[PATCH v2 10/22] vfio/pci: Skip reset of preserved device after Live Update

David Matlack
2026-01-29T21:25:55Z

From: Vipin Sharma <vipinsh@google.com>

Do not reset the device when a Live Update preserved vfio-pci device is
retrieved and first enabled. vfio_pci_liveupdate_freeze() guarantees the
device is reset prior to Live Update, so there's no reason to reset it
again after Live Update.

Since VFIO normally uses the initial reset to detect if the device
supports function resets, pass that from the previous kernel via
struct vfio_pci_core_dev_ser.

Signed-off-by: Vipin Sharma <vipinsh@google.com>
Signed-off-by: David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com>
---
drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c | 22 +++++++++++++++++-----
drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_liveupdate.c | 1 +
include/linux/kho/abi/vfio_pci.h | 2 ++
include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h | 1 +
4 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
index b01b94d81e28..c9f73f597797 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_core.c
@@ -515,12 +515,24 @@ int vfio_pci_core_enable(struct vfio_pci_core_device *vdev)
if (ret)
goto out_power;

- /* If reset fails because of the device lock, fail this path entirely */
- ret = pci_try_reset_function(pdev);
- if (ret == -EAGAIN)
- goto out_disable_device;
+ if (vdev->liveupdate_incoming_state) {
+ /*
+ * This device was preserved by the previous kernel across a
+ * Live Update, so it does not need to be reset.
+ */
+ vdev->reset_works = vdev->liveupdate_incoming_state->reset_works;
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * If reset fails because of the device lock, fail this path
+ * entirely.
+ */
+ ret = pci_try_reset_function(pdev);
+ if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+ goto out_disable_device;
+
+ vdev->reset_works = !ret;
+ }

- vdev->reset_works = !ret;
pci_save_state(pdev);
vdev->pci_saved_state = pci_store_saved_state(pdev);
if (!vdev->pci_saved_state)
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_liveupdate.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_liveupdate.c
index 1ad7379c70c4..c52d6bdb455f 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_liveupdate.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_liveupdate.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static int vfio_pci_liveupdate_preserve(struct liveupdate_file_op_args *args)

ser->bdf = pci_dev_id(pdev);
ser->domain = pci_domain_nr(pdev->bus);
+ ser->reset_works = vdev->reset_works;

args->serialized_data = virt_to_phys(ser);
return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/kho/abi/vfio_pci.h b/include/linux/kho/abi/vfio_pci.h
index 9bf58a2f3820..6c3d3c6dfc09 100644
--- a/include/linux/kho/abi/vfio_pci.h
+++ b/include/linux/kho/abi/vfio_pci.h
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@
*
* @bdf: The device's PCI bus, device, and function number.
* @domain: The device's PCI domain number (segment).
+ * @reset_works: Non-zero if the device supports function resets.
*/
struct vfio_pci_core_device_ser {
u16 bdf;
u16 domain;
+ u8 reset_works;
} __packed;

#endif /* _LINUX_LIVEUPDATE_ABI_VFIO_PCI_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h b/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h
index 350c30f84a13..95835298e29e 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/uuid.h>
#include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/kho/abi/vfio_pci.h>

#ifndef VFIO_PCI_CORE_H
#define VFIO_PCI_CORE_H
--
2.53.0.rc1.225.gd81095ad13-goog