[RFC PATCH v1 0/2] tests/qtest: Add RISC-V IOMMU bare-metal test using iommu-testdev

Chao Liu posted 2 patches 1 week, 2 days ago
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Maintainers: Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@dabbelt.com>, Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@wdc.com>, Weiwei Li <liwei1518@gmail.com>, Daniel Henrique Barboza <dbarboza@ventanamicro.com>, Liu Zhiwei <zhiwei_liu@linux.alibaba.com>, Fabiano Rosas <farosas@suse.de>, Laurent Vivier <lvivier@redhat.com>, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>, Tao Tang <tangtao1634@phytium.com.cn>
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MAINTAINERS                          |   2 +
tests/qtest/iommu-riscv-test.c       | 279 +++++++++++++++++++
tests/qtest/libqos/meson.build       |   2 +-
tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.c | 400 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.h | 172 ++++++++++++
tests/qtest/meson.build              |   5 +-
6 files changed, 858 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 tests/qtest/iommu-riscv-test.c
create mode 100644 tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.c
create mode 100644 tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.h
[RFC PATCH v1 0/2] tests/qtest: Add RISC-V IOMMU bare-metal test using iommu-testdev
Posted by Chao Liu 1 week, 2 days ago
Hi,

This patch series adds a bare-metal qtest for the RISC-V IOMMU using the
iommu-testdev framework. The test exercises address translation paths
without requiring a full guest OS boot.

Motivation
----------

The existing RISC-V IOMMU qtest (riscv-iommu-test.c) focuses on PCI device
enumeration and register-level validation:
- PCI configuration space verification (vendor/device ID)
- Register reset value checks
- Queue initialization procedures (CQ/FQ/PQ)

However, it does not test the actual address translation functionality.
This new test fills that gap by using iommu-testdev to trigger DMA
transactions and validate the IOMMU's translation logic.

Comparison with Existing Test
-----------------------------

| Feature               | riscv-iommu-test.c | iommu-riscv-test.c (new) |
|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
| PCI config            | Yes                | No                       |
| Register reset        | Yes                | No                       |
| Queue init            | Yes                | Yes (via helper)         |
| Bare translation      | No                 | Yes                      |
| S-stage (SV39)        | No                 | Yes                      |
| G-stage (SV39x4)      | No                 | Yes                      |
| Nested translation    | No                 | Yes                      |
| DMA verification      | No                 | Yes                      |
| Uses iommu-testdev    | No                 | Yes                      |

The new test provides:
- Device context (DC) configuration and validation
- SV39 page table walks for S-stage translation
- SV39x4 page table walks for G-stage translation
- Nested translation combining both stages
- FCTL register constraint validation
- End-to-end DMA verification

Note: The current implementation only supports SV39/SV39x4. Support for
SV48/SV48x4/SV57/SV57x4 can be added in future patches.

Testing
-------

QTEST_QEMU_BINARY=./build/qemu-system-riscv64 \
  ./build/tests/qtest/iommu-riscv-test --tap -k

Question for Maintainers
------------------------

The existing riscv-iommu-test.c and the new iommu-riscv-test.c serve
complementary purposes. Would it be beneficial to merge these two tests
into a single source file for easier maintenance? This would consolidate
all RISC-V IOMMU testing in one place while preserving both the
register-level and translation-level test coverage.

Thanks,
Chao

Chao Liu (2):
  tests/qtest/libqos: Add RISC-V IOMMU helper library
  tests/qtest: Add RISC-V IOMMU bare-metal test

 MAINTAINERS                          |   2 +
 tests/qtest/iommu-riscv-test.c       | 279 +++++++++++++++++++
 tests/qtest/libqos/meson.build       |   2 +-
 tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.c | 400 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.h | 172 ++++++++++++
 tests/qtest/meson.build              |   5 +-
 6 files changed, 858 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/qtest/iommu-riscv-test.c
 create mode 100644 tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.c
 create mode 100644 tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.h

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2.52.0
Re: [RFC PATCH v1 0/2] tests/qtest: Add RISC-V IOMMU bare-metal test using iommu-testdev
Posted by Tao Tang 1 week, 2 days ago
Hi Chao,

On 2026/1/28 20:09, Chao Liu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This patch series adds a bare-metal qtest for the RISC-V IOMMU using the
> iommu-testdev framework. The test exercises address translation paths
> without requiring a full guest OS boot.


Thanks a lot for working on this and for sending the series.

It's great to see iommu-testdev being used so soon — it’s only been a 
week since it was added, and you already have a nice RISC-V IOMMU 
translation test based on it.


Best regards,

Tao


>
> Motivation
> ----------
>
> The existing RISC-V IOMMU qtest (riscv-iommu-test.c) focuses on PCI device
> enumeration and register-level validation:
> - PCI configuration space verification (vendor/device ID)
> - Register reset value checks
> - Queue initialization procedures (CQ/FQ/PQ)
>
> However, it does not test the actual address translation functionality.
> This new test fills that gap by using iommu-testdev to trigger DMA
> transactions and validate the IOMMU's translation logic.
>
> Comparison with Existing Test
> -----------------------------
>
> | Feature               | riscv-iommu-test.c | iommu-riscv-test.c (new) |
> |-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
> | PCI config            | Yes                | No                       |
> | Register reset        | Yes                | No                       |
> | Queue init            | Yes                | Yes (via helper)         |
> | Bare translation      | No                 | Yes                      |
> | S-stage (SV39)        | No                 | Yes                      |
> | G-stage (SV39x4)      | No                 | Yes                      |
> | Nested translation    | No                 | Yes                      |
> | DMA verification      | No                 | Yes                      |
> | Uses iommu-testdev    | No                 | Yes                      |
>
> The new test provides:
> - Device context (DC) configuration and validation
> - SV39 page table walks for S-stage translation
> - SV39x4 page table walks for G-stage translation
> - Nested translation combining both stages
> - FCTL register constraint validation
> - End-to-end DMA verification
>
> Note: The current implementation only supports SV39/SV39x4. Support for
> SV48/SV48x4/SV57/SV57x4 can be added in future patches.
>
> Testing
> -------
>
> QTEST_QEMU_BINARY=./build/qemu-system-riscv64 \
>    ./build/tests/qtest/iommu-riscv-test --tap -k
>
> Question for Maintainers
> ------------------------
>
> The existing riscv-iommu-test.c and the new iommu-riscv-test.c serve
> complementary purposes. Would it be beneficial to merge these two tests
> into a single source file for easier maintenance? This would consolidate
> all RISC-V IOMMU testing in one place while preserving both the
> register-level and translation-level test coverage.
>
> Thanks,
> Chao
>
> Chao Liu (2):
>    tests/qtest/libqos: Add RISC-V IOMMU helper library
>    tests/qtest: Add RISC-V IOMMU bare-metal test
>
>   MAINTAINERS                          |   2 +
>   tests/qtest/iommu-riscv-test.c       | 279 +++++++++++++++++++
>   tests/qtest/libqos/meson.build       |   2 +-
>   tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.c | 400 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.h | 172 ++++++++++++
>   tests/qtest/meson.build              |   5 +-
>   6 files changed, 858 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>   create mode 100644 tests/qtest/iommu-riscv-test.c
>   create mode 100644 tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.c
>   create mode 100644 tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.h
>
> --
> 2.52.0




Re: [RFC PATCH v1 0/2] tests/qtest: Add RISC-V IOMMU bare-metal test using iommu-testdev
Posted by Daniel Henrique Barboza 1 week, 2 days ago

On 1/28/2026 9:09 AM, Chao Liu wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This patch series adds a bare-metal qtest for the RISC-V IOMMU using the
> iommu-testdev framework. The test exercises address translation paths
> without requiring a full guest OS boot.
> 
> Motivation
> ----------
> 
> The existing RISC-V IOMMU qtest (riscv-iommu-test.c) focuses on PCI device
> enumeration and register-level validation:
> - PCI configuration space verification (vendor/device ID)
> - Register reset value checks
> - Queue initialization procedures (CQ/FQ/PQ)
> 
> However, it does not test the actual address translation functionality.
> This new test fills that gap by using iommu-testdev to trigger DMA
> transactions and validate the IOMMU's translation logic.
> 
> Comparison with Existing Test
> -----------------------------
> 
> | Feature               | riscv-iommu-test.c | iommu-riscv-test.c (new) |
> |-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
> | PCI config            | Yes                | No                       |
> | Register reset        | Yes                | No                       |
> | Queue init            | Yes                | Yes (via helper)         |
> | Bare translation      | No                 | Yes                      |
> | S-stage (SV39)        | No                 | Yes                      |
> | G-stage (SV39x4)      | No                 | Yes                      |
> | Nested translation    | No                 | Yes                      |
> | DMA verification      | No                 | Yes                      |
> | Uses iommu-testdev    | No                 | Yes                      |
> 
> The new test provides:
> - Device context (DC) configuration and validation
> - SV39 page table walks for S-stage translation
> - SV39x4 page table walks for G-stage translation
> - Nested translation combining both stages
> - FCTL register constraint validation
> - End-to-end DMA verification

I have a customized environment just to test IOMMU stuff (boot an Ubuntu 
emulated RISC-V host, see if the riscv-iommu works with a PCI net card). 
And even then this kind of test is limited by the amount of stuff the 
current Linux driver is capable of doing. And yet I have to at least 
give it a try with every IOMMU change/fix sent ... This new test will 
give us additional coverage that neither the existing test nor my manual 
testing can provide.

Thank you for the time and effort putting into this work. This is really 
remarkable.

> 
> Note: The current implementation only supports SV39/SV39x4. Support for
> SV48/SV48x4/SV57/SV57x4 can be added in future patches.
> 
> Testing
> -------
> 
> QTEST_QEMU_BINARY=./build/qemu-system-riscv64 \
>    ./build/tests/qtest/iommu-riscv-test --tap -k
> 
> Question for Maintainers
> ------------------------
> 
> The existing riscv-iommu-test.c and the new iommu-riscv-test.c serve
> complementary purposes. Would it be beneficial to merge these two tests
> into a single source file for easier maintenance? This would consolidate
> all RISC-V IOMMU testing in one place while preserving both the
> register-level and translation-level test coverage.

I'll give my non-maintainer opinion because I happen to be the author of 
riscv-iommu-test.c: as long as we preserve the existing tests for both 
files I'm ok with it. Maybe there are code re-use opportunities that 
will be exposed when merging the 2 together.

But I believe this can wait. We should push this upstream first (or at 
least get it queued into the maintainer's tree).


Thanks,
Daniel

> 
> Thanks,
> Chao
> 
> Chao Liu (2):
>    tests/qtest/libqos: Add RISC-V IOMMU helper library
>    tests/qtest: Add RISC-V IOMMU bare-metal test
> 
>   MAINTAINERS                          |   2 +
>   tests/qtest/iommu-riscv-test.c       | 279 +++++++++++++++++++
>   tests/qtest/libqos/meson.build       |   2 +-
>   tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.c | 400 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.h | 172 ++++++++++++
>   tests/qtest/meson.build              |   5 +-
>   6 files changed, 858 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>   create mode 100644 tests/qtest/iommu-riscv-test.c
>   create mode 100644 tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.c
>   create mode 100644 tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.h
> 
> --
> 2.52.0
>
Re: [RFC PATCH v1 0/2] tests/qtest: Add RISC-V IOMMU bare-metal test using iommu-testdev
Posted by Chao Liu 1 week, 2 days ago
Hi Daniel,

Thanks for the review and the kind words!

On 1/28/2026 10:42 PM, Daniel Henrique Barboza wrote:
>
>
> On 1/28/2026 9:09 AM, Chao Liu wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> This patch series adds a bare-metal qtest for the RISC-V IOMMU using the
>> iommu-testdev framework. The test exercises address translation paths
>> without requiring a full guest OS boot.
>>
>> Motivation
>> ----------
>>
>> The existing RISC-V IOMMU qtest (riscv-iommu-test.c) focuses on PCI device
>> enumeration and register-level validation:
>> - PCI configuration space verification (vendor/device ID)
>> - Register reset value checks
>> - Queue initialization procedures (CQ/FQ/PQ)
>>
>> However, it does not test the actual address translation functionality.
>> This new test fills that gap by using iommu-testdev to trigger DMA
>> transactions and validate the IOMMU's translation logic.
>>
>> Comparison with Existing Test
>> -----------------------------
>>
>> | Feature               | riscv-iommu-test.c | iommu-riscv-test.c (new) |
>> |-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
>> | PCI config            | Yes                | No                       |
>> | Register reset        | Yes                | No                       |
>> | Queue init            | Yes                | Yes (via helper)         |
>> | Bare translation      | No                 | Yes                      |
>> | S-stage (SV39)        | No                 | Yes                      |
>> | G-stage (SV39x4)      | No                 | Yes                      |
>> | Nested translation    | No                 | Yes                      |
>> | DMA verification      | No                 | Yes                      |
>> | Uses iommu-testdev    | No                 | Yes                      |
>>
>> The new test provides:
>> - Device context (DC) configuration and validation
>> - SV39 page table walks for S-stage translation
>> - SV39x4 page table walks for G-stage translation
>> - Nested translation combining both stages
>> - FCTL register constraint validation
>> - End-to-end DMA verification
>
> I have a customized environment just to test IOMMU stuff (boot an Ubuntu emulated RISC-V host, see if the riscv-iommu works with a PCI net card). And even then this kind of test is limited by the amount of stuff the current Linux driver is capable of doing. And yet I have to at least give it a try with every IOMMU change/fix sent ... This new test will give us additional coverage that neither the existing test nor my manual testing can provide.
>
> Thank you for the time and effort putting into this work. This is really remarkable.
>
I'm glad this patch series can help us better test the RISC-V IOMMU.
The iommu-testdev framework makes it possible to exercise translation
paths directly without booting a full guest OS, which should make
regression testing much faster and more deterministic.
>>
>> Note: The current implementation only supports SV39/SV39x4. Support for
>> SV48/SV48x4/SV57/SV57x4 can be added in future patches.
>>
>> Testing
>> -------
>>
>> QTEST_QEMU_BINARY=./build/qemu-system-riscv64 \
>>    ./build/tests/qtest/iommu-riscv-test --tap -k
>>
>> Question for Maintainers
>> ------------------------
>>
>> The existing riscv-iommu-test.c and the new iommu-riscv-test.c serve
>> complementary purposes. Would it be beneficial to merge these two tests
>> into a single source file for easier maintenance? This would consolidate
>> all RISC-V IOMMU testing in one place while preserving both the
>> register-level and translation-level test coverage.
>
> I'll give my non-maintainer opinion because I happen to be the author of riscv-iommu-test.c: as long as we preserve the existing tests for both files I'm ok with it. Maybe there are code re-use opportunities that will be exposed when merging the 2 together.
>
> But I believe this can wait. We should push this upstream first (or at least get it queued into the maintainer's tree).
>
>
I share the same view. That's exactly why I didn't merge them directly
in this series - the two tests serve different purposes (register-level
vs translation-level), and keeping them separate for now makes the
review process cleaner. We can explore merging opportunities later once
this is upstream.

Thanks,
Chao
> Thanks,
> Daniel
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chao
>>
>> Chao Liu (2):
>>    tests/qtest/libqos: Add RISC-V IOMMU helper library
>>    tests/qtest: Add RISC-V IOMMU bare-metal test
>>
>>   MAINTAINERS                          |   2 +
>>   tests/qtest/iommu-riscv-test.c       | 279 +++++++++++++++++++
>>   tests/qtest/libqos/meson.build       |   2 +-
>>   tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.c | 400 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.h | 172 ++++++++++++
>>   tests/qtest/meson.build              |   5 +-
>>   6 files changed, 858 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>   create mode 100644 tests/qtest/iommu-riscv-test.c
>>   create mode 100644 tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.c
>>   create mode 100644 tests/qtest/libqos/qos-riscv-iommu.h
>>
>> -- 
>> 2.52.0
>>
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