Re: [PATCH V1 mlx5-next 04/13] PCI/IOV: Allow SRIOV VF drivers to reach the drvdata of a PF

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On Wed, 13 Oct 2021 12:46:58 +0300
Yishai Hadas <yishaih@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> There are some cases where a SRIOV VF driver will need to reach into and
> interact with the PF driver. This requires accessing the drvdata of the PF.
> 
> Provide a function pci_iov_get_pf_drvdata() to return this PF drvdata in a
> safe way. Normally accessing a drvdata of a foreign struct device would be
> done using the device_lock() to protect against device driver
> probe()/remove() races.
> 
> However, due to the design of pci_enable_sriov() this will result in a
> ABBA deadlock on the device_lock as the PF's device_lock is held during PF
> sriov_configure() while calling pci_enable_sriov() which in turn holds the
> VF's device_lock while calling VF probe(), and similarly for remove.
> 
> This means the VF driver can never obtain the PF's device_lock.
> 
> Instead use the implicit locking created by pci_enable/disable_sriov(). A
> VF driver can access its PF drvdata only while its own driver is attached,
> and the PF driver can control access to its own drvdata based on when it
> calls pci_enable/disable_sriov().
> 
> To use this API the PF driver will setup the PF drvdata in the probe()
> function. pci_enable_sriov() is only called from sriov_configure() which
> cannot happen until probe() completes, ensuring no VF races with drvdata
> setup.
> 
> For removal, the PF driver must call pci_disable_sriov() in its remove
> function before destroying any of the drvdata. This ensures that all VF
> drivers are unbound before returning, fencing concurrent access to the
> drvdata.
> 
> The introduction of a new function to do this access makes clear the
> special locking scheme and the documents the requirements on the PF/VF
> drivers using this.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Yishai Hadas <yishaih@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/pci/iov.c   | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/pci.h |  7 +++++++
>  2 files changed, 36 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/iov.c b/drivers/pci/iov.c
> index e7751fa3fe0b..ca696730f761 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/iov.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/iov.c
> @@ -47,6 +47,35 @@ int pci_iov_vf_id(struct pci_dev *dev)
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_iov_vf_id);
>  
> +/**
> + * pci_iov_get_pf_drvdata - Return the drvdata of a PF
> + * @dev - VF pci_dev
> + * @pf_driver - Device driver required to own the PF
> + *
> + * This must be called from a context that ensures that a VF driver is attached.
> + * The value returned is invalid once the VF driver completes its remove()
> + * callback.
> + *
> + * Locking is achieved by the driver core. A VF driver cannot be probed until
> + * pci_enable_sriov() is called and pci_disable_sriov() does not return until
> + * all VF drivers have completed their remove().
> + *
> + * The PF driver must call pci_disable_sriov() before it begins to destroy the
> + * drvdata.
> + */
> +void *pci_iov_get_pf_drvdata(struct pci_dev *dev, struct pci_driver *pf_driver)
> +{
> +	struct pci_dev *pf_dev;
> +
> +	if (dev->is_physfn)
> +		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);

I think we're trying to make this only accessible to VFs, so shouldn't
we test (!dev->is_virtfn)?  is_physfn will be zero for either a PF with
failed SR-IOV configuration or for a non-SR-IOV device afaict.  Thanks,

Alex

> +	pf_dev = dev->physfn;
> +	if (pf_dev->driver != pf_driver)
> +		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> +	return pci_get_drvdata(pf_dev);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_iov_get_pf_drvdata);
> +
>  /*
>   * Per SR-IOV spec sec 3.3.10 and 3.3.11, First VF Offset and VF Stride may
>   * change when NumVFs changes.
> diff --git a/include/linux/pci.h b/include/linux/pci.h
> index 2337512e67f0..639a0a239774 100644
> --- a/include/linux/pci.h
> +++ b/include/linux/pci.h
> @@ -2154,6 +2154,7 @@ void __iomem *pci_ioremap_wc_bar(struct pci_dev *pdev, int bar);
>  int pci_iov_virtfn_bus(struct pci_dev *dev, int id);
>  int pci_iov_virtfn_devfn(struct pci_dev *dev, int id);
>  int pci_iov_vf_id(struct pci_dev *dev);
> +void *pci_iov_get_pf_drvdata(struct pci_dev *dev, struct pci_driver *pf_driver);
>  int pci_enable_sriov(struct pci_dev *dev, int nr_virtfn);
>  void pci_disable_sriov(struct pci_dev *dev);
>  
> @@ -2187,6 +2188,12 @@ static inline int pci_iov_vf_id(struct pci_dev *dev)
>  	return -ENOSYS;
>  }
>  
> +static inline void *pci_iov_get_pf_drvdata(struct pci_dev *dev,
> +					   struct pci_driver *pf_driver)
> +{
> +	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> +}
> +
>  static inline int pci_enable_sriov(struct pci_dev *dev, int nr_virtfn)
>  { return -ENODEV; }
>  




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