linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 10/16] s390/vfio-ap: allow configuration of matrix mdev in use by a KVM guest

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Message-ID: <d854afee-51bc-997b-26fc-72b9560f3a0f@linux.ibm.com>
Date:   Wed, 30 Sep 2020 09:19:50 -0400
From:   Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Halil Pasic <pasic@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, freude@...ux.ibm.com, borntraeger@...ibm.com,
        cohuck@...hat.com, mjrosato@...ux.ibm.com,
        alex.williamson@...hat.com, kwankhede@...dia.com,
        fiuczy@...ux.ibm.com, frankja@...ux.ibm.com, david@...hat.com,
        imbrenda@...ux.ibm.com, hca@...ux.ibm.com, gor@...ux.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 10/16] s390/vfio-ap: allow configuration of matrix
 mdev in use by a KVM guest



On 9/26/20 8:03 PM, Halil Pasic wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Aug 2020 15:56:10 -0400
> Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@...ux.ibm.com> wrote:
>
>> The current support for pass-through crypto adapters does not allow
>> configuration of a matrix mdev when it is in use by a KVM guest. Let's
>> allow AP resources - i.e., adapters, domains and control domains - to be
>> assigned to or unassigned from a matrix mdev while it is in use by a guest.
>> This is in preparation for the introduction of support for dynamic
>> configuration of the AP matrix for a running KVM guest.
> AFAIU this will let the user do the assign, which will however only take
> effect if the same mdev is re-used with a freshly constructed VM, or?
>
> This is however supposed to change real soon (in patch 11). From the
> perspective of bisectability we would end up with a single commit that
> acts funny.
>
> How about switching up patches 10 and 11. This way the changes you have
> in the current 11 would remain dormant until the changes in the current
> 10 enable the complete new feature (hotplug)?

I can do that, but maybe it makes more sense to squash patches 10
and 11 since they are completely dependent on each other. What say
you?

>
>
>> Signed-off-by: Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@...ux.ibm.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c | 24 ------------------------
>>   1 file changed, 24 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
>> index 24fd47e43b80..cf3321eb239b 100644
>> --- a/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
>> +++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c
>> @@ -773,10 +773,6 @@ static ssize_t assign_adapter_store(struct device *dev,
>>   	struct mdev_device *mdev = mdev_from_dev(dev);
>>   	struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev = mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
>>   
>> -	/* If the guest is running, disallow assignment of adapter */
>> -	if (matrix_mdev->kvm)
>> -		return -EBUSY;
>> -
>>   	ret = kstrtoul(buf, 0, &apid);
>>   	if (ret)
>>   		return ret;
>> @@ -828,10 +824,6 @@ static ssize_t unassign_adapter_store(struct device *dev,
>>   	struct mdev_device *mdev = mdev_from_dev(dev);
>>   	struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev = mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
>>   
>> -	/* If the guest is running, disallow un-assignment of adapter */
>> -	if (matrix_mdev->kvm)
>> -		return -EBUSY;
>> -
>>   	ret = kstrtoul(buf, 0, &apid);
>>   	if (ret)
>>   		return ret;
>> @@ -891,10 +883,6 @@ static ssize_t assign_domain_store(struct device *dev,
>>   	struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev = mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
>>   	unsigned long max_apqi = matrix_mdev->matrix.aqm_max;
>>   
>> -	/* If the guest is running, disallow assignment of domain */
>> -	if (matrix_mdev->kvm)
>> -		return -EBUSY;
>> -
>>   	ret = kstrtoul(buf, 0, &apqi);
>>   	if (ret)
>>   		return ret;
>> @@ -946,10 +934,6 @@ static ssize_t unassign_domain_store(struct device *dev,
>>   	struct mdev_device *mdev = mdev_from_dev(dev);
>>   	struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev = mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
>>   
>> -	/* If the guest is running, disallow un-assignment of domain */
>> -	if (matrix_mdev->kvm)
>> -		return -EBUSY;
>> -
>>   	ret = kstrtoul(buf, 0, &apqi);
>>   	if (ret)
>>   		return ret;
>> @@ -991,10 +975,6 @@ static ssize_t assign_control_domain_store(struct device *dev,
>>   	struct mdev_device *mdev = mdev_from_dev(dev);
>>   	struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev = mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
>>   
>> -	/* If the guest is running, disallow assignment of control domain */
>> -	if (matrix_mdev->kvm)
>> -		return -EBUSY;
>> -
>>   	ret = kstrtoul(buf, 0, &id);
>>   	if (ret)
>>   		return ret;
>> @@ -1036,10 +1016,6 @@ static ssize_t unassign_control_domain_store(struct device *dev,
>>   	struct ap_matrix_mdev *matrix_mdev = mdev_get_drvdata(mdev);
>>   	unsigned long max_domid =  matrix_mdev->matrix.adm_max;
>>   
>> -	/* If the guest is running, disallow un-assignment of control domain */
>> -	if (matrix_mdev->kvm)
>> -		return -EBUSY;
>> -
>>   	ret = kstrtoul(buf, 0, &domid);
>>   	if (ret)
>>   		return ret;