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diff --git a/docs/specs/vhost-user.txt b/docs/specs/vhost-user.txt index 5fa7016cc1..481ab56e35 100644 --- a/docs/specs/vhost-user.txt +++ b/docs/specs/vhost-user.txt @@ -97,6 +97,25 @@ Depending on the request type, payload can be: log offset: offset from start of supplied file descriptor where logging starts (i.e. where guest address 0 would be logged) + * An IOTLB message + --------------------------------------------------------- + | iova | size | user address | permissions flags | type | + --------------------------------------------------------- + + IOVA: a 64-bit I/O virtual address programmed by the guest + Size: a 64-bit size + User address: a 64-bit user address + Permissions: a 8-bit value: + - 0: No access + - 1: Read access + - 2: Write access + - 3: Read/Write access + Type: a 8-bit IOTLB message type: + - 1: IOTLB miss + - 2: IOTLB update + - 3: IOTLB invalidate + - 4: IOTLB access fail + In QEMU the vhost-user message is implemented with the following struct: typedef struct VhostUserMsg { @@ -109,6 +128,7 @@ typedef struct VhostUserMsg { struct vhost_vring_addr addr; VhostUserMemory memory; VhostUserLog log; + struct vhost_iotlb_msg iotlb; }; } QEMU_PACKED VhostUserMsg; @@ -253,6 +273,38 @@ Once the source has finished migration, rings will be stopped by the source. No further update must be done before rings are restarted. +IOMMU support +------------- + +When the VIRTIO_F_IOMMU_PLATFORM feature has been negotiated, the master +sends IOTLB entries update & invalidation by sending VHOST_USER_IOTLB_MSG +requests to the slave with a struct vhost_iotlb_msg as payload. For update +events, the iotlb payload has to be filled with the update message type (2), +the I/O virtual address, the size, the user virtual address, and the +permissions flags. Addresses and size must be within vhost memory regions set +via the VHOST_USER_SET_MEM_TABLE request. For invalidation events, the iotlb +payload has to be filled with the invalidation message type (3), the I/O virtual +address and the size. On success, the slave is expected to reply with a zero +payload, non-zero otherwise. + +The slave relies on the slave communcation channel (see "Slave communication" +section below) to send IOTLB miss and access failure events, by sending +VHOST_USER_SLAVE_IOTLB_MSG requests to the master with a struct vhost_iotlb_msg +as payload. For miss events, the iotlb payload has to be filled with the miss +message type (1), the I/O virtual address and the permissions flags. For access +failure event, the iotlb payload has to be filled with the access failure +message type (4), the I/O virtual address and the permissions flags. +For synchronization purpose, the slave may rely on the reply-ack feature, +so the master may send a reply when operation is completed if the reply-ack +feature is negotiated and slaves requests a reply. For miss events, completed +operation means either master sent an update message containing the IOTLB entry +containing requested address and permission, or master sent nothing if the IOTLB +miss message is invalid (invalid IOVA or permission). + +The master isn't expected to take the initiative to send IOTLB update messages, +as the slave sends IOTLB miss messages for the guest virtual memory areas it +needs to access. + Slave communication ------------------- @@ -514,6 +566,38 @@ Master message types If VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_REPLY_ACK is negotiated, slave must respond with zero for success, non-zero otherwise. + * VHOST_USER_IOTLB_MSG + + Id: 22 + Equivalent ioctl: N/A (equivalent to VHOST_IOTLB_MSG message type) + Master payload: struct vhost_iotlb_msg + Slave payload: u64 + + Send IOTLB messages with struct vhost_iotlb_msg as payload. + Master sends such requests to update and invalidate entries in the device + IOTLB. The slave has to acknowledge the request with sending zero as u64 + payload for success, non-zero otherwise. + This request should be send only when VIRTIO_F_IOMMU_PLATFORM feature + has been successfully negotiated. + +Slave message types +------------------- + + * VHOST_USER_SLAVE_IOTLB_MSG + + Id: 1 + Equivalent ioctl: N/A (equivalent to VHOST_IOTLB_MSG message type) + Slave payload: struct vhost_iotlb_msg + Master payload: N/A + + Send IOTLB messages with struct vhost_iotlb_msg as payload. + Slave sends such requests to notify of an IOTLB miss, or an IOTLB + access failure. If VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_REPLY_ACK is negotiated, + and slave set the VHOST_USER_NEED_REPLY flag, master must respond with + zero when operation is successfully completed, or non-zero otherwise. + This request should be send only when VIRTIO_F_IOMMU_PLATFORM feature + has been successfully negotiated. + VHOST_USER_PROTOCOL_F_REPLY_ACK: ------------------------------- The original vhost-user specification only demands replies for certain |