Michael S. Tsirkin
2023-Jun-06 12:58 UTC
[PATCH] vhost-vdpa: filter VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED feature
On Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 09:29:22AM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:> On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 10:58?PM Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare at redhat.com> wrote: > > > > On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 09:54:57AM -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > > >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 at vger.kernel.org > > >> > > > > Signed-off-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare at redhat.com> > > >> > > > > --- > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > 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 at 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. > > > > I tried, but it is not easy since we added the support for packed > > virtqueue in vdpa and vhost incrementally. > > > > Initially I was thinking of adding the same tag used here: > > > > Fixes: 4c8cf31885f6 ("vhost: introduce vDPA-based backend") > > > > Then I discovered that vq_state wasn't there, so I was thinking of > > > > Fixes: 530a5678bc00 ("vdpa: support packed virtqueue for set/get_vq_state()") > > > > So we would have to backport quite a few patches into the stable branches. > > I don't know if it's worth it... > > > > I still think it is better to disable packed in the stable branches, > > otherwise I have to make a list of all the patches we need. > > > > Any other ideas? > > AFAIK, except for vp_vdpa, pds seems to be the first parent that > supports packed virtqueue. Users should not notice anything wrong if > they don't use packed virtqueue. And the problem of vp_vdpa + packed > virtqueue came since the day0 of vp_vdpa. It seems fine to do nothing > I guess. > > ThanksI have a question though, what if down the road there is a new feature that needs more changes? It will be broken too just like PACKED no? Shouldn't vdpa have an allowlist of features it knows how to support?> > > > Thanks, > > Stefano > > > >
Stefano Garzarella
2023-Jun-07 08:39 UTC
[PATCH] vhost-vdpa: filter VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED feature
On Tue, Jun 6, 2023 at 2:58?PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst at redhat.com> wrote:> > On Tue, Jun 06, 2023 at 09:29:22AM +0800, Jason Wang wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 10:58?PM Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare at redhat.com> wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 09:54:57AM -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > > > >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 at vger.kernel.org > > > >> > > > > Signed-off-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare at redhat.com> > > > >> > > > > --- > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > 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 at 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. > > > > > > I tried, but it is not easy since we added the support for packed > > > virtqueue in vdpa and vhost incrementally. > > > > > > Initially I was thinking of adding the same tag used here: > > > > > > Fixes: 4c8cf31885f6 ("vhost: introduce vDPA-based backend") > > > > > > Then I discovered that vq_state wasn't there, so I was thinking of > > > > > > Fixes: 530a5678bc00 ("vdpa: support packed virtqueue for set/get_vq_state()") > > > > > > So we would have to backport quite a few patches into the stable branches. > > > I don't know if it's worth it... > > > > > > I still think it is better to disable packed in the stable branches, > > > otherwise I have to make a list of all the patches we need. > > > > > > Any other ideas? > > > > AFAIK, except for vp_vdpa, pds seems to be the first parent that > > supports packed virtqueue. Users should not notice anything wrong if > > they don't use packed virtqueue. And the problem of vp_vdpa + packed > > virtqueue came since the day0 of vp_vdpa. It seems fine to do nothing > > I guess. > > > > Thanks > > > I have a question though, what if down the road there > is a new feature that needs more changes? It will be > broken too just like PACKED no? > Shouldn't vdpa have an allowlist of features it knows how > to support?It looks like we had it, but we took it out (by the way, we were enabling packed even though we didn't support it): https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6234f80574d7569444d8718355fa2838e92b158b The only problem I see is that for each new feature we have to modify the kernel. Could we have new features that don't require handling by vhost-vdpa? Thanks, Stefano