Re: [PATCH net v2 1/3] vsock/virtio: enable VQs early on probe

From: Stefan Hajnoczi
Date: Wed Mar 23 2022 - 09:44:54 EST


On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 09:49:52AM +0100, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
> virtio spec requires drivers to set DRIVER_OK before using VQs.
> This is set automatically after probe returns, but virtio-vsock
> driver uses VQs in the probe function to fill rx and event VQs
> with new buffers.
>
> Let's fix this, calling virtio_device_ready() before using VQs
> in the probe function.
>
> Fixes: 0ea9e1d3a9e3 ("VSOCK: Introduce virtio_transport.ko")
> Signed-off-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c | 2 ++
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
> index 5afc194a58bb..b1962f8cd502 100644
> --- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
> +++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
> @@ -622,6 +622,8 @@ static int virtio_vsock_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> INIT_WORK(&vsock->event_work, virtio_transport_event_work);
> INIT_WORK(&vsock->send_pkt_work, virtio_transport_send_pkt_work);
>
> + virtio_device_ready(vdev);

Can rx and event virtqueue interrupts be lost if they occur before we
assign vdev->priv later in virtio_vsock_probe()?

Stefan

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