> Since backend and frontend message are synchronous in the same thread,
> there will be a probability of message deadlock.
> Consider each driver to determine whether to wait for response.
>
> Fixes: d90cf7d111ac ("vhost: support host notifier")
> Cc: maxime.coquelin@redhat.com
> Signed-off-by: Rma Ma <rma.ma@jaguarmicro.com>
> ---
> v2 - fix format error in commit message
> v3 - add --in-reply-to
> ---

Hi Maxime,

This patch helps to fix vhost-user message deadlock, could you help review it?

Thanks.

Best wishes,

Rma


发件人: Rma Ma
发送时间: 2023年7月4日 10:52
收件人: dpdk-dev <dev@dpdk.org>
抄送: Maxime Coquelin <maxime.coquelin@redhat.com>; Chenbo Xia <chenbo.xia@intel.com>; Rma Ma <rma.ma@jaguarmicro.com>
主题: [PATCH v3] vhost: add notify reply ops to fix message deadlock
 
Since backend and frontend message are synchronous in the same thread,
there will be a probability of message deadlock.
Consider each driver to determine whether to wait for response.

Fixes: d90cf7d111ac ("vhost: support host notifier")
Cc: maxime.coquelin@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Rma Ma <rma.ma@jaguarmicro.com>
---
v2 - fix format error in commit message
v3 - add --in-reply-to
---
 lib/vhost/vdpa_driver.h |  3 +++
 lib/vhost/vhost_user.c  | 23 ++++++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/vhost/vdpa_driver.h b/lib/vhost/vdpa_driver.h
index 8db4ab9f4d..3d2ea3c90e 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vdpa_driver.h
+++ b/lib/vhost/vdpa_driver.h
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ struct rte_vdpa_dev_ops {
 
         /** get device type: net device, blk device... */
         int (*get_dev_type)(struct rte_vdpa_device *dev, uint32_t *type);
+
+       /** Get the notify reply flag */
+       int (*get_notify_reply_flag)(int vid, bool *need_reply);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost_user.c b/lib/vhost/vhost_user.c
index 901a80bbaa..aa61992939 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost_user.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost_user.c
@@ -3365,13 +3365,14 @@ rte_vhost_backend_config_change(int vid, bool need_reply)
 static int vhost_user_backend_set_vring_host_notifier(struct virtio_net *dev,
                                                     int index, int fd,
                                                     uint64_t offset,
-                                                   uint64_t size)
+                                                   uint64_t size,
+                                                       bool need_reply)
 {
         int ret;
         struct vhu_msg_context ctx = {
                 .msg = {
                         .request.backend = VHOST_USER_BACKEND_VRING_HOST_NOTIFIER_MSG,
-                       .flags = VHOST_USER_VERSION | VHOST_USER_NEED_REPLY,
+                       .flags = VHOST_USER_VERSION,
                         .size = sizeof(ctx.msg.payload.area),
                         .payload.area = {
                                 .u64 = index & VHOST_USER_VRING_IDX_MASK,
@@ -3388,7 +3389,13 @@ static int vhost_user_backend_set_vring_host_notifier(struct virtio_net *dev,
                 ctx.fd_num = 1;
         }
 
-       ret = send_vhost_backend_message_process_reply(dev, &ctx);
+       if (!need_reply)
+               ret = send_vhost_backend_message(dev, &ctx);
+       else {
+               ctx.msg.flags |= VHOST_USER_NEED_REPLY;
+               ret = send_vhost_backend_message_process_reply(dev, &ctx);
+       }
+
         if (ret < 0)
                 VHOST_LOG_CONFIG(dev->ifname, ERR, "failed to set host notifier (%d)\n", ret);
 
@@ -3402,6 +3409,7 @@ int rte_vhost_host_notifier_ctrl(int vid, uint16_t qid, bool enable)
         int vfio_device_fd, ret = 0;
         uint64_t offset, size;
         unsigned int i, q_start, q_last;
+       bool need_reply;
 
         dev = get_device(vid);
         if (!dev)
@@ -3440,6 +3448,11 @@ int rte_vhost_host_notifier_ctrl(int vid, uint16_t qid, bool enable)
         if (vfio_device_fd < 0)
                 return -ENOTSUP;
 
+       if (vdpa_dev->ops->get_notify_reply_flag == NULL)
+               need_reply = true;
+       else
+               vdpa_dev->ops->get_notify_reply_flag(vid, &need_reply);
+
         if (enable) {
                 for (i = q_start; i <= q_last; i++) {
                         if (vdpa_dev->ops->get_notify_area(vid, i, &offset,
@@ -3449,7 +3462,7 @@ int rte_vhost_host_notifier_ctrl(int vid, uint16_t qid, bool enable)
                         }
 
                         if (vhost_user_backend_set_vring_host_notifier(dev, i,
-                                       vfio_device_fd, offset, size) < 0) {
+                                       vfio_device_fd, offset, size, need_reply) < 0) {
                                 ret = -EFAULT;
                                 goto disable;
                         }
@@ -3458,7 +3471,7 @@ int rte_vhost_host_notifier_ctrl(int vid, uint16_t qid, bool enable)
 disable:
                 for (i = q_start; i <= q_last; i++) {
                         vhost_user_backend_set_vring_host_notifier(dev, i, -1,
-                                       0, 0);
+                                       0, 0, need_reply);
                 }
         }
 
--
2.17.1