[PATCH 18/33] vhost: introduce check_memslots() helper

Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy posted 33 patches 3 months ago
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[PATCH 18/33] vhost: introduce check_memslots() helper
Posted by Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy 3 months ago
Signed-off-by: Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy <vsementsov@yandex-team.ru>
---
 hw/virtio/vhost.c | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
index a8f8b85012..f9163ba895 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
@@ -1553,11 +1553,49 @@ static void vhost_virtqueue_cleanup(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
     }
 }
 
+static bool check_memslots(struct vhost_dev *hdev, Error **errp)
+{
+    unsigned int used, reserved, limit;
+
+    limit = hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_backend_memslots_limit(hdev);
+    if (limit < MEMORY_DEVICES_SAFE_MAX_MEMSLOTS &&
+        memory_devices_memslot_auto_decision_active()) {
+        error_setg(errp, "some memory device (like virtio-mem)"
+            " decided how many memory slots to use based on the overall"
+            " number of memory slots; this vhost backend would further"
+            " restricts the overall number of memory slots");
+        error_append_hint(errp, "Try plugging this vhost backend before"
+            " plugging such memory devices.\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * The listener we registered properly setup the number of required
+     * memslots in vhost_commit().
+     */
+    used = hdev->mem->nregions;
+
+    /*
+     * We assume that all reserved memslots actually require a real memslot
+     * in our vhost backend. This might not be true, for example, if the
+     * memslot would be ROM. If ever relevant, we can optimize for that --
+     * but we'll need additional information about the reservations.
+     */
+    reserved = memory_devices_get_reserved_memslots();
+    if (used + reserved > limit) {
+        error_setg(errp, "vhost backend memory slots limit (%d) is less"
+                   " than current number of used (%d) and reserved (%d)"
+                   " memory slots for memory devices.", limit, used, reserved);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 int vhost_dev_init(struct vhost_dev *hdev, void *opaque,
                    VhostBackendType backend_type, uint32_t busyloop_timeout,
                    Error **errp)
 {
-    unsigned int used, reserved, limit;
     uint64_t features;
     int i, r, n_initialized_vqs = 0;
 
@@ -1584,19 +1622,6 @@ int vhost_dev_init(struct vhost_dev *hdev, void *opaque,
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    limit = hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_backend_memslots_limit(hdev);
-    if (limit < MEMORY_DEVICES_SAFE_MAX_MEMSLOTS &&
-        memory_devices_memslot_auto_decision_active()) {
-        error_setg(errp, "some memory device (like virtio-mem)"
-            " decided how many memory slots to use based on the overall"
-            " number of memory slots; this vhost backend would further"
-            " restricts the overall number of memory slots");
-        error_append_hint(errp, "Try plugging this vhost backend before"
-            " plugging such memory devices.\n");
-        r = -EINVAL;
-        goto fail;
-    }
-
     for (i = 0; i < hdev->nvqs; ++i, ++n_initialized_vqs) {
         r = vhost_virtqueue_init(hdev, hdev->vqs + i, hdev->vq_index + i,
                                  busyloop_timeout);
@@ -1655,23 +1680,7 @@ int vhost_dev_init(struct vhost_dev *hdev, void *opaque,
     memory_listener_register(&hdev->memory_listener, &address_space_memory);
     QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&vhost_devices, hdev, entry);
 
-    /*
-     * The listener we registered properly setup the number of required
-     * memslots in vhost_commit().
-     */
-    used = hdev->mem->nregions;
-
-    /*
-     * We assume that all reserved memslots actually require a real memslot
-     * in our vhost backend. This might not be true, for example, if the
-     * memslot would be ROM. If ever relevant, we can optimize for that --
-     * but we'll need additional information about the reservations.
-     */
-    reserved = memory_devices_get_reserved_memslots();
-    if (used + reserved > limit) {
-        error_setg(errp, "vhost backend memory slots limit (%d) is less"
-                   " than current number of used (%d) and reserved (%d)"
-                   " memory slots for memory devices.", limit, used, reserved);
+    if (!check_memslots(hdev, errp)) {
         r = -EINVAL;
         goto fail;
     }
-- 
2.48.1
Re: [PATCH 18/33] vhost: introduce check_memslots() helper
Posted by Raphael Norwitz 1 month ago
Reviewed-by: Raphael Norwitz <raphael.s.norwitz@gmail.com>

On Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy
<vsementsov@yandex-team.ru> wrote:
>
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Sementsov-Ogievskiy <vsementsov@yandex-team.ru>
> ---
>  hw/virtio/vhost.c | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
>  1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
> index a8f8b85012..f9163ba895 100644
> --- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
> +++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
> @@ -1553,11 +1553,49 @@ static void vhost_virtqueue_cleanup(struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
>      }
>  }
>
> +static bool check_memslots(struct vhost_dev *hdev, Error **errp)
> +{
> +    unsigned int used, reserved, limit;
> +
> +    limit = hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_backend_memslots_limit(hdev);
> +    if (limit < MEMORY_DEVICES_SAFE_MAX_MEMSLOTS &&
> +        memory_devices_memslot_auto_decision_active()) {
> +        error_setg(errp, "some memory device (like virtio-mem)"
> +            " decided how many memory slots to use based on the overall"
> +            " number of memory slots; this vhost backend would further"
> +            " restricts the overall number of memory slots");
> +        error_append_hint(errp, "Try plugging this vhost backend before"
> +            " plugging such memory devices.\n");
> +        return false;
> +    }
> +
> +    /*
> +     * The listener we registered properly setup the number of required
> +     * memslots in vhost_commit().
> +     */
> +    used = hdev->mem->nregions;
> +
> +    /*
> +     * We assume that all reserved memslots actually require a real memslot
> +     * in our vhost backend. This might not be true, for example, if the
> +     * memslot would be ROM. If ever relevant, we can optimize for that --
> +     * but we'll need additional information about the reservations.
> +     */
> +    reserved = memory_devices_get_reserved_memslots();
> +    if (used + reserved > limit) {
> +        error_setg(errp, "vhost backend memory slots limit (%d) is less"
> +                   " than current number of used (%d) and reserved (%d)"
> +                   " memory slots for memory devices.", limit, used, reserved);
> +        return false;
> +    }
> +
> +    return true;
> +}
> +
>  int vhost_dev_init(struct vhost_dev *hdev, void *opaque,
>                     VhostBackendType backend_type, uint32_t busyloop_timeout,
>                     Error **errp)
>  {
> -    unsigned int used, reserved, limit;
>      uint64_t features;
>      int i, r, n_initialized_vqs = 0;
>
> @@ -1584,19 +1622,6 @@ int vhost_dev_init(struct vhost_dev *hdev, void *opaque,
>          goto fail;
>      }
>
> -    limit = hdev->vhost_ops->vhost_backend_memslots_limit(hdev);
> -    if (limit < MEMORY_DEVICES_SAFE_MAX_MEMSLOTS &&
> -        memory_devices_memslot_auto_decision_active()) {
> -        error_setg(errp, "some memory device (like virtio-mem)"
> -            " decided how many memory slots to use based on the overall"
> -            " number of memory slots; this vhost backend would further"
> -            " restricts the overall number of memory slots");
> -        error_append_hint(errp, "Try plugging this vhost backend before"
> -            " plugging such memory devices.\n");
> -        r = -EINVAL;
> -        goto fail;
> -    }
> -
>      for (i = 0; i < hdev->nvqs; ++i, ++n_initialized_vqs) {
>          r = vhost_virtqueue_init(hdev, hdev->vqs + i, hdev->vq_index + i,
>                                   busyloop_timeout);
> @@ -1655,23 +1680,7 @@ int vhost_dev_init(struct vhost_dev *hdev, void *opaque,
>      memory_listener_register(&hdev->memory_listener, &address_space_memory);
>      QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&vhost_devices, hdev, entry);
>
> -    /*
> -     * The listener we registered properly setup the number of required
> -     * memslots in vhost_commit().
> -     */
> -    used = hdev->mem->nregions;
> -
> -    /*
> -     * We assume that all reserved memslots actually require a real memslot
> -     * in our vhost backend. This might not be true, for example, if the
> -     * memslot would be ROM. If ever relevant, we can optimize for that --
> -     * but we'll need additional information about the reservations.
> -     */
> -    reserved = memory_devices_get_reserved_memslots();
> -    if (used + reserved > limit) {
> -        error_setg(errp, "vhost backend memory slots limit (%d) is less"
> -                   " than current number of used (%d) and reserved (%d)"
> -                   " memory slots for memory devices.", limit, used, reserved);
> +    if (!check_memslots(hdev, errp)) {
>          r = -EINVAL;
>          goto fail;
>      }
> --
> 2.48.1
>
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