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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2025-01-27 16:51:51 -0800 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2025-01-27 16:51:51 -0800 |
| commit | 13845bdc869f136f92ad3d40ea09b867bb4ce467 (patch) | |
| tree | a2f503e60579cee485c2d0de06ad4bcb8abb7612 /Documentation/userspace-api | |
| parent | Merge tag 'staging-6.14-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git... (diff) | |
| parent | ntsync: Fix reference leaks in the remaining create ioctls. (diff) | |
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Merge tag 'char-misc-6.14-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc
Pull Char/Misc/IIO driver updates from Greg KH:
"Here is the "big" set of char/misc/iio and other smaller driver
subsystem updates for 6.14-rc1. Loads of different things in here this
development cycle, highlights are:
- ntsync "driver" to handle Windows locking types enabling Wine to
work much better on many workloads (i.e. games). The driver
framework was in 6.13, but now it's enabled and fully working
properly. Should make many SteamOS users happy. Even comes with
tests!
- Large IIO driver updates and bugfixes
- FPGA driver updates
- Coresight driver updates
- MHI driver updates
- PPS driver updatesa
- const bin_attribute reworking for many drivers
- binder driver updates
- smaller driver updates and fixes
All of these have been in linux-next for a while with no reported
issues"
* tag 'char-misc-6.14-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc: (311 commits)
ntsync: Fix reference leaks in the remaining create ioctls.
spmi: hisi-spmi-controller: Drop duplicated OF node assignment in spmi_controller_probe()
spmi: Set fwnode for spmi devices
ntsync: fix a file reference leak in drivers/misc/ntsync.c
scripts/tags.sh: Don't tag usages of DECLARE_BITMAP
dt-bindings: interconnect: qcom,msm8998-bwmon: Add SM8750 CPU BWMONs
dt-bindings: interconnect: OSM L3: Document sm8650 OSM L3 compatible
dt-bindings: interconnect: qcom-bwmon: Document QCS615 bwmon compatibles
interconnect: sm8750: Add missing const to static qcom_icc_desc
memstick: core: fix kernel-doc notation
intel_th: core: fix kernel-doc warnings
binder: log transaction code on failure
iio: dac: ad3552r-hs: clear reset status flag
iio: dac: ad3552r-common: fix ad3541/2r ranges
iio: chemical: bme680: Fix uninitialized variable in __bme680_read_raw()
misc: fastrpc: Fix copy buffer page size
misc: fastrpc: Fix registered buffer page address
misc: fastrpc: Deregister device nodes properly in error scenarios
nvmem: core: improve range check for nvmem_cell_write()
nvmem: qcom-spmi-sdam: Set size in struct nvmem_config
...
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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/userspace-api/index.rst | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/userspace-api/ntsync.rst | 385 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/index.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/index.rst index 6272bcf11296..b1395d94b3fd 100644 --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/index.rst @@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Everything else vduse futex2 perf_ring_buffer + ntsync .. only:: subproject and html diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst index 243f1f1b554a..bf5aff018c2f 100644 --- a/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/ioctl/ioctl-number.rst @@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ Code Seq# Include File Comments 'p' 80-9F linux/ppdev.h user-space parport <mailto:tim@cyberelk.net> 'p' A1-A5 linux/pps.h LinuxPPS +'p' B1-B3 linux/pps_gen.h LinuxPPS <mailto:giometti@linux.it> 'q' 00-1F linux/serio.h 'q' 80-FF linux/telephony.h Internet PhoneJACK, Internet LineJACK diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/ntsync.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/ntsync.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..25e7c4aef968 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/ntsync.rst @@ -0,0 +1,385 @@ +=================================== +NT synchronization primitive driver +=================================== + +This page documents the user-space API for the ntsync driver. + +ntsync is a support driver for emulation of NT synchronization +primitives by user-space NT emulators. It exists because implementation +in user-space, using existing tools, cannot match Windows performance +while offering accurate semantics. It is implemented entirely in +software, and does not drive any hardware device. + +This interface is meant as a compatibility tool only, and should not +be used for general synchronization. Instead use generic, versatile +interfaces such as futex(2) and poll(2). + +Synchronization primitives +========================== + +The ntsync driver exposes three types of synchronization primitives: +semaphores, mutexes, and events. + +A semaphore holds a single volatile 32-bit counter, and a static 32-bit +integer denoting the maximum value. It is considered signaled (that is, +can be acquired without contention, or will wake up a waiting thread) +when the counter is nonzero. The counter is decremented by one when a +wait is satisfied. Both the initial and maximum count are established +when the semaphore is created. + +A mutex holds a volatile 32-bit recursion count, and a volatile 32-bit +identifier denoting its owner. A mutex is considered signaled when its +owner is zero (indicating that it is not owned). The recursion count is +incremented when a wait is satisfied, and ownership is set to the given +identifier. + +A mutex also holds an internal flag denoting whether its previous owner +has died; such a mutex is said to be abandoned. Owner death is not +tracked automatically based on thread death, but rather must be +communicated using ``NTSYNC_IOC_MUTEX_KILL``. An abandoned mutex is +inherently considered unowned. + +Except for the "unowned" semantics of zero, the actual value of the +owner identifier is not interpreted by the ntsync driver at all. The +intended use is to store a thread identifier; however, the ntsync +driver does not actually validate that a calling thread provides +consistent or unique identifiers. + +An event is similar to a semaphore with a maximum count of one. It holds +a volatile boolean state denoting whether it is signaled or not. There +are two types of events, auto-reset and manual-reset. An auto-reset +event is designaled when a wait is satisfied; a manual-reset event is +not. The event type is specified when the event is created. + +Unless specified otherwise, all operations on an object are atomic and +totally ordered with respect to other operations on the same object. + +Objects are represented by files. When all file descriptors to an +object are closed, that object is deleted. + +Char device +=========== + +The ntsync driver creates a single char device /dev/ntsync. Each file +description opened on the device represents a unique instance intended +to back an individual NT virtual machine. Objects created by one ntsync +instance may only be used with other objects created by the same +instance. + +ioctl reference +=============== + +All operations on the device are done through ioctls. There are four +structures used in ioctl calls:: + + struct ntsync_sem_args { + __u32 count; + __u32 max; + }; + + struct ntsync_mutex_args { + __u32 owner; + __u32 count; + }; + + struct ntsync_event_args { + __u32 signaled; + __u32 manual; + }; + + struct ntsync_wait_args { + __u64 timeout; + __u64 objs; + __u32 count; + __u32 owner; + __u32 index; + __u32 alert; + __u32 flags; + __u32 pad; + }; + +Depending on the ioctl, members of the structure may be used as input, +output, or not at all. + +The ioctls on the device file are as follows: + +.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_CREATE_SEM + + Create a semaphore object. Takes a pointer to struct + :c:type:`ntsync_sem_args`, which is used as follows: + + .. list-table:: + + * - ``count`` + - Initial count of the semaphore. + * - ``max`` + - Maximum count of the semaphore. + + Fails with ``EINVAL`` if ``count`` is greater than ``max``. + On success, returns a file descriptor the created semaphore. + +.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_CREATE_MUTEX + + Create a mutex object. Takes a pointer to struct + :c:type:`ntsync_mutex_args`, which is used as follows: + + .. list-table:: + + * - ``count`` + - Initial recursion count of the mutex. + * - ``owner`` + - Initial owner of the mutex. + + If ``owner`` is nonzero and ``count`` is zero, or if ``owner`` is + zero and ``count`` is nonzero, the function fails with ``EINVAL``. + On success, returns a file descriptor the created mutex. + +.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_CREATE_EVENT + + Create an event object. Takes a pointer to struct + :c:type:`ntsync_event_args`, which is used as follows: + + .. list-table:: + + * - ``signaled`` + - If nonzero, the event is initially signaled, otherwise + nonsignaled. + * - ``manual`` + - If nonzero, the event is a manual-reset event, otherwise + auto-reset. + + On success, returns a file descriptor the created event. + +The ioctls on the individual objects are as follows: + +.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_SEM_POST + + Post to a semaphore object. Takes a pointer to a 32-bit integer, + which on input holds the count to be added to the semaphore, and on + output contains its previous count. + + If adding to the semaphore's current count would raise the latter + past the semaphore's maximum count, the ioctl fails with + ``EOVERFLOW`` and the semaphore is not affected. If raising the + semaphore's count causes it to become signaled, eligible threads + waiting on this semaphore will be woken and the semaphore's count + decremented appropriately. + +.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_MUTEX_UNLOCK + + Release a mutex object. Takes a pointer to struct + :c:type:`ntsync_mutex_args`, which is used as follows: + + .. list-table:: + + * - ``owner`` + - Specifies the owner trying to release this mutex. + * - ``count`` + - On output, contains the previous recursion count. + + If ``owner`` is zero, the ioctl fails with ``EINVAL``. If ``owner`` + is not the current owner of the mutex, the ioctl fails with + ``EPERM``. + + The mutex's count will be decremented by one. If decrementing the + mutex's count causes it to become zero, the mutex is marked as + unowned and signaled, and eligible threads waiting on it will be + woken as appropriate. + +.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_SET_EVENT + + Signal an event object. Takes a pointer to a 32-bit integer, which on + output contains the previous state of the event. + + Eligible threads will be woken, and auto-reset events will be + designaled appropriately. + +.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_RESET_EVENT + + Designal an event object. Takes a pointer to a 32-bit integer, which + on output contains the previous state of the event. + +.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_PULSE_EVENT + + Wake threads waiting on an event object while leaving it in an + unsignaled state. Takes a pointer to a 32-bit integer, which on + output contains the previous state of the event. + + A pulse operation can be thought of as a set followed by a reset, + performed as a single atomic operation. If two threads are waiting on + an auto-reset event which is pulsed, only one will be woken. If two + threads are waiting a manual-reset event which is pulsed, both will + be woken. However, in both cases, the event will be unsignaled + afterwards, and a simultaneous read operation will always report the + event as unsignaled. + +.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_READ_SEM + + Read the current state of a semaphore object. Takes a pointer to + struct :c:type:`ntsync_sem_args`, which is used as follows: + + .. list-table:: + + * - ``count`` + - On output, contains the current count of the semaphore. + * - ``max`` + - On output, contains the maximum count of the semaphore. + +.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_READ_MUTEX + + Read the current state of a mutex object. Takes a pointer to struct + :c:type:`ntsync_mutex_args`, which is used as follows: + + .. list-table:: + + * - ``owner`` + - On output, contains the current owner of the mutex, or zero + if the mutex is not currently owned. + * - ``count`` + - On output, contains the current recursion count of the mutex. + + If the mutex is marked as abandoned, the function fails with + ``EOWNERDEAD``. In this case, ``count`` and ``owner`` are set to + zero. + +.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_READ_EVENT + + Read the current state of an event object. Takes a pointer to struct + :c:type:`ntsync_event_args`, which is used as follows: + + .. list-table:: + + * - ``signaled`` + - On output, contains the current state of the event. + * - ``manual`` + - On output, contains 1 if the event is a manual-reset event, + and 0 otherwise. + +.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_KILL_OWNER + + Mark a mutex as unowned and abandoned if it is owned by the given + owner. Takes an input-only pointer to a 32-bit integer denoting the + owner. If the owner is zero, the ioctl fails with ``EINVAL``. If the + owner does not own the mutex, the function fails with ``EPERM``. + + Eligible threads waiting on the mutex will be woken as appropriate + (and such waits will fail with ``EOWNERDEAD``, as described below). + +.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_WAIT_ANY + + Poll on any of a list of objects, atomically acquiring at most one. + Takes a pointer to struct :c:type:`ntsync_wait_args`, which is + used as follows: + + .. list-table:: + + * - ``timeout`` + - Absolute timeout in nanoseconds. If ``NTSYNC_WAIT_REALTIME`` + is set, the timeout is measured against the REALTIME clock; + otherwise it is measured against the MONOTONIC clock. If the + timeout is equal to or earlier than the current time, the + function returns immediately without sleeping. If ``timeout`` + is U64_MAX, the function will sleep until an object is + signaled, and will not fail with ``ETIMEDOUT``. + * - ``objs`` + - Pointer to an array of ``count`` file descriptors + (specified as an integer so that the structure has the same + size regardless of architecture). If any object is + invalid, the function fails with ``EINVAL``. + * - ``count`` + - Number of objects specified in the ``objs`` array. + If greater than ``NTSYNC_MAX_WAIT_COUNT``, the function fails + with ``EINVAL``. + * - ``owner`` + - Mutex owner identifier. If any object in ``objs`` is a mutex, + the ioctl will attempt to acquire that mutex on behalf of + ``owner``. If ``owner`` is zero, the ioctl fails with + ``EINVAL``. + * - ``index`` + - On success, contains the index (into ``objs``) of the object + which was signaled. If ``alert`` was signaled instead, + this contains ``count``. + * - ``alert`` + - Optional event object file descriptor. If nonzero, this + specifies an "alert" event object which, if signaled, will + terminate the wait. If nonzero, the identifier must point to a + valid event. + * - ``flags`` + - Zero or more flags. Currently the only flag is + ``NTSYNC_WAIT_REALTIME``, which causes the timeout to be + measured against the REALTIME clock instead of MONOTONIC. + * - ``pad`` + - Unused, must be set to zero. + + This function attempts to acquire one of the given objects. If unable + to do so, it sleeps until an object becomes signaled, subsequently + acquiring it, or the timeout expires. In the latter case the ioctl + fails with ``ETIMEDOUT``. The function only acquires one object, even + if multiple objects are signaled. + + A semaphore is considered to be signaled if its count is nonzero, and + is acquired by decrementing its count by one. A mutex is considered + to be signaled if it is unowned or if its owner matches the ``owner`` + argument, and is acquired by incrementing its recursion count by one + and setting its owner to the ``owner`` argument. An auto-reset event + is acquired by designaling it; a manual-reset event is not affected + by acquisition. + + Acquisition is atomic and totally ordered with respect to other + operations on the same object. If two wait operations (with different + ``owner`` identifiers) are queued on the same mutex, only one is + signaled. If two wait operations are queued on the same semaphore, + and a value of one is posted to it, only one is signaled. + + If an abandoned mutex is acquired, the ioctl fails with + ``EOWNERDEAD``. Although this is a failure return, the function may + otherwise be considered successful. The mutex is marked as owned by + the given owner (with a recursion count of 1) and as no longer + abandoned, and ``index`` is still set to the index of the mutex. + + The ``alert`` argument is an "extra" event which can terminate the + wait, independently of all other objects. + + It is valid to pass the same object more than once, including by + passing the same event in the ``objs`` array and in ``alert``. If a + wakeup occurs due to that object being signaled, ``index`` is set to + the lowest index corresponding to that object. + + The function may fail with ``EINTR`` if a signal is received. + +.. c:macro:: NTSYNC_IOC_WAIT_ALL + + Poll on a list of objects, atomically acquiring all of them. Takes a + pointer to struct :c:type:`ntsync_wait_args`, which is used + identically to ``NTSYNC_IOC_WAIT_ANY``, except that ``index`` is + always filled with zero on success if not woken via alert. + + This function attempts to simultaneously acquire all of the given + objects. If unable to do so, it sleeps until all objects become + simultaneously signaled, subsequently acquiring them, or the timeout + expires. In the latter case the ioctl fails with ``ETIMEDOUT`` and no + objects are modified. + + Objects may become signaled and subsequently designaled (through + acquisition by other threads) while this thread is sleeping. Only + once all objects are simultaneously signaled does the ioctl acquire + them and return. The entire acquisition is atomic and totally ordered + with respect to other operations on any of the given objects. + + If an abandoned mutex is acquired, the ioctl fails with + ``EOWNERDEAD``. Similarly to ``NTSYNC_IOC_WAIT_ANY``, all objects are + nevertheless marked as acquired. Note that if multiple mutex objects + are specified, there is no way to know which were marked as + abandoned. + + As with "any" waits, the ``alert`` argument is an "extra" event which + can terminate the wait. Critically, however, an "all" wait will + succeed if all members in ``objs`` are signaled, *or* if ``alert`` is + signaled. In the latter case ``index`` will be set to ``count``. As + with "any" waits, if both conditions are filled, the former takes + priority, and objects in ``objs`` will be acquired. + + Unlike ``NTSYNC_IOC_WAIT_ANY``, it is not valid to pass the same + object more than once, nor is it valid to pass the same object in + ``objs`` and in ``alert``. If this is attempted, the function fails + with ``EINVAL``. |
