[PATCH v2 1/3] virtio: synchronize callbacks during device reset

Michael S. Tsirkin mst at redhat.com
Sat Sep 5 23:49:43 PDT 2026


On Sat, Sep 05, 2026 at 05:20:57PM +0200, Karl Mehltretter wrote:
> virtio_reset_device() promises that vq callbacks have finished when it
> returns. virtio-pci waits

it does not wait. it synchronizes.

> in vp_reset(), but other transports can return
> with a callback still running.
> 
> Call virtio_synchronize_cbs() after config->reset() and drop the duplicate
> waits from both PCI reset methods. Add the wait to virtio_device_shutdown()
> too, since it calls config->reset() directly.

so what, if it calls reset directly? what does it have to do with
virtio_reset_device? is there a bug around shutdown?
if yes it's a separate issue.

> Keep the pre-reset call under
> CONFIG_VIRTIO_HARDEN_NOTIFICATION so callbacks see vq->broken.

This kind of slop is what LLMs write. u do not need to document
all the things you did not change.

> 
> Always take irq_lock in the classic virtio-ccw interrupt handler so it
> pairs with synchronize_cbs even without notification hardening. Use
> is_thinint to choose the lock: airq_info can stay allocated after a
> fallback to classic interrupts.

I can't even read this, half sentences out of context. Can you pls
write the commit log yourself?
I suspect what this is trying to say is that synchronize_cbs
is buggy on ccw and this is trying to fix it?
A separate patch then.

> 
> The transport reset must still stop new callbacks before this wait.
> 
> Fixes: d9679d0013a6 ("virtio: wrap config->reset calls")
> Suggested-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst at redhat.com>
> Assisted-by: LLM


codex likes putting this in but it is the wrong format.

> Signed-off-by: Karl Mehltretter <kmehltretter at gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/s390/virtio/virtio_ccw.c   | 6 +-----
>  drivers/virtio/virtio.c            | 2 ++
>  drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_legacy.c | 2 --
>  drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c | 3 ---
>  include/linux/virtio_config.h      | 6 +++---
>  5 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/s390/virtio/virtio_ccw.c b/drivers/s390/virtio/virtio_ccw.c
> index bab6cad3fd5c..552d77998012 100644
> --- a/drivers/s390/virtio/virtio_ccw.c
> +++ b/drivers/s390/virtio/virtio_ccw.c
> @@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ static void virtio_ccw_synchronize_cbs(struct virtio_device *vdev)
>  	struct virtio_ccw_device *vcdev = to_vc_device(vdev);
>  	struct airq_info *info = vcdev->airq_info;
>  
> -	if (info) {
> +	if (vcdev->is_thinint && info) {
>  		/*
>  		 * This device uses adapter interrupts: synchronize with
>  		 * vring_interrupt() called by virtio_airq_handler()
> @@ -1204,13 +1204,11 @@ static void virtio_ccw_int_handler(struct ccw_device *cdev,
>  			vcdev->err = -EIO;
>  	}
>  	virtio_ccw_check_activity(vcdev, activity);
> -#ifdef CONFIG_VIRTIO_HARDEN_NOTIFICATION
>  	/*
>  	 * Paired with virtio_ccw_synchronize_cbs() and interrupts are
>  	 * disabled here.
>  	 */
>  	read_lock(&vcdev->irq_lock);
> -#endif
>  	for_each_set_bit(i, indicators(vcdev),
>  			 sizeof(*indicators(vcdev)) * BITS_PER_BYTE) {
>  		/* The bit clear must happen before the vring kick. */
> @@ -1219,9 +1217,7 @@ static void virtio_ccw_int_handler(struct ccw_device *cdev,
>  		vq = virtio_ccw_vq_by_ind(vcdev, i);
>  		vring_interrupt(0, vq);
>  	}
> -#ifdef CONFIG_VIRTIO_HARDEN_NOTIFICATION
>  	read_unlock(&vcdev->irq_lock);
> -#endif
>  	if (test_bit(0, indicators2(vcdev))) {
>  		virtio_config_changed(&vcdev->vdev);
>  		clear_bit(0, indicators2(vcdev));
> diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
> index 75bb4ffe3b87..ad1c50b8a94e 100644
> --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
> +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
> @@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ void virtio_reset_device(struct virtio_device *dev)
>  #endif
>  
>  	dev->config->reset(dev);
> +	virtio_synchronize_cbs(dev);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_reset_device);
>  
> @@ -424,6 +425,7 @@ void virtio_device_shutdown(struct virtio_device *dev)
>  	 * Some devices get wedged if this happens, so reset to make sure it does not.
>  	 */
>  	dev->config->reset(dev);
> +	virtio_synchronize_cbs(dev);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_device_shutdown);
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_legacy.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_legacy.c
> index d9cbb02b35a1..8115aa39e01e 100644
> --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_legacy.c
> +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_legacy.c
> @@ -98,8 +98,6 @@ static void vp_reset(struct virtio_device *vdev)
>  	/* Flush out the status write, and flush in device writes,
>  	 * including MSi-X interrupts, if any. */
>  	vp_legacy_get_status(&vp_dev->ldev);
> -	/* Flush pending VQ/configuration callbacks. */
> -	vp_synchronize_vectors(vdev);
>  }
>  
>  static u16 vp_config_vector(struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev, u16 vector)
> diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
> index 6d8ae2a6a8ca..c9e21317c51a 100644
> --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
> +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
> @@ -559,9 +559,6 @@ static void vp_reset(struct virtio_device *vdev)
>  		msleep(1);
>  
>  	vp_modern_avq_cleanup(vdev);
> -
> -	/* Flush pending VQ/configuration callbacks. */
> -	vp_synchronize_vectors(vdev);
>  }
>  
>  static int vp_active_vq(struct virtqueue *vq, u16 msix_vec)
> diff --git a/include/linux/virtio_config.h b/include/linux/virtio_config.h
> index 69f84ea85d71..8684a1e268ee 100644
> --- a/include/linux/virtio_config.h
> +++ b/include/linux/virtio_config.h
> @@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ struct virtqueue_info {
>   *	Returns 0 on success or error status
>   * @del_vqs: free virtqueues found by find_vqs().
>   * @synchronize_cbs: synchronize with the virtqueue callbacks (optional)
> - *      The function guarantees that all memory operations on the
> - *      queue before it are visible to the vring_interrupt() that is
> - *      called after it.
> + *      Wait for running callbacks to complete. Memory operations on the
> + *      queue before this call must be visible to vring_interrupt() calls
> + *      that follow it.
>   *      vdev: the virtio_device
>   * @get_features: get the array of feature bits for this device.
>   *	vdev: the virtio_device
> -- 
> 2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)




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