linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] vfio-pci: Allow to mmap sub-page MMIO BARs if the mmio page is exclusive

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Date:	Tue, 3 May 2016 06:11:20 +0000
From:	"Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@...el.com>
To:	Yongji Xie <xyjxie@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-pci@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	"kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH] vfio-pci: Allow to mmap sub-page MMIO BARs if the mmio
 page is exclusive

> From: Yongji Xie [mailto:xyjxie@...ux.vnet.ibm.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 1:52 PM
> 
> >> +
> >> +		if (!(res->start & ~PAGE_MASK)) {
> >> +			/*
> >> +			 * Add shadow resource for sub-page bar whose mmio
> >> +			 * page is exclusive in case that hot-add device's
> >> +			 * bar is assigned into the mem hole.
> >> +			 */
> >> +			shadow_res = kzalloc(sizeof(*shadow_res), GFP_KERNEL);
> >> +			shadow_res->resource.start = res->end + 1;
> >> +			shadow_res->resource.end = res->start + PAGE_SIZE - 1;
> > What about res->start not page aligned so you end up still having
> > a portion before res->start not exclusively reserved?
> 
> Do you mean add a 'dummy' resource to reserve the portion
> before res->start if res->start not page aligned?
> 
> But would it happen that there is a mem hole in the portion
> before res->start? The resource should have been assigned
> into the hole at the beginning.
> 

Just a quick thought. Another device might occupy that range 
before initializing this device, and then 'another device' is hot
removed later... 

Thanks
Kevin