From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Nicolin Chen" <nicolinc@nvidia.com>
Cc: linux-pci@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 5/5] iommu: Pass in reset result to pci_dev_reset_iommu_done()
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:52:05 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-195866@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <b8a1c348a5ef457bd75d882aaf60b9156a5aedb3.1793729707.git.nicolinc@nvidia.com>
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [High] iommu: nested FLR failure lost in pci_dev_reset_iommu_done() and quirks
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commit bcd9c215d1b85e6e5dddae2f6e5dddae2f6e342b6ed1a3b197
Author: Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@nvidia.com>
iommu: Pass in reset result to pci_dev_reset_iommu_done()
This commit passes the return value of PCI reset functions into
pci_dev_reset_iommu_done() so that on a failed reset the device remains
attached to the blocking domain with group->recovery_cnt kept elevated.
> diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
> index 0d40eb4f15cc1..1e3a243a6f1ef 100644
> --- a/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
> +++ b/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
[ ... ]
> @@ -4138,20 +4152,28 @@ static bool group_device_dma_alias_is_blocked(struct iommu_group *group,
> /**
> * pci_dev_reset_iommu_done() - Restore IOMMU after a PCI device reset is done
> * @pdev: PCI device that has finished a reset routine
> + * @reset_result: Return code from the reset routine
> *
> * After a PCIe device finishes a reset routine, it wants to restore its IOMMU
> * activity, including new translation and cache invalidation, by re-attaching
> * all RID/PASID of the device back to the domains retained in the core-level
> * structure.
> *
> - * Caller must pair it with a successful pci_dev_reset_iommu_prepare().
> + * This is a pairing function for pci_dev_reset_iommu_prepare(). Caller passes
> + * the reset return value to @reset_result. On a failed reset, the device will
> + * remain blocked as a quarantine measure, with group->recovery_cnt intact, to
> + * protect system memory until a subsequent successful reset.
> + *
> + * Callers must skip pci_dev_reset_iommu_prepare/done() entirely when no reset
> + * is attempted (e.g. probe mode).
> *
> * Note that, although unlikely, there is a risk that re-attaching domains might
> * fail due to some unexpected happening like OOM.
> */
> -void pci_dev_reset_iommu_done(struct pci_dev *pdev)
> +void pci_dev_reset_iommu_done(struct pci_dev *pdev, int reset_result)
> {
> struct iommu_group *group = pdev->dev.iommu_group;
> + enum blocked_reason old_blocked;
> struct group_device *gdev;
> unsigned long pasid;
> void *entry;
> @@ -4174,6 +4196,37 @@ void pci_dev_reset_iommu_done(struct pci_dev *pdev)
> if (WARN_ON(!group->blocking_domain))
> return;
>
> + /*
> + * A reset failure implies that the device might be unreliable. E.g. its
> + * device cache might retain stale entries, which might result in memory
> + * corruption. Thus, do not unblock the device until a successful reset.
> + */
> + if (reset_result) {
> + /*
> + * FIXME: the int-return values from the PCI reset functions are
> + * not consistent: some reset functions use -ENOTTY to indicate
> + * "no reset was attempted" (in which case IOMMU should revert a
> + * prepare), while others use -ENOTTY to indicate "reset failed;
> + * try the next reset method" (in which case IOMMU should keep
> + * the device blocked). Without fixing the PCI return result, we
> + * cannot tell the difference between the two cases. Warn it.
> + */
> + if (reset_result == -ENOTTY)
> + dev_warn_ratelimited(
> + &pdev->dev,
> + "Reset may have been skipped. Keep it blocked conservatively\n");
> + else
> + dev_err_ratelimited(
> + &pdev->dev,
> + "Reset failed. Keep it blocked to protect memory\n");
> + if (gdev->blocked == BLOCKED_RESETTING)
> + gdev->blocked = BLOCKED_RESET_FAILED;
> + return;
> + }
[ ... ]
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/quirks.c b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
> index 3d3e95cb9f7dc..92e81460c2d8f 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/quirks.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
> @@ -4416,7 +4416,7 @@ static int __pci_dev_specific_reset(struct pci_dev *dev, bool probe,
>
> ret = i->reset(dev, probe);
> if (!probe)
> - pci_dev_reset_iommu_done(dev);
> + pci_dev_reset_iommu_done(dev, ret);
> return ret;
> }
[Severity: High]
Can a nested FLR failure inside a device-specific reset quirk be lost,
allowing the device to be unblocked even when the underlying FLR failed?
When __pci_dev_specific_reset() runs, it calls pci_dev_reset_iommu_prepare()
which increments gdev->reset_depth from 0 to 1, attaches
group->blocking_domain, and sets gdev->blocked = BLOCKED_RESETTING.
Several callbacks in pci_dev_reset_methods[] then invoke pcie_flr() or
pcie_reset_flr() without propagating its return value, such as
nvme_disable_and_flr(), delay_250ms_after_flr(),
reset_intel_82599_sfp_virtfn(), reset_chelsio_generic_dev(), and
reset_hinic_vf_dev():
drivers/pci/quirks.c:nvme_disable_and_flr() {
...
pci_iounmap(dev, bar);
pcie_flr(dev);
return 0;
}
drivers/pci/quirks.c:delay_250ms_after_flr() {
if (probe)
return pcie_reset_flr(dev, PCI_RESET_PROBE);
pcie_reset_flr(dev, PCI_RESET_DO_RESET);
msleep(250);
return 0;
}
Inside pcie_flr(), pci_dev_reset_iommu_prepare() increments
gdev->reset_depth from 1 to 2. If the FLR fails (for example, pci_dev_wait()
times out or sees a disconnected device and returns -ENOTTY), pcie_flr()
calls pci_dev_reset_iommu_done(dev, ret) with ret = -ENOTTY.
However, pci_dev_reset_iommu_done() checks gdev->reset_depth before
inspecting reset_result:
drivers/iommu/iommu.c:pci_dev_reset_iommu_done() {
...
if (WARN_ON(gdev->reset_depth == 0))
return;
if (--gdev->reset_depth)
return;
if (WARN_ON(!group->blocking_domain))
return;
if (reset_result) {
...
}
Because --gdev->reset_depth is still 1 on the inner call,
pci_dev_reset_iommu_done() returns early and discards the inner failure.
(Similarly, if pcie_flr() fails at !pci_dev_config_accessible(), it returns
-ENOTTY before calling pci_dev_reset_iommu_prepare(), and reset_hinic_vf_dev()
and reset_ivb_igd() also return 0 on post-reset polling timeouts.)
The quirk callback then returns 0 to __pci_dev_specific_reset(), which calls
pci_dev_reset_iommu_done(dev, 0). At that outer call, --gdev->reset_depth
reaches 0 with reset_result == 0, so pci_dev_reset_iommu_done() unblocks the
device (even clearing a prior BLOCKED_RESET_FAILED quarantine), re-attaches
group->domain and all PASID domains, and decrements group->recovery_cnt.
Should the FLR quirk callbacks propagate the return value of pcie_flr() /
pcie_reset_flr(), and should pci_dev_reset_iommu_done() also record a
non-zero reset_result before returning when gdev->reset_depth > 0?
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Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/cover.1793729707.git.nicolinc@nvidia.com?part=5
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-03 18:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-03 18:33 [PATCH v1 0/5] iommu: Keep a device blocked after a failed PCI reset Nicolin Chen
2026-11-03 18:33 ` [PATCH v1 1/5] PCI: Don't suspend IOMMU when probing reset capability Nicolin Chen
2026-11-03 18:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-03 18:33 ` [PATCH v1 2/5] PCI/CXL: Probe the underlying bus reset in cxl_reset_bus_function() Nicolin Chen
2026-11-03 18:44 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-03 18:44 ` Nicolin Chen
2026-11-03 21:02 ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-11-03 18:33 ` [PATCH v1 3/5] iommu: Convert gdev->blocked from bool to enum blocked_reason Nicolin Chen
2026-11-03 18:39 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-03 18:33 ` [PATCH v1 4/5] iommu: Pass in gdev's blocked state to iommu_deinit_device() Nicolin Chen
2026-11-03 18:44 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-03 18:33 ` [PATCH v1 5/5] iommu: Pass in reset result to pci_dev_reset_iommu_done() Nicolin Chen
2026-11-03 18:52 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-11-03 19:59 ` Nicolin Chen
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