From: Albert Esteve <aesteve@redhat.com>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Cc: "Alex Bennée" <alex.bennee@linaro.org>,
hi@alyssa.is, stefanha@redhat.com, david@redhat.com,
jasowang@redhat.com, dbassey@redhat.com, stevensd@chromium.org,
"Stefano Garzarella" <sgarzare@redhat.com>,
"Laurent Vivier" <lvivier@redhat.com>,
"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>,
"Paolo Bonzini" <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
"Fabiano Rosas" <farosas@suse.de>,
slp@redhat.com, manos.pitsidianakis@linaro.org,
"Albert Esteve" <aesteve@redhat.com>
Subject: [PATCH v10 0/7] vhost-user: Add SHMEM_MAP/UNMAP requests
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:38:20 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251016143827.1850397-1-aesteve@redhat.com> (raw)
Hi all,
v9->v10
- Fix transaction_commit invoked without transaction_begin
on vhost_user_backend_handle_shmem_map() early errors
- Removed fd tracking on VirtioSharedMemoryMapping, it
is handled by the RAMBlock
- Reject invalid BAR configurations when VIRTIO Shared Memory
Regions are in use by vhost-user-test-device
v8->v9
- Fixed vhost-user new handlers to ensure that they always
reply
- Made MMAP request flags field u64 everywhere
- Fixed double memory_region_del_subregion() on UNMAP
- Add mappings cleaning on virtio_reset()
- Some small typos and fixes
- Fixed virtio pci bar mapping for vhost-user-test-device
v7->v8
- Unified VhostUserShmemObject and VirtioSharedMemoryMapping
- Refined shmem_obj lifecycle by transferring ownership
- Other small improvements
This patch series implements dynamic fd-backed memory mapping support
for vhost-user backends, enabling backends to dynamically request memory
mappings and unmappings during runtime through the new
VHOST_USER_BACKEND_SHMEM_MAP/UNMAP protocol messages.
This feature benefits various VIRTIO devices that require dynamic shared
memory management, including virtiofs (for DAX mappings), virtio-gpu
(for resource sharing), and the recently standardized virtio-media.
The implementation introduces a QOM-based architecture for managing
shared memory lifecycle:
- VirtioSharedMemoryMapping: an intermediate object that manages
individual memory mappings by acting as generic container for regions
declared in any vhost-user device type
- Dynamic Mapping: backends can request mappings via SHMEM_MAP messages,
with the frontend creating MemoryRegions from the provided file
descriptors and adding them as subregions
When a SHMEM_MAP request is received, the frontend:
1. Creates VirtioSharedMemoryMapping to manage the mapping lifecycle
2. Maps the provided fd with memory_region_init_ram_from_fd()
3. Creates a MemoryRegion backed by the mapped memory
4. Adds it as a subregion of the appropiate VIRTIO Shared Memory Region
The QOM reference counting ensures automatic cleanup when mappings are
removed or the device is destroyed.
This patch also includes:
- VHOST_USER_GET_SHMEM_CONFIG: a new frontend request allowing generic
vhost-user devices to query shared memory configuration from backends
at device initialization, enabling the generic vhost-user-device
frontend to work with any backend regardless of specific shared memory
requirements.
The implementation has been tested with rust-vmm based backends.
Albert Esteve (7):
vhost-user: Add VirtIO Shared Memory map request
vhost_user.rst: Align VhostUserMsg excerpt members
vhost_user.rst: Add SHMEM_MAP/_UNMAP to spec
vhost_user: Add frontend get_shmem_config command
vhost_user.rst: Add GET_SHMEM_CONFIG message
qmp: add shmem feature map
vhost-user-device: Add shared memory BAR
docs/interop/vhost-user.rst | 101 ++++++++
hw/virtio/vhost-user-base.c | 47 +++-
hw/virtio/vhost-user-test-device-pci.c | 39 +++-
hw/virtio/vhost-user.c | 267 ++++++++++++++++++++++
hw/virtio/virtio-qmp.c | 3 +
hw/virtio/virtio.c | 199 ++++++++++++++++
include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h | 10 +
include/hw/virtio/vhost-user.h | 1 +
include/hw/virtio/virtio.h | 137 +++++++++++
subprojects/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.c | 70 ++++++
subprojects/libvhost-user/libvhost-user.h | 54 +++++
11 files changed, 923 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
--
2.49.0
next reply other threads:[~2025-10-16 14:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-16 14:38 Albert Esteve [this message]
2025-10-16 14:38 ` [PATCH v10 1/7] vhost-user: Add VirtIO Shared Memory map request Albert Esteve
2025-10-16 15:18 ` Albert Esteve
2025-10-16 18:31 ` Stefan Hajnoczi
2025-10-17 6:58 ` Albert Esteve
2025-10-17 9:22 ` Stefano Garzarella
2025-10-17 9:29 ` Manos Pitsidianakis
2025-10-17 11:24 ` Albert Esteve
2025-10-17 12:12 ` Stefano Garzarella
2025-10-17 12:35 ` Albert Esteve
2025-10-20 13:50 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-10-20 14:06 ` Albert Esteve
2025-10-16 14:38 ` [PATCH v10 2/7] vhost_user.rst: Align VhostUserMsg excerpt members Albert Esteve
2025-10-16 14:38 ` [PATCH v10 3/7] vhost_user.rst: Add SHMEM_MAP/_UNMAP to spec Albert Esteve
2025-10-20 13:27 ` Stefan Hajnoczi
2025-10-20 13:49 ` Albert Esteve
2025-10-16 14:38 ` [PATCH v10 4/7] vhost_user: Add frontend get_shmem_config command Albert Esteve
2025-10-16 14:38 ` [PATCH v10 5/7] vhost_user.rst: Add GET_SHMEM_CONFIG message Albert Esteve
2025-10-16 14:38 ` [PATCH v10 6/7] qmp: add shmem feature map Albert Esteve
2025-10-16 14:38 ` [PATCH v10 7/7] vhost-user-device: Add shared memory BAR Albert Esteve
2025-10-16 15:05 ` [PATCH v10 0/7] vhost-user: Add SHMEM_MAP/UNMAP requests Stefan Hajnoczi
2025-10-17 12:42 ` Stefano Garzarella
2025-10-17 13:52 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2025-10-20 13:51 ` David Hildenbrand
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