Re: [PATCH V1 4/5] vfio: VA suspend interface

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On 1/12/2021 5:47 PM, Alex Williamson wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:15:02 -0500
> Steven Sistare <steven.sistare@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> On 1/8/2021 4:15 PM, Alex Williamson wrote:
>>> On Tue,  5 Jan 2021 07:36:52 -0800
>>> Steve Sistare <steven.sistare@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>   
>>>> Add interfaces that allow the underlying memory object of an iova
>>>> range to be mapped to a new host virtual address in the host process:
>>>>
>>>>   - VFIO_DMA_UNMAP_FLAG_SUSPEND for VFIO_IOMMU_UNMAP_DMA
>>>>   - VFIO_DMA_MAP_FLAG_RESUME flag for VFIO_IOMMU_MAP_DMA
>>>>   - VFIO_SUSPEND extension for VFIO_CHECK_EXTENSION  
>>>
>>> Suspend and Resume can imply many things other than what's done here.
>>> Should these be something more akin to INVALIDATE_VADDR and
>>> REPLACE_VADDR?  
>>
>> Agreed.  I suspected we would discuss the names.  Some possibilities:
>>
>> INVALIDATE_VADDR  REPLACE_VADDR
>> INV_VADDR         SET_VADDR
>> CLEAR_VADDR       SET_VADDR
>> SUSPEND_VADDR     RESUME_VADDR
>>
>>>> The suspend interface blocks vfio translation of host virtual
>>>> addresses in a range, but DMA to already-mapped pages continues.
>>>> The resume interface records the new base VA and resumes translation.
>>>> See comments in uapi/linux/vfio.h for more details.
>>>>
>>>> This is a partial implementation.  Blocking is added in the next patch.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Steve Sistare <steven.sistare@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>>  drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>>>>  include/uapi/linux/vfio.h       | 16 ++++++++++++++
>>>>  2 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
>>>> index 3dc501d..2c164a6 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
>>>> @@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct vfio_dma {
>>>>  	int			prot;		/* IOMMU_READ/WRITE */
>>>>  	bool			iommu_mapped;
>>>>  	bool			lock_cap;	/* capable(CAP_IPC_LOCK) */
>>>> +	bool			suspended;  
>>>
>>> Is there a value we could use for vfio_dma.vaddr that would always be
>>> considered invalid, ex. ULONG_MAX?    
>>
>> Yes, that could replace the suspend flag.  That, plus changing the language from suspend
>> to invalidate, will probably yield equally understandable code.  I'll try it.
> 
> Thinking about this further, if we defined a VFIO_IOMMU_TYPE1_INV_VADDR
> as part of the uapi, could we implement this with only a single flag on
> the DMA_MAP ioctl?  For example the user would call DMA_MAP with a flag
> to set the vaddr, first to the invalid valid, then to a new value.  It's
> always seemed a bit awkward to use DMA_UNMAP to invalidate the vaddr
> when the mapping is not actually unmapped.  That might lean towards an
> UPDATE or REPLACE flag.

I like your VADDR_ONLY suggestion in your next email better.

>>> We'd need to decide if we want to
>>> allow users to create mappings (mdev-only) using an initial invalid
>>> vaddr.  
>>
>> Maybe.  Not sure yet.
> 
> If we used the above, it almost seems strange not to allow it, but at
> the same time we don't really want to have different rules for
> different devices types.  An initially valid vaddr doesn't seem
> unreasonable... though we don't test it until the vendor driver tries
> to pin or rw pages w/o IOMMU backing.
>  
>>>>  	struct task_struct	*task;
>>>>  	struct rb_root		pfn_list;	/* Ex-user pinned pfn list */
>>>>  	unsigned long		*bitmap;
>>>> @@ -1080,7 +1081,7 @@ static int vfio_dma_do_unmap(struct vfio_iommu *iommu,
>>>>  	int ret = 0, retries = 0;
>>>>  	unsigned long pgshift;
>>>>  	dma_addr_t iova;
>>>> -	unsigned long size;
>>>> +	unsigned long size, consumed;  
>>>
>>> This could be scoped into the branch below.  
>>
>> OK.
>>
>>>>  	mutex_lock(&iommu->lock);
>>>>  
>>>> @@ -1169,6 +1170,21 @@ static int vfio_dma_do_unmap(struct vfio_iommu *iommu,
>>>>  		if (dma->task->mm != current->mm)
>>>>  			break;
>>>>  
>>>> +		if (unmap->flags & VFIO_DMA_UNMAP_FLAG_SUSPEND) {
>>>> +			if (dma->suspended) {
>>>> +				ret = -EINVAL;
>>>> +				goto unlock;
>>>> +			}  
>>>
>>> This leaves us in a state where we marked some entries but not others.
>>> We should either unwind or... what's the actual harm in skipping these?  
>>
>> We could skip them with no ill effect.  However, it likely means the app is confused
>> and potentially broken, and it would be courteous to inform them so.  I found such bugs
>> in qemu as I was developing this feature.
>>
>> IMO unwinding does not help the app, and adds unnecessary code.  It can still leave some
>> ranges suspended and some not.  The safest recovery is for the app to exit, and tell the 
>> developer to fix the redundant suspend call.
> 
> That sounds like an entirely practical rationalization, but our
> standard practice is to maintain a consistent state.  If an ioctl fails
> is should effectively be as if the ioctl was never called, where
> possible.  Userspace can be broken, and potentially so broken that their
> best choice is to abort, but we should maintain consistent, predictable
> behavior.

Agreed, I take it back.  Or unwind it?
What's that Big Chill quote: ever gone a week without a rationalization?

I'll unwind and return EINVAL.

>>>> +			dma->suspended = true;
>>>> +			consumed = dma->iova + dma->size - iova;
>>>> +			if (consumed >= size)
>>>> +				break;
>>>> +			iova += consumed;
>>>> +			size -= consumed;
>>>> +			unmapped += dma->size;
>>>> +			continue;
>>>> +		}  
>>>
>>> This short-cuts the dirty bitmap flag, so we need to decide if it's
>>> legal to call them together or we need to prevent it... Oh, I see
>>> you've excluded them earlier below.
>>>   
>>>> +
>>>>  		if (!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&dma->pfn_list)) {
>>>>  			struct vfio_iommu_type1_dma_unmap nb_unmap;
>>>>  
>>>> @@ -1307,6 +1323,7 @@ static bool vfio_iommu_iova_dma_valid(struct vfio_iommu *iommu,
>>>>  static int vfio_dma_do_map(struct vfio_iommu *iommu,
>>>>  			   struct vfio_iommu_type1_dma_map *map)
>>>>  {
>>>> +	bool resume = map->flags & VFIO_DMA_MAP_FLAG_RESUME;
>>>>  	dma_addr_t iova = map->iova;
>>>>  	unsigned long vaddr = map->vaddr;
>>>>  	size_t size = map->size;
>>>> @@ -1324,13 +1341,16 @@ static int vfio_dma_do_map(struct vfio_iommu *iommu,
>>>>  	if (map->flags & VFIO_DMA_MAP_FLAG_READ)
>>>>  		prot |= IOMMU_READ;
>>>>  
>>>> +	if ((prot && resume) || (!prot && !resume))
>>>> +		return -EINVAL;
>>>> +
>>>>  	mutex_lock(&iommu->lock);
>>>>  
>>>>  	pgsize = (size_t)1 << __ffs(iommu->pgsize_bitmap);
>>>>  
>>>>  	WARN_ON((pgsize - 1) & PAGE_MASK);
>>>>  
>>>> -	if (!prot || !size || (size | iova | vaddr) & (pgsize - 1)) {
>>>> +	if (!size || (size | iova | vaddr) & (pgsize - 1)) {
>>>>  		ret = -EINVAL;
>>>>  		goto out_unlock;
>>>>  	}
>>>> @@ -1341,7 +1361,19 @@ static int vfio_dma_do_map(struct vfio_iommu *iommu,
>>>>  		goto out_unlock;
>>>>  	}
>>>>  
>>>> -	if (vfio_find_dma(iommu, iova, size)) {
>>>> +	dma = vfio_find_dma(iommu, iova, size);
>>>> +	if (resume) {
>>>> +		if (!dma) {
>>>> +			ret = -ENOENT;
>>>> +		} else if (!dma->suspended || dma->iova != iova ||
>>>> +			   dma->size != size) {  
>>>
>>> Why is it necessary that the vfio_dma be suspended before being
>>> resumed?  Couldn't a user simply use this to change the vaddr?  Does
>>> that promote abusive use?  
>>
>> This would almost always be incorrect.  If the vaddr changes, then the old vaddr was already
>> invalidated, and there is a window where it is not OK for kernel code to use the old vaddr.
>> This could only be safe if the memory object is mapped at both the old vaddr and the new
>> vaddr concurrently, which is an unlikely use case.
> 
> Ok, it's not like the use can't make it instantaneously invalid and then
> replace it.
> 
>>>> +			ret = -EINVAL;
>>>> +		} else {
>>>> +			dma->vaddr = vaddr;  
>>>
>>> Seems like there's a huge opportunity for a user to create coherency
>>> issues here... it's their data though I guess.  
>>
>> Yes.  That's what the language in the uapi about mapping the same memory object is about.
>>
>>>> +			dma->suspended = false;
>>>> +		}
>>>> +		goto out_unlock;
>>>> +	} else if (dma) {
>>>>  		ret = -EEXIST;
>>>>  		goto out_unlock;
>>>>  	}
>>>> @@ -2532,6 +2564,7 @@ static int vfio_iommu_type1_check_extension(struct vfio_iommu *iommu,
>>>>  	case VFIO_TYPE1_IOMMU:
>>>>  	case VFIO_TYPE1v2_IOMMU:
>>>>  	case VFIO_TYPE1_NESTING_IOMMU:
>>>> +	case VFIO_SUSPEND:
>>>>  		return 1;
>>>>  	case VFIO_DMA_CC_IOMMU:
>>>>  		if (!iommu)
>>>> @@ -2686,7 +2719,8 @@ static int vfio_iommu_type1_map_dma(struct vfio_iommu *iommu,
>>>>  {
>>>>  	struct vfio_iommu_type1_dma_map map;
>>>>  	unsigned long minsz;
>>>> -	uint32_t mask = VFIO_DMA_MAP_FLAG_READ | VFIO_DMA_MAP_FLAG_WRITE;
>>>> +	uint32_t mask = VFIO_DMA_MAP_FLAG_READ | VFIO_DMA_MAP_FLAG_WRITE |
>>>> +			VFIO_DMA_MAP_FLAG_RESUME;
>>>>  
>>>>  	minsz = offsetofend(struct vfio_iommu_type1_dma_map, size);
>>>>  
>>>> @@ -2704,6 +2738,8 @@ static int vfio_iommu_type1_unmap_dma(struct vfio_iommu *iommu,
>>>>  {
>>>>  	struct vfio_iommu_type1_dma_unmap unmap;
>>>>  	struct vfio_bitmap bitmap = { 0 };
>>>> +	uint32_t mask = VFIO_DMA_UNMAP_FLAG_GET_DIRTY_BITMAP |
>>>> +			VFIO_DMA_UNMAP_FLAG_SUSPEND;
>>>>  	unsigned long minsz;
>>>>  	int ret;
>>>>  
>>>> @@ -2712,8 +2748,7 @@ static int vfio_iommu_type1_unmap_dma(struct vfio_iommu *iommu,
>>>>  	if (copy_from_user(&unmap, (void __user *)arg, minsz))
>>>>  		return -EFAULT;
>>>>  
>>>> -	if (unmap.argsz < minsz ||
>>>> -	    unmap.flags & ~VFIO_DMA_UNMAP_FLAG_GET_DIRTY_BITMAP)
>>>> +	if (unmap.argsz < minsz || unmap.flags & ~mask || unmap.flags == mask)  
>>>
>>> Maybe a short comment here to note that dirty-bimap and
>>> suspend/invalidate are mutually exclusive.  Probably should be
>>> mentioned in the uapi too.  
>>
>> Will do, for both.
>>
>>>>  		return -EINVAL;
>>>>  
>>>>  	if (unmap.flags & VFIO_DMA_UNMAP_FLAG_GET_DIRTY_BITMAP) {
>>>> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h b/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
>>>> index 896e527..fcf7b56 100644
>>>> --- a/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
>>>> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/vfio.h
>>>> @@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
>>>>   */
>>>>  #define VFIO_NOIOMMU_IOMMU		8
>>>>  
>>>> +/* Supports VFIO DMA suspend and resume */
>>>> +#define VFIO_SUSPEND			9
>>>> +
>>>>  /*
>>>>   * The IOCTL interface is designed for extensibility by embedding the
>>>>   * structure length (argsz) and flags into structures passed between
>>>> @@ -1046,12 +1049,19 @@ struct vfio_iommu_type1_info_cap_migration {
>>>>   *
>>>>   * Map process virtual addresses to IO virtual addresses using the
>>>>   * provided struct vfio_dma_map. Caller sets argsz. READ &/ WRITE required.
>>>> + *
>>>> + * If flags & VFIO_DMA_MAP_FLAG_RESUME, record the new base vaddr for iova, and
>>>> + * resume translation of host virtual addresses in the iova range.  The new
>>>> + * vaddr must point to the same memory object as the old vaddr, but this is not
>>>> + * verified.  
>>>
>>> It's hard to use "must" terminology here if we're not going to check.
>>> Maybe the phrasing should be something more along the lines of "should
>>> point to the same memory object or the user risks coherency issues
>>> within their virtual address space".  
>>
>> I used "must" because it is always incorrect if the object is not the same.  How about:
>>   The new vaddr must point to the same memory object as the old vaddr, but this is not
>>   verified.  Violation of this constraint may result in memory corruption within the
>>   host process and/or guest.
> 
> Since the "must" is not relative to the API but to the resulting
> behavior, perhaps something like:
> 
>   In order to maintain memory consistency within the user application,
>   the updated vaddr must address the same memory object as originally
>   mapped, failure to do so will result in user memory corruption and/or
>   device misbehavior.

Sounds good.

- Steve

>>>>  iova and size must match those in the original MAP_DMA call.
>>>> + * Protection is not changed, and the READ & WRITE flags must be 0.  
>>>
>>> This doesn't mention that the entry must be previously
>>> suspended/invalidated (if we choose to keep those semantics).  Thanks,  
>>
>> Will add, thanks.
>>
>> - Steve 
>>>>   */
>>>>  struct vfio_iommu_type1_dma_map {
>>>>  	__u32	argsz;
>>>>  	__u32	flags;
>>>>  #define VFIO_DMA_MAP_FLAG_READ (1 << 0)		/* readable from device */
>>>>  #define VFIO_DMA_MAP_FLAG_WRITE (1 << 1)	/* writable from device */
>>>> +#define VFIO_DMA_MAP_FLAG_RESUME (1 << 2)
>>>>  	__u64	vaddr;				/* Process virtual address */
>>>>  	__u64	iova;				/* IO virtual address */
>>>>  	__u64	size;				/* Size of mapping (bytes) */
>>>> @@ -1084,11 +1094,17 @@ struct vfio_bitmap {
>>>>   * indicates that the page at that offset from iova is dirty. A Bitmap of the
>>>>   * pages in the range of unmapped size is returned in the user-provided
>>>>   * vfio_bitmap.data.
>>>> + *
>>>> + * If flags & VFIO_DMA_UNMAP_FLAG_SUSPEND, do not unmap, but suspend vfio
>>>> + * translation of host virtual addresses in the iova range.  During suspension,
>>>> + * kernel threads that attempt to translate will block.  DMA to already-mapped
>>>> + * pages continues.
>>>>   */
>>>>  struct vfio_iommu_type1_dma_unmap {
>>>>  	__u32	argsz;
>>>>  	__u32	flags;
>>>>  #define VFIO_DMA_UNMAP_FLAG_GET_DIRTY_BITMAP (1 << 0)
>>>> +#define VFIO_DMA_UNMAP_FLAG_SUSPEND	     (1 << 1)
>>>>  	__u64	iova;				/* IO virtual address */
>>>>  	__u64	size;				/* Size of mapping (bytes) */
>>>>  	__u8    data[];  
>>>   
>>
> 



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