linux-kernel - [PATCH 0/2] use vfio_iova_rw() to read/write IOVAs from CPU side

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Date:   Thu,  2 Jan 2020 20:00:55 -0500
From:   Yan Zhao <yan.y.zhao@...el.com>
To:     alex.williamson@...hat.com, zhenyuw@...ux.intel.com
Cc:     kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        intel-gvt@...ists.intel.com, pbonzini@...hat.com,
        kevin.tian@...el.com, Yan Zhao <yan.y.zhao@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH 0/2] use vfio_iova_rw() to read/write IOVAs from CPU side

When device models read/write memory pointed by a range of IOVAs, it is
better to use vfio interfaces. And because this read/write is from CPUs,
there's no need to call vfio_pin_pages() to pin those memory.

patch 1 introduces interface vfio_iova_rw() in vfio to read/write
userspace IOVAs without pinning userspace pages.

patch 2 let gvt switch from kvm side rw interface to vfio_iova_rw().

Yan Zhao (2):
  vfio: introduce vfio_iova_rw to read/write a range of IOVAs
  drm/i915/gvt: subsitute kvm_read/write_guest with vfio_iova_rw

 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c | 26 +++-------
 drivers/vfio/vfio.c              | 45 ++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c  | 81 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/vfio.h             |  5 ++
 4 files changed, 138 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

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