Re: [PATCH v2 0/6] IOMMUFD: Deliver IO page faults to user space

[Baolu Lu <baolu.lu@linux.intel.com>]

On 1/15/24 1:18 AM, Joel Granados wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 09:13:19PM +0800, Baolu Lu wrote:
>> On 2024/1/13 5:56, Joel Granados wrote:
>>> On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 10:49:24AM +0800, Lu Baolu wrote:
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>
>>>> This series implements the functionality of delivering IO page faults to
>>>> user space through the IOMMUFD framework for nested translation. Nested
>>>> translation is a hardware feature that supports two-stage translation
>>>> tables for IOMMU. The second-stage translation table is managed by the
>>>> host VMM, while the first-stage translation table is owned by user
>>>> space. This allows user space to control the IOMMU mappings for its
>>>> devices.
>>>>
>>>> When an IO page fault occurs on the first-stage translation table, the
>>>> IOMMU hardware can deliver the page fault to user space through the
>>>> IOMMUFD framework. User space can then handle the page fault and respond
>>>> to the device top-down through the IOMMUFD. This allows user space to
>>>> implement its own IO page fault handling policies.
>>>>
>>>> User space indicates its capability of handling IO page faults by
>>>> setting the IOMMU_HWPT_ALLOC_IOPF_CAPABLE flag when allocating a
>>>> hardware page table (HWPT). IOMMUFD will then set up its infrastructure
>>>> for page fault delivery. On a successful return of HWPT allocation, the
>>>> user can retrieve and respond to page faults by reading and writing to
>>>> the file descriptor (FD) returned in out_fault_fd.
>>>>
>>>> The iommu selftest framework has been updated to test the IO page fault
>>>> delivery and response functionality.
>>>>
>>>> This series is based on the latest implementation of nested translation
>>>> under discussion [1] and the page fault handling framework refactoring in
>>>> the IOMMU core [2].
>>>>
>>>> The series and related patches are available on GitHub: [3]
>>>>
>>>> [1]https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iommu/20230921075138.124099-1-yi.l.liu@intel.com/
>>>> [2]https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iommu/20230928042734.16134-1-baolu.lu@linux.intel.com/
>>>> [3]https://github.com/LuBaolu/intel-iommu/commits/iommufd-io-pgfault-delivery-v2
>>> I was working with this branch that included Yi Liu's
>>> wip/iommufd_nesting branch. Now Yi Lui has updated his work in this post
>>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240102143834.146165-1-yi.l.liu@intel.com.
>>> Is there an updated version of the page fault work that is rebased on
>>> top of Liu's new version?
>> Yes. I am preparing the new version and will post it for discussion
>> after the merge window.
> Great to hear and thx for getting back to me.
> 
> I'll be on the look out for your post. Would it be possible for you to
> add me to the CC when you send it?

Sure.

Best regards,
baolu