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SubjectRe: [PATCH v18 00/17] s390/vfio-ap: dynamic configuration support
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On 2/14/22 19:50, Tony Krowiak wrote:
> The current design for AP pass-through does not support making dynamic
> changes to the AP matrix of a running guest resulting in a few
> deficiencies this patch series is intended to mitigate:
>
> 1. Adapters, domains and control domains can not be added to or removed
> from a running guest. In order to modify a guest's AP configuration,
> the guest must be terminated; only then can AP resources be assigned
> to or unassigned from the guest's matrix mdev. The new AP
> configuration becomes available to the guest when it is subsequently
> restarted.
>
> 2. The AP bus's /sys/bus/ap/apmask and /sys/bus/ap/aqmask interfaces can
> be modified by a root user without any restrictions. A change to
> either mask can result in AP queue devices being unbound from the
> vfio_ap device driver and bound to a zcrypt device driver even if a
> guest is using the queues, thus giving the host access to the guest's
> private crypto data and vice versa.
>
> 3. The APQNs derived from the Cartesian product of the APIDs of the
> adapters and APQIs of the domains assigned to a matrix mdev must
> reference an AP queue device bound to the vfio_ap device driver. The
> AP architecture allows assignment of AP resources that are not
> available to the system, so this artificial restriction is not
> compliant with the architecture.
>
> 4. The AP configuration profile can be dynamically changed for the linux
> host after a KVM guest is started. For example, a new domain can be
> dynamically added to the configuration profile via the SE or an HMC
> connected to a DPM enabled lpar. Likewise, AP adapters can be
> dynamically configured (online state) and deconfigured (standby state)
> using the SE, an SCLP command or an HMC connected to a DPM enabled
> lpar. This can result in inadvertent sharing of AP queues between the
> guest and host.
>
> 5. A root user can manually unbind an AP queue device representing a
> queue in use by a KVM guest via the vfio_ap device driver's sysfs
> unbind attribute. In this case, the guest will be using a queue that
> is not bound to the driver which violates the device model.
>
> This patch series introduces the following changes to the current design
> to alleviate the shortcomings described above as well as to implement
> more of the AP architecture:
>
> 1. A root user will be prevented from making edits to the AP bus's
> /sys/bus/ap/apmask or /sys/bus/ap/aqmask if the change would transfer
> ownership of an APQN from the vfio_ap device driver to a zcrypt driver
> while the APQN is assigned to a matrix mdev.
>
> 2. Allow a root user to hot plug/unplug AP adapters, domains and control
> domains for a KVM guest using the matrix mdev via its sysfs
> assign/unassign attributes.
>
> 4. Allow assignment of an AP adapter or domain to a matrix mdev even if
> it results in assignment of an APQN that does not reference an AP
> queue device bound to the vfio_ap device driver, as long as the APQN
> is not reserved for use by the default zcrypt drivers (also known as
> over-provisioning of AP resources). Allowing over-provisioning of AP
> resources better models the architecture which does not preclude
> assigning AP resources that are not yet available in the system. Such
> APQNs, however, will not be assigned to the guest using the matrix
> mdev; only APQNs referencing AP queue devices bound to the vfio_ap
> device driver will actually get assigned to the guest.
>
> 5. Handle dynamic changes to the AP device model.
>
> 1. Rationale for changes to AP bus's apmask/aqmask interfaces:
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Due to the extremely sensitive nature of cryptographic data, it is
> imperative that great care be taken to ensure that such data is secured.
> Allowing a root user, either inadvertently or maliciously, to configure
> these masks such that a queue is shared between the host and a guest is
> not only avoidable, it is advisable. It was suggested that this scenario
> is better handled in user space with management software, but that does
> not preclude a malicious administrator from using the sysfs interfaces
> to gain access to a guest's crypto data. It was also suggested that this
> scenario could be avoided by taking access to the adapter away from the
> guest and zeroing out the queues prior to the vfio_ap driver releasing the
> device; however, stealing an adapter in use from a guest as a by-product
> of an operation is bad and will likely cause problems for the guest
> unnecessarily. It was decided that the most effective solution with the
> least number of negative side effects is to prevent the situation at the
> source.
>
> 2. Rationale for hot plug/unplug using matrix mdev sysfs interfaces:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Allowing a user to hot plug/unplug AP resources using the matrix mdev
> sysfs interfaces circumvents the need to terminate the guest in order to
> modify its AP configuration. Allowing dynamic configuration makes
> reconfiguring a guest's AP matrix much less disruptive.
>
> 3. Rationale for allowing over-provisioning of AP resources:
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> Allowing assignment of AP resources to a matrix mdev and ultimately to a
> guest better models the AP architecture. The architecture does not
> preclude assignment of unavailable AP resources. If a queue subsequently
> becomes available while a guest using the matrix mdev to which its APQN
> is assigned, the guest will be given access to it. If an APQN
> is dynamically unassigned from the underlying host system, it will
> automatically become unavailable to the guest.
>
> Change log v17-v18:
> ------------------
> * Added a new document, Documentation/s390/vfio-ap-locking.rst to describe
> the locking design for this series. This included a patch for adding the
> new doc to the MAITAINERS file for the VFIO AP maintainers.
>
>
> * Added Reviewed-by for Halil in patch 6
>
> * Restore filtering in the queue remove callback. (Halil)
>
> * Added patch s390/vfio-ap: hot unplug of AP devices when mdev removed to
> unplug all AP devices from the guest when the mdev is removed.
>
> * Split patch 9 (s390/vfio-ap: allow hot plug/unplug of AP resources using
> mdev device) into xx patches:
> - allow hot plug/unplug of AP devices when assigned/unassigned
>
> * Replaced v17 patch 08/15, s390/vfio-ap: keep track of active guests with
> s390/vfio-ap: introduce new mutex to control access to the KVM pointer.
> No longer tracking guests with a list of struct ap_guest objects. Added a
> global mutex called kvm_lock which must be held whenever the kvm->lock is
> taken. (Halil)
>
> * Changed signature of the filtering function to limit the APQNs
> examined. This change resulted in a cascade of changes to patches 5, 8
> and 12. (Halil)
>
> * Removed v17 patch 01/15 (s390/vfio-ap: Set pqap hook when vfio_ap module
> is loaded). (Halil, Jason).
>
> * Split patch 14 (notify drivers on config changed and scan complete
> callbacks) into two patches: One to make the AP bus changes and the other
> to implement the callbacks in the vfio_ap device driver. This was done
> to facilitate merging the AP bus changes separately from the vfio_ap
> driver changes. (Harald)
>
> * Removed check of driver flags in the __verify_card_reservations and
> __verify_queue_reservations functions in ap_bus.c to balance the
> weighting between the default and vfio_ap drivers. (Harald)
>
>
> Tony Krowiak (17):
> s390/ap: driver callback to indicate resource in use
> s390/ap: notify drivers on config changed and scan complete callbacks
> s390/vfio-ap: use new AP bus interface to search for queue devices
> s390/vfio-ap: move probe and remove callbacks to vfio_ap_ops.c
> s390/vfio-ap: manage link between queue struct and matrix mdev
> s390/vfio-ap: introduce shadow APCB
> s390/vfio-ap: refresh guest's APCB by filtering APQNs assigned to mdev
> s390/vfio-ap: allow assignment of unavailable AP queues to mdev device
> s390/vfio-ap: introduce new mutex to control access to the KVM pointer
> s390/vfio-ap: allow hot plug/unplug of AP devices when
> assigned/unassigned
> s390/vfio-ap: hot plug/unplug of AP devices when probed/removed
> s390/vfio-ap: reset queues after adapter/domain unassignment
> s390/vfio-ap: implement in-use callback for vfio_ap driver
> s390/vfio-ap: sysfs attribute to display the guest's matrix
> s390/vfio-ap: handle config changed and scan complete notification
> s390/vfio-ap: update docs to include dynamic config support
> s390/Docs: new doc describing lock usage by the vfio_ap device driver
> MAINTAINERS: pick up all vfio_ap docs for VFIO AP maintainers
>
> Documentation/s390/vfio-ap-locking.rst | 389 +++++++
> Documentation/s390/vfio-ap.rst | 492 ++++++---
> MAINTAINERS | 2 +-
> drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c | 226 +++-
> drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.h | 16 +
> drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_drv.c | 71 +-
> drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_ops.c | 1347 ++++++++++++++++++------
> drivers/s390/crypto/vfio_ap_private.h | 57 +-
> 8 files changed, 2058 insertions(+), 542 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/s390/vfio-ap-locking.rst
>

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