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Date:   Tue, 4 Jul 2017 08:57:35 +0200
From:   Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To:     Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        xen-devel@...ts.xen.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com,
        Stefano Stabellini <stefano@...reto.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 06/18] xen/pvcalls: handle commands from the frontend

On 03/07/17 23:08, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> When the other end notifies us that there are commands to be read
> (pvcalls_back_event), wake up the backend thread to parse the command.
> 
> The command ring works like most other Xen rings, so use the usual
> ring macros to read and write to it. The functions implementing the
> commands are empty stubs for now.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano@...reto.com>
> CC: boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com
> CC: jgross@...e.com
> ---
>  drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c | 144 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 129 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c b/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c
> index e4c2e46..9e00971 100644
> --- a/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c
> +++ b/drivers/xen/pvcalls-back.c
> @@ -47,16 +47,135 @@ struct pvcalls_fedata {
>  	struct list_head socket_mappings;
>  	struct radix_tree_root socketpass_mappings;
>  	struct semaphore socket_lock;
> -	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
> -	struct work_struct register_work;
>  };
>  
> -static void pvcalls_back_work(struct work_struct *work)
> +static int pvcalls_back_socket(struct xenbus_device *dev,
> +		struct xen_pvcalls_request *req)
>  {
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int pvcalls_back_connect(struct xenbus_device *dev,
> +				struct xen_pvcalls_request *req)
> +{
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int pvcalls_back_release(struct xenbus_device *dev,
> +				struct xen_pvcalls_request *req)
> +{
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int pvcalls_back_bind(struct xenbus_device *dev,
> +			     struct xen_pvcalls_request *req)
> +{
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int pvcalls_back_listen(struct xenbus_device *dev,
> +			       struct xen_pvcalls_request *req)
> +{
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int pvcalls_back_accept(struct xenbus_device *dev,
> +			       struct xen_pvcalls_request *req)
> +{
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int pvcalls_back_poll(struct xenbus_device *dev,
> +			     struct xen_pvcalls_request *req)
> +{
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int pvcalls_back_handle_cmd(struct xenbus_device *dev,
> +				   struct xen_pvcalls_request *req)
> +{
> +	int ret = 0;
> +
> +	switch (req->cmd) {
> +	case PVCALLS_SOCKET:
> +		ret = pvcalls_back_socket(dev, req);
> +		break;
> +	case PVCALLS_CONNECT:
> +		ret = pvcalls_back_connect(dev, req);
> +		break;
> +	case PVCALLS_RELEASE:
> +		ret = pvcalls_back_release(dev, req);
> +		break;
> +	case PVCALLS_BIND:
> +		ret = pvcalls_back_bind(dev, req);
> +		break;
> +	case PVCALLS_LISTEN:
> +		ret = pvcalls_back_listen(dev, req);
> +		break;
> +	case PVCALLS_ACCEPT:
> +		ret = pvcalls_back_accept(dev, req);
> +		break;
> +	case PVCALLS_POLL:
> +		ret = pvcalls_back_poll(dev, req);
> +		break;
> +	default:
> +	{
> +		struct pvcalls_fedata *fedata;
> +		struct xen_pvcalls_response *rsp;
> +
> +		fedata = dev_get_drvdata(&dev->dev);
> +		rsp = RING_GET_RESPONSE(
> +				&fedata->ring, fedata->ring.rsp_prod_pvt++);
> +		rsp->req_id = req->req_id;
> +		rsp->cmd = req->cmd;
> +		rsp->ret = -ENOTSUPP;
> +		break;
> +	}
> +	}
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static void pvcalls_back_work(struct pvcalls_fedata *fedata)
> +{
> +	int notify, notify_all = 0, more = 1;
> +	struct xen_pvcalls_request req;
> +	struct xenbus_device *dev = fedata->dev;
> +
> +	while (more) {
> +		while (RING_HAS_UNCONSUMED_REQUESTS(&fedata->ring)) {
> +			RING_COPY_REQUEST(&fedata->ring,
> +					  fedata->ring.req_cons++,
> +					  &req);
> +
> +			if (!pvcalls_back_handle_cmd(dev, &req)) {
> +				RING_PUSH_RESPONSES_AND_CHECK_NOTIFY(
> +					&fedata->ring, notify);
> +				notify_all += notify;
> +			}
> +		}
> +
> +		if (notify_all) {
> +			notify_remote_via_irq(fedata->irq);
> +			notify_all = 0;
> +		}
> +
> +		RING_FINAL_CHECK_FOR_REQUESTS(&fedata->ring, more);
> +	}
>  }
>  
>  static irqreturn_t pvcalls_back_event(int irq, void *dev_id)
>  {
> +	struct xenbus_device *dev = dev_id;
> +	struct pvcalls_fedata *fedata = NULL;
> +
> +	if (dev == NULL)
> +		return IRQ_HANDLED;
> +
> +	fedata = dev_get_drvdata(&dev->dev);
> +	if (fedata == NULL)
> +		return IRQ_HANDLED;
> +
> +	pvcalls_back_work(fedata);
>  	return IRQ_HANDLED;
>  }
>  
> @@ -87,18 +206,15 @@ static int backend_connect(struct xenbus_device *dev)
>  		goto error;
>  	}
>  
> -	err = bind_interdomain_evtchn_to_irqhandler(dev->otherend_id, evtchn,
> -						    pvcalls_back_event, 0,
> -						    "pvcalls-backend", dev);
> +	err = bind_interdomain_evtchn_to_irq(dev->otherend_id, evtchn);
>  	if (err < 0)
>  		goto error;
>  	fedata->irq = err;
> -
> -	fedata->wq = alloc_workqueue("pvcalls_back_wq", WQ_UNBOUND, 1);
> -	if (!fedata->wq) {
> -		err = -ENOMEM;
> +	
> +	err = request_threaded_irq(fedata->irq, NULL, pvcalls_back_event,
> +				   IRQF_ONESHOT, "pvcalls-back", dev);
> +	if (err < 0)
>  		goto error;
> -	}
>  
>  	err = xenbus_map_ring_valloc(dev, &ring_ref, 1, (void**)&fedata->sring);
>  	if (err < 0)
> @@ -107,7 +223,6 @@ static int backend_connect(struct xenbus_device *dev)
>  	BACK_RING_INIT(&fedata->ring, fedata->sring, XEN_PAGE_SIZE * 1);
>  	fedata->dev = dev;
>  
> -	INIT_WORK(&fedata->register_work, pvcalls_back_work);
>  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fedata->socket_mappings);
>  	INIT_RADIX_TREE(&fedata->socketpass_mappings, GFP_KERNEL);
>  	sema_init(&fedata->socket_lock, 1);
> @@ -116,15 +231,14 @@ static int backend_connect(struct xenbus_device *dev)
>  	down(&pvcalls_back_global.frontends_lock);
>  	list_add_tail(&fedata->list, &pvcalls_back_global.frontends);
>  	up(&pvcalls_back_global.frontends_lock);
> -	queue_work(fedata->wq, &fedata->register_work);
> +
> +	pvcalls_back_work(fedata);

Is this call really necessary? I believe this is racy in case an event
is coming in at the same time.

>  
>  	return 0;
>  
>   error:
>  	if (fedata->sring != NULL)
>  		xenbus_unmap_ring_vfree(dev, fedata->sring);
> -	if (fedata->wq)
> -		destroy_workqueue(fedata->wq);
>  	unbind_from_irqhandler(fedata->irq, dev);

Is it secure to unbind the irq handler _after_ unmapping the ring?


Juergen

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