From: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@nvidia.com>
To: kvm <kvm@vger.kernel.org>, Alex Williamson <alex@shazbot.org>
Cc: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@nvidia.com>,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca>, Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@intel.com>,
kanie@linux.alibaba.com, stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 3/5] vfio/pci: Fix racy bitfields and tighten struct layout
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:35:36 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260611213539.4100590-4-alex.williamson@nvidia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260611213539.4100590-1-alex.williamson@nvidia.com>
Bitfield operations are not atomic, they use a read-modify-write
pattern, therefore we should be careful not to pack bitfields that
can be concurrently updated into the same storage unit.
This split takes a binary approach: flags that are only modified
pre/post open/close remain bitfields, flags modified from user
action, including actions that reach across to another device (ex.
reset) use dedicated storage units.
Note that the virq_disabled and bardirty flags are relocated to fill
an existing hole in the structure.
Bitfield justifications:
has_dyn_msix: written only in vfio_pci_core_enable()
pci_2_3: written only in vfio_pci_core_enable()
reset_works: written only in vfio_pci_core_enable()
extended_caps: written only in vfio_cap_len() under vfio_config_init()
has_vga: written only in vfio_pci_core_enable()
nointx: written only in vfio_pci_core_enable()
needs_pm_restore: written only in vfio_pci_probe_power_state()
disable_idle_d3: written only at .init in vfio_pci_core_init_dev()
Dedicated storage units:
virq_disabled: written by guest INTx command writes in
vfio_basic_config_write() while the device is open
bardirty: written by guest BAR writes in vfio_basic_config_write()
while the device is open
pm_intx_masked: written in the runtime-PM suspend path.
pm_runtime_engaged: written by low-power feature entry/exit paths
needs_reset: set in vfio_pci_core_disable() and cleared for devices in
the set by vfio_pci_dev_set_try_reset()
sriov_active: written by vfio_pci_core_sriov_configure() via sysfs
sriov_numvfs while bound.
Fixes: 9cd0f6d5cbb6 ("vfio/pci: Use bitfield for struct vfio_pci_core_device flags")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-8
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260511221609.3837652-2-alex.williamson@nvidia.com
Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@nvidia.com>
---
include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h | 13 ++++++++-----
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h b/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h
index 27aab3fdbb91..985b8af5a04b 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio_pci_core.h
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ struct vfio_pci_core_device {
const struct vfio_pci_device_ops *pci_ops;
void __iomem *barmap[PCI_STD_NUM_BARS];
bool bar_mmap_supported[PCI_STD_NUM_BARS];
+ /* Flags modified at runtime - dedicated storage unit */
+ bool virq_disabled;
+ bool bardirty;
u8 *pci_config_map;
u8 *vconfig;
struct perm_bits *msi_perm;
@@ -115,19 +118,19 @@ struct vfio_pci_core_device {
u16 msix_size;
u32 msix_offset;
u32 rbar[7];
+ /* Flags only modified on setup/release - bitfield ok */
bool has_dyn_msix:1;
bool pci_2_3:1;
- bool virq_disabled:1;
bool reset_works:1;
bool extended_caps:1;
- bool bardirty:1;
bool has_vga:1;
- bool needs_reset:1;
bool nointx:1;
bool needs_pm_restore:1;
- bool pm_intx_masked:1;
- bool pm_runtime_engaged:1;
bool disable_idle_d3:1;
+ /* Flags modified at runtime - dedicated storage unit */
+ bool needs_reset;
+ bool pm_intx_masked;
+ bool pm_runtime_engaged;
bool sriov_active;
struct pci_saved_state *pci_saved_state;
struct pci_saved_state *pm_save;
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-11 21:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-11 21:35 [PATCH v2 0/5] vfio/pci: Latch module params, fix bitfield use and VGA unwind Alex Williamson
2026-06-11 21:35 ` [PATCH v2 1/5] vfio/pci: Latch disable_idle_d3 per device Alex Williamson
2026-06-11 21:35 ` [PATCH v2 2/5] vfio/pci: Release the VGA arbiter client on register_device() failure Alex Williamson
2026-06-11 21:35 ` Alex Williamson [this message]
2026-06-11 21:35 ` [PATCH v2 4/5] vfio/mlx5: Fix racy bitfields and tighten struct layout Alex Williamson
2026-06-11 21:35 ` [PATCH v2 5/5] vfio/pci: Latch all module parameters per device Alex Williamson
2026-06-12 6:25 ` Guixin Liu
2026-06-12 15:05 ` Alex Williamson
2026-06-12 8:40 ` fengchengwen
2026-06-12 14:11 ` Alex Williamson
2026-06-15 0:59 ` fengchengwen
2026-06-15 1:10 ` fengchengwen
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