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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] linux-user: ppc64: use the correct values for F


From: Laurent Vivier
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] linux-user: ppc64: use the correct values for F_*LK64s
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 22:51:08 +0200
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Le 11/07/2018 à 15:04, Laurent Vivier a écrit :
> Le 11/07/2018 à 12:55, Shivaprasad G Bhat a écrit :
>> Qemu includes the glibc headers for the host defines and target headers are
>> part of the qemu source themselves. The glibc has the F_GETLK64, F_SETLK64
>> and F_SETLKW64 defined to 12, 13 and 14 for all archs(generic) in
>> sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/fcntl-linux.h. The linux kernel generic
>> definition for F_*LK is 5, 6 & 7 and F_*LK64* is 12,13, and 14 as seen in
>> include/uapi/asm-generic/fcntl.h. On 64bit machine, by default the kernel
>> assumes all F_*LK to 64bit calls and doesnt support use of F_*LK64* as
>> can be seen in include/linux/fcntl.h in linux source.
>>
>> On x86_64 host, the values for F_*LK64* are set to 5, 6 and 7
>> explicitly in /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/bits/fcntl.h by the glibc.
>> Whereas, a PPC64 host doesn't have such a definition in
>> /usr/include/powerpc64le-linux-gnu/bits/fcntl.h by the glibc. So,
>> the sources on PPC64 host sees the default value of F_*LK64*
>> as 12, 13 & 14(fcntl-linux.h).
>>
>> Since the 64bit kernel doesnt support 12, 13 & 14; the glibc fcntl syscall
>> implementation(__libc_fcntl*(), __fcntl64_nocancel) does the F_*LK64* value
>> convertion back to F_*LK* values on PPC64 as seen in
>> sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/powerpc64/sysdep.h with FCNTL_ADJUST_CMD()
>> macro. Whereas on x86_64 host the values for F_*LK64* are set to 5, 6 and 7
>> and no adjustments are needed.
>>
>> Since qemu doesnt use the glibc fcntl, but makes the safe_syscall* on its
>> own, the PPC64 qemu is calling the syscall with 12, 13, and 14(without
>> adjustment) and they all fail. The fcntl calls to F_GETLK/F_SETLK|W all
>> fail by all pplications run on PPC64 host user emulation.
>>
>> The fix here could be to see why on PPC64 the glibc is still keeping
>> F_*LK64* different from F_*LK and why adjusting them to 5, 6 and 7 before
>> the syscall for PPC only. See if we can make the
>> /usr/include/powerpc64le-linux-gnu/bits/fcntl.h to have the values
>> 5, 6 & 7 just like x86_64 and remove the adjustment code in glibc. That way,
>> qemu sources see the kernel supported values in glibc headers.
>>
>> OR
>>
>> On PPC64 host, qemu sources see both F_LK* & F_LK64* as same and set to
>> 12, 13 and 14 because __USE_FILE_OFFSET64 is defined in qemu
>> sources(also refer sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/fcntl-linux.h).
>> Since F_*LK and F_*LK64 are same, the value adjument like done by glibc in
>> qemu sources is difficult. So, Overwrite the glibc defaults with the actual
>> supported values in Qemu. The current patch is doing this.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Shivaprasad G Bhat <address@hidden>
>> ---
>>  linux-user/syscall.c |   14 ++++++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
>> index 7b9ac3b408..1693e69ce0 100644
>> --- a/linux-user/syscall.c
>> +++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
>> @@ -250,6 +250,20 @@ static type name (type1 arg1,type2 arg2,type3 
>> arg3,type4 arg4,type5 arg5,       \
>>  #define TARGET_NR__llseek TARGET_NR_llseek
>>  #endif
>>  
>> +/* glibc headers has these defined to 12, 13 and 14 and is not supported
>> + * by kernel. The glibc fcntl call actually adjusts them back to 5, 6 and 7
>> + * before making the syscall(). Since we make the syscall directly,
>> + * overwite/adjust to what is supported by the kernel.
>> + */
>> +#if defined(__linux__) && defined(__powerpc64__)
>> +#undef F_GETLK64
>> +#define F_GETLK64      5       /* Get record locking info.  */
>> +#undef F_SETLK64
>> +#define F_SETLK64      6       /* Set record locking info (non-blocking).  
>> */
>> +#undef F_SETLKW64
>> +#define F_SETLKW64     7       /* Set record locking info (blocking).  */
>> +#endif
>> +
>>  #ifdef __NR_gettid
>>  _syscall0(int, gettid)
>>  #else
>>
> 
> These macros are used in target_to_host_fcntl_cmd(), and this function
> is used with safe_fcntl() and fcntl().
> 
> So I think it would be cleaner to do the change after
> target_to_host_fcntl_cmd() in do_fcntl() as it is done in glibc instead
> of redefining system values. Something like:
> 
> --- a/linux-user/syscall.c
> +++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
> @@ -6782,6 +6782,12 @@ static abi_long do_fcntl(int fd, int cmd,
> abi_ulong arg)
>      if (host_cmd == -TARGET_EINVAL)
>             return host_cmd;
> 
> +#if defined(__linux__) && defined(__powerpc64__)
> +    if (host_cmd >= F_GETLK64 && host_cmd <= F_SETLKW64) {
> +        host_cmd -= F_GETLK64 - F_GETLK;

But as you said, __USE_FILE_OFFSET64 is defined in qemu, and F_GETLK is
equal to F_GETLK64, so we should use something like:

...
    host_cmd -= F_GETLK64 - 5;
...

Thanks,
Laurent



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