Re: [PATCH 1/2] vdpa/mlx5: Fix mr->initialized semantics

From: Jason Wang
Date: Tue Aug 08 2023 - 21:43:41 EST


On Tue, Aug 8, 2023 at 3:24 PM Dragos Tatulea <dtatulea@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2023-08-08 at 10:57 +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> > On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 7:40 PM Dragos Tatulea <dtatulea@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, 2023-08-03 at 16:03 +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 1:13 AM Dragos Tatulea <dtatulea@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > The mr->initialized flag is shared between the control vq and data vq
> > > > > part of the mr init/uninit. But if the control vq and data vq get placed
> > > > > in different ASIDs, it can happen that initializing the control vq will
> > > > > prevent the data vq mr from being initialized.
> > > > >
> > > > > This patch consolidates the control and data vq init parts into their
> > > > > own init functions. The mr->initialized will now be used for the data vq
> > > > > only. The control vq currently doesn't need a flag.
> > > > >
> > > > > The uninitializing part is also taken care of: mlx5_vdpa_destroy_mr got
> > > > > split into data and control vq functions which are now also ASID aware.
> > > > >
> > > > > Fixes: 8fcd20c30704 ("vdpa/mlx5: Support different address spaces for
> > > > > control and data")
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Dragos Tatulea <dtatulea@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Reviewed-by: Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > Reviewed-by: Gal Pressman <gal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > > ---
> > > > > drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mlx5_vdpa.h | 1 +
> > > > > drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c | 97 +++++++++++++++++++++---------
> > > > > 2 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mlx5_vdpa.h
> > > > > b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mlx5_vdpa.h
> > > > > index 25fc4120b618..a0420be5059f 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mlx5_vdpa.h
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mlx5_vdpa.h
> > > > > @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct mlx5_vdpa_mr {
> > > > > struct list_head head;
> > > > > unsigned long num_directs;
> > > > > unsigned long num_klms;
> > > > > + /* state of dvq mr */
> > > > > bool initialized;
> > > > >
> > > > > /* serialize mkey creation and destruction */
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c
> > > > > index 03e543229791..4ae14a248a4b 100644
> > > > > --- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c
> > > > > +++ b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/core/mr.c
> > > > > @@ -489,60 +489,103 @@ static void destroy_user_mr(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev
> > > > > *mvdev, struct mlx5_vdpa_mr *mr
> > > > > }
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > -void mlx5_vdpa_destroy_mr(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev)
> > > > > +static void _mlx5_vdpa_destroy_cvq_mr(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev,
> > > > > unsigned
> > > > > int asid)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > + if (mvdev->group2asid[MLX5_VDPA_CVQ_GROUP] != asid)
> > > > > + return;
> > > > > +
> > > > > + prune_iotlb(mvdev);
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static void _mlx5_vdpa_destroy_dvq_mr(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev,
> > > > > unsigned
> > > > > int asid)
> > > > > {
> > > > > struct mlx5_vdpa_mr *mr = &mvdev->mr;
> > > > >
> > > > > - mutex_lock(&mr->mkey_mtx);
> > > > > + if (mvdev->group2asid[MLX5_VDPA_DATAVQ_GROUP] != asid)
> > > > > + return;
> > > > > +
> > > > > if (!mr->initialized)
> > > > > - goto out;
> > > > > + return;
> > > > >
> > > > > - prune_iotlb(mvdev);
> > > > > if (mr->user_mr)
> > > > > destroy_user_mr(mvdev, mr);
> > > > > else
> > > > > destroy_dma_mr(mvdev, mr);
> > > > >
> > > > > mr->initialized = false;
> > > > > -out:
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static void mlx5_vdpa_destroy_mr_asid(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev,
> > > > > unsigned
> > > > > int asid)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > + struct mlx5_vdpa_mr *mr = &mvdev->mr;
> > > > > +
> > > > > + mutex_lock(&mr->mkey_mtx);
> > > > > +
> > > > > + _mlx5_vdpa_destroy_dvq_mr(mvdev, asid);
> > > > > + _mlx5_vdpa_destroy_cvq_mr(mvdev, asid);
> > > > > +
> > > > > mutex_unlock(&mr->mkey_mtx);
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > -static int _mlx5_vdpa_create_mr(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev,
> > > > > - struct vhost_iotlb *iotlb, unsigned int
> > > > > asid)
> > > > > +void mlx5_vdpa_destroy_mr(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > + mlx5_vdpa_destroy_mr_asid(mvdev, mvdev-
> > > > > > group2asid[MLX5_VDPA_CVQ_GROUP]);
> > > > > + mlx5_vdpa_destroy_mr_asid(mvdev, mvdev-
> > > > > > group2asid[MLX5_VDPA_DATAVQ_GROUP]);
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > +static int _mlx5_vdpa_create_cvq_mr(struct mlx5_vdpa_dev *mvdev,
> > > > > + struct vhost_iotlb *iotlb,
> > > > > + unsigned int asid)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > + if (mvdev->group2asid[MLX5_VDPA_CVQ_GROUP] != asid)
> > > > > + return 0;
> > > > > +
> > > > > + return dup_iotlb(mvdev, iotlb);
> > > >
> > > > This worries me as conceptually, there should be no difference between
> > > > dvq mr and cvq mr. The virtqueue should be loosely coupled with mr.
> > > >
> > > Are you worried by the changes in this patch or about the possibility of
> > > having
> > >
> > > The reason for this change is that I noticed if you create one mr in one
> > > asid
> > > you could be blocked out from creating another one in a different asid due
> > > to
> > > mr->initialized being true. To me that seemed problematic. Is it not?
> >
> > My feeling is that mr.c should be device agnostic. It needs to know
> > nothing about the device details to work. But this patch seems to
> > break the layer.
> >
> But the same logic was there before (with the exception of cvq not having an
> init flag anymore). So what am I missing here?

Nothing, I think you're right.

I think we can have this patch go first and tweak on top by moving CVQ
aware logic into the net specific codes.

Thanks