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docs/devel: memory: Document MemoryRegionOps requirement

Message ID 20210906122020.5793-1-bmeng.cn@gmail.com
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Series docs/devel: memory: Document MemoryRegionOps requirement | expand

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Bin Meng Sept. 6, 2021, 12:20 p.m. UTC
It's been a requirement that at least one function pointer for read
and one for write are provided ever since the MemoryRegion APIs were
introduced in 2012.

Signed-off-by: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@gmail.com>
---

 docs/devel/memory.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

Comments

David Hildenbrand Sept. 6, 2021, 12:25 p.m. UTC | #1
On 06.09.21 14:20, Bin Meng wrote:
> It's been a requirement that at least one function pointer for read
> and one for write are provided ever since the MemoryRegion APIs were
> introduced in 2012.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@gmail.com>
> ---
> 
>   docs/devel/memory.rst | 5 +++++
>   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/devel/memory.rst b/docs/devel/memory.rst
> index 5dc8a12682..7b589b21d2 100644
> --- a/docs/devel/memory.rst
> +++ b/docs/devel/memory.rst
> @@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ based on the attributes used for the memory transaction, or need
>   to be able to respond that the access should provoke a bus error
>   rather than completing successfully; those devices can use the
>   ->read_with_attrs() and ->write_with_attrs() callbacks instead.
> +The requirement for a device's MemoryRegionOps is that at least
> +one callback for read and one for write are provided. If both
> +->read() and ->read_with_attrs() are provided, the plain ->read()
> +version takes precedence over the with_attrs() version. So does
> +the write callback.

Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
Philippe Mathieu-Daudé Sept. 6, 2021, 1:01 p.m. UTC | #2
On 9/6/21 2:20 PM, Bin Meng wrote:
> It's been a requirement that at least one function pointer for read
> and one for write are provided ever since the MemoryRegion APIs were
> introduced in 2012.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@gmail.com>
> ---
> 
>  docs/devel/memory.rst | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/devel/memory.rst b/docs/devel/memory.rst
> index 5dc8a12682..7b589b21d2 100644
> --- a/docs/devel/memory.rst
> +++ b/docs/devel/memory.rst
> @@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ based on the attributes used for the memory transaction, or need
>  to be able to respond that the access should provoke a bus error
>  rather than completing successfully; those devices can use the
>  ->read_with_attrs() and ->write_with_attrs() callbacks instead.
> +The requirement for a device's MemoryRegionOps is that at least
> +one callback for read and one for write are provided. If both
> +->read() and ->read_with_attrs() are provided, the plain ->read()
> +version takes precedence over the with_attrs() version. So does
> +the write callback.

What about also adding a runtime check?

-- >8 --
diff --git a/softmmu/memory.c b/softmmu/memory.c
index bfedaf9c4df..8ab602d3379 100644
--- a/softmmu/memory.c
+++ b/softmmu/memory.c
@@ -1516,6 +1516,17 @@ MemTxResult
memory_region_dispatch_write(MemoryRegion *mr,
     }
 }

+static void memory_region_set_ops(MemoryRegion *mr, const
MemoryRegionOps *ops)
+{
+    if (ops) {
+        assert(ops->valid.accepts || (ops->read || ops->read_with_attrs));
+        assert(ops->valid.accepts || (ops->write ||
ops->write_with_attrs));
+        mr->ops = ops;
+    } else {
+        mr->ops = &unassigned_mem_ops;
+    }
+}
+
 void memory_region_init_io(MemoryRegion *mr,
                            Object *owner,
                            const MemoryRegionOps *ops,
@@ -1524,7 +1535,7 @@ void memory_region_init_io(MemoryRegion *mr,
                            uint64_t size)
 {
     memory_region_init(mr, owner, name, size);
-    mr->ops = ops ? ops : &unassigned_mem_ops;
+    memory_region_set_ops(mr, ops);
     mr->opaque = opaque;
     mr->terminates = true;
 }
@@ -1701,7 +1712,7 @@ void
memory_region_init_rom_device_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
     Error *err = NULL;
     assert(ops);
     memory_region_init(mr, owner, name, size);
-    mr->ops = ops;
+    memory_region_set_ops(mr, ops);
     mr->opaque = opaque;
     mr->terminates = true;
     mr->rom_device = true;
---
Peter Xu Sept. 8, 2021, 6:50 p.m. UTC | #3
On Mon, Sep 06, 2021 at 03:01:54PM +0200, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
> On 9/6/21 2:20 PM, Bin Meng wrote:
> > It's been a requirement that at least one function pointer for read
> > and one for write are provided ever since the MemoryRegion APIs were
> > introduced in 2012.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@gmail.com>
> > ---
> > 
> >  docs/devel/memory.rst | 5 +++++
> >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/docs/devel/memory.rst b/docs/devel/memory.rst
> > index 5dc8a12682..7b589b21d2 100644
> > --- a/docs/devel/memory.rst
> > +++ b/docs/devel/memory.rst
> > @@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ based on the attributes used for the memory transaction, or need
> >  to be able to respond that the access should provoke a bus error
> >  rather than completing successfully; those devices can use the
> >  ->read_with_attrs() and ->write_with_attrs() callbacks instead.
> > +The requirement for a device's MemoryRegionOps is that at least
> > +one callback for read and one for write are provided. If both
> > +->read() and ->read_with_attrs() are provided, the plain ->read()
> > +version takes precedence over the with_attrs() version. So does
> > +the write callback.
> 
> What about also adding a runtime check?
> 
> -- >8 --
> diff --git a/softmmu/memory.c b/softmmu/memory.c
> index bfedaf9c4df..8ab602d3379 100644
> --- a/softmmu/memory.c
> +++ b/softmmu/memory.c
> @@ -1516,6 +1516,17 @@ MemTxResult
> memory_region_dispatch_write(MemoryRegion *mr,
>      }
>  }
> 
> +static void memory_region_set_ops(MemoryRegion *mr, const
> MemoryRegionOps *ops)
> +{
> +    if (ops) {
> +        assert(ops->valid.accepts || (ops->read || ops->read_with_attrs));
> +        assert(ops->valid.accepts || (ops->write ||
> ops->write_with_attrs));

Curious why accepts() matters.. Say, if there's only accepts() provided and it
returned true, then I think we still can't avoid the coredump when read/write?

I'm also curious what's the issue that Paolo mentioned here:

https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/8da074de-7dff-6505-5180-720cf2f47c70@redhat.com/

I believe Paolo was referring to this series from Prasad:

https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/20200811114133.672647-10-ppandit@redhat.com/

We may need to solve that issue then maybe we can consider revive Prasad's
patchset?
Philippe Mathieu-Daudé Sept. 8, 2021, 8:17 p.m. UTC | #4
On 9/8/21 8:50 PM, Peter Xu wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 06, 2021 at 03:01:54PM +0200, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
>> On 9/6/21 2:20 PM, Bin Meng wrote:
>>> It's been a requirement that at least one function pointer for read
>>> and one for write are provided ever since the MemoryRegion APIs were
>>> introduced in 2012.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@gmail.com>
>>> ---
>>>
>>>  docs/devel/memory.rst | 5 +++++
>>>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/docs/devel/memory.rst b/docs/devel/memory.rst
>>> index 5dc8a12682..7b589b21d2 100644
>>> --- a/docs/devel/memory.rst
>>> +++ b/docs/devel/memory.rst
>>> @@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ based on the attributes used for the memory transaction, or need
>>>  to be able to respond that the access should provoke a bus error
>>>  rather than completing successfully; those devices can use the
>>>  ->read_with_attrs() and ->write_with_attrs() callbacks instead.
>>> +The requirement for a device's MemoryRegionOps is that at least
>>> +one callback for read and one for write are provided. If both
>>> +->read() and ->read_with_attrs() are provided, the plain ->read()
>>> +version takes precedence over the with_attrs() version. So does
>>> +the write callback.
>>
>> What about also adding a runtime check?
>>
>> -- >8 --
>> diff --git a/softmmu/memory.c b/softmmu/memory.c
>> index bfedaf9c4df..8ab602d3379 100644
>> --- a/softmmu/memory.c
>> +++ b/softmmu/memory.c
>> @@ -1516,6 +1516,17 @@ MemTxResult
>> memory_region_dispatch_write(MemoryRegion *mr,
>>      }
>>  }
>>
>> +static void memory_region_set_ops(MemoryRegion *mr, const
>> MemoryRegionOps *ops)
>> +{
>> +    if (ops) {
>> +        assert(ops->valid.accepts || (ops->read || ops->read_with_attrs));
>> +        assert(ops->valid.accepts || (ops->write ||
>> ops->write_with_attrs));
> 
> Curious why accepts() matters.. Say, if there's only accepts() provided and it
> returned true, then I think we still can't avoid the coredump when read/write?

Good point :(

> I'm also curious what's the issue that Paolo mentioned here:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/8da074de-7dff-6505-5180-720cf2f47c70@redhat.com/
> 
> I believe Paolo was referring to this series from Prasad:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/20200811114133.672647-10-ppandit@redhat.com/
> 
> We may need to solve that issue then maybe we can consider revive Prasad's
> patchset?
>
Bin Meng Oct. 2, 2021, 2:37 p.m. UTC | #5
On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 4:17 AM Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On 9/8/21 8:50 PM, Peter Xu wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 06, 2021 at 03:01:54PM +0200, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
> >> On 9/6/21 2:20 PM, Bin Meng wrote:
> >>> It's been a requirement that at least one function pointer for read
> >>> and one for write are provided ever since the MemoryRegion APIs were
> >>> introduced in 2012.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@gmail.com>
> >>> ---
> >>>
> >>>  docs/devel/memory.rst | 5 +++++
> >>>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/docs/devel/memory.rst b/docs/devel/memory.rst
> >>> index 5dc8a12682..7b589b21d2 100644
> >>> --- a/docs/devel/memory.rst
> >>> +++ b/docs/devel/memory.rst
> >>> @@ -344,6 +344,11 @@ based on the attributes used for the memory transaction, or need
> >>>  to be able to respond that the access should provoke a bus error
> >>>  rather than completing successfully; those devices can use the
> >>>  ->read_with_attrs() and ->write_with_attrs() callbacks instead.
> >>> +The requirement for a device's MemoryRegionOps is that at least
> >>> +one callback for read and one for write are provided. If both
> >>> +->read() and ->read_with_attrs() are provided, the plain ->read()
> >>> +version takes precedence over the with_attrs() version. So does
> >>> +the write callback.
> >>
> >> What about also adding a runtime check?
> >>
> >> -- >8 --
> >> diff --git a/softmmu/memory.c b/softmmu/memory.c
> >> index bfedaf9c4df..8ab602d3379 100644
> >> --- a/softmmu/memory.c
> >> +++ b/softmmu/memory.c
> >> @@ -1516,6 +1516,17 @@ MemTxResult
> >> memory_region_dispatch_write(MemoryRegion *mr,
> >>      }
> >>  }
> >>
> >> +static void memory_region_set_ops(MemoryRegion *mr, const
> >> MemoryRegionOps *ops)
> >> +{
> >> +    if (ops) {
> >> +        assert(ops->valid.accepts || (ops->read || ops->read_with_attrs));
> >> +        assert(ops->valid.accepts || (ops->write ||
> >> ops->write_with_attrs));
> >
> > Curious why accepts() matters.. Say, if there's only accepts() provided and it
> > returned true, then I think we still can't avoid the coredump when read/write?
>
> Good point :(
>
> > I'm also curious what's the issue that Paolo mentioned here:
> >
> > https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/8da074de-7dff-6505-5180-720cf2f47c70@redhat.com/
> >
> > I believe Paolo was referring to this series from Prasad:
> >
> > https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/20200811114133.672647-10-ppandit@redhat.com/
> >
> > We may need to solve that issue then maybe we can consider revive Prasad's
> > patchset?

It looks this patch is not applied. Given it's a doc improvement for
current implementation, I think we should apply this, and future
enhancement should be done in separate series?

Regards,
Bin
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diff --git a/docs/devel/memory.rst b/docs/devel/memory.rst
index 5dc8a12682..7b589b21d2 100644
--- a/docs/devel/memory.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/memory.rst
@@ -344,6 +344,11 @@  based on the attributes used for the memory transaction, or need
 to be able to respond that the access should provoke a bus error
 rather than completing successfully; those devices can use the
 ->read_with_attrs() and ->write_with_attrs() callbacks instead.
+The requirement for a device's MemoryRegionOps is that at least
+one callback for read and one for write are provided. If both
+->read() and ->read_with_attrs() are provided, the plain ->read()
+version takes precedence over the with_attrs() version. So does
+the write callback.
 
 In addition various constraints can be supplied to control how these
 callbacks are called: