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Message-ID: <CAJaqyWcJwTAAhbAnuPQEV=ki4YDRsZTO+HQkZ_KoS71YDbgocw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 10:40:55 +0200
From: Eugenio Perez Martin <eperezma@...hat.com>
To: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Cc: mst@...hat.com, xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com, virtualization@...ts.linux.dev, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hch@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V5 6/9] virtio: introduce map ops in virtio core

On Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 7:49 AM Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> This patch introduces map operations for virtio device. Virtio use to
> use DMA API which is not necessarily the case since some devices
> doesn't do DMA. Instead of using tricks and abusing DMA API, let's
> simply abstract the current mapping logic into a virtio specific
> mapping operations. For the device or transport that doesn't do DMA,
> they can implement their own mapping logic without the need to trick
> DMA core. In this case the map_token is opaque to the virtio core that
> will be passed back to the transport or device specific map
> operations. For other devices, DMA API will still be used, so map
> token will still be the dma device to minimize the changeset and
> performance impact.
>
> The mapping operations are abstracted as a independent structure
> instead of reusing virtio_config_ops. This allows the transport can
> simply reuse the structure for lower layers like vDPA.
>
> A set of new mapping helpers were introduced for the device that want
> to do mapping by themselves.
>

Acked-by: Eugenio Pérez <eperezma@...hat.com>

> Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c  | 217 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  include/linux/virtio.h        |  26 +++-
>  include/linux/virtio_config.h |  72 +++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 271 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
> index 94b2a8f3acc2..86188ffbce00 100644
> --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
> +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
> @@ -297,8 +297,14 @@ size_t virtio_max_dma_size(const struct virtio_device *vdev)
>  {
>         size_t max_segment_size = SIZE_MAX;
>
> -       if (vring_use_map_api(vdev))
> -               max_segment_size = dma_max_mapping_size(vdev->dev.parent);
> +       if (vring_use_map_api(vdev)) {
> +               if (vdev->map)
> +                       max_segment_size =
> +                               vdev->map->max_mapping_size(vdev->dev.parent);
> +               else
> +                       max_segment_size =
> +                               dma_max_mapping_size(vdev->dev.parent);
> +       }
>
>         return max_segment_size;
>  }
> @@ -309,8 +315,8 @@ static void *vring_alloc_queue(struct virtio_device *vdev, size_t size,
>                                union vring_mapping_token *mapping_token)
>  {
>         if (vring_use_map_api(vdev)) {
> -               return dma_alloc_coherent(mapping_token->dma_dev, size,
> -                                         map_handle, flag);
> +               return virtqueue_map_alloc_coherent(vdev, mapping_token, size,
> +                                                   map_handle, flag);
>         } else {
>                 void *queue = alloc_pages_exact(PAGE_ALIGN(size), flag);
>
> @@ -343,7 +349,8 @@ static void vring_free_queue(struct virtio_device *vdev, size_t size,
>                              union vring_mapping_token *mapping_token)
>  {
>         if (vring_use_map_api(vdev))
> -               dma_free_coherent(mapping_token->dma_dev, size, queue, map_handle);
> +               virtqueue_map_free_coherent(vdev, mapping_token, size,
> +                                           queue, map_handle);
>         else
>                 free_pages_exact(queue, PAGE_ALIGN(size));
>  }
> @@ -358,6 +365,25 @@ static struct device *vring_dma_dev(const struct vring_virtqueue *vq)
>         return vq->mapping_token.dma_dev;
>  }
>
> +static void *vring_mapping_token(const struct vring_virtqueue *vq)
> +{
> +       return vq->mapping_token.token;
> +}
> +
> +static int vring_mapping_error(const struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
> +                              dma_addr_t addr)
> +{
> +       struct virtio_device *vdev = vq->vq.vdev;
> +
> +       if (!vq->use_map_api)
> +               return 0;
> +
> +       if (vdev->map)
> +               return vdev->map->mapping_error(vring_mapping_token(vq), addr);
> +       else
> +               return dma_mapping_error(vring_dma_dev(vq), addr);
> +}
> +
>  /* Map one sg entry. */
>  static int vring_map_one_sg(const struct vring_virtqueue *vq, struct scatterlist *sg,
>                             enum dma_data_direction direction, dma_addr_t *addr,
> @@ -387,11 +413,11 @@ static int vring_map_one_sg(const struct vring_virtqueue *vq, struct scatterlist
>          * the way it expects (we don't guarantee that the scatterlist
>          * will exist for the lifetime of the mapping).
>          */
> -       *addr = dma_map_page(vring_dma_dev(vq),
> -                           sg_page(sg), sg->offset, sg->length,
> -                           direction);
> +       *addr = virtqueue_map_page_attrs(&vq->vq, sg_page(sg),
> +                                        sg->offset, sg->length,
> +                                        direction, 0);
>
> -       if (dma_mapping_error(vring_dma_dev(vq), *addr))
> +       if (vring_mapping_error(vq, *addr))
>                 return -ENOMEM;
>
>         return 0;
> @@ -408,15 +434,6 @@ static dma_addr_t vring_map_single(const struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
>                                           size, direction, 0);
>  }
>
> -static int vring_mapping_error(const struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
> -                              dma_addr_t addr)
> -{
> -       if (!vq->use_map_api)
> -               return 0;
> -
> -       return dma_mapping_error(vring_dma_dev(vq), addr);
> -}
> -
>  static void virtqueue_init(struct vring_virtqueue *vq, u32 num)
>  {
>         vq->vq.num_free = num;
> @@ -453,11 +470,12 @@ static unsigned int vring_unmap_one_split(const struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
>         } else if (!vring_need_unmap_buffer(vq, extra))
>                 goto out;
>
> -       dma_unmap_page(vring_dma_dev(vq),
> -                      extra->addr,
> -                      extra->len,
> -                      (flags & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE) ?
> -                      DMA_FROM_DEVICE : DMA_TO_DEVICE);
> +       virtqueue_unmap_page_attrs(&vq->vq,
> +                                  extra->addr,
> +                                  extra->len,
> +                                  (flags & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE) ?
> +                                  DMA_FROM_DEVICE : DMA_TO_DEVICE,
> +                                  0);
>
>  out:
>         return extra->next;
> @@ -1271,10 +1289,11 @@ static void vring_unmap_extra_packed(const struct vring_virtqueue *vq,
>         } else if (!vring_need_unmap_buffer(vq, extra))
>                 return;
>
> -       dma_unmap_page(vring_dma_dev(vq),
> -                      extra->addr, extra->len,
> -                      (flags & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE) ?
> -                      DMA_FROM_DEVICE : DMA_TO_DEVICE);
> +       virtqueue_unmap_page_attrs(&vq->vq,
> +                                  extra->addr, extra->len,
> +                                  (flags & VRING_DESC_F_WRITE) ?
> +                                  DMA_FROM_DEVICE : DMA_TO_DEVICE,
> +                                  0);
>  }
>
>  static struct vring_packed_desc *alloc_indirect_packed(unsigned int total_sg,
> @@ -2434,8 +2453,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_add_inbuf_premapped);
>  struct device *virtqueue_dma_dev(struct virtqueue *_vq)
>  {
>         struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
> -
> -       if (vq->use_map_api)
> +       if (vq->use_map_api && !_vq->vdev->map)
>                 return vq->mapping_token.dma_dev;
>         else
>                 return NULL;
> @@ -3125,6 +3143,107 @@ const struct vring *virtqueue_get_vring(const struct virtqueue *vq)
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_get_vring);
>
> +/**
> + * virtqueue_map_alloc_coherent - alloc coherent mapping
> + * @vdev: the virtio device we are talking to
> + * @mapping_token: device specific mapping token
> + * @size: the size of the buffer
> + * @map_handle: the pointer to the mapped address
> + * @gfp: allocation flag (GFP_XXX)
> + *
> + * return virtual address or NULL on error
> + */
> +void *virtqueue_map_alloc_coherent(struct virtio_device *vdev,
> +                                  union vring_mapping_token *mapping_token,
> +                                  size_t size, dma_addr_t *map_handle,
> +                                  gfp_t gfp)
> +{
> +       if (vdev->map)
> +               return vdev->map->alloc(mapping_token->token, size,
> +                                       map_handle, gfp);
> +       else
> +               return dma_alloc_coherent(mapping_token->dma_dev, size,
> +                                         map_handle, gfp);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_map_alloc_coherent);
> +
> +/**
> + * virtqueue_map_free_coherent - free coherent mapping
> + * @vdev: the virtio device we are talking to
> + * @token: device specific mapping token
> + * @size: the size of the buffer
> + * @map_handle: the mapped address that needs to be freed
> + *
> + */
> +void virtqueue_map_free_coherent(struct virtio_device *vdev,
> +                                union vring_mapping_token *mapping_token, size_t size, void *vaddr,
> +                                dma_addr_t map_handle)
> +{
> +       if (vdev->map)
> +               vdev->map->free(mapping_token->token, size, vaddr,
> +                               map_handle, 0);
> +       else
> +               dma_free_coherent(mapping_token->dma_dev, size, vaddr, map_handle);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_map_free_coherent);
> +
> +/**
> + * virtqueue_map_page_attrs - map a page to the device
> + * @_vq: the virtqueue we are talking to
> + * @page: the page that will be mapped by the device
> + * @offset: the offset in the page for a buffer
> + * @size: the buffer size
> + * @dir: mapping direction
> + * @attrs: mapping attributes
> + *
> + * Returns mapped address. Caller should check that by virtqueue_mapping_error().
> + */
> +dma_addr_t virtqueue_map_page_attrs(const struct virtqueue *_vq,
> +                                   struct page *page,
> +                                   unsigned long offset,
> +                                   size_t size,
> +                                   enum dma_data_direction dir,
> +                                   unsigned long attrs)
> +{
> +       const struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
> +       struct virtio_device *vdev = _vq->vdev;
> +
> +       if (vdev->map)
> +               return vdev->map->map_page(vring_mapping_token(vq),
> +                                          page, offset, size,
> +                                          dir, attrs);
> +
> +       return dma_map_page_attrs(vring_dma_dev(vq),
> +                                 page, offset, size,
> +                                 dir, attrs);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_map_page_attrs);
> +
> +/**
> + * virtqueue_unmap_page_attrs - map a page to the device
> + * @_vq: the virtqueue we are talking to
> + * @map_handle: the mapped address
> + * @size: the buffer size
> + * @dir: mapping direction
> + * @attrs: unmapping attributes
> + */
> +void virtqueue_unmap_page_attrs(const struct virtqueue *_vq,
> +                               dma_addr_t map_handle,
> +                               size_t size, enum dma_data_direction dir,
> +                               unsigned long attrs)
> +{
> +       const struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
> +       struct virtio_device *vdev = _vq->vdev;
> +
> +       if (vdev->map)
> +               vdev->map->unmap_page(vring_mapping_token(vq), map_handle,
> +                                     size, dir, attrs);
> +       else
> +               dma_unmap_page_attrs(vring_dma_dev(vq), map_handle,
> +                                    size, dir, attrs);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_unmap_page_attrs);
> +
>  /**
>   * virtqueue_map_single_attrs - map DMA for _vq
>   * @_vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
> @@ -3136,7 +3255,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_get_vring);
>   * The caller calls this to do dma mapping in advance. The DMA address can be
>   * passed to this _vq when it is in pre-mapped mode.
>   *
> - * return DMA address. Caller should check that by virtqueue_mapping_error().
> + * return mapped address. Caller should check that by virtqueue_mapping_error().
>   */
>  dma_addr_t virtqueue_map_single_attrs(const struct virtqueue *_vq, void *ptr,
>                                       size_t size,
> @@ -3155,8 +3274,8 @@ dma_addr_t virtqueue_map_single_attrs(const struct virtqueue *_vq, void *ptr,
>                           "rejecting DMA map of vmalloc memory\n"))
>                 return DMA_MAPPING_ERROR;
>
> -       return dma_map_page_attrs(vring_dma_dev(vq), virt_to_page(ptr),
> -                                 offset_in_page(ptr), size, dir, attrs);
> +       return virtqueue_map_page_attrs(&vq->vq, virt_to_page(ptr),
> +                                       offset_in_page(ptr), size, dir, attrs);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_map_single_attrs);
>
> @@ -3181,12 +3300,12 @@ void virtqueue_unmap_single_attrs(const struct virtqueue *_vq,
>         if (!vq->use_map_api)
>                 return;
>
> -       dma_unmap_page_attrs(vring_dma_dev(vq), addr, size, dir, attrs);
> +       virtqueue_unmap_page_attrs(_vq, addr, size, dir, attrs);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_unmap_single_attrs);
>
>  /**
> - * virtqueue_map_mapping_error - check dma address
> + * virtqueue_mapping_error - check dma address
>   * @_vq: the struct virtqueue we're talking about.
>   * @addr: DMA address
>   *
> @@ -3196,10 +3315,7 @@ int virtqueue_map_mapping_error(const struct virtqueue *_vq, dma_addr_t addr)
>  {
>         const struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
>
> -       if (!vq->use_map_api)
> -               return 0;
> -
> -       return dma_mapping_error(vring_dma_dev(vq), addr);
> +       return vring_mapping_error(vq, addr);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_map_mapping_error);
>
> @@ -3216,11 +3332,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_map_mapping_error);
>  bool virtqueue_map_need_sync(const struct virtqueue *_vq, dma_addr_t addr)
>  {
>         const struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
> +       struct virtio_device *vdev = _vq->vdev;
>
>         if (!vq->use_map_api)
>                 return false;
>
> -       return dma_need_sync(vring_dma_dev(vq), addr);
> +       if (vdev->map)
> +               return vdev->map->need_sync(vring_mapping_token(vq), addr);
> +       else
> +               return dma_need_sync(vring_dma_dev(vq), addr);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_map_need_sync);
>
> @@ -3242,12 +3362,17 @@ void virtqueue_map_sync_single_range_for_cpu(const struct virtqueue *_vq,
>                                              enum dma_data_direction dir)
>  {
>         const struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
> -       struct device *dev = vring_dma_dev(vq);
> +       struct virtio_device *vdev = _vq->vdev;
>
>         if (!vq->use_map_api)
>                 return;
>
> -       dma_sync_single_range_for_cpu(dev, addr, offset, size, dir);
> +       if (vdev->map)
> +               vdev->map->sync_single_for_cpu(vring_mapping_token(vq),
> +                                              addr + offset, size, dir);
> +       else
> +               dma_sync_single_range_for_cpu(vring_dma_dev(vq),
> +                                             addr, offset, size, dir);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_map_sync_single_range_for_cpu);
>
> @@ -3268,12 +3393,18 @@ void virtqueue_map_sync_single_range_for_device(const struct virtqueue *_vq,
>                                                 enum dma_data_direction dir)
>  {
>         const struct vring_virtqueue *vq = to_vvq(_vq);
> -       struct device *dev = vring_dma_dev(vq);
> +       struct virtio_device *vdev = _vq->vdev;
>
>         if (!vq->use_map_api)
>                 return;
>
> -       dma_sync_single_range_for_device(dev, addr, offset, size, dir);
> +       if (vdev->map)
> +               vdev->map->sync_single_for_device(vring_mapping_token(vq),
> +                                                 addr + offset,
> +                                                 size, dir);
> +       else
> +               dma_sync_single_range_for_device(vring_dma_dev(vq), addr,
> +                                                offset, size, dir);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_map_sync_single_range_for_device);
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/virtio.h b/include/linux/virtio.h
> index 37029df94aaf..e1973c7b1d1c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/virtio.h
> +++ b/include/linux/virtio.h
> @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ union vring_mapping_token {
>         /* Device that performs DMA */
>         struct device *dma_dev;
>         /* Transport specific token used for doing map */
> -       void *opaque;
> +       void *token;
>  };
>
>  int virtqueue_add_outbuf(struct virtqueue *vq,
> @@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ struct virtio_device {
>         struct virtio_device_id id;
>         const struct virtio_config_ops *config;
>         const struct vringh_config_ops *vringh_config;
> +       const struct virtio_map_ops *map;
>         struct list_head vqs;
>         u64 features;
>         void *priv;
> @@ -266,6 +267,29 @@ void unregister_virtio_driver(struct virtio_driver *drv);
>         module_driver(__virtio_driver, register_virtio_driver, \
>                         unregister_virtio_driver)
>
> +
> +void *virtqueue_map_alloc_coherent(struct virtio_device *vdev,
> +                                  union vring_mapping_token *mapping_token,
> +                                  size_t size, dma_addr_t *dma_handle,
> +                                  gfp_t gfp);
> +
> +void virtqueue_map_free_coherent(struct virtio_device *vdev,
> +                                union vring_mapping_token *mapping_token,
> +                                size_t size, void *vaddr,
> +                                dma_addr_t dma_handle);
> +
> +dma_addr_t virtqueue_map_page_attrs(const struct virtqueue *_vq,
> +                                   struct page *page,
> +                                   unsigned long offset,
> +                                   size_t size,
> +                                   enum dma_data_direction dir,
> +                                   unsigned long attrs);
> +
> +void virtqueue_unmap_page_attrs(const struct virtqueue *_vq,
> +                               dma_addr_t dma_handle,
> +                               size_t size, enum dma_data_direction dir,
> +                               unsigned long attrs);
> +
>  dma_addr_t virtqueue_map_single_attrs(const struct virtqueue *_vq, void *ptr, size_t size,
>                                           enum dma_data_direction dir, unsigned long attrs);
>  void virtqueue_unmap_single_attrs(const struct virtqueue *_vq, dma_addr_t addr,
> diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_config.h b/include/linux/virtio_config.h
> index b3e1d30c765b..784ce56197c4 100644
> --- a/include/linux/virtio_config.h
> +++ b/include/linux/virtio_config.h
> @@ -133,6 +133,78 @@ struct virtio_config_ops {
>         int (*enable_vq_after_reset)(struct virtqueue *vq);
>  };
>
> +/**
> + * struct virtio_map_ops - operations for mapping buffer for a virtio device
> + * Note: For transport that has its own mapping logic it must
> + * implements all of the operations
> + * @map_page: map a buffer to the device
> + *      token: device specific mapping token
> + *      page: the page that will be mapped by the device
> + *      offset: the offset in the page for a buffer
> + *      size: the buffer size
> + *      dir: mapping direction
> + *      attrs: mapping attributes
> + *      Returns: the mapped address
> + * @unmap_page: unmap a buffer from the device
> + *      token: device specific mapping token
> + *      map_handle: the mapped address
> + *      size: the buffer size
> + *      dir: mapping direction
> + *      attrs: unmapping attributes
> + * @sync_single_for_cpu: sync a single buffer from device to cpu
> + *      token: device specific mapping token
> + *      map_handle: the mapping address to sync
> + *      size: the size of the buffer
> + *      dir: synchronization direction
> + * @sync_single_for_device: sync a single buffer from cpu to device
> + *      token: device specific mapping token
> + *      map_handle: the mapping address to sync
> + *      size: the size of the buffer
> + *      dir: synchronization direction
> + * @alloc: alloc a coherent buffer mapping
> + *      token: device specific mapping token
> + *      size: the size of the buffer
> + *      map_handle: the mapping address to sync
> + *      gfp: allocation flag (GFP_XXX)
> + *      Returns: virtual address of the allocated buffer
> + * @free: free a coherent buffer mapping
> + *      token: device specific mapping token
> + *      size: the size of the buffer
> + *      vaddr: virtual address of the buffer
> + *      map_handle: the mapping address to sync
> + *      attrs: unmapping attributes
> + * @need_sync: if the buffer needs synchronization
> + *      token: device specific mapping token
> + *      map_handle: the mapped address
> + *      Returns: whether the buffer needs synchronization
> + * @mapping_error: if the mapping address is error
> + *      token: device specific mapping token
> + *      map_handle: the mapped address
> + * @max_mapping_size: get the maximum buffer size that can be mapped
> + *      token: device specific mapping token
> + *      Returns: the maximum buffer size that can be mapped
> + */
> +struct virtio_map_ops {
> +       dma_addr_t (*map_page)(void *token, struct page *page,
> +                              unsigned long offset, size_t size,
> +                              enum dma_data_direction dir, unsigned long attrs);
> +       void (*unmap_page)(void *token, dma_addr_t map_handle,
> +                          size_t size, enum dma_data_direction dir,
> +                          unsigned long attrs);
> +       void (*sync_single_for_cpu)(void *token, dma_addr_t map_handle,
> +                                   size_t size, enum dma_data_direction dir);
> +       void (*sync_single_for_device)(void *token,
> +                                      dma_addr_t map_handle, size_t size,
> +                                      enum dma_data_direction dir);
> +       void *(*alloc)(void *token, size_t size,
> +                      dma_addr_t *map_handle, gfp_t gfp);
> +       void (*free)(void *token, size_t size, void *vaddr,
> +                    dma_addr_t map_handle, unsigned long attrs);
> +       bool (*need_sync)(void *token, dma_addr_t map_handle);
> +       int (*mapping_error)(void *token, dma_addr_t map_handle);
> +       size_t (*max_mapping_size)(void *token);
> +};
> +
>  /* If driver didn't advertise the feature, it will never appear. */
>  void virtio_check_driver_offered_feature(const struct virtio_device *vdev,
>                                          unsigned int fbit);
> --
> 2.31.1
>


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