linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] vhost-vdpa: filter VIRTIO_F_RING

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Date:   Mon, 5 Jun 2023 16:56:37 +0200
From:   Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com>
To:     "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:     Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@....com>,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@...hat.com>,
        Tiwei Bie <tiwei.bie@...el.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vhost-vdpa: filter VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED feature

On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 09:54:57AM -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 03:30:35PM +0200, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 09:00:25AM -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>> > On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 02:54:20PM +0200, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
>> > > On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 08:41:54AM -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>> > > > On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 01:06:44PM +0200, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
>> > > > > vhost-vdpa IOCTLs (eg. VHOST_GET_VRING_BASE, VHOST_SET_VRING_BASE)
>> > > > > don't support packed virtqueue well yet, so let's filter the
>> > > > > VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED feature for now in vhost_vdpa_get_features().
>> > > > >
>> > > > > This way, even if the device supports it, we don't risk it being
>> > > > > negotiated, then the VMM is unable to set the vring state properly.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Fixes: 4c8cf31885f6 ("vhost: introduce vDPA-based backend")
>> > > > > Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
>> > > > > Signed-off-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com>
>> > > > > ---
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Notes:
>> > > > >     This patch should be applied before the "[PATCH v2 0/3] vhost_vdpa:
>> > > > >     better PACKED support" series [1] and backported in stable branches.
>> > > > >
>> > > > >     We can revert it when we are sure that everything is working with
>> > > > >     packed virtqueues.
>> > > > >
>> > > > >     Thanks,
>> > > > >     Stefano
>> > > > >
>> > > > >     [1] https://lore.kernel.org/virtualization/20230424225031.18947-1-shannon.nelson@amd.com/
>> > > >
>> > > > I'm a bit lost here. So why am I merging "better PACKED support" then?
>> > >
>> > > To really support packed virtqueue with vhost-vdpa, at that point we would
>> > > also have to revert this patch.
>> > >
>> > > I wasn't sure if you wanted to queue the series for this merge window.
>> > > In that case do you think it is better to send this patch only for stable
>> > > branches?
>> > > > Does this patch make them a NOP?
>> > >
>> > > Yep, after applying the "better PACKED support" series and being
>> > > sure that
>> > > the IOCTLs of vhost-vdpa support packed virtqueue, we should revert this
>> > > patch.
>> > >
>> > > Let me know if you prefer a different approach.
>> > >
>> > > I'm concerned that QEMU uses vhost-vdpa IOCTLs thinking that the kernel
>> > > interprets them the right way, when it does not.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks,
>> > > Stefano
>> > >
>> >
>> > If this fixes a bug can you add Fixes tags to each of them? Then it's ok
>> > to merge in this window. Probably easier than the elaborate
>> > mask/unmask dance.
>>
>> CCing Shannon (the original author of the "better PACKED support"
>> series).
>>
>> IIUC Shannon is going to send a v3 of that series to fix the
>> documentation, so Shannon can you also add the Fixes tags?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Stefano
>
>Well this is in my tree already. Just reply with
>Fixes: <>
>to each and I will add these tags.

I tried, but it is not easy since we added the support for packed 
virtqueue in vdpa and vhost incrementally.

Initially I was thinking of adding the same tag used here:

Fixes: 4c8cf31885f6 ("vhost: introduce vDPA-based backend")

Then I discovered that vq_state wasn't there, so I was thinking of

Fixes: 530a5678bc00 ("vdpa: support packed virtqueue for set/get_vq_state()")

So we would have to backport quite a few patches into the stable branches.
I don't know if it's worth it...

I still think it is better to disable packed in the stable branches,
otherwise I have to make a list of all the patches we need.

Any other ideas?

Thanks,
Stefano