linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2 08/10] iommufd/device: Use iommu_group_replace

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Date:   Fri, 10 Feb 2023 02:11:23 +0000
From:   "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@...el.com>
To:     Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@...dia.com>
CC:     "jgg@...dia.com" <jgg@...dia.com>,
        "joro@...tes.org" <joro@...tes.org>,
        "will@...nel.org" <will@...nel.org>,
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        "Liu, Yi L" <yi.l.liu@...el.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "iommu@...ts.linux.dev" <iommu@...ts.linux.dev>,
        "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
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Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 08/10] iommufd/device: Use iommu_group_replace_domain()

> From: Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@...dia.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2023 5:13 AM
> 
> > > +     if (!iommufd_hw_pagetable_has_group(hwpt, idev->group)) {
> > > +             if (list_empty(&hwpt->devices)) {
> > > +                     iopt_table_remove_domain(&hwpt->ioas->iopt,
> > > +                                              hwpt->domain);
> > > +                     list_del(&hwpt->hwpt_item);
> > > +             }
> >
> > I'm not sure how this can be fully shared between detach and replace.
> > Here some work e.g. above needs to be done before calling
> > iommu_group_replace_domain() while others can be done afterwards.
> 
> This iopt_table_remove_domain/list_del is supposed to be done in
> the hwpt's destroy() actually. We couldn't move it because it'd
> need the new domain_alloc_user op and its implementation in ARM
> driver. Overall, I think it should be safe to put it behind the
> iommu_group_replace_domain().
> 

My confusion is that we have different flows between detach/attach
and replace.

today with separate detach+attach we have following flow:

	Remove device from current hwpt;
	if (last_device in hwpt) {
		Remove hwpt domain from current iopt;
		if (last_device in group)
			detach group from hwpt domain;
	}

	if (first device in group) {
		attach group to new hwpt domain;
		if (first_device in hwpt)
			Add hwpt domain to new iopt;
	Add device to new hwpt;

but replace flow is different on the detach part:

	if (first device in group) {
		replace group's domain from current hwpt to new hwpt;
		if (first_device in hwpt)
			Add hwpt domain to new iopt;
	}

	Remove device from old hwpt;
	if (last_device in old hwpt)
		Remove hwpt domain from old iopt;

	Add device to new hwpt;

I'm yet to figure out whether we have sufficient lock protection to
prevent other paths from using old iopt/hwpt to find the device
which is already attached to a different domain.