Re: [PATCH v2] vfio/pci: Lock upstream bridge for vfio_pci_core_disable()

[Alex Williamson <alex@shazbot.org>]

On Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:31:26 +0000
"Anthony Pighin (Nokia)" <anthony.pighin@nokia.com> wrote:

> The commit 7e89efc6e9e4 ("Lock upstream bridge for pci_reset_function()")
> added locking of the upstream bridge to the reset function. To catch
> paths that are not properly locked, the commit 920f6468924f ("Warn on
> missing cfg_access_lock during secondary bus reset") added a warning
> if the PCI configuration space was not locked during a secondary bus reset
> request.
> 
> When a VFIO PCI device is released from userspace ownership, an attempt
> to reset the PCI device function may be made. If so, and the upstream bridge
> is not locked, the release request results in a warning:
> 
>    pcieport 0000:00:00.0: unlocked secondary bus reset via:
>    pci_reset_bus_function+0x188/0x1b8
> 
> Add missing upstream bridge locking to vfio_pci_core_disable().
> 
> Fixes: 7e89efc6e9e4 ("PCI: Lock upstream bridge for pci_reset_function()")
> Signed-off-by: Anthony Pighin <anthony.pighin@nokia.com>
> ---
> V1 -> V2:
>   - Reworked commit log for clarity
>   - Corrected indentation
>   - Added a Fixes: tag
> 
> 
>  drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c | 17 +++++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Applied to vfio next branch for v6.20/7.0.  Thanks,

Alex
 
> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
> index 3a11e6f450f7..72c33b399800 100644
> --- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
> @@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_pci_core_enable);
>  
>  void vfio_pci_core_disable(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
>  {
> +	struct pci_dev *bridge;
>  	struct pci_dev *pdev = vdev->pdev;
>  	struct vfio_pci_dummy_resource *dummy_res, *tmp;
>  	struct vfio_pci_ioeventfd *ioeventfd, *ioeventfd_tmp;
> @@ -694,12 +695,20 @@ void vfio_pci_core_disable(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
>  	 * We can not use the "try" reset interface here, which will
>  	 * overwrite the previously restored configuration information.
>  	 */
> -	if (vdev->reset_works && pci_dev_trylock(pdev)) {
> -		if (!__pci_reset_function_locked(pdev))
> -			vdev->needs_reset = false;
> -		pci_dev_unlock(pdev);
> +	if (vdev->reset_works) {
> +		bridge = pci_upstream_bridge(pdev);
> +		if (bridge && !pci_dev_trylock(bridge))
> +			goto out_restore_state;
> +		if (pci_dev_trylock(pdev)) {
> +			if (!__pci_reset_function_locked(pdev))
> +				vdev->needs_reset = false;
> +			pci_dev_unlock(pdev);
> +		}
> +		if (bridge)
> +			pci_dev_unlock(bridge);
>  	}
>  
> +out_restore_state:
>  	pci_restore_state(pdev);
>  out:
>  	pci_disable_device(pdev);