From: Matt Evans <matt@ozlabs.org>
To: "Alex Williamson" <alex@shazbot.org>,
"Leon Romanovsky" <leon@kernel.org>,
"Jason Gunthorpe" <jgg@nvidia.com>,
"Alex Mastro" <amastro@fb.com>,
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"Longfang Liu" <liulongfang@huawei.com>
Cc: "Mahmoud Adam" <mngyadam@amazon.de>,
"David Matlack" <dmatlack@google.com>,
"Björn Töpel" <bjorn@kernel.org>,
"Sumit Semwal" <sumit.semwal@linaro.org>,
"Ankit Agrawal" <ankita@nvidia.com>,
"Alistair Popple" <apopple@nvidia.com>,
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Subject: [PATCH v6 8/9] vfio/pci: Support mmap() of a VFIO DMABUF
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:41:56 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260911214200.33793-9-matt@ozlabs.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260911214200.33793-1-matt@ozlabs.org>
A VFIO DMABUF can export a subset of a BAR to userspace by fd; add
support for mmap() of this fd. This provides another route for a
process to map BARs, in which the process can only map a specific
subset of a BAR represented by the exported DMABUF.
mmap() support enables userspace driver designs that safely delegate
access to BAR sub-ranges to other client processes by sharing a DMABUF
fd, without having to share the (omnipotent) VFIO device fd with them.
Since the main VFIO BAR mmap() is now DMABUF-aware, the new mmap() reuses
the existing vm_ops.
The lifecycle of an exported DMABUF remains decoupled from that of the
device fd it came from, i.e. the device fd could be closed with DMABUF
VMAs present, meaning a fault on a VMA could happen concurrently with
vfio_pci_dma_buf_cleanup().
To deal with this scenario, the fault handler now temporarily takes a
VFIO device registration to ensure the vdev remains valid, and then
vdev locks can be taken.
Signed-off-by: Matt Evans <matt@ozlabs.org>
---
drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_dmabuf.c | 47 +++++++++++++++++
drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h | 1 +
3 files changed, 123 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
index 760a816e6de0..711ef54fd91e 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
#include <linux/aperture.h>
#include <linux/debugfs.h>
#include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/dma-buf.h>
+#include <linux/dma-resv.h>
#include <linux/eventfd.h>
#include <linux/file.h>
#include <linux/interrupt.h>
@@ -1802,21 +1804,79 @@ static vm_fault_t vfio_pci_mmap_huge_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf,
vm_fault_t ret = VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
/*
- * We can rely on the existence of both a DMABUF (priv) and
- * the VFIO device it was exported from (vdev). This fault's
- * VMA was established using vfio_pci_core_mmap_prep_dmabuf()
- * which transfers ownership of the VFIO device fd to the
- * DMABUF, and so the VFIO device is held open because the
- * VMA's vm_file (DMABUF) is open.
+ * The only thing this can rely on is that the DMABUF relating
+ * to the VMA's vm_file exists (priv).
*
- * Since vfio_pci_dma_buf_cleanup() cannot have happened,
- * vdev must be valid; we can take vdev locks.
+ * A DMABUF for a VFIO device fd mmap() holds a reference to
+ * the original VFIO device fd, but an explicitly-exported
+ * DMABUF does not. The original fd might have closed,
+ * meaning this fault can race with
+ * vfio_pci_dma_buf_cleanup(), meaning the buffer could have
+ * been revoked (in which case priv->vdev might be NULL), and
+ * the VFIO device registration might have been dropped.
+ *
+ * With the goal of taking vdev locks in a world where vdev
+ * might not still exist:
+ *
+ * 1. Take the resv lock on the DMABUF:
+ * - If racing cleanup got in first, the buffer is revoked;
+ * stop/exit if so.
+ * - If we got in first, the buffer is not revoked so vdev is
+ * non-NULL, accessible, and cleanup _has not yet put the
+ * VFIO device registration_. So, the device refcount must
+ * be >0.
+ *
+ * 2. Take vfio_device registration (refcount guaranteed >0
+ * hereafter).
+ *
+ * 3. Unlock the DMABUF's resv lock:
+ * - A racing cleanup can now complete.
+ * - But, the device refcount >0, meaning the vfio_device
+ * (and vfio_pcie_core device vdev) have not yet been
+ * freed. vdev is accessible, even if the DMABUF has been
+ * revoked or cleanup has happened, because
+ * vfio_unregister_group_dev() can't complete.
+ *
+ * 4. Take the vdev->memory_lock then vdev->dmabuf_lock:
+ * - Either the DMABUF is usable, or has been cleaned up.
+ * - It's not necessary to also take the resv lock, because
+ * the status/vdev can't change while dmabuf_lock is held.
+ * - Test the DMABUF revocation status again: if it was
+ * revoked between 1 and 4, return a SIGBUS. Otherwise,
+ * return a PFN.
+ *
+ * 5. Unlock, done.
*/
+
+ dma_resv_lock(priv->dmabuf->resv, NULL);
+
+ if (priv->revoked) {
+ pr_debug_ratelimited("%s VA 0x%lx, pgoff 0x%lx: DMABUF revoked/cleaned up\n",
+ __func__, vmf->address, vma->vm_pgoff);
+ dma_resv_unlock(priv->dmabuf->resv);
+ return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
+ }
+
+ /* If the buffer isn't revoked, vdev is valid */
vdev = priv->vdev;
+ if (!vfio_device_try_get_registration(&vdev->vdev)) {
+ /*
+ * If vdev != NULL (above), the registration should
+ * already be >0 and so this try_get should never
+ * fail.
+ */
+ dev_warn_ratelimited(&vdev->pdev->dev,
+ "%s: Unexpected registration failure\n",
+ __func__);
+ dma_resv_unlock(priv->dmabuf->resv);
+ return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
+ }
+ dma_resv_unlock(priv->dmabuf->resv);
+
/* memory_lock for vfio_pci_vmf_insert_pfn() */
down_read(&vdev->memory_lock);
- /* Test revocation status under dmabuf_lock */
+ /* Re-test revocation status under dmabuf_lock */
down_read(&vdev->dmabuf_lock);
if (!priv->revoked) {
int pres = vfio_pci_dma_buf_find_pfn(vdev, priv, vma,
@@ -1837,6 +1897,7 @@ static vm_fault_t vfio_pci_mmap_huge_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf,
__func__, order, pfn, vmf->address,
vma->vm_pgoff, (unsigned int)ret);
+ vfio_device_put_registration(&vdev->vdev);
return ret;
}
@@ -1852,6 +1913,11 @@ static const struct vm_operations_struct vfio_pci_mmap_ops = {
#endif
};
+void vfio_pci_set_vma_ops(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+ vma->vm_ops = &vfio_pci_mmap_ops;
+}
+
int vfio_pci_core_mmap(struct vfio_device *core_vdev, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
{
struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev =
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_dmabuf.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_dmabuf.c
index 0126a0582072..1c85c15290d4 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_dmabuf.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_dmabuf.c
@@ -27,6 +27,50 @@ static int vfio_pci_dma_buf_attach(struct dma_buf *dmabuf,
return 0;
}
+
+static int vfio_pci_dma_buf_mmap(struct dma_buf *dmabuf, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+ struct vfio_pci_dma_buf *priv = dmabuf->priv;
+
+ /*
+ * dma_buf_mmap_internal() has asserted that the VMA is
+ * contained within the DMABUF size before calling this.
+ *
+ * Also, if we observe that the buffer is revoked now then
+ * refuse the mmap(). This is a belt-and-braces early failure
+ * to ease debugging a revoked buffer being used. Userspace
+ * might also race an mmap() against an explicit revocation,
+ * or an action doing a temporary revoke; race scenarios are
+ * still safe because the fault handler ultimately prevents
+ * access to a revoked buffer if it isn't caught here.
+ */
+ if (priv->revoked)
+ return -ENODEV;
+ /*
+ * Make clear that anything with an offset adjustment is
+ * explicitly unsupported, as vfio_pci_dma_buf_find_pfn()
+ * maths would underflow; this doesn't happen through the
+ * regular DMABUF export path used with this mmap(). A DMABUF
+ * implicitly created for BAR mmap could have adjust > 0, but
+ * these can't currently be re-opened and mmap()ed again.
+ * Catch here in case that assumption ever changes.
+ */
+ if (priv->vma_pgoff_adjust)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ if ((vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED) == 0)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ vma->vm_page_prot = pgprot_noncached(vma->vm_page_prot);
+ vma->vm_page_prot = pgprot_decrypted(vma->vm_page_prot);
+
+ /* See comments in vfio_pci_core_mmap() re VM_ALLOW_ANY_UNCACHED. */
+ vm_flags_set(vma, VM_ALLOW_ANY_UNCACHED | VM_IO | VM_PFNMAP |
+ VM_DONTEXPAND | VM_DONTDUMP);
+ vma->vm_private_data = priv;
+ vfio_pci_set_vma_ops(vma);
+
+ return 0;
+}
#else
static int vfio_pci_dma_buf_attach(struct dma_buf *dmabuf,
struct dma_buf_attachment *attachment)
@@ -104,6 +148,9 @@ static void vfio_pci_dma_buf_release(struct dma_buf *dmabuf)
static const struct dma_buf_ops vfio_pci_dmabuf_ops = {
.attach = vfio_pci_dma_buf_attach,
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFIO_PCI_DMABUF
+ .mmap = vfio_pci_dma_buf_mmap,
+#endif
.map_dma_buf = vfio_pci_dma_buf_map,
.unmap_dma_buf = vfio_pci_dma_buf_unmap,
.release = vfio_pci_dma_buf_release,
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h
index b0e0ac295db4..cd432f52c38f 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_priv.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ int vfio_pci_core_mmap_prep_dmabuf(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev,
unsigned int res_index);
void vfio_pci_dma_buf_cleanup(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev);
void vfio_pci_dma_buf_move(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev, bool revoked);
+void vfio_pci_set_vma_ops(struct vm_area_struct *vma);
#ifdef CONFIG_VFIO_PCI_DMABUF
int vfio_pci_core_feature_dma_buf(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev, u32 flags,
--
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-11 21:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-11 21:41 [PATCH v6 0/9] vfio/pci: Add mmap() for DMABUFs Matt Evans
2026-09-11 21:41 ` [PATCH v6 1/9] vfio/pci: Remove DMABUF export dependency on vdev->memory_lock Matt Evans
2026-09-11 21:41 ` [PATCH v6 2/9] vfio/pci: Un-revoke DMABUFs in LOW_POWER_ENTRY_WITH_WAKEUP resume Matt Evans
2026-09-11 21:41 ` [PATCH v6 3/9] dma-buf: Export dma_buf_set_name() Matt Evans
2026-09-11 21:41 ` [PATCH v6 4/9] vfio/pci: Add a helper to look up PFNs for DMABUFs Matt Evans
2026-09-11 21:41 ` [PATCH v6 5/9] vfio/pci: Add a helper to create a DMABUF for a BAR-map VMA Matt Evans
2026-09-11 21:41 ` [PATCH v6 6/9] vfio/pci: Convert BAR mmap() to use a DMABUF Matt Evans
2026-09-11 21:41 ` [PATCH v6 7/9] vfio/pci: Clean up BAR zap and revocation Matt Evans
2026-09-11 21:41 ` Matt Evans [this message]
2026-09-11 21:41 ` [PATCH v6 9/9] vfio/pci: Permanently revoke a DMABUF on request Matt Evans
2026-09-13 16:52 ` Leon Romanovsky
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