Re: [PATCH 2/2] docs: vfio: Update vfio.rst per latest interfaces

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On Thu,  2 Feb 2023 00:02:01 -0800
Yi Liu <yi.l.liu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> this imports the latest vfio_device_ops definition to vfio.rst.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yi Liu <yi.l.liu@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  Documentation/driver-api/vfio.rst | 71 +++++++++++++++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/vfio.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/vfio.rst
> index c663b6f97825..10d84f01fda1 100644
> --- a/Documentation/driver-api/vfio.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/vfio.rst
> @@ -249,19 +249,22 @@ VFIO bus driver API
>  
>  VFIO bus drivers, such as vfio-pci make use of only a few interfaces
>  into VFIO core.  When devices are bound and unbound to the driver,
> -the driver should call vfio_register_group_dev() and
> -vfio_unregister_group_dev() respectively::
> +the driver should call vfio_register_group_dev() or
> +vfio_register_emulated_iommu_dev() and vfio_unregister_group_dev()
> +respectively::
>  
> -	void vfio_init_group_dev(struct vfio_device *device,
> -				struct device *dev,
> -				const struct vfio_device_ops *ops);
> -	void vfio_uninit_group_dev(struct vfio_device *device);
>  	int vfio_register_group_dev(struct vfio_device *device);
> +	int vfio_register_emulated_iommu_dev(struct vfio_device *device);
>  	void vfio_unregister_group_dev(struct vfio_device *device);
>  
>  The driver should embed the vfio_device in its own structure and call
> -vfio_init_group_dev() to pre-configure it before going to registration
> -and call vfio_uninit_group_dev() after completing the un-registration.
> +vfio_alloc_device() or _vfio_alloc_device() to allocate the structure,

AIUI, _vfio_alloc_device() is only exported because it's used by
vfio_alloc_device() which is a macro.  I don't think we want to list
_vfio_alloc_device() as an equal alternative, if anything we should
discourage any direct use.

> +and can register @init/@release callbacks to manage any private state
> +wrapping the vfio_device.
> +
> +	vfio_alloc_device(dev_struct, member, dev, ops);
> +	void vfio_put_device(struct vfio_device *device);
> +
>  vfio_register_group_dev() indicates to the core to begin tracking the
>  iommu_group of the specified dev and register the dev as owned by a VFIO bus
>  driver. Once vfio_register_group_dev() returns it is possible for userspace to
> @@ -270,28 +273,50 @@ ready before calling it. The driver provides an ops structure for callbacks
>  similar to a file operations structure::
>  
>  	struct vfio_device_ops {
> -		int	(*open)(struct vfio_device *vdev);
> +		char	*name;
> +		int	(*init)(struct vfio_device *vdev);
>  		void	(*release)(struct vfio_device *vdev);
> +		int	(*bind_iommufd)(struct vfio_device *vdev,
> +					struct iommufd_ctx *ictx, u32 *out_device_id);
> +		void	(*unbind_iommufd)(struct vfio_device *vdev);
> +		int	(*attach_ioas)(struct vfio_device *vdev, u32 *pt_id);
> +		int	(*open_device)(struct vfio_device *vdev);
> +		void	(*close_device)(struct vfio_device *vdev);
>  		ssize_t	(*read)(struct vfio_device *vdev, char __user *buf,
>  				size_t count, loff_t *ppos);
> -		ssize_t	(*write)(struct vfio_device *vdev,
> -				 const char __user *buf,
> -				 size_t size, loff_t *ppos);
> +		ssize_t	(*write)(struct vfio_device *vdev, const char __user *buf,
> +			 size_t count, loff_t *size);
>  		long	(*ioctl)(struct vfio_device *vdev, unsigned int cmd,
>  				 unsigned long arg);
> -		int	(*mmap)(struct vfio_device *vdev,
> -				struct vm_area_struct *vma);
> -	};
> +		int	(*mmap)(struct vfio_device *vdev, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
> +		void	(*request)(struct vfio_device *vdev, unsigned int count);
> +		int	(*match)(struct vfio_device *vdev, char *buf);
> +		void	(*dma_unmap)(struct vfio_device *vdev, u64 iova, u64 length);
> +		int	(*device_feature)(struct vfio_device *device, u32 flags,
> +					  void __user *arg, size_t argsz);
> +};
>  
>  Each function is passed the vdev that was originally registered
> -in the vfio_register_group_dev() call above.  This allows the bus driver
> -to obtain its private data using container_of().  The open/release
> -callbacks are issued when a new file descriptor is created for a
> -device (via VFIO_GROUP_GET_DEVICE_FD).  The ioctl interface provides
> -a direct pass through for VFIO_DEVICE_* ioctls.  The read/write/mmap
> -interfaces implement the device region access defined by the device's
> -own VFIO_DEVICE_GET_REGION_INFO ioctl.
> -
> +in the vfio_register_group_dev() or vfio_register_emulated_iommu_dev()
> +call above.  This allows the bus driver to obtain its private data using
> +container_of().
> +- The init/release callbacks are issued in the drivers's structure allocation

drivers' is the possessive of plural drivers.  Thanks,

Alex

> +  and put.
> +- The open/close_device callbacks are issued when a new file descriptor is
> +  created for a device (via VFIO_GROUP_GET_DEVICE_FD).
> +- The ioctl interface provides a direct pass through for VFIO_DEVICE_* ioctls.
> +- The [un]bind_iommufd callbacks are issued when the device is bound to iommufd.
> +  'unbound' is implied if iommufd is being used.
> +- The attach_ioas callback is issued when the device is attached to an IOAS
> +  managed by the bound iommufd. The attached IOAS is automatically detached
> +  when the device is unbound from the iommufd.
> +- The read/write/mmap interfaces implement the device region access defined by
> +  the device's own VFIO_DEVICE_GET_REGION_INFO ioctl.
> +- The request callback is issued when device is going to be unregistered.
> +- The dma_unmap callback is issued when a range of iova's are unmapped in
> +  the container or IOAS attached by the device. Drivers which care about
> +  DMA unmap can implement this callback and must tolerate receiving unmap
> +  notifications before the device is opened.
>  
>  PPC64 sPAPR implementation note
>  -------------------------------




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