Re: [PATCH v2] vhost/vdpa: Add MSI translation tables to iommu for software-managed MSI

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On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 04:53:42AM -0500, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 05:45:46PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 4:41 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 10:37:18AM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 8:43 PM Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Feb 17, 2023 at 05:12:29AM -0500, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > > > > > On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 08:14:50PM -0400, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 07, 2023 at 08:08:43PM +0800, Nanyong Sun wrote:
> > > > > > > > From: Rong Wang <wangrong68@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Once enable iommu domain for one device, the MSI
> > > > > > > > translation tables have to be there for software-managed MSI.
> > > > > > > > Otherwise, platform with software-managed MSI without an
> > > > > > > > irq bypass function, can not get a correct memory write event
> > > > > > > > from pcie, will not get irqs.
> > > > > > > > The solution is to obtain the MSI phy base address from
> > > > > > > > iommu reserved region, and set it to iommu MSI cookie,
> > > > > > > > then translation tables will be created while request irq.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Probably not what anyone wants to hear, but I would prefer we not add
> > > > > > > more uses of this stuff. It looks like we have to get rid of
> > > > > > > iommu_get_msi_cookie() :\
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'd like it if vdpa could move to iommufd not keep copying stuff from
> > > > > > > it..
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Absolutely but when is that happening?
> > > > >
> > > > > Don't know, I think it has to come from the VDPA maintainers, Nicolin
> > > > > made some drafts but wasn't able to get it beyond that.
> > > >
> > > > Cindy (cced) will carry on the work.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Hmm didn't see anything yet. Nanyong Sun maybe you can take a look?
> > 
> > Just to clarify, Cindy will work on the iommufd conversion for
> > vhost-vDPA, the changes are non-trivial and may take time. Before we
> > are able to achieve that,  I think we still need something like this
> > patch to make vDPA work on software managed MSI platforms.
> > 
> > Maybe Nanyong can post a new version that addresses the comment so far?
> > 
> > Thanks
> 
> Maybe but an ack from iommu maintainers will be needed anyway. Let's see
> that version, maybe split the export to a patch by itself to make the
> need for that ack clear.

A patch to export that function is alread posted:

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iommu/BN9PR11MB52760E9705F2985EACCD5C4A8CBA9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/T/#u

But I do not want VDPA to mis-use it unless it also implements all the
ownership stuff properly.

Jason



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