Re: [RFC 6/8] nvmet: Be careful about using iomem accesses when dealing with p2pmem

[Sagi Grimberg <sagi@grimberg.me>]

>> Note that the nvme completion queues are still on the host memory, so
>> this means we have lost the ordering between data and completions as
>> they go to different pcie targets.
>
> Hmm, in this simple up/down case with a switch, I think it might
> actually be OK.
>
> Transactions might not complete at the NVMe device before the CPU
> processes the RDMA completion, however due to the PCI-E ordering rules
> new TLPs directed to the NVMe will complete after the RMDA TLPs and
> thus observe the new data. (eg order preserving)
>
> It would be very hard to use P2P if fabric ordering is not preserved..

I think it still can race if the p2p device is connected with more than
a single port to the switch.

Say it's connected via 2 legs, the bar is accessed from leg A and the
data from the disk comes via leg B. In this case, the data is heading
towards the p2p device via leg B (might be congested), the completion
goes directly to the RC, and then the host issues a read from the
bar via leg A. I don't understand what can guarantee ordering here.

Stephen told me that this still guarantees ordering, but I honestly
can't understand how, perhaps someone can explain to me in a simple
way that I can understand.