From: Julien Grall <julien@xen.org>
To: Oleksandr <olekstysh@gmail.com>
Cc: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@kernel.org>, Wei Liu <wl@xen.org>,
Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>,
Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@eu.citrix.com>,
George Dunlap <george.dunlap@citrix.com>,
Oleksandr Tyshchenko <oleksandr_tyshchenko@epam.com>,
Julien Grall <julien.grall@arm.com>,
Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>,
xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org,
Daniel De Graaf <dgdegra@tycho.nsa.gov>,
Volodymyr Babchuk <Volodymyr_Babchuk@epam.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH V1 04/12] xen/arm: Introduce arch specific bits for IOREQ/DM features
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2020 11:19:00 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <977d80d8-84b5-00dc-7ade-fab38a6ec84a@xen.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ba4069dd-cc87-921b-6b52-dc51ff7bb13d@gmail.com>
Hi,
On 05/08/2020 16:41, Oleksandr wrote:
>
> On 05.08.20 12:32, Julien Grall wrote:
>
> Hi Julien.
>
>> Hi Stefano,
>>
>> On 05/08/2020 00:22, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
>>> On Mon, 3 Aug 2020, Oleksandr Tyshchenko wrote:
>>>> From: Oleksandr Tyshchenko <oleksandr_tyshchenko@epam.com>
>>>>
>>>> This patch makes possible to forward Guest MMIO accesses
>>>> to a device emulator on Arm and enables that support for
>>>> Arm64.
>>>>
>>>> Also update XSM code a bit to let DM op be used on Arm.
>>>> New arch DM op will be introduced in the follow-up patch.
>>>>
>>>> Please note, at the moment build on Arm32 is broken
>>>> (see cmpxchg usage in hvm_send_buffered_ioreq()) if someone
>>>
>>> Speaking of buffered_ioreq, if I recall correctly, they were only used
>>> for VGA-related things on x86. It looks like it is still true.
>>>
>>> If so, do we need it on ARM? Note that I don't think we can get rid of
>>> it from the interface as it is baked into ioreq, but it might be
>>> possible to have a dummy implementation on ARM. Or maybe not: looking at
>>> xen/common/hvm/ioreq.c it looks like it would be difficult to
>>> disentangle bufioreq stuff from the rest of the code.
>>
>> We possibly don't need it right now. However, this could possibly be
>> used in the future (e.g. virtio notification doorbell).
>>
>>>> @@ -2275,6 +2282,16 @@ static void check_for_vcpu_work(void)
>>>> */
>>>> void leave_hypervisor_to_guest(void)
>>>> {
>>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_IOREQ_SERVER
>>>> + /*
>>>> + * XXX: Check the return. Shall we call that in
>>>> + * continue_running and context_switch instead?
>>>> + * The benefits would be to avoid calling
>>>> + * handle_hvm_io_completion on every return.
>>>> + */
>>>
>>> Yeah, that could be a simple and good optimization
>>
>> Well, it is not simple as it is sounds :). handle_hvm_io_completion()
>> is the function in charge to mark the vCPU as waiting for I/O. So we
>> would at least need to split the function.
>>
>> I wrote this TODO because I wasn't sure about the complexity of
>> handle_hvm_io_completion(current). Looking at it again, the main
>> complexity is the looping over the IOREQ servers.
>>
>> I think it would be better to optimize handle_hvm_io_completion()
>> rather than trying to hack the context_switch() or continue_running().
>>
>> [...]
>>
>>>> diff --git a/xen/include/asm-arm/p2m.h b/xen/include/asm-arm/p2m.h
>>>> index 5fdb6e8..5823f11 100644
>>>> --- a/xen/include/asm-arm/p2m.h
>>>> +++ b/xen/include/asm-arm/p2m.h
>>>> @@ -385,10 +385,11 @@ static inline int set_foreign_p2m_entry(struct
>>>> domain *d, unsigned long gfn,
>>>> mfn_t mfn)
>>>> {
>>>> /*
>>>> - * NOTE: If this is implemented then proper reference counting of
>>>> - * foreign entries will need to be implemented.
>>>> + * XXX: handle properly reference. It looks like the page may
>>>> not always
>>>> + * belong to d.
>>>
>>> Just as a reference, and without taking away anything from the comment,
>>> I think that QEMU is doing its own internal reference counting for these
>>> mappings.
>>
>> I am not sure how this matters here? We can't really trust the DM to
>> do the right thing if it is not running in dom0.
>>
>> But, IIRC, the problem is some of the pages doesn't belong to do a
>> domain, so it is not possible to treat them as foreign mapping (e.g.
>> you wouldn't be able to grab a reference). This investigation was done
>> a couple of years ago, so this may have changed in recent Xen.
>>
>> As a side note, I am a bit surprised to see most of my original TODOs
>> present in the code. What is the plan to solve them?
> The plan is to solve most critical TODOs in current series, and rest in
> follow-up series if no objections of course. Any pointers how to solve
> them properly would be much appreciated. Unfortunately, now I have a
> weak understanding how they should be fixed.
AFAICT, there is already some discussion about those 3 major TODOs
happening. I would suggest to go through the discussions. We can clarify
anything if needed.
Cheers,
--
Julien Grall
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-08-06 12:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 140+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-08-03 18:21 [RFC PATCH V1 00/12] IOREQ feature (+ virtio-mmio) on Arm Oleksandr Tyshchenko
2020-08-03 18:21 ` [RFC PATCH V1 01/12] hvm/ioreq: Make x86's IOREQ feature common Oleksandr Tyshchenko
2020-08-04 7:45 ` Paul Durrant
2020-08-04 11:10 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-04 11:23 ` Paul Durrant
2020-08-04 11:51 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-04 13:18 ` Paul Durrant
2020-08-04 13:52 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-04 15:41 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-04 19:11 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-05 7:01 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-06 0:37 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-06 6:59 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-06 20:32 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-07 13:19 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-07 16:45 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-07 21:50 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-07 22:19 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-10 13:41 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-10 23:34 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-11 9:19 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-11 10:10 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-11 22:47 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-12 14:35 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-12 23:08 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-13 20:16 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-07 23:45 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-10 23:34 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-05 8:33 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-06 0:37 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-06 9:45 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-06 23:48 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-10 19:20 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-10 23:34 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-11 11:28 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-11 22:48 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-12 8:19 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-20 19:14 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-21 0:53 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-21 18:54 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-05 13:30 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-06 11:37 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-10 16:29 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-10 17:28 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-05 16:15 ` Andrew Cooper
2020-08-06 8:20 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-15 17:30 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-16 19:37 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-03 18:21 ` [RFC PATCH V1 02/12] hvm/dm: Make x86's DM " Oleksandr Tyshchenko
2020-08-03 18:21 ` [RFC PATCH V1 03/12] xen/mm: Make x86's XENMEM_resource_ioreq_server handling common Oleksandr Tyshchenko
2020-08-03 18:21 ` [RFC PATCH V1 04/12] xen/arm: Introduce arch specific bits for IOREQ/DM features Oleksandr Tyshchenko
2020-08-04 7:49 ` Paul Durrant
2020-08-04 14:01 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-04 23:22 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-15 17:56 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-17 14:36 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-04 23:22 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-05 7:05 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-05 16:41 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-05 19:45 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-05 9:32 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-05 15:41 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-06 10:19 ` Julien Grall [this message]
2020-08-10 18:09 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-10 18:21 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-10 19:00 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-10 20:29 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-10 22:37 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-11 6:13 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-12 15:08 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-11 17:09 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-11 17:50 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-13 18:41 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-13 20:36 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-13 21:49 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-13 20:39 ` Oleksandr Tyshchenko
2020-08-13 22:14 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-14 12:08 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-05 14:12 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-05 14:45 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-05 19:30 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-06 11:08 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-06 11:29 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-20 18:30 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-21 6:16 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-21 11:13 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-06 13:27 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-10 18:25 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-10 19:58 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-05 16:13 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-05 19:47 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-03 18:21 ` [RFC PATCH V1 05/12] hvm/dm: Introduce xendevicemodel_set_irq_level DM op Oleksandr Tyshchenko
2020-08-04 23:22 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-05 9:39 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-06 0:37 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-06 11:32 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-06 23:49 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-07 8:43 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-07 21:50 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-08 9:27 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-08 9:28 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-10 23:34 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-11 13:04 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-11 22:48 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-18 9:31 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-21 0:53 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-17 15:23 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-17 22:56 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-18 8:03 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-05 16:15 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-05 22:12 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-03 18:21 ` [RFC PATCH V1 06/12] libxl: Introduce basic virtio-mmio support on Arm Oleksandr Tyshchenko
2020-08-03 18:21 ` [RFC PATCH V1 07/12] A collection of tweaks to be able to run emulator in driver domain Oleksandr Tyshchenko
2020-08-05 16:19 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-05 16:40 ` Paul Durrant
2020-08-06 9:22 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-06 9:27 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-14 16:30 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-16 15:36 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-17 15:07 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-03 18:21 ` [RFC PATCH V1 08/12] xen/arm: Invalidate qemu mapcache on XENMEM_decrease_reservation Oleksandr Tyshchenko
2020-08-05 16:21 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-06 11:35 ` Julien Grall
2020-08-06 11:50 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-06 14:28 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-06 16:33 ` Jan Beulich
2020-08-06 16:57 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-03 18:21 ` [RFC PATCH V1 09/12] libxl: Handle virtio-mmio irq in more correct way Oleksandr Tyshchenko
2020-08-04 23:22 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-05 20:51 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-03 18:21 ` [RFC PATCH V1 10/12] libxl: Add support for virtio-disk configuration Oleksandr Tyshchenko
2020-08-04 23:23 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-05 21:12 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-06 0:37 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-03 18:21 ` [RFC PATCH V1 11/12] libxl: Insert "dma-coherent" property into virtio-mmio device node Oleksandr Tyshchenko
2020-08-04 23:23 ` Stefano Stabellini
2020-08-05 20:35 ` Oleksandr
2020-08-03 18:21 ` [RFC PATCH V1 12/12] libxl: Fix duplicate memory node in DT Oleksandr Tyshchenko
2020-08-15 17:24 ` [RFC PATCH V1 00/12] IOREQ feature (+ virtio-mmio) on Arm Julien Grall
2020-08-16 19:34 ` Oleksandr
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