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Tsirkin" To: Stefano Garzarella Cc: Shannon Nelson , virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, Jason Wang , Eugenio =?iso-8859-1?Q?P=E9rez?= , Tiwei Bie , kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] vhost-vdpa: filter VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED feature Message-ID: <20230605095404-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> References: <20230605110644.151211-1-sgarzare@redhat.com> <20230605084104-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> <24fjdwp44hovz3d3qkzftmvjie45er3g3boac7aezpvzbwvuol@lmo47ydvnqau> <20230605085840-mutt-send-email-mst@kernel.org> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_NONE,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on lindbergh.monkeyblade.net On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 03:30:35PM +0200, Stefano Garzarella wrote: > On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 09:00:25AM -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 02:54:20PM +0200, Stefano Garzarella wrote: > > > On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 08:41:54AM -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > > > > On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 01:06:44PM +0200, Stefano Garzarella wrote: > > > > > vhost-vdpa IOCTLs (eg. VHOST_GET_VRING_BASE, VHOST_SET_VRING_BASE) > > > > > don't support packed virtqueue well yet, so let's filter the > > > > > VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED feature for now in vhost_vdpa_get_features(). > > > > > > > > > > This way, even if the device supports it, we don't risk it being > > > > > negotiated, then the VMM is unable to set the vring state properly. > > > > > > > > > > Fixes: 4c8cf31885f6 ("vhost: introduce vDPA-based backend") > > > > > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org > > > > > Signed-off-by: Stefano Garzarella > > > > > --- > > > > > > > > > > Notes: > > > > > This patch should be applied before the "[PATCH v2 0/3] vhost_vdpa: > > > > > better PACKED support" series [1] and backported in stable branches. > > > > > > > > > > We can revert it when we are sure that everything is working with > > > > > packed virtqueues. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Stefano > > > > > > > > > > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/virtualization/20230424225031.18947-1-shannon.nelson@amd.com/ > > > > > > > > I'm a bit lost here. So why am I merging "better PACKED support" then? > > > > > > To really support packed virtqueue with vhost-vdpa, at that point we would > > > also have to revert this patch. > > > > > > I wasn't sure if you wanted to queue the series for this merge window. > > > In that case do you think it is better to send this patch only for stable > > > branches? > > > > Does this patch make them a NOP? > > > > > > Yep, after applying the "better PACKED support" series and being > > > sure that > > > the IOCTLs of vhost-vdpa support packed virtqueue, we should revert this > > > patch. > > > > > > Let me know if you prefer a different approach. > > > > > > I'm concerned that QEMU uses vhost-vdpa IOCTLs thinking that the kernel > > > interprets them the right way, when it does not. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Stefano > > > > > > > If this fixes a bug can you add Fixes tags to each of them? Then it's ok > > to merge in this window. Probably easier than the elaborate > > mask/unmask dance. > > CCing Shannon (the original author of the "better PACKED support" > series). > > IIUC Shannon is going to send a v3 of that series to fix the > documentation, so Shannon can you also add the Fixes tags? > > Thanks, > Stefano Well this is in my tree already. Just reply with Fixes: <> to each and I will add these tags. If I start dropping and rebasing this won't make it in this window. -- MST