linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] PCI: vmd: Fix spinlock usage on config access for RT kernel

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Message-ID: <Z2L5u40lDvK7_Gdb@uudg.org>
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:35:07 -0300
From: "Luis Claudio R. Goncalves" <lgoncalv@...hat.com>
To: Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>
Cc: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
	Ryo Takakura <ryotkkr98@...il.com>, bhelgaas@...gle.com,
	jonathan.derrick@...ux.dev, kw@...ux.com, lpieralisi@...nel.org,
	manivannan.sadhasivam@...aro.org, nirmal.patel@...ux.intel.com,
	robh@...nel.org, rostedt@...dmis.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, linux-rt-devel@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] PCI: vmd: Fix spinlock usage on config access for RT
 kernel

On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 08:57:53AM -0700, Keith Busch wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 04:48:38PM +0100, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> > On 2024-12-18 08:36:54 [-0700], Keith Busch wrote:
> > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 08:59:51PM +0900, Ryo Takakura wrote:
> > > > PCI config access is locked with pci_lock which serializes
> > > > pci_user/bus_write_config*() and pci_user/bus_read_config*().
> > > > The subsequently invoked vmd_pci_write() and vmd_pci_read() are also
> > > > serialized as they are only invoked by them respectively.
> > > > 
> > > > Remove cfg_lock which is taken by vmd_pci_write() and vmd_pci_read()
> > > > for their serialization as its already serialized by pci_lock.
> > > 
> > > That's only true if CONFIG_PCI_LOCKLESS_CONFIG isn't set, so pci_lock
> > > won't help with concurrent kernel config access in such a setup. I think
> > > the previous change to raw lock proposal was the correct approach.
> > 
> > I overlooked that. Wouldn't it make sense to let the vmd driver select
> > that option rather than adding/ having a lock for the same purpose?
> 
> The arch/x86/Kconfig always selects PCI_LOCKESS_CONFIG, so I don't think
> the vmd driver can require it be turned off. Besides, no need to punish
> all PCI access if only this device requires it be serialized.

Sorry, I also missed that and induced Ryo Takakura to rewrite the patch.

Luis