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SubjectRE: [PATCH v2 4/4] hv_utils: Add the support of hibernation
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From: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 12:12 AM
>
> > From: Michael Kelley <mikelley@microsoft.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 10:28 AM
> > ...
> > > +int hv_fcopy_pre_suspend(void)
> > > +{
> > > + struct vmbus_channel *channel = fcopy_transaction.recv_channel;
> > > + struct hv_fcopy_hdr *fcopy_msg;
> > > +
> > > + tasklet_disable(&channel->callback_event);
> > > + ...
> > > + fcopy_msg = kzalloc(sizeof(*fcopy_msg), GFP_KERNEL);
> > > + if (!fcopy_msg)
> > > + goto err;
> > > +
> > > + fcopy_msg->operation = CANCEL_FCOPY;
> > > +
> > > + hv_fcopy_cancel_work();
> > > +
> > > + /* We don't care about the return value. */
> > > + hvutil_transport_send(hvt, fcopy_msg, sizeof(*fcopy_msg), NULL);
> > > +
> > > + kfree(fcopy_msg);
> > > +
> > > + fcopy_transaction.state = HVUTIL_READY;
> >
> > Is the ordering correct here?
>
> This is intentional. I'll add a comment (please see the below).
>
> > It seems like the fcopy daemon could receive
> > the cancel message and do the write before the state is forced to
> > HVUTIL_READY.
>
> This can not happen, because when we're here from util_suspend(), all the
> userspace processes have been frozen (please refer to another mail from me
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/1/13/1021). The userspace is thawed only after
> util_resume() and the other part of the resume procedure finish.

Oh, right. That makes sense now.

>
> When we're here in util_suspend(), we can be in any of the below states:
>
> #1: hv_utils has not queued any message to the userspace daemon.
> Now hv_fcopy_pre_suspend() queues a message to the daemon, and forces
> the state to HVUTIL_READY; the daemon should read the message without
> any error; later when the daemon calls write(), the write() returns -1 because
> fcopy_transaction.state != HVUTIL_USERSPACE_REQ and fcopy_on_msg()
> returns -EINVAL; the daemon responds to the write() error by closing and
> re-opening the dev file, which triggers a reset in the hv_utils driver: see
> hvt_op_release() -> hvt_reset() -> fcopy_on_reset(), and later the daemon
> registers itself to the hv_utils driver, and everything comes back to normal.
>
> #2: hv_utils has queued a message to the userspace daemon.
> Now hv_fcopy_pre_suspend() fails to queue an extra message to the
> daemon, but still forces the state to HVUTIL_READY.
>
> #2.1 the userspace has not read the message.
> The daemon reads the queued message and later the write() fails, so the
> daemon closes and re-opens the dev file.
>
> #2.2 the userspace has read the message, but has not called write() yet.
> The write() fails, so the daemon closes and re-opens the dev file.
>
> #2.3 the userspace has read the message, and has called write().
> This is actualy the same as #1.
>
> So, IMO the patch should be handling the scenarios correctly.
>
> > > +
> > > + /* tasklet_enable() will be called in hv_fcopy_pre_resume(). */
> > > +
> > > + return 0;
> > > +err:
> > > + tasklet_enable(&channel->callback_event);
> >
> > A nit, but if you did the memory allocation first, you could return -ENOMEM
> > immediately on error and avoid the err: label and re-enabling the tasklet.
>
> Good idea! I'll fix this.
>
> > > + return -ENOMEM;
> > > +}
> > > ...
> > > --- a/drivers/hv/hv_snapshot.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/hv/hv_snapshot.c
> > > @@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ static void vss_handle_request(struct work_struct
> > *dummy)
> > > vss_transaction.state = HVUTIL_HOSTMSG_RECEIVED;
> > > vss_send_op();
> > > return;
> > > +
> >
> > Gratuitous blank line added?
>
> Will remove it. I probably tried to make the "return;" more noticeable.
>
> > > case VSS_OP_GET_DM_INFO:
> > > vss_transaction.msg->dm_info.flags = 0;
> > > break;
> > > ...
> > > +int hv_vss_pre_suspend(void)
> > > +{
> > > ...
> > > + /* We don't care about the return value. */
> > > + hvutil_transport_send(hvt, vss_msg, sizeof(*vss_msg), NULL);
> > > +
> > > + kfree(vss_msg);
> > > +
> > > + vss_transaction.state = HVUTIL_READY;
> >
> > Same comment about the ordering.
>
> I'll add a comment for this. I may add a long comment in util_suspend()
> and add a short comment here.
>
> > > +
> > > + /* tasklet_enable() will be called in hv_vss_pre_resume(). */
> > > +
> > > + return 0;
> > > +err:
> > > + tasklet_enable(&channel->callback_event);
> > > + return -ENOMEM;
> >
> > Same comment about simplifying the error handling applies here.
>
> Will fix this.
>
> > > +static int util_suspend(struct hv_device *dev)
> > > +{
> > > + struct hv_util_service *srv = hv_get_drvdata(dev);
> > > + int ret = 0;
> > > +
> > > + if (srv->util_pre_suspend) {
> > > + ret = srv->util_pre_suspend();
> > > +
> >
> > Unneeded blank line?
>
> Will remove this.
>
> > > + if (ret)
> > > + return ret;
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > + vmbus_close(dev->channel);
> > > +
> > > + return 0;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static int util_resume(struct hv_device *dev)
> > > +{
> > > + struct hv_util_service *srv = hv_get_drvdata(dev);
> > > + int ret = 0;
> > > +
> > > + if (srv->util_pre_resume) {
> > > + ret = srv->util_pre_resume();
> > > +
> >
> > Unneeded blank line?
>
> Will remove this.
>
> Thanks,
> -- Dexuan

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