linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v4 3/5] iommufd: Add replace support in iommufd_access_set

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Date:   Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:50:30 +0000
From:   "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@...el.com>
To:     Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@...dia.com>,
        "jgg@...dia.com" <jgg@...dia.com>,
        "joro@...tes.org" <joro@...tes.org>,
        "will@...nel.org" <will@...nel.org>,
        "robin.murphy@....com" <robin.murphy@....com>,
        "alex.williamson@...hat.com" <alex.williamson@...hat.com>,
        "shuah@...nel.org" <shuah@...nel.org>
CC:     "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>,
        "linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org>,
        "mjrosato@...ux.ibm.com" <mjrosato@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "farman@...ux.ibm.com" <farman@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v4 3/5] iommufd: Add replace support in
 iommufd_access_set_ioas()

> From: Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@...dia.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 10:26 PM
> 
> Support an access->ioas replacement in iommufd_access_set_ioas(), which
> sets the access->ioas to NULL provisionally so that any further incoming
> iommufd_access_pin_pages() callback can be blocked.
> 
> Then, call access->ops->unmap() to clean up the entire iopt. To allow an
> iommufd_access_unpin_pages() callback to happen via this unmap() call,
> add an ioas_unpin pointer so the unpin routine won't be affected by the
> "access->ioas = NULL" trick above.
> 
> Suggested-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@...dia.com>

Reviewed-by: Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@...el.com>