linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 17/22] s390: vfio-ap: zeroize the AP queues.

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Date:   Fri, 10 Aug 2018 11:14:45 +0200
From:   Cornelia Huck <cohuck@...hat.com>
To:     Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:     linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, freude@...ibm.com, schwidefsky@...ibm.com,
        heiko.carstens@...ibm.com, borntraeger@...ibm.com,
        kwankhede@...dia.com, bjsdjshi@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        pbonzini@...hat.com, alex.williamson@...hat.com,
        pmorel@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, alifm@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        mjrosato@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, jjherne@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        thuth@...hat.com, pasic@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, berrange@...hat.com,
        fiuczy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, buendgen@...ibm.com,
        frankja@...ux.ibm.com, Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 17/22] s390: vfio-ap: zeroize the AP queues.

On Wed,  8 Aug 2018 10:44:27 -0400
Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> From: Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@...ux.ibm.com>
> 
> Let's call PAPQ(ZAPQ) to zeroize a queue:
> 
> * For each queue configured for a mediated matrix device
>   when it is released.
> 
> Zeroizing a queue resets the queue, clears all pending
> messages for the queue entries and disables adapter interruptions
> associated with the queue.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@...ux.ibm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Halil Pasic <pasic@...ux.ibm.com>
> Tested-by: Michael Mueller <mimu@...ux.ibm.com>
> Tested-by: Farhan Ali <alifm@...ux.ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>
> ---
>  drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c     |   29 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_private.h |   25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 

> @@ -788,7 +812,10 @@ static void vfio_ap_mdev_release(struct mdev_device *mdev)
>  {
>  	struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev = mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
>  
> -	kvm_arch_crypto_clear_masks(matrix_mdev->kvm);
> +	if (matrix_mdev->kvm)
> +		kvm_arch_crypto_clear_masks(matrix_mdev->kvm);

Confused. Why is the check for matrix_mdev->kvm added here?

> +
> +	vfio_ap_mdev_reset_queues(mdev, true);
>  	vfio_unregister_notifier(mdev_dev(mdev), VFIO_GROUP_NOTIFY,
>  				 &matrix_mdev->group_notifier);
>  	matrix_mdev->kvm = NULL;