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From: Li Chen <me@linux.beauty>
To: Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta.linux@gmail.com>,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>,
	Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@intel.com>,
	Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com>,
	Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@intel.com>,
	Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@intel.com>,
	virtualization@lists.linux.dev, nvdimm@lists.linux.dev
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Li Chen <me@linux.beauty>
Subject: [PATCH v5 7/8] nvdimm: virtio_pmem: converge broken virtqueue to -EIO
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:24:39 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260617122442.2118957-8-me@linux.beauty> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260617122442.2118957-1-me@linux.beauty>

dmesg reports virtqueue failure and device reset:
virtio_pmem virtio2: failed to send command to
virtio pmem device, no free slots in the virtqueue
virtio_pmem virtio2: virtio pmem device
needs a reset

virtio_pmem_flush() can wait for a free virtqueue descriptor (-ENOSPC).
It can also wait for host completion. If the request virtqueue breaks,
those waiters may never make progress. One example is notify failure from
virtqueue_kick().

Track a device-level broken state and converge the failure to -EIO. New
requests fail fast, -ENOSPC waiters are unlinked and woken, and completed
requests are forced to report an error after the queue is marked broken.

Do not detach unused buffers from an active virtqueue. Runtime broken-queue
handling only stops new submissions and wakes local waiters. Removal resets
the device first. It then drains request tokens. After that, the device no
longer owns the buffers when the virtqueue reference is dropped.

Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/202512250116.ewtzlD0g-lkp@intel.com/
Signed-off-by: Li Chen <me@linux.beauty>
---
Changes in v5:
- Split broken marking from token draining.
- Do not call virtqueue_detach_unused_buf() on an active queue.
- Reset the device before draining tokens in remove().
- Do not let the host-completion wait return only because the device is
  marked broken.
v2->v3:
- Add raw dmesg excerpt to the patch description.
- Drop timestamps from the embedded dmesg.
- Fold the CONFIG_VIRTIO_PMEM=m export fix into this patch.
v3->v4:
- Rebased onto v7.1-rc7 and renumbered after the flush error patches.
- Use kmalloc_obj(*req_data) at the allocation site to match current nvdimm
  code.

 drivers/nvdimm/nd_virtio.c   | 96 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.c | 14 +++++-
 drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.h |  5 ++
 3 files changed, 103 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/nd_virtio.c b/drivers/nvdimm/nd_virtio.c
index f5264f6afe44f..f649f70660097 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/nd_virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/nd_virtio.c
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ static void virtio_pmem_req_release(struct kref *kref)
 	kfree(req);
 }
 
+static void virtio_pmem_signal_done(struct virtio_pmem_request *req)
+{
+	WRITE_ONCE(req->done, true);
+	wake_up(&req->host_acked);
+}
+
+static void virtio_pmem_complete_err(struct virtio_pmem_request *req)
+{
+	req->resp.ret = cpu_to_le32(1);
+	virtio_pmem_signal_done(req);
+}
+
 static void virtio_pmem_wake_one_waiter(struct virtio_pmem *vpmem)
 {
 	struct virtio_pmem_request *req_buf;
@@ -31,6 +43,45 @@ static void virtio_pmem_wake_one_waiter(struct virtio_pmem *vpmem)
 	wake_up(&req_buf->wq_buf);
 }
 
+static void virtio_pmem_wake_all_waiters(struct virtio_pmem *vpmem)
+{
+	struct virtio_pmem_request *req, *tmp;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, tmp, &vpmem->req_list, list) {
+		list_del_init(&req->list);
+		WRITE_ONCE(req->wq_buf_avail, true);
+		wake_up(&req->wq_buf);
+	}
+}
+
+void virtio_pmem_mark_broken(struct virtio_pmem *vpmem)
+{
+	if (!READ_ONCE(vpmem->broken)) {
+		WRITE_ONCE(vpmem->broken, true);
+		dev_err_once(&vpmem->vdev->dev, "virtqueue is broken\n");
+	}
+
+	virtio_pmem_wake_all_waiters(vpmem);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_pmem_mark_broken);
+
+void virtio_pmem_drain(struct virtio_pmem *vpmem)
+{
+	struct virtio_pmem_request *req;
+	unsigned int len;
+
+	while ((req = virtqueue_get_buf(vpmem->req_vq, &len)) != NULL) {
+		virtio_pmem_complete_err(req);
+		kref_put(&req->kref, virtio_pmem_req_release);
+	}
+
+	while ((req = virtqueue_detach_unused_buf(vpmem->req_vq)) != NULL) {
+		virtio_pmem_complete_err(req);
+		kref_put(&req->kref, virtio_pmem_req_release);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_pmem_drain);
+
  /* The interrupt handler */
 void virtio_pmem_host_ack(struct virtqueue *vq)
 {
@@ -42,8 +93,10 @@ void virtio_pmem_host_ack(struct virtqueue *vq)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vpmem->pmem_lock, flags);
 	while ((req_data = virtqueue_get_buf(vq, &len)) != NULL) {
 		virtio_pmem_wake_one_waiter(vpmem);
-		WRITE_ONCE(req_data->done, true);
-		wake_up(&req_data->host_acked);
+		if (READ_ONCE(vpmem->broken))
+			virtio_pmem_complete_err(req_data);
+		else
+			virtio_pmem_signal_done(req_data);
 		kref_put(&req_data->kref, virtio_pmem_req_release);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vpmem->pmem_lock, flags);
@@ -71,6 +124,9 @@ static int virtio_pmem_flush(struct nd_region *nd_region)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	if (READ_ONCE(vpmem->broken))
+		return -EIO;
+
 	req_data = kmalloc_obj(*req_data);
 	if (!req_data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -87,13 +143,18 @@ static int virtio_pmem_flush(struct nd_region *nd_region)
 	sgs[1] = &ret;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&vpmem->pmem_lock, flags);
-	 /*
-	  * If virtqueue_add_sgs returns -ENOSPC then req_vq virtual
-	  * queue does not have free descriptor. We add the request
-	  * to req_list and wait for host_ack to wake us up when free
-	  * slots are available.
-	  */
+	/*
+	 * If virtqueue_add_sgs returns -ENOSPC then req_vq virtual
+	 * queue does not have free descriptor. We add the request
+	 * to req_list and wait for host_ack to wake us up when free
+	 * slots are available.
+	 */
 	for (;;) {
+		if (READ_ONCE(vpmem->broken)) {
+			err = -EIO;
+			break;
+		}
+
 		err = virtqueue_add_sgs(vpmem->req_vq, sgs, 1, 1, req_data,
 					GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (!err) {
@@ -115,17 +176,30 @@ static int virtio_pmem_flush(struct nd_region *nd_region)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vpmem->pmem_lock, flags);
 
 		/* A host response results in "host_ack" getting called */
-		wait_event(req_data->wq_buf, READ_ONCE(req_data->wq_buf_avail));
+		wait_event(req_data->wq_buf,
+			   READ_ONCE(req_data->wq_buf_avail) ||
+			   READ_ONCE(vpmem->broken));
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&vpmem->pmem_lock, flags);
+
+		if (READ_ONCE(vpmem->broken))
+			break;
 	}
 
-	err1 = virtqueue_kick(vpmem->req_vq);
+	if (err == -EIO || virtqueue_is_broken(vpmem->req_vq))
+		virtio_pmem_mark_broken(vpmem);
+
+	err1 = true;
+	if (!err && !READ_ONCE(vpmem->broken)) {
+		err1 = virtqueue_kick(vpmem->req_vq);
+		if (!err1)
+			virtio_pmem_mark_broken(vpmem);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vpmem->pmem_lock, flags);
 	/*
 	 * virtqueue_add_sgs failed with error different than -ENOSPC, we can't
 	 * do anything about that.
 	 */
-	if (err || !err1) {
+	if (READ_ONCE(vpmem->broken) || err || !err1) {
 		dev_info(&vdev->dev, "failed to send command to virtio pmem device\n");
 		err = -EIO;
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.c b/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.c
index 77b1966619059..3bcc7b3671d21 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ static int init_vq(struct virtio_pmem *vpmem)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&vpmem->pmem_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vpmem->req_list);
+	WRITE_ONCE(vpmem->broken, false);
 
 	return 0;
 };
@@ -138,10 +139,21 @@ static int virtio_pmem_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 static void virtio_pmem_remove(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 {
 	struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus = dev_get_drvdata(&vdev->dev);
+	struct virtio_pmem *vpmem = vdev->priv;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&vpmem->pmem_lock, flags);
+	virtio_pmem_mark_broken(vpmem);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vpmem->pmem_lock, flags);
+
+	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&vpmem->pmem_lock, flags);
+	virtio_pmem_drain(vpmem);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vpmem->pmem_lock, flags);
 
 	nvdimm_bus_unregister(nvdimm_bus);
 	vdev->config->del_vqs(vdev);
-	virtio_reset_device(vdev);
 }
 
 static int virtio_pmem_freeze(struct virtio_device *vdev)
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.h b/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.h
index 1017e498c9b4c..7ad24a0443f61 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.h
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/virtio_pmem.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ struct virtio_pmem {
 	/* List to store deferred work if virtqueue is full */
 	struct list_head req_list;
 
+	/* Fail fast and wake waiters if the request virtqueue is broken. */
+	bool broken;
+
 	/* Synchronize virtqueue data */
 	spinlock_t pmem_lock;
 
@@ -57,5 +60,7 @@ struct virtio_pmem {
 };
 
 void virtio_pmem_host_ack(struct virtqueue *vq);
+void virtio_pmem_mark_broken(struct virtio_pmem *vpmem);
+void virtio_pmem_drain(struct virtio_pmem *vpmem);
 int async_pmem_flush(struct nd_region *nd_region, struct bio *bio);
 #endif
-- 
2.52.0

  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-06-17 12:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-06-17 12:24 [PATCH v5 0/8] nvdimm: virtio_pmem: fix request lifetime and converge broken queue failures Li Chen
2026-06-17 12:24 ` [PATCH v5 1/8] nvdimm: preserve flush callback errors Li Chen
2026-06-17 12:24 ` [PATCH v5 2/8] nvdimm: pmem: keep PREFLUSH before data writes Li Chen
2026-06-17 12:24 ` [PATCH v5 3/8] nvdimm: virtio_pmem: use GFP_NOIO for child flush bio Li Chen
2026-06-17 12:24 ` [PATCH v5 4/8] nvdimm: virtio_pmem: always wake -ENOSPC waiters Li Chen
2026-06-17 12:24 ` [PATCH v5 5/8] nvdimm: virtio_pmem: use READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() for wait flags Li Chen
2026-06-17 12:24 ` [PATCH v5 6/8] nvdimm: virtio_pmem: refcount requests for token lifetime Li Chen
2026-06-17 12:24 ` Li Chen [this message]
2026-06-17 12:24 ` [PATCH v5 8/8] nvdimm: virtio_pmem: drain requests in freeze Li Chen

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