On Fri, Jul 01, 2022 at 09:22:15AM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 3:20 AM Michael S. Tsirkin <m...@redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 11:51:30AM -0600, Mathieu Poirier wrote:
> > > + virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org
> > > + jasow...@redhat.com
> > > + m...@redhat.com
> > >
> > > On Thu, 30 Jun 2022 at 10:20, Arnaud POULIQUEN
> > > <arnaud.pouliq...@foss.st.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > On 6/29/22 19:43, Mathieu Poirier wrote:
> > > > > Hi Anup,
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Jun 08, 2022 at 10:43:34PM +0530, Anup Patel wrote:
> > > > >> The rpmsg_probe() is broken at the moment because
> > > > >> virtqueue_add_inbuf()
> > > > >> fails due to both virtqueues (Rx and Tx) marked as broken by the
> > > > >> __vring_new_virtqueue() function. To solve this,
> > > > >> virtio_device_ready()
> > > > >> (which unbreaks queues) should be called before
> > > > >> virtqueue_add_inbuf().
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Fixes: 8b4ec69d7e09 ("virtio: harden vring IRQ")
> > > > >> Signed-off-by: Anup Patel <apa...@ventanamicro.com>
> > > > >> ---
> > > > >> drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c | 6 +++---
> > > > >> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > > > >>
> > > > >> diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
> > > > >> b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
> > > > >> index 905ac7910c98..71a64d2c7644 100644
> > > > >> --- a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
> > > > >> +++ b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
> > > > >> @@ -929,6 +929,9 @@ static int rpmsg_probe(struct virtio_device
> > > > >> *vdev)
> > > > >> /* and half is dedicated for TX */
> > > > >> vrp->sbufs = bufs_va + total_buf_space / 2;
> > > > >>
> > > > >> + /* From this point on, we can notify and get callbacks. */
> > > > >> + virtio_device_ready(vdev);
> > > > >> +
> > > > >
> > > > > Calling virtio_device_ready() here means that
> > > > > virtqueue_get_buf_ctx_split() can
> > > > > potentially be called (by way of rpmsg_recv_done()), which will race
> > > > > with
> > > > > virtqueue_add_inbuf(). If buffers in the virtqueue aren't available
> > > > > then
> > > > > rpmsg_recv_done() will fail, potentially breaking remote processors'
> > > > > state
> > > > > machines that don't expect their initial name service to fail when
> > > > > the "device"
> > > > > has been marked as ready.
> > > > >
> > > > > What does make me curious though is that nobody on the remoteproc
> > > > > mailing list
> > > > > has complained about commit 8b4ec69d7e09 breaking their
> > > > > environment... By now,
> > > > > i.e rc4, that should have happened. Anyone from TI, ST and Xilinx
> > > > > care to test this on
> > > > > their rig?
> > > >
> > > > I tested on STm32mp1 board using tag v5.19-rc4(03c765b0e3b4)
> > > > I confirm the issue!
> > > >
> > > > Concerning the solution, I share Mathieu's concern. This could break
> > > > legacy.
> > > > I made a short test and I would suggest to use __virtio_unbreak_device
> > > > instead, tounbreak the virtqueues without changing the init sequence.
> > > >
> > > > I this case the patch would be:
> > > >
> > > > + /*
> > > > + * Unbreak the virtqueues to allow to add buffers before
> > > > setting the vdev status
> > > > + * to ready
> > > > + */
> > > > + __virtio_unbreak_device(vdev);
> > > > +
> > > >
> > > > /* set up the receive buffers */
> > > > for (i = 0; i < vrp->num_bufs / 2; i++) {
> > > > struct scatterlist sg;
> > > > void *cpu_addr = vrp->rbufs + i * vrp->buf_size;
> > >
> > > This will indeed fix the problem. On the flip side the kernel
> > > documentation for __virtio_unbreak_device() puzzles me...
> > > It clearly states that it should be used for probing and restoring but
> > > _not_ directly by the driver. Function rpmsg_probe() is part of
> > > probing but also the entry point to a driver.
> > >
> > > Michael and virtualisation folks, is this the right way to move forward?
> >
> > I don't think it is, __virtio_unbreak_device is intended for core use.
>
> Can we fill the rx after virtio_device_ready() in this case?
>
> Btw, the driver set driver ok after registering, we probably get a svq
> kick before DRIVER_OK?
>
> Thanks
Is this an ack for the original patch?
> >
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Arnaud
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Mathieu
> > > > >
> > > > >> /* set up the receive buffers */
> > > > >> for (i = 0; i < vrp->num_bufs / 2; i++) {
> > > > >> struct scatterlist sg;
> > > > >> @@ -983,9 +986,6 @@ static int rpmsg_probe(struct virtio_device
> > > > >> *vdev)
> > > > >> */
> > > > >> notify = virtqueue_kick_prepare(vrp->rvq);
> > > > >>
> > > > >> - /* From this point on, we can notify and get callbacks. */
> > > > >> - virtio_device_ready(vdev);
> > > > >> -
> > > > >> /* tell the remote processor it can start sending messages */
> > > > >> /*
> > > > >> * this might be concurrent with callbacks, but we are only
> > > > >> --
> > > > >> 2.34.1
> > > > >>
> >
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