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Re: [PATCH v6 17/18] vfio/type1: Check MSI remapping at irq domain level

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On 06/01/17 09:08, Auger Eric wrote:
> Hi Bharat
> 
> On 06/01/2017 09:50, Bharat Bhushan wrote:
>> Hi Eric,
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> Subject: [PATCH v6 17/18] vfio/type1: Check MSI remapping at irq domain
>>> level
>>>
>>> In case the IOMMU translates MSI transactions (typical case on ARM), we
>>> check MSI remapping capability at IRQ domain level. Otherwise it is checked
>>> at IOMMU level.
>>>
>>> At this stage the arm-smmu-(v3) still advertise the
>>> IOMMU_CAP_INTR_REMAP capability at IOMMU level. This will be removed
>>> in subsequent patches.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Eric Auger <eric.auger@redhat.com>
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> v6: rewrite test
>>> ---
>>>  drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c | 9 ++++++---
>>>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
>>> b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c index b473ef80..fa0b5c4 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
>>> @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
>>>  #include <linux/mdev.h>
>>>  #include <linux/notifier.h>
>>>  #include <linux/dma-iommu.h>
>>> +#include <linux/irqdomain.h>
>>>
>>>  #define DRIVER_VERSION  "0.2"
>>>  #define DRIVER_AUTHOR   "Alex Williamson
>>> <alex.williamson@redhat.com>"
>>> @@ -1208,7 +1209,7 @@ static int vfio_iommu_type1_attach_group(void
>>> *iommu_data,
>>>  	struct vfio_domain *domain, *d;
>>>  	struct bus_type *bus = NULL, *mdev_bus;
>>>  	int ret;
>>> -	bool resv_msi;
>>> +	bool resv_msi, msi_remap;
>>>  	phys_addr_t resv_msi_base;
>>>
>>>  	mutex_lock(&iommu->lock);
>>> @@ -1284,8 +1285,10 @@ static int vfio_iommu_type1_attach_group(void
>>> *iommu_data,
>>>  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&domain->group_list);
>>>  	list_add(&group->next, &domain->group_list);
>>>
>>> -	if (!allow_unsafe_interrupts &&
>>> -	    !iommu_capable(bus, IOMMU_CAP_INTR_REMAP)) {
>>> +	msi_remap = resv_msi ? irq_domain_check_msi_remap() :
>>
>> There can be multiple interrupt-controller, at-least theoretically it is possible and not sure practically it exists and supported, where not all may support IRQ_REMAP. If that is the case be then should we check for IRQ-REMAP for that device-bus irq-domain?
>>
> I mentioned in the cover letter that the approach was defensive and
> rough today. As soon as we detect an MSI controller in the platform that
> has no support for MSI remapping we flag the assignment as unsafe. I
> think this approach was agreed on the ML. Such rough assessment was used
> in the past on x86.
> 
> I am reluctant to add more complexity at that stage. This can be
> improved latter I think when such platforms show up.

I don't think this is worth it. If the system is so broken that the
designer cannot make up their mind about device isolation, too bad.
People will either disable the non-isolating MSI controller altogether,
or force the unsafe flag.

Thanks,

	M.
-- 
Jazz is not dead. It just smells funny...

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[PATCH v6 17/18] vfio/type1: Check MSI remapping at irq domain level Eric Auger <eric.auger@redhat.com> - 2017-01-05 20:10 +0100
  RE: [PATCH v6 17/18] vfio/type1: Check MSI remapping at irq domain  level Bharat Bhushan <bharat.bhushan@nxp.com> - 2017-01-06 10:00 +0100
    Re: [PATCH v6 17/18] vfio/type1: Check MSI remapping at irq domain  level Auger Eric <eric.auger@redhat.com> - 2017-01-06 10:30 +0100
      Re: [PATCH v6 17/18] vfio/type1: Check MSI remapping at irq domain  level Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@arm.com> - 2017-01-06 10:30 +0100
        RE: [PATCH v6 17/18] vfio/type1: Check MSI remapping at irq domain  level Bharat Bhushan <bharat.bhushan@nxp.com> - 2017-01-06 10:40 +0100

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