Re: [virtio-dev] [PATCH v3 2/2] virtio: pci support virtqueue reset

[Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com>]

On Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:51:43 +0200, Cornelia Huck <cohuck@redhat.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 27 2021, Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com> wrote:
>
> > PCI support virtqueue reset.
> >
> > virtio_pci_common_cfg add "queue_reset" to support virtqueue reset.
> > The driver uses this to selectively reset the queue.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com>
> > ---
> >  content.tex | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
> > index 603b1f1..35228dc 100644
> > --- a/content.tex
> > +++ b/content.tex
> > @@ -896,6 +896,7 @@ \subsubsection{Common configuration structure layout}\label{sec:Virtio Transport
> >          le64 queue_driver;              /* read-write */
> >          le64 queue_device;              /* read-write */
> >          le16 queue_notify_data;         /* read-only for driver */
> > +        le16 queue_reset;               /* read-write */
> >  };
> >  \end{lstlisting}
> >
> > @@ -975,6 +976,12 @@ \subsubsection{Common configuration structure layout}\label{sec:Virtio Transport
> >          may benefit from providing another value, for example an internal virtqueue
> >          identifier, or an internal offset related to the virtqueue number.
> >          \end{note}
> > +
> > +\item[\field{queue_reset}]
> > +        The driver uses this to selectively reset the queue.
> > +        This field exists only if VIRTIO_F_RING_RESET has been
> > +        negotiated. (see \ref{sec:Virtqueues / Virtqueue Reset}).
> > +
> >  \end{description}
> >
> >  \devicenormative{\paragraph}{Common configuration structure layout}{Virtio Transport Options / Virtio Over PCI Bus / PCI Device Layout / Common configuration structure layout}
> > @@ -1016,6 +1023,14 @@ \subsubsection{Common configuration structure layout}\label{sec:Virtio Transport
> >
> >  The device MUST present a 0 in \field{queue_enable} on reset.
> >
> > +The device MUST present a 0 in \field{queue_reset} after the virtqueue is
> > +enabled with \field{queue_enable}. The device MUST reset the queue when 1 is
> > +written to \field{queue_reset}, and present a 1 in \field{queue_reset} until the
> > +queue is enabled with \field{queue_enable}. (see \ref{sec:Virtqueues / Virtqueue Reset}).
>
> "present a 1 in \field{queue_reset} after the queue has been reset,
> until the driver re-enables the queue via \field{queue_enable}"
>
> ?
>

Thanks. This is better.

> I suppose queue_reset is reset to 0 when the whole device is reset?

Yes, I will explain this in the next version.

>
> > +
> > +The device MUST present a 0 in \field{queue_enable} after the virtqueue is reset
> > +with \field{queue_reset}. (see \ref{sec:Virtqueues / Virtqueue Reset}).
>
> "after the driver has reset the virtqueue via \field{queue_reset}" ?

Thanks. This is better.

>
> This section should probably also refer to the feature bit at least once?

OK.

>
> > +
> >  The device MUST present a 0 in \field{queue_size} if the virtqueue
> >  corresponding to the current \field{queue_select} is unavailable.
> >
> > @@ -1040,6 +1055,12 @@ \subsubsection{Common configuration structure layout}\label{sec:Virtio Transport
> >
> >  The driver MUST NOT write a 0 to \field{queue_enable}.
> >
> > +If the VIRTIO_F_RING_RESET feature bit is negotiated, the driver can stop using
> > +the queue by writing a 1 to \field{queue_reset} and MUST read the value back to
> > +ensure synchronization. Then optionally re-enable the queue by writing a 1 to
> > +\field{queue_enable} after configuring the other virtqueue fields. (see
> > +\ref{sec:Virtqueues / Virtqueue Reset}).
>
> "If VIRTIO_F_RING_RESET has been negotiated, after the driver writes 1 to
> \field{queue_reset} to reset the queue, it MUST verify that the queue
> has been reset by reading back \field{queue_reset} and ensuring that it
> is 1. The driver MAY re-enable the queue by writing a 1 to
> \field{queue_enable} after ensuring that the other virtqueue fields have
> been set up correctly."
>
> ?

Thanks. This is better.

>
> > +
> >  \subsubsection{Notification structure layout}\label{sec:Virtio Transport Options / Virtio Over PCI Bus / PCI Device Layout / Notification capability}
> >
> >  The notification location is found using the VIRTIO_PCI_CAP_NOTIFY_CFG
>
> MMIO can probably use a similar mechanism.
>
> For CCW, maybe we can add a payload to the existing RESET command if the
> feature has been negotiated; the queue can be re-enabled by the normal
> READ_VQ_CONF/SET_VQ procedure. I have not yet thought that through.

Regarding CCW, can I consider adding this part later? This time I want to
complete PCI and MMIO support for queue reset first.

Thanks.