Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory

From	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory
Date	2017-04-19 00:30 +0200
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On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 3:15 PM, Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 18/04/17 03:36 PM, Dan Williams wrote:
>> On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 2:22 PM, Jason Gunthorpe
>> <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> wrote:
>>> On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 02:11:33PM -0700, Dan Williams wrote:
>>>>> I think this opens an even bigger can of worms..
>>>>
>>>> No, I don't think it does. You'd only shim when the target page is
>>>> backed by a device, not host memory, and you can figure this out by a
>>>> is_zone_device_page()-style lookup.
>>>
>>> The bigger can of worms is how do you meaningfully stack dma_ops.
>>
>> This goes back to my original comment to make this capability a
>> function of the pci bridge itself. The kernel has an implementation of
>> a dynamically created bridge device that injects its own dma_ops for
>> the devices behind the bridge. See vmd_setup_dma_ops() in
>> drivers/pci/host/vmd.c.
>
> Well the issue I think Jason is pointing out is that the ops don't
> stack. The map_* function in the injected dma_ops needs to be able to
> call the original map_* for any page that is not p2p memory. This is
> especially annoying in the map_sg function which may need to call a
> different op based on the contents of the sgl. (And please correct me if
> I'm not seeing how this can be done in the vmd example.)

Unlike the pci bus address offset case which I think is fundamental to
support since shipping archs do this today, I think it is ok to say
p2p is restricted to a single sgl that gets to talk to host memory or
a single device. That said, what's wrong with a p2p aware map_sg
implementation calling up to the host memory map_sg implementation on
a per sgl basis?

> Also, what happens if p2p pages end up getting passed to a device that
> doesn't have the injected dma_ops?

This goes back to limiting p2p to a single pci host bridge. If the p2p
capability is coordinated with the bridge rather than between the
individual devices then we have a central point to catch this case.

...of course this is all hand wavy until someone writes the code and
proves otherwise.

> However, the concept of replacing the dma_ops for all devices behind a
> supporting bridge is interesting and may be a good piece of the final
> solution.

It's at least a proof point for injecting special behavior for devices
behind a (virtual) pci bridge without needing to go touch a bunch of
drivers.

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Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-16 17:50 +0200
  Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-16 18:50 +0200
    Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> - 2017-04-17 00:40 +0200
      Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-17 07:20 +0200
        Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> - 2017-04-17 09:30 +0200
          Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-17 19:00 +0200
            Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-17 19:10 +0200
              Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-18 07:30 +0200
            Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jerome Glisse <jglisse@redhat.com> - 2017-04-17 20:10 +0200
              Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-18 08:20 +0200
            Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> - 2017-04-17 23:20 +0200
              Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-18 07:50 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> - 2017-04-18 08:40 +0200
  Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> - 2017-04-17 00:30 +0200
    Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> - 2017-04-18 18:50 +0200
      Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-18 19:30 +0200
        Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> - 2017-04-18 20:10 +0200
          Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-18 20:40 +0200
          Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> - 2017-04-19 03:20 +0200
        Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-19 01:00 +0200
        Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> - 2017-04-19 02:10 +0200
      Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-18 20:40 +0200
        Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> - 2017-04-18 21:10 +0200
          Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-18 21:40 +0200
            Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> - 2017-04-18 21:50 +0200
              Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-18 22:10 +0200
            Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-18 21:50 +0200
              Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jerome Glisse <jglisse@redhat.com> - 2017-04-18 22:30 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-18 22:40 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-18 22:50 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> - 2017-04-19 03:20 +0200
              Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> - 2017-04-18 23:10 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-18 23:20 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> - 2017-04-18 23:30 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-18 23:40 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-19 00:20 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-19 00:30 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> - 2017-04-19 00:50 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-19 01:00 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> - 2017-04-19 01:30 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> - 2017-04-19 03:30 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-19 00:50 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-19 01:00 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-19 01:00 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-19 01:10 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> - 2017-04-19 03:30 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-18 23:40 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> - 2017-04-19 00:30 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-19 01:10 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> - 2017-04-19 04:10 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> - 2017-04-19 03:30 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> - 2017-04-19 18:00 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-19 18:50 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-19 19:10 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jerome Glisse <jglisse@redhat.com> - 2017-04-19 19:40 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-19 19:50 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-19 20:20 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-19 20:20 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-19 20:40 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-19 20:50 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-19 20:50 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-20 22:50 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory "Stephen  Bates" <sbates@raithlin.com> - 2017-04-21 01:10 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> - 2017-04-21 07:10 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory "Stephen  Bates" <sbates@raithlin.com> - 2017-04-20 22:50 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> - 2017-04-19 19:20 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-19 20:10 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> - 2017-04-19 20:40 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-19 21:10 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> - 2017-04-19 21:40 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-19 21:50 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe@obsidianresearch.com> - 2017-04-19 22:50 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Logan Gunthorpe <logang@deltatee.com> - 2017-04-20 01:00 +0200
                Re: [RFC 0/8] Copy Offload with Peer-to-Peer PCI Memory Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@gmail.com> - 2017-04-20 02:10 +0200

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