Re: [PATCH 2/2] iommu/sva: Remove mm parameter from SVA bind API

[Lu Baolu <baolu.lu@linux.intel.com>]

Hi Jacob,

On 4/14/21 8:09 AM, Jacob Pan wrote:
> Hi Jean,
> 
> On Fri, 9 Apr 2021 11:03:05 -0700, Jacob Pan
> <jacob.jun.pan@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> 
>>> problems:
>>>
>>> * We don't have a use-case for binding the mm of a remote process (and
>>>    it's supposedly difficult for device drivers to do it securely). So
>>> OK, we remove the mm argument from iommu_sva_bind_device() and use the
>>>    current mm. But the IOMMU driver isn't going to do
>>> get_task_mm(current) every time it needs the mm being bound, it will
>>> take it from iommu_sva_bind_device(). Likewise iommu_sva_alloc_pasid()
>>> shouldn't need to bother with get_task_mm().
>>>
>>> * cgroup accounting for IOASIDs needs to be on the current task.
>>> Removing the mm parameter from iommu_sva_alloc_pasid() doesn't help
>>> with that. Sure it indicates that iommu_sva_alloc_pasid() needs a
>>> specific task context but that's only for cgroup purpose, and I'd
>>> rather pass the cgroup down from iommu_sva_bind_device() anyway (but am
>>> fine with keeping it within ioasid_alloc() for now). Plus it's an
>>> internal helper, easy for us to check that the callers are doing the
>>> right thing.
>> With the above split, we really just have one allocation function:
>> ioasid_alloc(), so it can manage current cgroup accounting within. Would
>> this work?
> After a few attempts, I don't think the split can work better. I will
> restore the mm parameter and add a warning if mm != current->mm.

I still worry about supervisor pasid allocation.

If we use iommu_sva_alloc_pasid() to allocate a supervisor pasid, which
mm should the pasid be set? I've ever thought about passing &init_mm to
iommu_sva_alloc_pasid(). But if you add "mm != current->mm", this seems
not to work. Or do you prefer a separated interface for supervisor pasid
allocation/free?

Best regards,
baolu

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jacob
>