Re: [PATCH v19 08/20] s390/vfio-ap: introduce new mutex to control access to the KVM pointer

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On 4/4/22 18:10, Tony Krowiak wrote:
The vfio_ap device driver registers for notification when the pointer to
the KVM object for a guest is set. Recall that the KVM lock (kvm->lock)
mutex must be taken outside of the matrix_dev->lock mutex to prevent the
reporting by lockdep of a circular locking dependency (a.k.a., a lockdep
splat):

* see commit 0cc00c8d4050 ("Fix circular lockdep when setting/clearing
   crypto masks")

* see commit 86956e70761b ("replace open coded locks for
   VFIO_GROUP_NOTIFY_SET_KVM notification")

With the introduction of support for hot plugging/unplugging AP devices
passed through to a KVM guest, a new guests_lock mutex is introduced to
ensure the proper locking order is maintained:

struct ap_matrix_dev {
         ...
         struct mutex guests_lock;
        ...
}

The matrix_dev->guests_lock controls access to the matrix_mdev instances
that hold the state for AP devices that have been passed through to a
KVM guest. This lock must be held to control access to the KVM pointer
(matrix_mdev->kvm) while the vfio_ap device driver is using it to
plug/unplug AP devices passed through to the KVM guest.

Keep in mind, the proper locking order must be maintained whenever
dynamically updating a KVM guest's APCB to plug/unplug adapters, domains
and control domains:

     1. matrix_dev->guests_lock: required to use the KVM pointer - stored in
        a struct ap_matrix_mdev instance - to update a KVM guest's APCB

     2. matrix_mdev->kvm->lock: required to update a guest's APCB

     3. matrix_dev->mdevs_lock: required to access data stored in a
        struct ap_matrix_mdev instance.

Signed-off-by: Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
  drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_drv.c     | 1 +
  drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_private.h | 6 ++++++
  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_drv.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_drv.c
index 0a5acd151a9b..c258e5f7fdfc 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_drv.c
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ static int vfio_ap_matrix_dev_create(void)
mutex_init(&matrix_dev->mdevs_lock);
  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&matrix_dev->mdev_list);
+	mutex_init(&matrix_dev->guests_lock);
dev_set_name(&matrix_dev->device, "%s", VFIO_AP_DEV_NAME);
  	matrix_dev->device.parent = root_device;
diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_private.h b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_private.h
index 5262e02192a4..ec926f2f2930 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_private.h
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_private.h
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@
   *		single ap_matrix_mdev device. It's quite coarse but we don't
   *		expect much contention.
   * @vfio_ap_drv: the vfio_ap device driver
+ * @guests_lock: mutex for controlling access to a guest that is using AP
+ *		 devices passed through by the vfio_ap device driver. This lock
+ *		 will be taken when the AP devices are plugged into or unplugged
+ *		 from a guest, and when an ap_matrix_mdev device is added to or
+ *		 removed from @mdev_list or the list is iterated.
   */
  struct ap_matrix_dev {
  	struct device device;
@@ -47,6 +52,7 @@ struct ap_matrix_dev {
  	struct list_head mdev_list;
  	struct mutex mdevs_lock;
  	struct ap_driver  *vfio_ap_drv;
+	struct mutex guests_lock;
  };
extern struct ap_matrix_dev *matrix_dev;

In isolation... Reviewed-by: Jason J. Herne <jjherne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


--
-- Jason J. Herne (jjherne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)



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