attribute_group vfio_mdev_pci_type_group1 = {
> > > > > +	.name  = "type1",
> > > > > +	.attrs = vfio_mdev_pci_types_attrs,
> > > > > +};
> > > > > +
> > > > > +struct attribute_group *vfio_mdev_pci_type_groups[] = {
> > > > > +	&vfio_mdev_pci_type_group1,
> > > > > +	NULL,
> > > > > +};
> > > > > +
> > > > > +struct vfio_mdev_pci {
> > > > > +	struct vfio_pci_device *vdev;
> > > > > +	struct mdev_device *mdev;
> > > > > +	unsigned long handle;
> > > > > +};
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static int vfio_mdev_pci_create(struct kobject *kobj, struct mdev_device  
> > *mdev)  
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +	struct device *pdev;
> > > > > +	struct vfio_pci_device *vdev;
> > > > > +	struct vfio_mdev_pci *pmdev;
> > > > > +	int ret;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	pdev = mdev_parent_dev(mdev);
> > > > > +	vdev = dev_get_drvdata(pdev);
> > > > > +	pmdev = kzalloc(sizeof(struct vfio_mdev_pci), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > > > +	if (pmdev == NULL) {
> > > > > +		ret = -EBUSY;
> > > > > +		goto out;
> > > > > +	}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	pmdev->mdev = mdev;
> > > > > +	pmdev->vdev = vdev;
> > > > > +	mdev_set_drvdata(mdev, pmdev);
> > > > > +	ret = mdev_set_iommu_device(mdev_dev(mdev), pdev);
> > > > > +	if (ret) {
> > > > > +		pr_info("%s, failed to config iommu isolation for mdev: %s on  
> > > > pf: %s\n",  
> > > > > +			__func__, dev_name(mdev_dev(mdev)), dev_name(pdev));
> > > > > +		goto out;
> > > > > +	}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	pr_info("%s, creation succeeded for mdev: %s\n", __func__,
> > > > > +		     dev_name(mdev_dev(mdev)));
> > > > > +out:
> > > > > +	return ret;
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static int vfio_mdev_pci_remove(struct mdev_device *mdev)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +	struct vfio_mdev_pci *pmdev = mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	kfree(pmdev);
> > > > > +	pr_info("%s, succeeded for mdev: %s\n", __func__,
> > > > > +		     dev_name(mdev_dev(mdev)));
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	return 0;
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static int vfio_mdev_pci_open(struct mdev_device *mdev)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +	struct vfio_mdev_pci *pmdev = mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
> > > > > +	struct vfio_pci_device *vdev = pmdev->vdev;
> > > > > +	int ret = 0;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE))
> > > > > +		return -ENODEV;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	vfio_pci_refresh_config(vdev, nointxmask, disable_idle_d3);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	mutex_lock(&vdev->reflck->lock);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	if (!vdev->refcnt) {
> > > > > +		ret = vfio_pci_enable(vdev);
> > > > > +		if (ret)
> > > > > +			goto error;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +		vfio_spapr_pci_eeh_open(vdev->pdev);
> > > > > +	}
> > > > > +	vdev->refcnt++;
> > > > > +error:
> > > > > +	mutex_unlock(&vdev->reflck->lock);
> > > > > +	if (!ret)
> > > > > +		pr_info("Succeeded to open mdev: %s on pf: %s\n",
> > > > > +		dev_name(mdev_dev(mdev)), dev_name(&pmdev->vdev->pdev-
> > > > >dev));
> > > > > +	else {
> > > > > +		pr_info("Failed to open mdev: %s on pf: %s\n",
> > > > > +		dev_name(mdev_dev(mdev)), dev_name(&pmdev->vdev->pdev-
> > > > >dev));
> > > > > +		module_put(THIS_MODULE);
> > > > > +	}
> > > > > +	return ret;
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static void vfio_mdev_pci_release(struct mdev_device *mdev)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +	struct vfio_mdev_pci *pmdev = mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
> > > > > +	struct vfio_pci_device *vdev = pmdev->vdev;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	pr_info("Release mdev: %s on pf: %s\n",
> > > > > +		dev_name(mdev_dev(mdev)), dev_name(&pmdev->vdev->pdev-
> > > > >dev));
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	mutex_lock(&vdev->reflck->lock);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	if (!(--vdev->refcnt)) {
> > > > > +		vfio_spapr_pci_eeh_release(vdev->pdev);
> > > > > +		vfio_pci_disable(vdev);
> > > > > +	}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	mutex_unlock(&vdev->reflck->lock);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
> > > > > +}  
> > > >
> > > > open() and release() here are almost identical between vfio_pci and
> > > > vfio_mdev_pci, which suggests maybe there should be common functions to
> > > > call into like we do for the below.  
> > >
> > > yes, let me have more study and do better abstract in next version. :-)
> > >  
> > > > > +static long vfio_mdev_pci_ioctl(struct mdev_device *mdev, unsigned int cmd,
> > > > > +			     unsigned long arg)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +	struct vfio_mdev_pci *pmdev = mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	return vfio_pci_ioctl(pmdev->vdev, cmd, arg);
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static int vfio_mdev_pci_mmap(struct mdev_device *mdev,
> > > > > +				struct vm_area_struct *vma)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +	struct vfio_mdev_pci *pmdev = mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	return vfio_pci_mmap(pmdev->vdev, vma);
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static ssize_t vfio_mdev_pci_read(struct mdev_device *mdev, char __user  
> > *buf,  
> > > > > +			size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +	struct vfio_mdev_pci *pmdev = mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	return vfio_pci_read(pmdev->vdev, buf, count, ppos);
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static ssize_t vfio_mdev_pci_write(struct mdev_device *mdev,
> > > > > +				const char __user *buf,
> > > > > +				size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +	struct vfio_mdev_pci *pmdev = mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	return vfio_pci_write(pmdev->vdev, (char __user *)buf, count, ppos);
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static const struct mdev_parent_ops vfio_mdev_pci_ops = {
> > > > > +	.supported_type_groups	= vfio_mdev_pci_type_groups,
> > > > > +	.create			= vfio_mdev_pci_create,
> > > > > +	.remove			= vfio_mdev_pci_remove,
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	.open			= vfio_mdev_pci_open,
> > > > > +	.release		= vfio_mdev_pci_release,
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	.read			= vfio_mdev_pci_read,
> > > > > +	.write			= vfio_mdev_pci_write,
> > > > > +	.mmap			= vfio_mdev_pci_mmap,
> > > > > +	.ioctl			= vfio_mdev_pci_ioctl,
> > > > > +};
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static int vfio_mdev_pci_driver_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
> > > > > +				       const struct pci_device_id *id)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > +	struct vfio_pci_device *vdev;
> > > > > +	int ret;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	if (pdev->hdr_type != PCI_HEADER_TYPE_NORMAL)
> > > > > +		return -EINVAL;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	/*
> > > > > +	 * Prevent binding to PFs with VFs enabled, this too easily allows
> > > > > +	 * userspace instance with VFs and PFs from the same device, which
> > > > > +	 * cannot work.  Disabling SR-IOV here would initiate removing the
> > > > > +	 * VFs, which would unbind the driver, which is prone to blocking
> > > > > +	 * if that VF is also in use by vfio-pci or vfio-mdev-pci. Just
> > > > > +	 * reject these PFs and let the user sort it out.
> > > > > +	 */
> > > > > +	if (pci_num_vf(pdev)) {
> > > > > +		pci_warn(pdev, "Cannot bind to PF with SR-IOV enabled\n");
> > > > > +		return -EBUSY;
> > > > > +	}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	vdev = kzalloc(sizeof(*vdev), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > > > +	if (!vdev)
> > > > > +		return -ENOMEM;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	vdev->pdev = pdev;
> > > > > +	vdev->irq_type = VFIO_PCI_NUM_IRQS;
> > > > > +	mutex_init(&vdev->igate);
> > > > > +	spin_lock_init(&vdev->irqlock);
> > > > > +	mutex_init(&vdev->ioeventfds_lock);
> > > > > +	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vdev->ioeventfds_list);
> > > > > +	vdev->nointxmask = nointxmask;
> > > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_VFIO_PCI_VGA
> > > > > +	vdev->disable_vga = disable_vga;
> > > > > +#endif
> > > > > +	vdev->disable_idle_d3 = disable_idle_d3;
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, vdev);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	ret = vfio_pci_reflck_attach(vdev);
> > > > > +	if (ret) {
> > > > > +		pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
> > > > > +		kfree(vdev);
> > > > > +		return ret;
> > > > > +	}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	if (vfio_pci_is_vga(pdev)) {
> > > > > +		vga_client_register(pdev, vdev, NULL, vfio_pci_set_vga_decode);
> > > > > +		vga_set_legacy_decoding(pdev,
> > > > > +					vfio_pci_set_vga_decode(vdev, false));
> > > > > +	}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	vfio_pci_probe_power_state(vdev);
> > > > > +
> > > > > +	if (!vdev->disable_idle_d3) {
> > > > > +		/*
> > > > > +		 * pci-core sets the device power state to an unknown value at
> > > > > +		 * bootup and after being removed from a driver.  The only
> > > > > +		 * transition it allows from this unknown state is to D0, which
> > > > > +		 * typically happens when a driver calls pci_enable_device().
> > > > > +		 * We're not ready to enable the device yet, but we do want to
> > > > > +		 * be able to get to D3.  Therefore first do a D0 transition
> > > > > +		 * before going to D3.
> > > > > +		 */
> > > > > +		vfio_pci_set_power_state(vdev, PCI_D0);
> > > > > +		vfio_pci_set_power_state(vdev, PCI_D3hot);
> > > > > +	}  
> > > >
> > > > Ditto here and remove below, this seems like boilerplate that shouldn't
> > > > be duplicated per leaf module.  Thanks,  
> > >
> > > Sure, the code snippet above may also be abstracted to be a common API
> > > provided by vfio-pci-common.ko. :-)
> > >
> > > I have a confusion which may need confirm with you. Do you also want the
> > > below code snippet be placed in the vfio-pci-common.ko and exposed out
> > > as a wrapped API? Thus it can be used by sample driver and other future
> > > drivers which want to wrap PCI device as a mdev. May be I misundstood
> > > your comment. :-(  
> > 
> > 
> > I think some sort of vfio_pci_common_{probe,remove}() would be a
> > reasonable starting point where the respective module _{probe,remove}
> > functions would call into these and add their module specific code
> > around it.  That would at least give us a point to cleanup things that
> > are only used by the common code in the common code.  
> 
> sure, I can start from here if we are still going with this direction. :-)
> 
> > I'm still struggling how we make this user consumable should we accept
> > this and progress beyond a proof of concept sample driver though.  For
> > example, if a vendor actually implements an mdev wrapper driver or even
> > just a device specific vfio-pci wrapper, to enable for example
> > migration support, how does a user know which driver to use for each
> > particular feature?  The best I can come up with so far is something
> > like was done for vfio-platform reset modules.  For instance a module
> > that extends features for a given device in vfio-pci might register an
> > ops structure and id table with vfio-pci, along with creating a module
> > alias (or aliases) for the devices it supports.  When a device is
> > probed by vfio-pci it could try to match against registered id tables
> > to find a device specific ops structure, if one is not found it could
> > do a request_module using the PCI vendor and device IDs and some unique
> > vfio-pci string, check again, and use the default ops if device
> > specific ops are still not present.  That would solve the problem on
> > the vfio-pci side.   
> 
> yeah, this is letting vfio-pci to invoke the ops from vendor drivers/modules.
> I think this is what Yan is trying to do.

I think I'm suggesting a callback ops structure a level above what Yan
previously proposed.  For example, could we have device specific
vfio_device_ops where the vendor module can call out to common code
rather than requiring common code to test for and optionally call out
to device specific code.
 
> > For mdevs, I tend to assume that this vfio-mdev-pci
> > meta driver is an anomaly only for the purpose of creating a generic
> > test device for IOMMU backed mdevs and that "real" mdev vendor
> > drivers will just be mdev enlightened host drivers, like i915 and
> > nvidia are now.  Thanks,  
> 
> yes, this vfio-mdev-pci meta driver is just creating a test device.
> Do we still go with the current direction, or find any other way
> which may be easier for adding this meta driver?

I think if the code split allows us to create an environment where
vendor drivers can re-use much of vfio-pci while creating a
vfio_device_ops that supports additional features for their device and
we bring that all together with a request module interface and module
aliases to make that work seamlessly, then it has value.  A concern I
have in only doing this split in order to create the vfio-mdev-pci
module is that it leaves open the question and groundwork for forking
vfio-pci into multiple vendor specific modules that would become a mess
for user's to mange.
 
> Compared with the "real" mdev vendor drivers, it is like a
> "vfio-pci + dummy mdev ops" driver. dummy mdev ops means
> no vendor specific handling and passthru to vfio-pci codes directly.
> 
> I think this meta driver is even lighter than the "real" mdev vendor
> drivers. right? Is it possible to let this driver follow the way of
> registering ops structure and id table with vfio-pci? The obstacle
> I can see is the meta driver is a generic driver, which means it has
> no id table... For the "real" mdev vendor drivers, they naturally have
> such info. If vfio-mdev-pci can also get the id info without binding
> to a device, it may be possible. thoughts? :-)

IDs could be provided via a module option or potentially with
build-time options.  That might allow us to test all aspects of the
above proposal, ie. allowing sub-modules to provide vfio_device_ops for
specific devices, allowing those vendor vfio_device_ops to re-use much
of the existing vfio-pci code in that implementation, and a mechanism
for generically testing IOMMU backed mdevs.  That's starting to sound a
lot more worthwhile than moving a bunch of code around only to
implement a sample driver for the latter.  Thoughts?  Thanks,

Alex





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