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[net,v2] ibmvnic: Ensure that CRQ entry read are correctly ordered

Message ID 20210125232023.78649-1-ljp@linux.ibm.com
State Superseded
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Series [net,v2] ibmvnic: Ensure that CRQ entry read are correctly ordered | expand

Commit Message

Lijun Pan Jan. 25, 2021, 11:20 p.m. UTC
Ensure that received Command-Response Queue (CRQ) entries are
properly read in order by the driver. dma_rmb barrier has
been added before accessing the CRQ descriptor to ensure
the entire descriptor is read before processing.

Fixes: 032c5e82847a ("Driver for IBM System i/p VNIC protocol")
Signed-off-by: Lijun Pan <ljp@linux.ibm.com>
---
v2: drop dma_wmb according to Jakub's opinion

 drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

Comments

Jakub Kicinski Jan. 28, 2021, 1:01 a.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:20:23 -0600 Lijun Pan wrote:
> Ensure that received Command-Response Queue (CRQ) entries are

> properly read in order by the driver. dma_rmb barrier has

> been added before accessing the CRQ descriptor to ensure

> the entire descriptor is read before processing.

> 

> Fixes: 032c5e82847a ("Driver for IBM System i/p VNIC protocol")

> Signed-off-by: Lijun Pan <ljp@linux.ibm.com>

> ---

> v2: drop dma_wmb according to Jakub's opinion

> 

>  drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c | 8 ++++++++

>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

> 

> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c

> index 9778c83150f1..d84369bd5fc9 100644

> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c

> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c

> @@ -5084,6 +5084,14 @@ static void ibmvnic_tasklet(struct tasklet_struct *t)

>  	while (!done) {

>  		/* Pull all the valid messages off the CRQ */

>  		while ((crq = ibmvnic_next_crq(adapter)) != NULL) {

> +			/* Ensure that the entire CRQ descriptor queue->msgs

> +			 * has been loaded before reading its contents.


I still find this sentence confusing, maybe you mean to say stored
instead of loaded?

> +			 * This barrier makes sure ibmvnic_next_crq()'s

> +			 * crq->generic.first & IBMVNIC_CRQ_CMD_RSP is loaded

> +			 * before ibmvnic_handle_crq()'s

> +			 * switch(gen_crq->first) and switch(gen_crq->cmd).


Yup, that makes perfect sense. It's about ordering of the loads. 

> +			 */

> +			dma_rmb();

>  			ibmvnic_handle_crq(crq, adapter);

>  			crq->generic.first = 0;

>  		}
Lijun Pan Jan. 28, 2021, 1:22 a.m. UTC | #2
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 7:06 PM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> wrote:
>

> On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:20:23 -0600 Lijun Pan wrote:

> > Ensure that received Command-Response Queue (CRQ) entries are

> > properly read in order by the driver. dma_rmb barrier has

> > been added before accessing the CRQ descriptor to ensure

> > the entire descriptor is read before processing.

> >

> > Fixes: 032c5e82847a ("Driver for IBM System i/p VNIC protocol")

> > Signed-off-by: Lijun Pan <ljp@linux.ibm.com>

> > ---

> > v2: drop dma_wmb according to Jakub's opinion

> >

> >  drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c | 8 ++++++++

> >  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

> >

> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c

> > index 9778c83150f1..d84369bd5fc9 100644

> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c

> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c

> > @@ -5084,6 +5084,14 @@ static void ibmvnic_tasklet(struct tasklet_struct *t)

> >       while (!done) {

> >               /* Pull all the valid messages off the CRQ */

> >               while ((crq = ibmvnic_next_crq(adapter)) != NULL) {

> > +                     /* Ensure that the entire CRQ descriptor queue->msgs

> > +                      * has been loaded before reading its contents.

>

> I still find this sentence confusing, maybe you mean to say stored

> instead of loaded?


The above 2 lines are the general description. The below 4 lines are
detailed explanations. If it is still confusing, we can delete the above
2 lines of comments.

>

> > +                      * This barrier makes sure ibmvnic_next_crq()'s

> > +                      * crq->generic.first & IBMVNIC_CRQ_CMD_RSP is loaded

> > +                      * before ibmvnic_handle_crq()'s

> > +                      * switch(gen_crq->first) and switch(gen_crq->cmd).

>

> Yup, that makes perfect sense. It's about ordering of the loads.

>

> > +                      */

> > +                     dma_rmb();

> >                       ibmvnic_handle_crq(crq, adapter);

> >                       crq->generic.first = 0;

> >               }

>
Jakub Kicinski Jan. 28, 2021, 1:31 a.m. UTC | #3
On Wed, 27 Jan 2021 19:22:25 -0600 Lijun Pan wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 7:06 PM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> wrote:

> >

> > On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:20:23 -0600 Lijun Pan wrote:  

> > > Ensure that received Command-Response Queue (CRQ) entries are

> > > properly read in order by the driver. dma_rmb barrier has

> > > been added before accessing the CRQ descriptor to ensure

> > > the entire descriptor is read before processing.

> > >

> > > Fixes: 032c5e82847a ("Driver for IBM System i/p VNIC protocol")

> > > Signed-off-by: Lijun Pan <ljp@linux.ibm.com>

> > > ---

> > > v2: drop dma_wmb according to Jakub's opinion

> > >

> > >  drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c | 8 ++++++++

> > >  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

> > >

> > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c

> > > index 9778c83150f1..d84369bd5fc9 100644

> > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c

> > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c

> > > @@ -5084,6 +5084,14 @@ static void ibmvnic_tasklet(struct tasklet_struct *t)

> > >       while (!done) {

> > >               /* Pull all the valid messages off the CRQ */

> > >               while ((crq = ibmvnic_next_crq(adapter)) != NULL) {

> > > +                     /* Ensure that the entire CRQ descriptor queue->msgs

> > > +                      * has been loaded before reading its contents.  

> >

> > I still find this sentence confusing, maybe you mean to say stored

> > instead of loaded?  

> 

> The above 2 lines are the general description. The below 4 lines are

> detailed explanations. If it is still confusing, we can delete the above

> 2 lines of comments.


Yes, I'd find the comment clearer without them, thanks.
Lijun Pan Jan. 28, 2021, 1:39 a.m. UTC | #4
On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 7:31 PM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> wrote:
>

> On Wed, 27 Jan 2021 19:22:25 -0600 Lijun Pan wrote:

> > On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 7:06 PM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> wrote:

> > >

> > > On Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:20:23 -0600 Lijun Pan wrote:

> > > > Ensure that received Command-Response Queue (CRQ) entries are

> > > > properly read in order by the driver. dma_rmb barrier has

> > > > been added before accessing the CRQ descriptor to ensure

> > > > the entire descriptor is read before processing.

> > > >

> > > > Fixes: 032c5e82847a ("Driver for IBM System i/p VNIC protocol")

> > > > Signed-off-by: Lijun Pan <ljp@linux.ibm.com>

> > > > ---

> > > > v2: drop dma_wmb according to Jakub's opinion

> > > >

> > > >  drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c | 8 ++++++++

> > > >  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

> > > >

> > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c

> > > > index 9778c83150f1..d84369bd5fc9 100644

> > > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c

> > > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c

> > > > @@ -5084,6 +5084,14 @@ static void ibmvnic_tasklet(struct tasklet_struct *t)

> > > >       while (!done) {

> > > >               /* Pull all the valid messages off the CRQ */

> > > >               while ((crq = ibmvnic_next_crq(adapter)) != NULL) {

> > > > +                     /* Ensure that the entire CRQ descriptor queue->msgs

> > > > +                      * has been loaded before reading its contents.

> > >

> > > I still find this sentence confusing, maybe you mean to say stored

> > > instead of loaded?

> >

> > The above 2 lines are the general description. The below 4 lines are

> > detailed explanations. If it is still confusing, we can delete the above

> > 2 lines of comments.

>

> Yes, I'd find the comment clearer without them, thanks.


v3 has been sent out:
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/20210128013442.88319-1-ljp@linux.ibm.com/

Thanks,
Lijun
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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 9778c83150f1..d84369bd5fc9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -5084,6 +5084,14 @@  static void ibmvnic_tasklet(struct tasklet_struct *t)
 	while (!done) {
 		/* Pull all the valid messages off the CRQ */
 		while ((crq = ibmvnic_next_crq(adapter)) != NULL) {
+			/* Ensure that the entire CRQ descriptor queue->msgs
+			 * has been loaded before reading its contents.
+			 * This barrier makes sure ibmvnic_next_crq()'s
+			 * crq->generic.first & IBMVNIC_CRQ_CMD_RSP is loaded
+			 * before ibmvnic_handle_crq()'s
+			 * switch(gen_crq->first) and switch(gen_crq->cmd).
+			 */
+			dma_rmb();
 			ibmvnic_handle_crq(crq, adapter);
 			crq->generic.first = 0;
 		}