Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] iommu: Introduce device fault data

Jacob Pan
2019-06-05T17:34:54Z

On Wed, 5 Jun 2019 08:51:45 +0000
"Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@intel.com> wrote:

> > From: Jacob Pan
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 6:09 AM
> >
> > On Mon, 3 Jun 2019 15:57:47 +0100
> > Jean-Philippe Brucker <jean-philippe.brucker@arm.com> wrote:
> >
> > > +/**
> > > + * struct iommu_fault_page_request - Page Request data
> > > + * @flags: encodes whether the corresponding fields are valid and
> > > whether this
> > > + * is the last page in group (IOMMU_FAULT_PAGE_REQUEST_*
> > > values)
> > > + * @pasid: Process Address Space ID
> > > + * @grpid: Page Request Group Index
> > > + * @perm: requested page permissions (IOMMU_FAULT_PERM_* values)
> > > + * @addr: page address
> > > + * @private_data: device-specific private information
> > > + */
> > > +struct iommu_fault_page_request {
> > > +#define IOMMU_FAULT_PAGE_REQUEST_PASID_VALID (1 << 0)
> > > +#define IOMMU_FAULT_PAGE_REQUEST_LAST_PAGE (1 << 1)
> > > +#define IOMMU_FAULT_PAGE_REQUEST_PRIV_DATA (1 << 2)
> > > + __u32 flags;
> > > + __u32 pasid;
> > > + __u32 grpid;
> > > + __u32 perm;
> > > + __u64 addr;
> > > + __u64 private_data[2];
> > > +};
> > > +
> >
> > Just a thought, for non-identity G-H PASID management. We could
> > pass on guest PASID in PRQ to save a lookup in QEMU. In this case,
> > QEMU allocate a GPASID for vIOMMU then a host PASID for pIOMMU.
> > QEMU has a G->H lookup. When PRQ comes in to the pIOMMU with
> > HPASID, IOMMU driver
> > can retrieve GPASID from the bind data then report to the guest via
> > VFIO. In this case QEMU does not need to do a H->G PASID lookup.
> >
> > Should we add a gpasid field here? or we can add a flag and field
> > later, up to you.
> >
>
> Can private_data serve this purpose? It's better not introducing
> gpasid awareness within host IOMMU driver. It is just a user-level
> data associated with a PASID when binding happens. Kernel doesn't
> care the actual meaning, simply record it and then return back to
> user space later upon device fault. Qemu interprets the meaning as
> gpasid in its own context. otherwise usages may use it for other
> purpose.
>
private_data was intended for device PRQ with private data, part of the
VT-d PRQ descriptor. For vSVA, we can withhold private_data in the host
then respond back when page response from the guest matches pending PRQ
with the data withheld. But for in-kernel PRQ reporting, private data
still might be passed on to any driver who wants to process the PRQ. So
we can't re-purpose it.

But for in-kernel VDCM driver, it needs a lookup from guest PASID to
host PASID. I thought you wanted to have IOMMU driver provide such
service since the knowledge of H-G pasid can be established during
bind_gpasid time. In that sense, we _do_ have gpasid awareness.

> Thanks
> Kevin

[Jacob Pan]