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Message-ID: <CACLfguXTYy2BfmB3wLnVdANu6jvxjP4G8a3h2XHO-iw5RE1CnA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2025 16:37:44 +0800
From: Cindy Lu <lulu@...hat.com>
To: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc: jasowang@...hat.com, michael.christie@...cle.com, sgarzare@...hat.com, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, 
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 8/8] vhost: Add a KConfig knob to enable IOCTL VHOST_FORK_FROM_OWNER

On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 06:02:52PM +0800, Cindy Lu wrote:
> > Introduce a new config knob `CONFIG_VHOST_ENABLE_FORK_OWNER_IOCTL`,
> > to control the availability of the `VHOST_FORK_FROM_OWNER` ioctl.
> > When CONFIG_VHOST_ENABLE_FORK_OWNER_IOCTL is set to n, the ioctl
> > is disabled, and any attempt to use it will result in failure.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Cindy Lu <lulu@...hat.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/vhost/Kconfig | 15 +++++++++++++++
> >  drivers/vhost/vhost.c |  3 +++
> >  2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/vhost/Kconfig b/drivers/vhost/Kconfig
> > index b455d9ab6f3d..e5b9dcbf31b6 100644
> > --- a/drivers/vhost/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/vhost/Kconfig
> > @@ -95,3 +95,18 @@ config VHOST_CROSS_ENDIAN_LEGACY
> >         If unsure, say "N".
> >
> >  endif
> > +
> > +config VHOST_ENABLE_FORK_OWNER_IOCTL
> > +     bool "Enable IOCTL VHOST_FORK_FROM_OWNER"
> > +     default n
> > +     help
> > +       This option enables the IOCTL VHOST_FORK_FROM_OWNER, which allows
> > +       userspace applications to modify the thread mode for vhost devices.
>
> ok
>
> > +          By default, `CONFIG_VHOST_ENABLE_FORK_OWNER_IOCTL` is set to `n`,
> > +          meaning the ioctl is disabled and any operation using this ioctl
> > +          will fail.
> > +          When the configuration is enabled (y), the ioctl becomes
> > +          available, allowing users to set the mode if needed.
>
> no need to be so verbose - the disabled beavious belongs in commit log
> not here.
>
> Also either ioctl or IOCTL but not both.
>
sure, will change this
Thanks
cindy
> > +
> > +       If unsure, say "N".
> > diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > index fb0c7fb43f78..568e43cb54a9 100644
> > --- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > +++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
> > @@ -2294,6 +2294,8 @@ long vhost_dev_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *d, unsigned int ioctl, void __user *argp)
> >               r = vhost_dev_set_owner(d);
> >               goto done;
> >       }
> > +
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_VHOST_ENABLE_FORK_OWNER_IOCTL
> >       if (ioctl == VHOST_FORK_FROM_OWNER) {
> >               u8 inherit_owner;
> >               /*inherit_owner can only be modified before owner is set*/
> > @@ -2313,6 +2315,7 @@ long vhost_dev_ioctl(struct vhost_dev *d, unsigned int ioctl, void __user *argp)
> >               r = 0;
> >               goto done;
> >       }
> > +#endif
> >       /* You must be the owner to do anything else */
> >       r = vhost_dev_check_owner(d);
> >       if (r)
> > --
> > 2.45.0
>