[PATCH v2] x86/mem_sharing: don't lock parent during fork reset

[PATCH v2] x86/mem_sharing: don't lock parent during fork reset

[Tamas K Lengyel]

During fork reset operation the parent domain doesn't need to be gathered using
rcu_lock_live_remote_domain_by_id, the fork already has the parent pointer.

Signed-off-by: Tamas K Lengyel <tamas.lengyel@intel.com>
---
v2: NULL the parent pointer early in the fork error path
---
 xen/arch/x86/mm/mem_sharing.c | 15 ++++-----------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/mm/mem_sharing.c b/xen/arch/x86/mm/mem_sharing.c
index 8d5d44bdbc..74d2869c0e 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/mm/mem_sharing.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/mm/mem_sharing.c
@@ -1861,9 +1861,9 @@ static int fork(struct domain *cd, struct domain *d)
  done:
     if ( rc && rc != -ERESTART )
     {
+        cd->parent = NULL;
         domain_unpause(d);
         put_domain(d);
-        cd->parent = NULL;
     }
 
     return rc;
@@ -1879,9 +1879,10 @@ static int fork(struct domain *cd, struct domain *d)
  * footprints the hypercall continuation should be implemented (or if this
  * feature needs to be become "stable").
  */
-static int mem_sharing_fork_reset(struct domain *d, struct domain *pd)
+static int mem_sharing_fork_reset(struct domain *d)
 {
     int rc;
+    struct domain *pd = d->parent;
     struct p2m_domain *p2m = p2m_get_hostp2m(d);
     struct page_info *page, *tmp;
 
@@ -2226,8 +2227,6 @@ int mem_sharing_memop(XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(xen_mem_sharing_op_t) arg)
 
     case XENMEM_sharing_op_fork_reset:
     {
-        struct domain *pd;
-
         rc = -EINVAL;
         if ( mso.u.fork.pad || mso.u.fork.flags )
             goto out;
@@ -2236,13 +2235,7 @@ int mem_sharing_memop(XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(xen_mem_sharing_op_t) arg)
         if ( !d->parent )
             goto out;
 
-        rc = rcu_lock_live_remote_domain_by_id(d->parent->domain_id, &pd);
-        if ( rc )
-            goto out;
-
-        rc = mem_sharing_fork_reset(d, pd);
-
-        rcu_unlock_domain(pd);
+        rc = mem_sharing_fork_reset(d);
         break;
     }
 
-- 
2.25.1

Re: [PATCH v2] x86/mem_sharing: don't lock parent during fork reset

[Jan Beulich]

On 20.09.2021 15:40, Tamas K Lengyel wrote:
> During fork reset operation the parent domain doesn't need to be gathered using
> rcu_lock_live_remote_domain_by_id, the fork already has the parent pointer.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tamas K Lengyel <tamas.lengyel@intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>

Re: [PATCH v2] x86/mem_sharing: don't lock parent during fork reset

[Tamas K Lengyel]

On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 10:15 AM Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com> wrote:
>
> On 20.09.2021 15:40, Tamas K Lengyel wrote:
> > During fork reset operation the parent domain doesn't need to be gathered using
> > rcu_lock_live_remote_domain_by_id, the fork already has the parent pointer.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Tamas K Lengyel <tamas.lengyel@intel.com>
>
> Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>

Thanks!