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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH for-next 06/16] xen/arm: Extend copy_to_guest to support copying from/to guest physical address



On Wed, 6 Dec 2017, Julien Grall wrote:
> Hi Stefano,
> 
> On 12/06/2017 01:22 AM, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> > On Thu, 23 Nov 2017, Julien Grall wrote:
> > > The only differences between copy_to_guest and access_guest_memory_by_ipa
> > > are:
> > >      - The latter does not support copying data crossing page boundary
> > >      - The former is copying from/to guest VA whilst the latter from
> > >      guest PA
> > > 
> > > copy_to_guest can easily be extended to support copying from/to guest
> > > physical address. For that a new bit is used to tell whether linear
> > > address or ipa is been used.
> > > 
> > > Lastly access_guest_memory_by_ipa is reimplemented using copy_to_guest.
> > > This also has the benefits to extend the use of it, it is now possible
> > > to copy data crossing page boundary.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Julien Grall <julien.grall@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Ah! This is the reason why previous patches were not using vaddr_t. It
> > makes sense now. May I suggest we use something different from paddr_t
> > in copy_guest for addr type? I don't think is correct to specify addr as
> > paddr_t when it could be vaddr_t; in the future we could have type
> > checks on them.
> > 
> > I suggest we specify it as u64, but if you have a better idea go for it.
> 
> We should not use more u64 in the code. uint64_t could be a solution but even
> that, I don't see the reason. How are you sure the physical address will
> always fit in 64-bit?
> 
> On the other side, very likely vaddr_t will fit in paddr_t. So paddr_t is the
> right way to go for me.

What about introducing xaddr_t?
Or at least:

  static struct page_info *translate_get_page(struct vcpu *v, paddr_t /*or 
vaddr_t */ addr

 
> > 
> > > ---
> > >   xen/arch/arm/guestcopy.c | 86
> > > ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------
> > >   1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/guestcopy.c b/xen/arch/arm/guestcopy.c
> > > index 487f5ab82d..be53bee559 100644
> > > --- a/xen/arch/arm/guestcopy.c
> > > +++ b/xen/arch/arm/guestcopy.c
> > > @@ -8,6 +8,31 @@
> > >   #define COPY_flush_dcache   (1U << 0)
> > >   #define COPY_from_guest     (0U << 1)
> > >   #define COPY_to_guest       (1U << 1)
> > > +#define COPY_ipa            (0U << 2)
> > > +#define COPY_linear         (1U << 2)
> > > +
> > > +static struct page_info *translate_get_page(struct vcpu *v, paddr_t addr,
> > > +                                            bool linear, bool write)
> > > +{
> > > +    p2m_type_t p2mt;
> > > +    struct page_info *page;
> > > +
> > > +    if ( linear )
> > > +        return get_page_from_gva(v, addr, write ? GV2M_WRITE :
> > > GV2M_READ);
> > > +
> > > +    page = get_page_from_gfn(v->domain, paddr_to_pfn(addr), &p2mt,
> > > P2M_ALLOC);
> > > +
> > > +    if ( !page )
> > > +        return NULL;
> > > +
> > > +    if ( !p2m_is_ram(p2mt) )
> > > +    {
> > > +        put_page(page);
> > > +        return NULL;
> > > +    }
> > > +
> > > +    return page;
> > > +}
> > >     static unsigned long copy_guest(void *buf, paddr_t addr, unsigned int
> > > len,
> > >                                   struct vcpu *v, unsigned int flags)
> > > @@ -21,8 +46,8 @@ static unsigned long copy_guest(void *buf, paddr_t addr,
> > > unsigned int len,
> > >           unsigned size = min(len, (unsigned)PAGE_SIZE - offset);
> > >           struct page_info *page;
> > >   -        page = get_page_from_gva(v, addr,
> > > -                                 (flags & COPY_to_guest) ? GV2M_WRITE :
> > > GV2M_READ);
> > > +        page = translate_get_page(v, addr, flags & COPY_linear,
> > > +                                  flags & COPY_to_guest);
> > >           if ( page == NULL )
> > >               return len;
> > >   @@ -63,73 +88,40 @@ static unsigned long copy_guest(void *buf, paddr_t
> > > addr, unsigned int len,
> > >   unsigned long raw_copy_to_guest(void *to, const void *from, unsigned
> > > len)
> > >   {
> > >       return copy_guest((void *)from, (unsigned long)to, len,
> > > -                      current, COPY_to_guest);
> > > +                      current, COPY_to_guest | COPY_linear);
> > >   }
> > >     unsigned long raw_copy_to_guest_flush_dcache(void *to, const void
> > > *from,
> > >                                                unsigned len)
> > >   {
> > >       return copy_guest((void *)from, (unsigned long)to, len,
> > > -                      current, COPY_to_guest | COPY_flush_dcache);
> > > +                      current, COPY_to_guest | COPY_flush_dcache |
> > > COPY_linear);
> > >   }
> > >     unsigned long raw_clear_guest(void *to, unsigned len)
> > >   {
> > > -    return copy_guest(NULL, (unsigned long)to, len, current,
> > > COPY_to_guest);
> > > +    return copy_guest(NULL, (unsigned long)to, len, current,
> > > +                      COPY_to_guest | COPY_linear);
> > >   }
> > >     unsigned long raw_copy_from_guest(void *to, const void __user *from,
> > > unsigned len)
> > >   {
> > > -    return copy_guest(to, (unsigned long)from, len, current,
> > > COPY_from_guest);
> > > +    return copy_guest(to, (unsigned long)from, len, current,
> > > +                      COPY_from_guest | COPY_linear);
> > >   }
> > >   -/*
> > > - * Temporarily map one physical guest page and copy data to or from it.
> > > - * The data to be copied cannot cross a page boundary.
> > > - */
> > >   int access_guest_memory_by_ipa(struct domain *d, paddr_t gpa, void *buf,
> > >                                  uint32_t size, bool is_write)
> > >   {
> > > -    struct page_info *page;
> > > -    uint64_t offset = gpa & ~PAGE_MASK;  /* Offset within the mapped page
> > > */
> > > -    p2m_type_t p2mt;
> > > -    void *p;
> > > -
> > > -    /* Do not cross a page boundary. */
> > > -    if ( size > (PAGE_SIZE - offset) )
> > > -    {
> > > -        printk(XENLOG_G_ERR "d%d: guestcopy: memory access crosses page
> > > boundary.\n",
> > > -               d->domain_id);
> > > -        return -EINVAL;
> > > -    }
> > 
> > I don't know if we necessarely care about this, but with this change
> > this error path goes away. Do we want to keep it?
> 
> There are strictly no reason to prevent cross-boundary for IPA when we do
> support them for VA.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> -- 
> Julien Grall
> 

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