From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Raghavendra Rao Ananta <rananta@google.com>,
Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca>,
Alex Williamson <alex@shazbot.org>,
Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 6.1.y 2/3] vfio/pci: Use a private flag to prevent power state change with VFs
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:33:06 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260714033307.2397254-2-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260714033307.2397254-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Raghavendra Rao Ananta <rananta@google.com>
[ Upstream commit 40ef3edf151e184d021917a5c4c771cc0870844a ]
The current implementation uses pci_num_vf() while holding the
memory_lock to prevent changing the power state of a PF when
VFs are enabled. This creates a lockdep circular dependency
warning because memory_lock is held during device probing.
[ 286.997167] ======================================================
[ 287.003363] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
[ 287.009562] 7.0.0-dbg-DEV #3 Tainted: G S
[ 287.015074] ------------------------------------------------------
[ 287.021270] vfio_pci_sriov_/18636 is trying to acquire lock:
[ 287.026942] ff45bea2294d4968 (&vdev->memory_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at:
vfio_pci_core_runtime_resume+0x1f/0xa0
[ 287.036530]
[ 287.036530] but task is already holding lock:
[ 287.042383] ff45bea3a96b8230 (&new_dev_set->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at:
vfio_group_fops_unl_ioctl+0x44d/0x7b0
[ 287.051879]
[ 287.051879] which lock already depends on the new lock.
[ 287.051879]
[ 287.060070]
[ 287.060070] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
[ 287.067568]
[ 287.067568] -> #2 (&new_dev_set->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
[ 287.073941] __mutex_lock+0x92/0xb80
[ 287.078058] vfio_assign_device_set+0x66/0x1b0
[ 287.083042] vfio_pci_core_register_device+0xd1/0x2a0
[ 287.088638] vfio_pci_probe+0xd2/0x100
[ 287.092933] local_pci_probe_callback+0x4d/0xa0
[ 287.098001] process_scheduled_works+0x2ca/0x680
[ 287.103158] worker_thread+0x1e8/0x2f0
[ 287.107452] kthread+0x10c/0x140
[ 287.111230] ret_from_fork+0x18e/0x360
[ 287.115519] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
[ 287.119983]
[ 287.119983] -> #1 ((work_completion)(&arg.work)){+.+.}-{0:0}:
[ 287.127219] __flush_work+0x345/0x490
[ 287.131429] pci_device_probe+0x2e3/0x490
[ 287.135979] really_probe+0x1f9/0x4e0
[ 287.140180] __driver_probe_device+0x77/0x100
[ 287.145079] driver_probe_device+0x1e/0x110
[ 287.149803] __device_attach_driver+0xe3/0x170
[ 287.154789] bus_for_each_drv+0x125/0x150
[ 287.159346] __device_attach+0xca/0x1a0
[ 287.163720] device_initial_probe+0x34/0x50
[ 287.168445] pci_bus_add_device+0x6e/0x90
[ 287.172995] pci_iov_add_virtfn+0x3c9/0x3e0
[ 287.177719] sriov_add_vfs+0x2c/0x60
[ 287.181838] sriov_enable+0x306/0x4a0
[ 287.186038] vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure+0x184/0x220
[ 287.191715] sriov_numvfs_store+0xd9/0x1c0
[ 287.196351] kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x13f/0x1d0
[ 287.201338] vfs_write+0x2be/0x3b0
[ 287.205286] ksys_write+0x73/0x100
[ 287.209233] do_syscall_64+0x14d/0x750
[ 287.213529] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
[ 287.219120]
[ 287.219120] -> #0 (&vdev->memory_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
[ 287.225491] __lock_acquire+0x14c6/0x2800
[ 287.230048] lock_acquire+0xd3/0x2f0
[ 287.234168] down_write+0x3a/0xc0
[ 287.238019] vfio_pci_core_runtime_resume+0x1f/0xa0
[ 287.243436] __rpm_callback+0x8c/0x310
[ 287.247730] rpm_resume+0x529/0x6f0
[ 287.251765] __pm_runtime_resume+0x68/0x90
[ 287.256402] vfio_pci_core_enable+0x44/0x310
[ 287.261216] vfio_pci_open_device+0x1c/0x80
[ 287.265947] vfio_df_open+0x10f/0x150
[ 287.270148] vfio_group_fops_unl_ioctl+0x4a4/0x7b0
[ 287.275476] __se_sys_ioctl+0x71/0xc0
[ 287.279679] do_syscall_64+0x14d/0x750
[ 287.283975] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
[ 287.289559]
[ 287.289559] other info that might help us debug this:
[ 287.289559]
[ 287.297582] Chain exists of:
[ 287.297582] &vdev->memory_lock --> (work_completion)(&arg.work)
--> &new_dev_set->lock
[ 287.297582]
[ 287.310023] Possible unsafe locking scenario:
[ 287.310023]
[ 287.315961] CPU0 CPU1
[ 287.320510] ---- ----
[ 287.325059] lock(&new_dev_set->lock);
[ 287.328917]
lock((work_completion)(&arg.work));
[ 287.336153] lock(&new_dev_set->lock);
[ 287.342523] lock(&vdev->memory_lock);
[ 287.346382]
[ 287.346382] *** DEADLOCK ***
[ 287.346382]
[ 287.352315] 2 locks held by vfio_pci_sriov_/18636:
[ 287.357125] #0: ff45bea208ed3e18 (&group->group_lock){+.+.}-{4:4},
at: vfio_group_fops_unl_ioctl+0x3e3/0x7b0
[ 287.367048] #1: ff45bea3a96b8230 (&new_dev_set->lock){+.+.}-{4:4},
at: vfio_group_fops_unl_ioctl+0x44d/0x7b0
[ 287.376976]
[ 287.376976] stack backtrace:
[ 287.381353] CPU: 191 UID: 0 PID: 18636 Comm: vfio_pci_sriov_
Tainted: G S 7.0.0-dbg-DEV #3 PREEMPTLAZY
[ 287.381355] Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC
[ 287.381356] Call Trace:
[ 287.381357] <TASK>
[ 287.381358] dump_stack_lvl+0x54/0x70
[ 287.381361] print_circular_bug+0x2e1/0x300
[ 287.381363] check_noncircular+0xf9/0x120
[ 287.381364] ? __lock_acquire+0x5b4/0x2800
[ 287.381366] __lock_acquire+0x14c6/0x2800
[ 287.381368] ? pci_mmcfg_read+0x4f/0x220
[ 287.381370] ? pci_mmcfg_write+0x57/0x220
[ 287.381371] ? lock_acquire+0xd3/0x2f0
[ 287.381373] ? pci_mmcfg_write+0x57/0x220
[ 287.381374] ? lock_release+0xef/0x360
[ 287.381376] ? vfio_pci_core_runtime_resume+0x1f/0xa0
[ 287.381377] lock_acquire+0xd3/0x2f0
[ 287.381378] ? vfio_pci_core_runtime_resume+0x1f/0xa0
[ 287.381379] ? lock_is_held_type+0x76/0x100
[ 287.381382] down_write+0x3a/0xc0
[ 287.381382] ? vfio_pci_core_runtime_resume+0x1f/0xa0
[ 287.381383] vfio_pci_core_runtime_resume+0x1f/0xa0
[ 287.381384] ? __pfx_pci_pm_runtime_resume+0x10/0x10
[ 287.381385] __rpm_callback+0x8c/0x310
[ 287.381386] ? ktime_get_mono_fast_ns+0x3d/0xb0
[ 287.381389] ? __pfx_pci_pm_runtime_resume+0x10/0x10
[ 287.381390] rpm_resume+0x529/0x6f0
[ 287.381392] ? lock_is_held_type+0x76/0x100
[ 287.381394] __pm_runtime_resume+0x68/0x90
[ 287.381396] vfio_pci_core_enable+0x44/0x310
[ 287.381398] vfio_pci_open_device+0x1c/0x80
[ 287.381399] vfio_df_open+0x10f/0x150
[ 287.381401] vfio_group_fops_unl_ioctl+0x4a4/0x7b0
[ 287.381402] __se_sys_ioctl+0x71/0xc0
[ 287.381404] do_syscall_64+0x14d/0x750
[ 287.381405] ? entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
[ 287.381406] ? trace_irq_disable+0x25/0xd0
[ 287.381409] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
Introduce a private flag 'sriov_active' in the vfio_pci_core_device
struct. This allows the driver to track the SR-IOV power state requirement
without relying on pci_num_vf() while holding the memory_lock. The lock is
now only held to set the flag and ensure the device is in D0, after which
pci_enable_sriov() can be called without the lock.
Fixes: f4162eb1e2fc ("vfio/pci: Change the PF power state to D0 before enabling VFs")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Suggested-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca>
Suggested-by: Alex Williamson <alex@shazbot.org>
Signed-off-by: Raghavendra Rao Ananta <rananta@google.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260514173449.3282188-1-rananta@google.com
[promote bitfield to plain bool to avoid storage-unit races]
Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex@shazbot.org>
Stable-dep-of: 4575e9aac533 ("vfio/pci: Latch disable_idle_d3 per device")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c | 17 ++++++++++++++---
include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
index 13c223228c31e0..a8823cc77b998a 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
@@ -237,8 +237,11 @@ int vfio_pci_set_power_state(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev, pci_power_t stat
int ret;
/* Prevent changing power state for PFs with VFs enabled */
- if (pci_num_vf(pdev) && state > PCI_D0)
- return -EBUSY;
+ if (state > PCI_D0) {
+ lockdep_assert_held_write(&vdev->memory_lock);
+ if (vdev->sriov_active)
+ return -EBUSY;
+ }
if (vdev->needs_pm_restore) {
if (pdev->current_state < PCI_D3hot && state >= PCI_D3hot) {
@@ -2270,8 +2273,9 @@ int vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
down_write(&vdev->memory_lock);
vfio_pci_set_power_state(vdev, PCI_D0);
- ret = pci_enable_sriov(pdev, nr_virtfn);
+ vdev->sriov_active = true;
up_write(&vdev->memory_lock);
+ ret = pci_enable_sriov(pdev, nr_virtfn);
if (ret) {
pm_runtime_put(&pdev->dev);
goto out_del;
@@ -2285,6 +2289,13 @@ int vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
}
out_del:
+ /*
+ * Avoid taking the memory_lock intentionally. A race with a power
+ * state transition would at most result in an -EBUSY, leaving the
+ * device in PCI_D0.
+ */
+ vdev->sriov_active = false;
+
mutex_lock(&vfio_pci_sriov_pfs_mutex);
list_del_init(&vdev->sriov_pfs_item);
out_unlock:
diff --git a/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h b/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h
index 1c56c1df163cca..cda27d476d8597 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ struct vfio_pci_core_device {
bool needs_pm_restore:1;
bool pm_intx_masked:1;
bool pm_runtime_engaged:1;
+ bool sriov_active;
struct pci_saved_state *pci_saved_state;
struct pci_saved_state *pm_save;
int ioeventfds_nr;
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-14 3:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-13 13:06 FAILED: patch "[PATCH] vfio/pci: Latch disable_idle_d3 per device" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree gregkh
2026-07-14 3:33 ` [PATCH 6.1.y 1/3] vfio/pci: Use bitfield for struct vfio_pci_core_device flags Sasha Levin
2026-07-14 3:33 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
2026-07-14 3:33 ` [PATCH 6.1.y 3/3] vfio/pci: Latch disable_idle_d3 per device Sasha Levin
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