Hi Bertrand,

On Fri, Dec 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM Bertrand Marquis
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Track FF-A version negotiation per VM and enforce that no FF-A ABI
> (other than FFA_VERSION) is processed before a guest has selected a
> version.
>
> Each ffa_ctx gains a dedicated guest_vers_lock, a negotiated version
> (guest_vers) and a guest_vers_tmp:
> - guest_vers is the version negotiated or 0 if no version has been
>   negotiated. This must be used with ACCESS_ONCE when reading it without
>   the spinlock taken.
> - guest_vers_tmp stores the version currently requested by a VM.
>
> The version requested is the one actually negotiated once a call
> different from FFA_VERSION is done to allow several attempts and as
> requested by FF-A specification.
> We always return our implementation version FFA_MY_VERSION, even if the
> version requested was different, as requested by FF-A specification.
>
> Any call other than FFA_VERSION is rejected until a version has been
> requested.
>
> Update all places in the code where guest_vers is used to use
> ACCESS_ONCE.
>
> This prevents partially initialised contexts from using the mediator
> and complies with the FF-A 1.2 FFA_VERSION semantics.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bertrand Marquis <[email protected]>
> ---
> Changes in v1:
> - remove the guest_vers_negotiated and use guest_vers = 0 as condition
>   for a version being negotiated instead
> - introduce guest_vers_tmp to store a requested version until it is
>   becoming the one negotiated.
> - remove not needed if negotiated condition.
> - use ACCESS_ONCE when reading guest_vers and use guest_vers == 0 as
>   condition for a version being negotiated.
> - Update FF-A version handling comment in ffa_private.h
> ---
>  xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa.c          | 101 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>  xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_msg.c      |   2 +-
>  xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_partinfo.c |   4 +-
>  xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_private.h  |  26 ++++++--
>  xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_shm.c      |   3 +-
>  5 files changed, 105 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa.c b/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa.c
> index 2b4e24750d52..aadd6c21e7f2 100644
> --- a/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa.c
> +++ b/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa.c
> @@ -158,31 +158,38 @@ static bool ffa_abi_supported(uint32_t id)
>      return !ffa_simple_call(FFA_FEATURES, id, 0, 0, 0);
>  }
>
> -static void handle_version(struct cpu_user_regs *regs)
> +static bool ffa_negotiate_version(struct cpu_user_regs *regs)
>  {
>      struct domain *d = current->domain;
>      struct ffa_ctx *ctx = d->arch.tee;
> -    uint32_t vers = get_user_reg(regs, 1);
> -    uint32_t old_vers;
> +    uint32_t fid = get_user_reg(regs, 0);
> +    uint32_t in_vers = get_user_reg(regs, 1);
> +    uint32_t out_vers = FFA_MY_VERSION;
>
> -    /*
> -     * Guest will use the version it requested if it is our major and minor
> -     * lower or equals to ours. If the minor is greater, our version will be
> -     * used.
> -     * In any case return our version to the caller.
> -     */
> -    if ( FFA_VERSION_MAJOR(vers) == FFA_MY_VERSION_MAJOR )
> +    spin_lock(&ctx->guest_vers_lock);
> +
> +    /* If negotiation already published, continue without handling. */
> +    if ( ACCESS_ONCE(ctx->guest_vers) )
> +        goto out_continue;
> +
> +    if ( fid != FFA_VERSION )
>      {
> -        spin_lock(&ctx->lock);
> -        old_vers = ctx->guest_vers;
> +        if ( !ctx->guest_vers_tmp )
> +        {
> +            out_vers = 0;
> +            goto out_handled;
> +        }
>
> -        if ( FFA_VERSION_MINOR(vers) > FFA_MY_VERSION_MINOR )
> -            ctx->guest_vers = FFA_MY_VERSION;
> -        else
> -            ctx->guest_vers = vers;
> -        spin_unlock(&ctx->lock);
> +        /*
> +         * A successful FFA_VERSION call does not freeze negotiation. Guests
> +         * are allowed to issue multiple FFA_VERSION attempts (e.g. probing
> +         * several minor versions). Negotiation becomes final only when a
> +         * non-VERSION ABI is invoked, as required by the FF-A specification.
> +         * Finalize negotiation: publish guest_vers once, then never change.
> +         */
> +        ACCESS_ONCE(ctx->guest_vers) = ctx->guest_vers_tmp;
>
> -        if ( IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FFA_VM_TO_VM) && !old_vers )
> +        if ( IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FFA_VM_TO_VM) )
>          {
>              /* One more VM with FF-A support available */
>              inc_ffa_vm_count();
> @@ -190,8 +197,48 @@ static void handle_version(struct cpu_user_regs *regs)
>              list_add_tail(&ctx->ctx_list, &ffa_ctx_head);
>              write_unlock(&ffa_ctx_list_rwlock);
>          }
> +
> +        goto out_continue;
>      }
> -    ffa_set_regs(regs, FFA_MY_VERSION, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
> +
> +    /*
> +     * guest_vers_tmp stores the version selected by the guest (lower minor 
> may
> +     * require reduced data structures). However, the value returned to the
> +     * guest via FFA_VERSION is always FFA_MY_VERSION, the implementation
> +     * version, as required by FF-A. The two values intentionally differ.
> +     */
> +
> +    /*
> +     * Return our highest implementation version on request different than 
> our
> +     * major and mark negotiated version as our implementation version.
> +     */
> +    if ( FFA_VERSION_MAJOR(in_vers) != FFA_MY_VERSION_MAJOR )
> +    {
> +        ctx->guest_vers_tmp = FFA_MY_VERSION;
> +        goto out_handled;
> +    }
> +
> +    /*
> +     * Use our minor version if a greater minor was requested or the 
> requested
> +     * minor if it is lower than ours was requested.
> +     */
> +    if ( FFA_VERSION_MINOR(in_vers) > FFA_MY_VERSION_MINOR )
> +        ctx->guest_vers_tmp = FFA_MY_VERSION;
> +    else
> +        ctx->guest_vers_tmp = in_vers;
> +
> +out_handled:
> +    spin_unlock(&ctx->guest_vers_lock);
> +    if ( out_vers )
> +        ffa_set_regs(regs, out_vers, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
> +    else
> +        ffa_set_regs_error(regs, FFA_RET_NOT_SUPPORTED);
> +    return true;
> +
> +out_continue:
> +    spin_unlock(&ctx->guest_vers_lock);
> +
> +    return false;
>  }
>
>  static void handle_features(struct cpu_user_regs *regs)
> @@ -274,10 +321,17 @@ static bool ffa_handle_call(struct cpu_user_regs *regs)
>      if ( !ctx )
>          return false;
>
> +    /* A version must be negotiated first */
> +    if ( !ACCESS_ONCE(ctx->guest_vers) )
> +    {
> +        if ( ffa_negotiate_version(regs) )
> +            return true;
> +    }
> +
>      switch ( fid )
>      {
>      case FFA_VERSION:
> -        handle_version(regs);
> +        ffa_set_regs(regs, FFA_MY_VERSION, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
>          return true;
>      case FFA_ID_GET:
>          ffa_set_regs_success(regs, ffa_get_vm_id(d), 0);
> @@ -371,6 +425,11 @@ static int ffa_domain_init(struct domain *d)
>      d->arch.tee = ctx;
>      ctx->teardown_d = d;
>      INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->shm_list);
> +    spin_lock_init(&ctx->lock);
> +    spin_lock_init(&ctx->guest_vers_lock);
> +    ctx->guest_vers = 0;
> +    ctx->guest_vers_tmp = 0;
> +    INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->ctx_list);
>
>      ctx->ffa_id = ffa_get_vm_id(d);
>      ctx->num_vcpus = d->max_vcpus;
> @@ -452,7 +511,7 @@ static int ffa_domain_teardown(struct domain *d)
>      if ( !ctx )
>          return 0;
>
> -    if ( IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FFA_VM_TO_VM) && ctx->guest_vers )
> +    if ( IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FFA_VM_TO_VM) && ACCESS_ONCE(ctx->guest_vers) )
>      {
>          dec_ffa_vm_count();
>          write_lock(&ffa_ctx_list_rwlock);
> diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_msg.c b/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_msg.c
> index c20c5bec0f76..2c2ebc9c5cd6 100644
> --- a/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_msg.c
> +++ b/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_msg.c
> @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int32_t ffa_msg_send2_vm(uint16_t dst_id, const 
> void *src_buf,
>      }
>
>      dst_ctx = dst_d->arch.tee;
> -    if ( !dst_ctx->guest_vers )
> +    if ( !ACCESS_ONCE(dst_ctx->guest_vers) )
>      {
>          ret = FFA_RET_INVALID_PARAMETERS;
>          goto out_unlock;
> diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_partinfo.c b/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_partinfo.c
> index fa56b1587e3b..ec5a53ed1cab 100644
> --- a/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_partinfo.c
> +++ b/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_partinfo.c
> @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void ffa_handle_partition_info_get(struct cpu_user_regs 
> *regs)
>       * use the v1.0 structure size in the destination buffer.
>       * Otherwise use the size of the highest version we support, here 1.1.
>       */
> -    if ( ctx->guest_vers == FFA_VERSION_1_0 )
> +    if ( ACCESS_ONCE(ctx->guest_vers) == FFA_VERSION_1_0 )
>          dst_size = sizeof(struct ffa_partition_info_1_0);
>      else
>          dst_size = sizeof(struct ffa_partition_info_1_1);
> @@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void ffa_handle_partition_info_get(struct cpu_user_regs 
> *regs)
>           * FF-A v1.0 has w5 MBZ while v1.1 allows
>           * FFA_PARTITION_INFO_GET_COUNT_FLAG to be non-zero.
>           */
> -        if ( ctx->guest_vers == FFA_VERSION_1_0 ||
> +        if ( ACCESS_ONCE(ctx->guest_vers) == FFA_VERSION_1_0 ||
>                  flags != FFA_PARTITION_INFO_GET_COUNT_FLAG )
>          {
>              ret = FFA_RET_INVALID_PARAMETERS;
> diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_private.h b/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_private.h
> index 8d01da0009d3..4e4ac7fd7bc4 100644
> --- a/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_private.h
> +++ b/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_private.h
> @@ -355,12 +355,6 @@ struct ffa_ctx {
>       * Global data accessed with lock locked.
>       */
>      spinlock_t lock;
> -    /*
> -     * FF-A version negotiated by the guest, only modifications to
> -     * this field are done with the lock held as this is expected to
> -     * be done once at init by a guest.
> -     */
> -    uint32_t guest_vers;
>      /* Number of 4kB pages in each of rx/rx_pg and tx/tx_pg */
>      unsigned int page_count;
>      /* Number of allocated shared memory object */
> @@ -368,6 +362,26 @@ struct ffa_ctx {
>      /* Used shared memory objects, struct ffa_shm_mem */
>      struct list_head shm_list;
>
> +    /*
> +     * FF-A version handling
> +     * guest_vers is the single published negotiated version. It is 0 until
> +     * negotiation completes, after which it is set once and never changes.
> +     * Negotiation uses guest_vers_tmp under guest_vers_lock; when a
> +     * non-VERSION ABI is invoked, Xen finalizes negotiation by publishing
> +     * guest_vers using ACCESS_ONCE() store.
> +     * Readers use ACCESS_ONCE(guest_vers) != 0 to detect availability and
> +     * can consume guest_vers without barriers because it never changes once
> +     * published.
> +     */
> +    spinlock_t guest_vers_lock;
> +    /*
> +     * Published negotiated version. Zero means "not negotiated yet".
> +     * Once non-zero, it never changes.
> +     */
> +    uint32_t guest_vers;

It might be worth mentioning that this field must always be accessed
using the ACCESS_ONCE() macro.

Cheers,
Jens

> +    /* Temporary version used during negotiation under guest_vers_lock */
> +    uint32_t guest_vers_tmp;
> +
>      /*
>       * Rx buffer, accessed with rx_lock locked.
>       * rx_is_free is used to serialize access.
> diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_shm.c b/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_shm.c
> index d628c1b70609..dad3da192247 100644
> --- a/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_shm.c
> +++ b/xen/arch/arm/tee/ffa_shm.c
> @@ -495,7 +495,8 @@ void ffa_handle_mem_share(struct cpu_user_regs *regs)
>      if ( frag_len > ctx->page_count * FFA_PAGE_SIZE )
>          goto out_unlock;
>
> -    ret = read_mem_transaction(ctx->guest_vers, ctx->tx, frag_len, &trans);
> +    ret = read_mem_transaction(ACCESS_ONCE(ctx->guest_vers), ctx->tx,
> +                               frag_len, &trans);
>      if ( ret )
>          goto out_unlock;
>
> --
> 2.51.2
>

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