Re: [PATCH v3 02/24] PCI: Add API to track PCI devices preserved across Live Update

Yanjun.Zhu
2026-04-02T21:29:12Z

On 3/23/26 4:57 PM, David Matlack wrote:
> Add an API to enable the PCI subsystem to participate in a Live Update
> and track all devices that are being preserved by drivers. Since this
> support is still under development, hide it behind a new Kconfig
> PCI_LIVEUPDATE that is marked experimental.
>
> This API will be used in subsequent commits by the vfio-pci driver to
> preserve VFIO devices across Live Update.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com>
> ---
> drivers/pci/Kconfig | 11 ++
> drivers/pci/Makefile | 1 +
> drivers/pci/liveupdate.c | 380 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/pci/pci.h | 14 ++
> drivers/pci/probe.c | 2 +
> include/linux/kho/abi/pci.h | 62 ++++++
> include/linux/pci.h | 41 ++++
> 7 files changed, 511 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 drivers/pci/liveupdate.c
> create mode 100644 include/linux/kho/abi/pci.h
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/Kconfig b/drivers/pci/Kconfig
> index e3f848ffb52a..05307d89c3f4 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/pci/Kconfig
> @@ -334,6 +334,17 @@ config VGA_ARB_MAX_GPUS
> Reserves space in the kernel to maintain resource locking for
> multiple GPUS. The overhead for each GPU is very small.
>
> +config PCI_LIVEUPDATE
> + bool "PCI Live Update Support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
> + depends on PCI && LIVEUPDATE
> + help
> + Support for preserving PCI devices across a Live Update. This option
> + should only be enabled by developers working on implementing this
> + support. Once enough support as landed in the kernel, this option
> + will no longer be marked EXPERIMENTAL.
> +
> + If unsure, say N.

Currently, it only supports 'n' or 'y'. Is it possible to add 'm'
(modular support)?

This would allow the feature to be built as a kernel module. For
development

purposes, modularization means we only need to recompile a single module

for testing, rather than rebuilding the entire kernel. Compiling a
module should

be significantly faster than a full kernel build.

Zhu Yanjun

> +
> source "drivers/pci/hotplug/Kconfig"
> source "drivers/pci/controller/Kconfig"
> source "drivers/pci/endpoint/Kconfig"
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/Makefile b/drivers/pci/Makefile
> index 41ebc3b9a518..e8d003cb6757 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/pci/Makefile
> @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PROC_FS) += proc.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_SYSFS) += pci-sysfs.o slot.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI) += pci-acpi.o
> obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_PCI_IOMAP) += iomap.o
> +obj-$(CONFIG_PCI_LIVEUPDATE) += liveupdate.o
> endif
>
> obj-$(CONFIG_OF) += of.o
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/liveupdate.c b/drivers/pci/liveupdate.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..bec7b3500057
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/pci/liveupdate.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,380 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +/*
> + * Copyright (c) 2026, Google LLC.
> + * David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com>
> + */
> +
> +/**
> + * DOC: PCI Live Update
> + *
> + * The PCI subsystem participates in the Live Update process to enable drivers
> + * to preserve their PCI devices across kexec.
> + *
> + * Device preservation across Live Update is built on top of the Live Update
> + * Orchestrator (LUO) support for file preservation across kexec. Userspace
> + * indicates that a device should be preserved by preserving the file associated
> + * with the device with ``ioctl(LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_PRESERVE_FD)``.
> + *
> + * .. note::
> + * The support for preserving PCI devices across Live Update is currently
> + * *partial* and should be considered *experimental*. It should only be
> + * used by developers working on the implementation for the time being.
> + *
> + * To enable the support, enable ``CONFIG_PCI_LIVEUPDATE``.
> + *
> + * Driver API
> + * ==========
> + *
> + * Drivers that support file-based device preservation must register their
> + * ``liveupdate_file_handler`` with the PCI subsystem by calling
> + * ``pci_liveupdate_register_flb()``. This ensures the PCI subsystem will be
> + * notified whenever a device file is preserved so that ``struct pci_ser``
> + * can be allocated to track all preserved devices. This struct is an ABI
> + * and is eventually handed off to the next kernel via Kexec-Handover (KHO).
> + *
> + * In the "outgoing" kernel (before kexec), drivers should then notify the PCI
> + * subsystem directly whenever the preservation status for a device changes:
> + *
> + * * ``pci_liveupdate_preserve(pci_dev)``: The device is being preserved.
> + *
> + * * ``pci_liveupdate_unpreserve(pci_dev)``: The device is no longer being
> + * preserved (preservation is cancelled).
> + *
> + * In the "incoming" kernel (after kexec), drivers should notify the PCI
> + * subsystem with the following calls:
> + *
> + * * ``pci_liveupdate_retrieve(pci_dev)``: The device file is being retrieved
> + * by userspace.
> + *
> + * * ``pci_liveupdate_finish(pci_dev)``: The device is done participating in
> + * Live Update. After this point the device may no longer be even associated
> + * with the same driver.
> + *
> + * Incoming/Outgoing
> + * =================
> + *
> + * The state of each device's participation in Live Update is stored in
> + * ``struct pci_dev``:
> + *
> + * * ``liveupdate_outgoing``: True if the device is being preserved in the
> + * outgoing kernel. Set in ``pci_liveupdate_preserve()`` and cleared in
> + * ``pci_liveupdate_unpreserve()``.
> + *
> + * * ``liveupdate_incoming``: True if the device is preserved in the incoming
> + * kernel. Set during probing when the device is first created and cleared
> + * in ``pci_liveupdate_finish()``.
> + *
> + * Restrictions
> + * ============
> + *
> + * Preserved devices currently have the following restrictions. Each of these
> + * may be relaxed in the future.
> + *
> + * * The device must not be a Virtual Function (VF).
> + *
> + * * The device must not be a Physical Function (PF).
> + *
> + * Preservation Behavior
> + * =====================
> + *
> + * The kernel preserves the following state for devices preserved across a Live
> + * Update:
> + *
> + * * The PCI Segment, Bus, Device, and Function numbers assigned to the device
> + * are guaranteed to remain the same across Live Update.
> + *
> + * This list will be extended in the future as new support is added.
> + *
> + * Driver Binding
> + * ==============
> + *
> + * It is the driver's responsibility for ensuring that preserved devices are not
> + * released or bound to a different driver for as long as they are preserved. In
> + * practice, this is enforced by LUO taking an extra referenced to the preserved
> + * device file for as long as it is preserved.
> + *
> + * However, there is a window of time in the incoming kernel when a device is
> + * first probed and when userspace retrieves the device file with
> + * ``LIVEUPDATE_SESSION_RETRIEVE_FD`` when the device could be bound to any
> + * driver.
> + *
> + * It is currently userspace's responsibility to ensure that the device is bound
> + * to the correct driver in this window.
> + */
> +
> +#include <linux/bsearch.h>
> +#include <linux/io.h>
> +#include <linux/kexec_handover.h>
> +#include <linux/kho/abi/pci.h>
> +#include <linux/liveupdate.h>
> +#include <linux/mutex.h>
> +#include <linux/mm.h>
> +#include <linux/pci.h>
> +#include <linux/sort.h>
> +
> +#include "pci.h"
> +
> +static DEFINE_MUTEX(pci_flb_outgoing_lock);
> +
> +static int pci_flb_preserve(struct liveupdate_flb_op_args *args)
> +{
> + struct pci_dev *dev = NULL;
> + int max_nr_devices = 0;
> + struct pci_ser *ser;
> + unsigned long size;
> +
> + /*
> + * Don't both accounting for VFs that could be created after this
> + * since preserving VFs is not supported yet. Also don't account
> + * for devices that could be hot-plugged after this since preserving
> + * hot-plugged devices across Live Update is not yet an expected
> + * use-case.
> + */
> + for_each_pci_dev(dev)
> + max_nr_devices++;
> +
> + size = struct_size_t(struct pci_ser, devices, max_nr_devices);
> +
> + ser = kho_alloc_preserve(size);
> + if (IS_ERR(ser))
> + return PTR_ERR(ser);
> +
> + ser->max_nr_devices = max_nr_devices;
> +
> + args->obj = ser;
> + args->data = virt_to_phys(ser);
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void pci_flb_unpreserve(struct liveupdate_flb_op_args *args)
> +{
> + struct pci_ser *ser = args->obj;
> +
> + WARN_ON_ONCE(ser->nr_devices);
> + kho_unpreserve_free(ser);
> +}
> +
> +static int pci_flb_retrieve(struct liveupdate_flb_op_args *args)
> +{
> + args->obj = phys_to_virt(args->data);
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void pci_flb_finish(struct liveupdate_flb_op_args *args)
> +{
> + kho_restore_free(args->obj);
> +}
> +
> +static struct liveupdate_flb_ops pci_liveupdate_flb_ops = {
> + .preserve = pci_flb_preserve,
> + .unpreserve = pci_flb_unpreserve,
> + .retrieve = pci_flb_retrieve,
> + .finish = pci_flb_finish,
> + .owner = THIS_MODULE,
> +};
> +
> +static struct liveupdate_flb pci_liveupdate_flb = {
> + .ops = &pci_liveupdate_flb_ops,
> + .compatible = PCI_LUO_FLB_COMPATIBLE,
> +};
> +
> +#define INIT_PCI_DEV_SER(_dev) { \
> + .domain = pci_domain_nr((_dev)->bus), \
> + .bdf = pci_dev_id(_dev), \
> +}
> +
> +static int pci_dev_ser_cmp(const void *__a, const void *__b)
> +{
> + const struct pci_dev_ser *a = __a, *b = __b;
> +
> + return cmp_int((u64)a->domain << 16 | a->bdf,
> + (u64)b->domain << 16 | b->bdf);
> +}
> +
> +static struct pci_dev_ser *pci_ser_find(struct pci_ser *ser,
> + struct pci_dev *dev)
> +{
> + const struct pci_dev_ser key = INIT_PCI_DEV_SER(dev);
> +
> + return bsearch(&key, ser->devices, ser->nr_devices,
> + sizeof(key), pci_dev_ser_cmp);
> +}
> +
> +static void pci_ser_delete(struct pci_ser *ser, struct pci_dev *dev)
> +{
> + struct pci_dev_ser *dev_ser;
> + int i;
> +
> + dev_ser = pci_ser_find(ser, dev);
> +
> + /*
> + * This should never happen unless there is a kernel bug or
> + * corruption that causes the state in struct pci_ser to get
> + * out of sync with struct pci_dev.
> + */
> + if (pci_WARN_ONCE(dev, !dev_ser, "Cannot find preserved device!"))
> + return;
> +
> + for (i = dev_ser - ser->devices; i < ser->nr_devices - 1; i++)
> + ser->devices[i] = ser->devices[i + 1];
> +
> + ser->nr_devices--;
> +}
> +
> +int pci_liveupdate_preserve(struct pci_dev *dev)
> +{
> + struct pci_dev_ser new = INIT_PCI_DEV_SER(dev);
> + struct pci_ser *ser;
> + int i, ret;
> +
> + /* SR-IOV is not supported yet. */
> + if (dev->is_virtfn || dev->is_physfn)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + guard(mutex)(&pci_flb_outgoing_lock);
> +
> + if (dev->liveupdate_outgoing)
> + return -EBUSY;
> +
> + ret = liveupdate_flb_get_outgoing(&pci_liveupdate_flb, (void **)&ser);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> +
> + if (ser->nr_devices == ser->max_nr_devices)
> + return -E2BIG;
> +
> + for (i = ser->nr_devices; i > 0; i--) {
> + struct pci_dev_ser *prev = &ser->devices[i - 1];
> + int cmp = pci_dev_ser_cmp(&new, prev);
> +
> + /*
> + * This should never happen unless there is a kernel bug or
> + * corruption that causes the state in struct pci_ser to get out
> + * of sync with struct pci_dev.
> + */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!cmp))
> + return -EBUSY;
> +
> + if (cmp > 0)
> + break;
> +
> + ser->devices[i] = *prev;
> + }
> +
> + ser->devices[i] = new;
> + ser->nr_devices++;
> + dev->liveupdate_outgoing = true;
> + return 0;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_liveupdate_preserve);
> +
> +void pci_liveupdate_unpreserve(struct pci_dev *dev)
> +{
> + struct pci_ser *ser;
> + int ret;
> +
> + /* This should never happen unless the caller (driver) is buggy */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!dev->liveupdate_outgoing))
> + return;
> +
> + guard(mutex)(&pci_flb_outgoing_lock);
> +
> + ret = liveupdate_flb_get_outgoing(&pci_liveupdate_flb, (void **)&ser);
> +
> + /* This should never happen unless there is a bug in LUO */
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(ret))
> + return;
> +
> + pci_ser_delete(ser, dev);
> + dev->liveupdate_outgoing = false;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_liveupdate_unpreserve);
> +
> +static int pci_liveupdate_flb_get_incoming(struct pci_ser **serp)
> +{
> + int ret;
> +
> + ret = liveupdate_flb_get_incoming(&pci_liveupdate_flb, (void **)serp);
> +
> + /* Live Update is not enabled. */
> + if (ret == -EOPNOTSUPP)
> + return ret;
> +
> + /* Live Update is enabled, but there is no incoming FLB data. */
> + if (ret == -ENODATA)
> + return ret;
> +
> + /*
> + * Live Update is enabled and there is incoming FLB data, but none of it
> + * matches pci_liveupdate_flb.compatible.
> + *
> + * This could mean that no PCI FLB data was passed by the previous
> + * kernel, but it could also mean the previous kernel used a different
> + * compatibility string (i.e.a different ABI). The latter deserves at
> + * least a WARN_ON_ONCE() but it cannot be distinguished from the
> + * former.
> + */
> + if (ret == -ENOENT) {
> + pr_info_once("PCI: No incoming FLB data detected during Live Update");
> + return ret;
> + }
> +
> + /*
> + * There is incoming FLB data that matches pci_liveupdate_flb.compatible
> + * but it cannot be retrieved. Proceed with standard initialization as
> + * if there was not incoming PCI FLB data.
> + */
> + WARN_ONCE(ret, "PCI: Failed to retrieve incoming FLB data during Live Update");
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> +u32 pci_liveupdate_incoming_nr_devices(void)
> +{
> + struct pci_ser *ser;
> +
> + if (pci_liveupdate_flb_get_incoming(&ser))
> + return 0;
> +
> + return ser->nr_devices;
> +}
> +
> +void pci_liveupdate_setup_device(struct pci_dev *dev)
> +{
> + struct pci_ser *ser;
> +
> + if (pci_liveupdate_flb_get_incoming(&ser))
> + return;
> +
> + if (!pci_ser_find(ser, dev))
> + return;
> +
> + dev->liveupdate_incoming = true;
> +}
> +
> +int pci_liveupdate_retrieve(struct pci_dev *dev)
> +{
> + if (!dev->liveupdate_incoming)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_liveupdate_retrieve);
> +
> +void pci_liveupdate_finish(struct pci_dev *dev)
> +{
> + dev->liveupdate_incoming = false;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_liveupdate_finish);
> +
> +int pci_liveupdate_register_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh)
> +{
> + return liveupdate_register_flb(fh, &pci_liveupdate_flb);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_liveupdate_register_flb);
> +
> +void pci_liveupdate_unregister_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh)
> +{
> + liveupdate_unregister_flb(fh, &pci_liveupdate_flb);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_liveupdate_unregister_flb);
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.h b/drivers/pci/pci.h
> index 13d998fbacce..979cb9921340 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/pci.h
> +++ b/drivers/pci/pci.h
> @@ -1434,4 +1434,18 @@ static inline int pci_msix_write_tph_tag(struct pci_dev *pdev, unsigned int inde
> (PCI_CONF1_ADDRESS(bus, dev, func, reg) | \
> PCI_CONF1_EXT_REG(reg))
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_LIVEUPDATE
> +void pci_liveupdate_setup_device(struct pci_dev *dev);
> +u32 pci_liveupdate_incoming_nr_devices(void);
> +#else
> +static inline void pci_liveupdate_setup_device(struct pci_dev *dev)
> +{
> +}
> +
> +static inline u32 pci_liveupdate_incoming_nr_devices(void)
> +{
> + return 0;
> +}
> +#endif
> +
> #endif /* DRIVERS_PCI_H */
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
> index bccc7a4bdd79..c60222d45659 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
> @@ -2064,6 +2064,8 @@ int pci_setup_device(struct pci_dev *dev)
> if (pci_early_dump)
> early_dump_pci_device(dev);
>
> + pci_liveupdate_setup_device(dev);
> +
> /* Need to have dev->class ready */
> dev->cfg_size = pci_cfg_space_size(dev);
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/kho/abi/pci.h b/include/linux/kho/abi/pci.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..7764795f6818
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/linux/kho/abi/pci.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> +
> +/*
> + * Copyright (c) 2025, Google LLC.
> + * David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com>
> + */
> +
> +#ifndef _LINUX_KHO_ABI_PCI_H
> +#define _LINUX_KHO_ABI_PCI_H
> +
> +#include <linux/bug.h>
> +#include <linux/compiler.h>
> +#include <linux/types.h>
> +
> +/**
> + * DOC: PCI File-Lifecycle Bound (FLB) Live Update ABI
> + *
> + * This header defines the ABI for preserving core PCI state across kexec using
> + * Live Update File-Lifecycle Bound (FLB) data.
> + *
> + * This interface is a contract. Any modification to any of the serialization
> + * structs defined here constitutes a breaking change. Such changes require
> + * incrementing the version number in the PCI_LUO_FLB_COMPATIBLE string.
> + */
> +
> +#define PCI_LUO_FLB_COMPATIBLE "pci-v1"
> +
> +/**
> + * struct pci_dev_ser - Serialized state about a single PCI device.
> + *
> + * @domain: The device's PCI domain number (segment).
> + * @bdf: The device's PCI bus, device, and function number.
> + * @reserved: Reserved (to naturally align struct pci_dev_ser).
> + */
> +struct pci_dev_ser {
> + u32 domain;
> + u16 bdf;
> + u16 reserved;
> +} __packed;
> +
> +/**
> + * struct pci_ser - PCI Subsystem Live Update State
> + *
> + * This struct tracks state about all devices that are being preserved across
> + * a Live Update for the next kernel.
> + *
> + * @max_nr_devices: The length of the devices[] flexible array.
> + * @nr_devices: The number of devices that were preserved.
> + * @devices: Flexible array of pci_dev_ser structs for each device. Guaranteed
> + * to be sorted ascending by domain and bdf.
> + */
> +struct pci_ser {
> + u64 max_nr_devices;
> + u64 nr_devices;
> + struct pci_dev_ser devices[];
> +} __packed;
> +
> +/* Ensure all elements of devices[] are naturally aligned. */
> +static_assert(offsetof(struct pci_ser, devices) % sizeof(unsigned long) == 0);
> +static_assert(sizeof(struct pci_dev_ser) % sizeof(unsigned long) == 0);
> +
> +#endif /* _LINUX_KHO_ABI_PCI_H */
> diff --git a/include/linux/pci.h b/include/linux/pci.h
> index 1c270f1d5123..27ee9846a2fd 100644
> --- a/include/linux/pci.h
> +++ b/include/linux/pci.h
> @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
> #include <linux/resource_ext.h>
> #include <linux/msi_api.h>
> #include <uapi/linux/pci.h>
> +#include <linux/liveupdate.h>
>
> #include <linux/pci_ids.h>
>
> @@ -591,6 +592,10 @@ struct pci_dev {
> u8 tph_mode; /* TPH mode */
> u8 tph_req_type; /* TPH requester type */
> #endif
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_LIVEUPDATE
> + unsigned int liveupdate_incoming:1; /* Preserved by previous kernel */
> + unsigned int liveupdate_outgoing:1; /* Preserved for next kernel */
> +#endif
> };
>
> static inline struct pci_dev *pci_physfn(struct pci_dev *dev)
> @@ -2871,4 +2876,40 @@ void pci_uevent_ers(struct pci_dev *pdev, enum pci_ers_result err_type);
> WARN_ONCE(condition, "%s %s: " fmt, \
> dev_driver_string(&(pdev)->dev), pci_name(pdev), ##arg)
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_LIVEUPDATE
> +int pci_liveupdate_preserve(struct pci_dev *dev);
> +void pci_liveupdate_unpreserve(struct pci_dev *dev);
> +int pci_liveupdate_retrieve(struct pci_dev *dev);
> +void pci_liveupdate_finish(struct pci_dev *dev);
> +int pci_liveupdate_register_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh);
> +void pci_liveupdate_unregister_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh);
> +#else
> +static inline int pci_liveupdate_preserve(struct pci_dev *dev)
> +{
> + return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +}
> +
> +static inline void pci_liveupdate_unpreserve(struct pci_dev *dev)
> +{
> +}
> +
> +static inline int pci_liveupdate_retrieve(struct pci_dev *dev)
> +{
> + return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +}
> +
> +static inline void pci_liveupdate_finish(struct pci_dev *dev)
> +{
> +}
> +
> +static inline int pci_liveupdate_register_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh)
> +{
> + return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +}
> +
> +static inline void pci_liveupdate_unregister_flb(struct liveupdate_file_handler *fh)
> +{
> +}
> +#endif
> +
> #endif /* LINUX_PCI_H */