[PATCH v2 07/15] vsock/virtio: fix DMA alignment for event_list

Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-01-05T08:23:24Z

On non-cache-coherent platforms, when a structure contains a buffer
used for DMA alongside fields that the CPU writes to, cacheline sharing
can cause data corruption.

The event_list array is used for DMA_FROM_DEVICE operations via
virtqueue_add_inbuf(). The adjacent event_run and guest_cid fields are
written by the CPU while the buffer is available, so mapped for the
device. If these share cachelines with event_list, CPU writes can
corrupt DMA data.

Add __dma_from_device_group_begin()/end() annotations to ensure event_list
is isolated in its own cachelines.

Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
---
net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
index 8c867023a2e5..bb94baadfd8b 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
#include <linux/virtio_ids.h>
#include <linux/virtio_config.h>
#include <linux/virtio_vsock.h>
+#include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
#include <net/sock.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
#include <net/af_vsock.h>
@@ -59,8 +60,9 @@ struct virtio_vsock {
*/
struct mutex event_lock;
bool event_run;
+ __dma_from_device_group_begin();
struct virtio_vsock_event event_list[8];
-
+ __dma_from_device_group_end();
u32 guest_cid;
bool seqpacket_allow;

--
MST