On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 12:41:46AM +0800, Cindy Lu wrote:
> > Add a new UAPI to enable setting the vhost device to task mode.
> > The userspace application can use VHOST_SET_INHERIT_FROM_OWNER
> > to configure the mode if necessary.
> > This setting must be applied before VHOST_SET_OWNER, as the worker
> > will be created in the VHOST_SET_OWNER function
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Cindy Lu <lulu@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Good. I would like to see an option to allow/block this ioctl,
> to prevent exceeding nproc limits. A Kconfig option is probably
> sufficient. "allow legacy threading mode" and default to yes?
>
sure I will add this in the new version, the legacy thread mode here
is kthread mode
I will change these commit comments and make it more clear
Thanks
Cindy
>
> > ---
> > drivers/vhost/vhost.c | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++-
> > include/uapi/linux/vhost.h | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
> > 2 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > index 3e9cb99da1b5..12c3bf3d1ed4 100644
> > --- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > +++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > @@ -2257,15 +2257,35 @@ long vhost_dev_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *d, unsigned int ioctl, void __user *argp)
> > {
> > struct eventfd_ctx *ctx;
> > u64 p;
> > - long r;
> > + long r = 0;
> > int i, fd;
> > + u8 inherit_owner;
> >
> > /* If you are not the owner, you can become one */
> > if (ioctl == VHOST_SET_OWNER) {
> > r = vhost_dev_set_owner(d);
> > goto done;
> > }
> > + if (ioctl == VHOST_SET_INHERIT_FROM_OWNER) {
> > + /*inherit_owner can only be modified before owner is set*/
> > + if (vhost_dev_has_owner(d)) {
> > + r = -EBUSY;
> > + goto done;
> > + }
> > + if (copy_from_user(&inherit_owner, argp, sizeof(u8))) {
> > + r = -EFAULT;
> > + goto done;
> > + }
> > + /* Validate the inherit_owner value, ensuring it is either 0 or 1 */
> > + if (inherit_owner > 1) {
> > + r = -EINVAL;
> > + goto done;
> > + }
> > +
> > + d->inherit_owner = (bool)inherit_owner;
> >
> > + goto done;
> > + }
> > /* You must be the owner to do anything else */
> > r = vhost_dev_check_owner(d);
> > if (r)
> > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/vhost.h b/include/uapi/linux/vhost.h
> > index b95dd84eef2d..d7564d62b76d 100644
> > --- a/include/uapi/linux/vhost.h
> > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/vhost.h
> > @@ -235,4 +235,22 @@
> > */
> > #define VHOST_VDPA_GET_VRING_SIZE _IOWR(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x82, \
> > struct vhost_vring_state)
> > +
> > +/**
> > + * VHOST_SET_INHERIT_FROM_OWNER - Set the inherit_owner flag for the vhost device
> > + *
> > + * @param inherit_owner: An 8-bit value that determines the vhost thread mode
> > + *
> > + * When inherit_owner is set to 1:
> > + * - The VHOST worker threads inherit its values/checks from
> > + * the thread that owns the VHOST device, The vhost threads will
> > + * be counted in the nproc rlimits.
> > + *
> > + * When inherit_owner is set to 0:
> > + * - The VHOST worker threads will use the traditional kernel thread (kthread)
> > + * implementation, which may be preferred by older userspace applications that
> > + * do not utilize the newer vhost_task concept.
> > + */
> > +#define VHOST_SET_INHERIT_FROM_OWNER _IOW(VHOST_VIRTIO, 0x83, __u8)
> > +
> > #endif
> > --
> > 2.45.0
>
