Re: [PATCH v4 05/11] PCI: liveupdate: Inherit bus numbers during Live Update

Jacob Pan
2026-04-29T22:28:17Z

Hi David,

On Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:16:12 +0000
David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com> wrote:

> On 2026-04-27 08:40 PM, David Matlack wrote:
> > On 2026-04-27 11:47 AM, Jacob Pan wrote:
> > > On Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:23:09 +0000
> > > David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > To keep things simple, inherit the secondary and subordinate bus
> > > > numbers on all bridges if any PCI devices were preserved (i.e.
> > > > even bridges without any downstream endpoints that were
> > > > preserved). This avoids accidentally assigning a bridge a new
> > > > window that overlaps with a preserved device that is downstream
> > > > of a different bridge.
> > > >
> > > > If a bridge is enumerated with a broken topology or has no bus
> > > > numbers set during a Live Update, refuse to assign it new bus
> > > > numbers and refuse to enumerate devices below it. This is a
> > > > safety measure to prevent topology conflicts.
> > > >
> > > > Require that CONFIG_CARDBUS is not enabled to enable
> > > > CONFIG_PCI_LIVEUPDATE since inheriting bus numbers on
> > > > PCI-to-CardBus bridges requires additional work but is not a
> > > > priority at the moment.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: David Matlack <dmatlack@google.com>
> >
> > > > + /*
> > > > + * During a Live Update, preserved devices are allowed
> > > > to continue
> > > > + * performing memory transactions. The kernel must not
> > > > change the fabric
> > > > + * topology, including bus numbers, since that would
> > > > require disabling
> > > > + * and flushing any memory transactions first.
> > > > + *
> > > > + * To keep things simple, inherit the secondary and
> > > > subordinate bus
> > > > + * numbers on _all_ bridges if _any_ PCI devices were
> > > > preserved (i.e.
> > > > + * even bridges without any downstream endpoints that
> > > > were preserved).
> > > > + * This avoids accidentally assigning a bridge a new
> > > > window that
> > > > + * overlaps with a preserved device that is downstream
> > > > of a different
> > > > + * bridge.
> > > > + */
> > > > + dev->liveupdate_inherit_buses = true;
> > > > +
> > > This flag never gets cleared after the incoming kernel boot up,
> > > what if the user does a manual rescan via sysfs? i.e.
> > > # echo 1 > /sys/bus/pci/rescan
> > > pcibios_assign_all_busses() will never gets called for this
> > > device, and may hit this
> > > if (dev->liveupdate_inherit_buses) {
> > > pci_err(dev, "Cannot reconfigure bridge during
> > > Live Update!\n");
> > >
> > > So, maybe clear it in pci_liveupdate_finish()?
> >
> > I think we can allo wa rescan to assign new bus numbers once all
> > devices go through pci_liveupdate_finish() by clearing
> > dev->liveupdate_inherit_buses on all devices in pci_flb_finish(). We
> > would need to hold pci_rescan_remove_lock to avoid this racing with
> > such a rescan.
> >
> > Now that you bring up /sys/bus/pci/rescan... I think we also need to
> > set dev->liveupdate_inherit_buses in the outgoing kernel, to avoid
> > bus numbers changing on outgoing preserved devices.
> > pci_flb_preserve() should take pci_rescan_remove_lock and set
> > dev->liveupdate_inherit_buses on all devices, and
> > pci_flb_unpreserve() should do the opposite.
> >
> > If we did all then then /sys/bus/pci/rescan can work like normal as
> > long as no devices are preserved (incoming or outgoing). If any
> > devices are preserved then dev->liveupdate_inherit_buses gets set
> > to prevent bus numbers from changing during a possible rescan.
>
> Something like this? This is a diff applied on top of this commit.
Below looks correct to me, but I have another question. How do you
stablize PCI BARs? PCI BDF stability does not guarantee BARs don't get
moved, right?

>
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/liveupdate.c b/drivers/pci/liveupdate.c
> index fead478e8a04..b1b0a5b1a5df 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/liveupdate.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/liveupdate.c
> @@ -120,6 +120,20 @@
>
> #include "pci.h"
>
> +/*
> + * During a Live Update, preserved devices are allowed to continue
> performing
> + * memory transactions. The kernel must not change the fabric
> topology,
> + * including bus numbers, since that would require disabling and
> flushing any
> + * memory transactions first.
> + *
> + * To keep things simple, inherit the secondary and subordinate bus
> numbers on
> + * _all_ bridges if _any_ PCI devices are preserved (i.e. even
> bridges without
> + * any downstream endpoints that were preserved). This avoids
> accidentally
> + * assigning a bridge a new window that overlaps with a preserved
> device that is
> + * downstream of a different bridge.
> + */
> +static atomic_t inherit_buses;
> +
> struct pci_flb_outgoing {
> /* The pci_ser struct to be passed to the next kernel */
> struct pci_ser *ser;
> @@ -141,6 +155,29 @@ static unsigned long pci_ser_xa_key(unsigned
> long domain, unsigned long bdf) return domain << 16 | bdf;
> }
>
> +bool pci_liveupdate_inherit_buses(void)
> +{
> + return atomic_read(&inherit_buses);
> +}
> +
> +static void pci_set_liveupdate_inherit_buses(bool enable)
> +{
> + /* Ensure updates to inherit_buses do not race with rescans
> */
> + pci_lock_rescan_remove();
> +
> + /*
> + * Increment/decrement instead of setting directly to
> true/false so that
> + * pci_liveupdate_inherit_buses() returns true if any device
> is outgoing
> + * preserved or incoming preserved.
> + */
> + if (enable)
> + atomic_inc(&inherit_buses);
> + else
> + atomic_dec(&inherit_buses);
> +
> + pci_unlock_rescan_remove();
> +}
> +
> static int pci_flb_preserve(struct liveupdate_flb_op_args *args)
> {
> struct pci_flb_outgoing *outgoing;
> @@ -180,6 +217,8 @@ static int pci_flb_preserve(struct
> liveupdate_flb_op_args *args)
> args->obj = outgoing;
> args->data = virt_to_phys(outgoing->ser);
> +
> + pci_set_liveupdate_inherit_buses(true);
> return 0;
> }
>
> @@ -187,6 +226,8 @@ static void pci_flb_unpreserve(struct
> liveupdate_flb_op_args *args) {
> struct pci_flb_outgoing *outgoing = args->obj;
>
> + pci_set_liveupdate_inherit_buses(false);
> +
> pr_debug("Unpreserving struct pci_ser\n");
> WARN_ON_ONCE(outgoing->ser->nr_devices);
> kho_unpreserve_free(outgoing->ser);
> @@ -223,6 +264,8 @@ static int pci_flb_retrieve(struct
> liveupdate_flb_op_args *args) }
>
> args->obj = incoming;
> +
> + pci_set_liveupdate_inherit_buses(true);
> return 0;
> }
>
> @@ -230,6 +273,8 @@ static void pci_flb_finish(struct
> liveupdate_flb_op_args *args) {
> struct pci_flb_incoming *incoming = args->obj;
>
> + pci_set_liveupdate_inherit_buses(false);
> +
> xa_destroy(&incoming->xa);
> kho_restore_free(incoming->ser);
> kfree(incoming);
> @@ -385,21 +430,6 @@ void pci_liveupdate_setup_device(struct pci_dev
> *dev) if (!xa)
> return;
>
> - /*
> - * During a Live Update, preserved devices are allowed to
> continue
> - * performing memory transactions. The kernel must not
> change the fabric
> - * topology, including bus numbers, since that would require
> disabling
> - * and flushing any memory transactions first.
> - *
> - * To keep things simple, inherit the secondary and
> subordinate bus
> - * numbers on _all_ bridges if _any_ PCI devices were
> preserved (i.e.
> - * even bridges without any downstream endpoints that were
> preserved).
> - * This avoids accidentally assigning a bridge a new window
> that
> - * overlaps with a preserved device that is downstream of a
> different
> - * bridge.
> - */
> - dev->liveupdate_inherit_buses = true;
> -
> key = pci_ser_xa_key(pci_domain_nr(dev->bus),
> pci_dev_id(dev)); dev_ser = xa_load(xa, key);
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci.h b/drivers/pci/pci.h
> index 09bab39738d7..abd8379b99cf 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/pci.h
> +++ b/drivers/pci/pci.h
> @@ -1442,6 +1442,7 @@ static inline int pci_msix_write_tph_tag(struct
> pci_dev *pdev, unsigned int inde #ifdef CONFIG_PCI_LIVEUPDATE
> void pci_liveupdate_setup_device(struct pci_dev *dev);
> void pci_liveupdate_cleanup_device(struct pci_dev *dev);
> +bool pci_liveupdate_inherit_buses(void);
> #else
> static inline void pci_liveupdate_setup_device(struct pci_dev *dev)
> {
> @@ -1450,6 +1451,11 @@ static inline void
> pci_liveupdate_setup_device(struct pci_dev *dev) static inline void
> pci_liveupdate_cleanup_device(struct pci_dev *dev) {
> }
> +
> +static inline bool pci_liveupdate_inherit_buses(void)
> +{
> + return false;
> +}
> #endif
>
> #endif /* DRIVERS_PCI_H */
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
> index fa26f4170add..f94fa1fc76cc 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
> @@ -1374,9 +1374,9 @@ bool pci_ea_fixed_busnrs(struct pci_dev *dev,
> u8 *sec, u8 *sub) return true;
> }
>
> -static bool pci_should_assign_new_buses(struct pci_dev *dev)
> +static bool pci_should_assign_new_buses(void)
> {
> - if (dev->liveupdate_inherit_buses)
> + if (pci_liveupdate_inherit_buses())
> return false;
>
> return pcibios_assign_all_busses();
> @@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ static int pci_scan_bridge_extend(struct
> pci_bus *bus, struct pci_dev *dev, int max, unsigned int
> available_buses, int pass)
> {
> - const bool assign_new_buses =
> pci_should_assign_new_buses(dev);
> + const bool assign_new_buses = pci_should_assign_new_buses();
> struct pci_bus *child;
> u32 buses;
> u16 bctl;
> @@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ static int pci_scan_bridge_extend(struct
> pci_bus *bus, struct pci_dev *dev, goto out;
> }
>
> - if (dev->liveupdate_inherit_buses) {
> + if (pci_liveupdate_inherit_buses()) {
> pci_err(dev, "Cannot reconfigure bridge
> during Live Update!\n"); pci_err(dev, "Downstream devices will not be
> enumerated!\n"); goto out;
> diff --git a/include/linux/pci.h b/include/linux/pci.h
> index 9a602b322e3c..dd6b26ca9462 100644
> --- a/include/linux/pci.h
> +++ b/include/linux/pci.h
> @@ -511,7 +511,6 @@ struct pci_dev {
> unsigned int rom_bar_overlap:1; /* ROM BAR
> disable broken */ unsigned int rom_attr_enabled:1; /*
> Display of ROM attribute enabled? */ unsigned int
> non_mappable_bars:1; /* BARs can't be mapped to user-space */
> - unsigned int liveupdate_inherit_buses:1; /* Inherit
> bus numbers due to Live Update */ pci_dev_flags_t dev_flags;
> atomic_t enable_cnt; /* pci_enable_device has
> been called */