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[v3,4/6] ALSA: xen-front: Implement handling of shared buffers

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Oleksandr Andrushchenko May 14, 2018, 6:27 a.m. UTC
From: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@epam.com>

Implement shared buffer handling according to the
para-virtualized sound device protocol at xen/interface/io/sndif.h:
  - manage buffer memory
  - handle granted references
  - handle page directories

Signed-off-by: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@epam.com>
---
 sound/xen/Makefile              |   3 +-
 sound/xen/xen_snd_front.c       |   8 ++
 sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c | 193 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.h |  36 ++++++
 4 files changed, 239 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c
 create mode 100644 sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.h

Comments

Takashi Iwai May 14, 2018, 8:28 p.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, 14 May 2018 08:27:40 +0200,
Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT
> +
> +/*
> + * Xen para-virtual sound device
> + *
> + * Copyright (C) 2016-2018 EPAM Systems Inc.
> + *
> + * Author: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@epam.com>
> + */
> +
> +#include <xen/xen.h>
> +#include <xen/xenbus.h>
> +
> +#include "xen_snd_front_shbuf.h"

Hm, with the local build test, I get the following error:

  CC [M]  sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.o
  In file included from sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c:11:0:
  ./include/xen/xen.h:18:8: error: unknown type name ‘bool’
   extern bool xen_pvh;
           ^~~~
   In file included from ./include/xen/interface/xen.h:30:0,
                    from ./include/xen/xen.h:29,
                    from sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c:11:
  ./arch/x86/include/asm/xen/interface.h:92:21: error: unknown type name ‘uint64_t’
   DEFINE_GUEST_HANDLE(uint64_t);
                       ^
			
Adding #include <linux/kernel.h> fixed the issue.

Did you really test your patches with the latest Linus tree?


thanks,

Takashi
Oleksandr Andrushchenko May 15, 2018, 5:46 a.m. UTC | #2
On 05/14/2018 11:28 PM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> On Mon, 14 May 2018 08:27:40 +0200,
> Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c
>> @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * Xen para-virtual sound device
>> + *
>> + * Copyright (C) 2016-2018 EPAM Systems Inc.
>> + *
>> + * Author: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@epam.com>
>> + */
>> +
>> +#include <xen/xen.h>
>> +#include <xen/xenbus.h>
>> +
>> +#include "xen_snd_front_shbuf.h"
> Hm, with the local build test, I get the following error:
>
>    CC [M]  sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.o
>    In file included from sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c:11:0:
>    ./include/xen/xen.h:18:8: error: unknown type name ‘bool’
>     extern bool xen_pvh;
>             ^~~~
>     In file included from ./include/xen/interface/xen.h:30:0,
>                      from ./include/xen/xen.h:29,
>                      from sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c:11:
>    ./arch/x86/include/asm/xen/interface.h:92:21: error: unknown type name ‘uint64_t’
>     DEFINE_GUEST_HANDLE(uint64_t);
>                         ^
> 			
> Adding #include <linux/kernel.h> fixed the issue.
>
> Did you really test your patches with the latest Linus tree?
My bad, it does build for ARM (which is my target), but also does
need "#include <linux/kernel.h>" for x86 which I didn't build this time.
Sorry about that.

Do you want me to resend this single patch or you can make the change
while applying?
>
>
> thanks,
>
> Takashi
Thank you,
Oleksandr
Takashi Iwai May 15, 2018, 6:01 a.m. UTC | #3
On Tue, 15 May 2018 07:46:38 +0200,
Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
> 
> On 05/14/2018 11:28 PM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > On Mon, 14 May 2018 08:27:40 +0200,
> > Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
> >> --- /dev/null
> >> +++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c
> >> @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
> >> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT
> >> +
> >> +/*
> >> + * Xen para-virtual sound device
> >> + *
> >> + * Copyright (C) 2016-2018 EPAM Systems Inc.
> >> + *
> >> + * Author: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@epam.com>
> >> + */
> >> +
> >> +#include <xen/xen.h>
> >> +#include <xen/xenbus.h>
> >> +
> >> +#include "xen_snd_front_shbuf.h"
> > Hm, with the local build test, I get the following error:
> >
> >    CC [M]  sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.o
> >    In file included from sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c:11:0:
> >    ./include/xen/xen.h:18:8: error: unknown type name ‘bool’
> >     extern bool xen_pvh;
> >             ^~~~
> >     In file included from ./include/xen/interface/xen.h:30:0,
> >                      from ./include/xen/xen.h:29,
> >                      from sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c:11:
> >    ./arch/x86/include/asm/xen/interface.h:92:21: error: unknown type name ‘uint64_t’
> >     DEFINE_GUEST_HANDLE(uint64_t);
> >                         ^
> > 			
> > Adding #include <linux/kernel.h> fixed the issue.
> >
> > Did you really test your patches with the latest Linus tree?
> My bad, it does build for ARM (which is my target), but also does
> need "#include <linux/kernel.h>" for x86 which I didn't build this time.
> Sorry about that.
> 
> Do you want me to resend this single patch or you can make the change
> while applying?

Yes, it's fine.


thanks,

Takashi
Oleksandr Andrushchenko May 15, 2018, 6:02 a.m. UTC | #4
On 05/15/2018 09:01 AM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> On Tue, 15 May 2018 07:46:38 +0200,
> Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
>> On 05/14/2018 11:28 PM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
>>> On Mon, 14 May 2018 08:27:40 +0200,
>>> Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>> +++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c
>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
>>>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT
>>>> +
>>>> +/*
>>>> + * Xen para-virtual sound device
>>>> + *
>>>> + * Copyright (C) 2016-2018 EPAM Systems Inc.
>>>> + *
>>>> + * Author: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@epam.com>
>>>> + */
>>>> +
>>>> +#include <xen/xen.h>
>>>> +#include <xen/xenbus.h>
>>>> +
>>>> +#include "xen_snd_front_shbuf.h"
>>> Hm, with the local build test, I get the following error:
>>>
>>>     CC [M]  sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.o
>>>     In file included from sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c:11:0:
>>>     ./include/xen/xen.h:18:8: error: unknown type name ‘bool’
>>>      extern bool xen_pvh;
>>>              ^~~~
>>>      In file included from ./include/xen/interface/xen.h:30:0,
>>>                       from ./include/xen/xen.h:29,
>>>                       from sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c:11:
>>>     ./arch/x86/include/asm/xen/interface.h:92:21: error: unknown type name ‘uint64_t’
>>>      DEFINE_GUEST_HANDLE(uint64_t);
>>>                          ^
>>> 			
>>> Adding #include <linux/kernel.h> fixed the issue.
>>>
>>> Did you really test your patches with the latest Linus tree?
>> My bad, it does build for ARM (which is my target), but also does
>> need "#include <linux/kernel.h>" for x86 which I didn't build this time.
>> Sorry about that.
>>
>> Do you want me to resend this single patch or you can make the change
>> while applying?
> Yes, it's fine.
Thank you
>
> thanks,
>
> Takashi
Takashi Iwai May 17, 2018, 6:26 a.m. UTC | #5
On Tue, 15 May 2018 08:02:08 +0200,
Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
> 
> On 05/15/2018 09:01 AM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > On Tue, 15 May 2018 07:46:38 +0200,
> > Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
> >> On 05/14/2018 11:28 PM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> >>> On Mon, 14 May 2018 08:27:40 +0200,
> >>> Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
> >>>> --- /dev/null
> >>>> +++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c
> >>>> @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
> >>>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT
> >>>> +
> >>>> +/*
> >>>> + * Xen para-virtual sound device
> >>>> + *
> >>>> + * Copyright (C) 2016-2018 EPAM Systems Inc.
> >>>> + *
> >>>> + * Author: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@epam.com>
> >>>> + */
> >>>> +
> >>>> +#include <xen/xen.h>
> >>>> +#include <xen/xenbus.h>
> >>>> +
> >>>> +#include "xen_snd_front_shbuf.h"
> >>> Hm, with the local build test, I get the following error:
> >>>
> >>>     CC [M]  sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.o
> >>>     In file included from sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c:11:0:
> >>>     ./include/xen/xen.h:18:8: error: unknown type name ‘bool’
> >>>      extern bool xen_pvh;
> >>>              ^~~~
> >>>      In file included from ./include/xen/interface/xen.h:30:0,
> >>>                       from ./include/xen/xen.h:29,
> >>>                       from sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c:11:
> >>>     ./arch/x86/include/asm/xen/interface.h:92:21: error: unknown type name ‘uint64_t’
> >>>      DEFINE_GUEST_HANDLE(uint64_t);
> >>>                          ^
> >>> 			
> >>> Adding #include <linux/kernel.h> fixed the issue.
> >>>
> >>> Did you really test your patches with the latest Linus tree?
> >> My bad, it does build for ARM (which is my target), but also does
> >> need "#include <linux/kernel.h>" for x86 which I didn't build this time.
> >> Sorry about that.
> >>
> >> Do you want me to resend this single patch or you can make the change
> >> while applying?
> > Yes, it's fine.
> Thank you

FWIW, the patches are in topic/xen branch in sound.git tree, and I'll
keep boiling for a while to see if any issues are caught by 0day bot.


Takashi
Oleksandr Andrushchenko May 17, 2018, 6:33 a.m. UTC | #6
On 05/17/2018 09:26 AM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> On Tue, 15 May 2018 08:02:08 +0200,
> Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
>> On 05/15/2018 09:01 AM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
>>> On Tue, 15 May 2018 07:46:38 +0200,
>>> Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
>>>> On 05/14/2018 11:28 PM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 14 May 2018 08:27:40 +0200,
>>>>> Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
>>>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>>>> +++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c
>>>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
>>>>>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +/*
>>>>>> + * Xen para-virtual sound device
>>>>>> + *
>>>>>> + * Copyright (C) 2016-2018 EPAM Systems Inc.
>>>>>> + *
>>>>>> + * Author: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@epam.com>
>>>>>> + */
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +#include <xen/xen.h>
>>>>>> +#include <xen/xenbus.h>
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +#include "xen_snd_front_shbuf.h"
>>>>> Hm, with the local build test, I get the following error:
>>>>>
>>>>>      CC [M]  sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.o
>>>>>      In file included from sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c:11:0:
>>>>>      ./include/xen/xen.h:18:8: error: unknown type name ‘bool’
>>>>>       extern bool xen_pvh;
>>>>>               ^~~~
>>>>>       In file included from ./include/xen/interface/xen.h:30:0,
>>>>>                        from ./include/xen/xen.h:29,
>>>>>                        from sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c:11:
>>>>>      ./arch/x86/include/asm/xen/interface.h:92:21: error: unknown type name ‘uint64_t’
>>>>>       DEFINE_GUEST_HANDLE(uint64_t);
>>>>>                           ^
>>>>> 			
>>>>> Adding #include <linux/kernel.h> fixed the issue.
>>>>>
>>>>> Did you really test your patches with the latest Linus tree?
>>>> My bad, it does build for ARM (which is my target), but also does
>>>> need "#include <linux/kernel.h>" for x86 which I didn't build this time.
>>>> Sorry about that.
>>>>
>>>> Do you want me to resend this single patch or you can make the change
>>>> while applying?
>>> Yes, it's fine.
>> Thank you
> FWIW, the patches are in topic/xen branch in sound.git tree, and I'll
> keep boiling for a while to see if any issues are caught by 0day bot.
Thank you, hope everything goes well
>
> Takashi
Thank you,
Oleksandr
Takashi Iwai May 21, 2018, 8:26 p.m. UTC | #7
On Thu, 17 May 2018 08:26:16 +0200,
Takashi Iwai wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 15 May 2018 08:02:08 +0200,
> Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
> > 
> > On 05/15/2018 09:01 AM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > > On Tue, 15 May 2018 07:46:38 +0200,
> > > Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
> > >> On 05/14/2018 11:28 PM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > >>> On Mon, 14 May 2018 08:27:40 +0200,
> > >>> Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
> > >>>> --- /dev/null
> > >>>> +++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c
> > >>>> @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
> > >>>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT
> > >>>> +
> > >>>> +/*
> > >>>> + * Xen para-virtual sound device
> > >>>> + *
> > >>>> + * Copyright (C) 2016-2018 EPAM Systems Inc.
> > >>>> + *
> > >>>> + * Author: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@epam.com>
> > >>>> + */
> > >>>> +
> > >>>> +#include <xen/xen.h>
> > >>>> +#include <xen/xenbus.h>
> > >>>> +
> > >>>> +#include "xen_snd_front_shbuf.h"
> > >>> Hm, with the local build test, I get the following error:
> > >>>
> > >>>     CC [M]  sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.o
> > >>>     In file included from sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c:11:0:
> > >>>     ./include/xen/xen.h:18:8: error: unknown type name ‘bool’
> > >>>      extern bool xen_pvh;
> > >>>              ^~~~
> > >>>      In file included from ./include/xen/interface/xen.h:30:0,
> > >>>                       from ./include/xen/xen.h:29,
> > >>>                       from sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c:11:
> > >>>     ./arch/x86/include/asm/xen/interface.h:92:21: error: unknown type name ‘uint64_t’
> > >>>      DEFINE_GUEST_HANDLE(uint64_t);
> > >>>                          ^
> > >>> 			
> > >>> Adding #include <linux/kernel.h> fixed the issue.
> > >>>
> > >>> Did you really test your patches with the latest Linus tree?
> > >> My bad, it does build for ARM (which is my target), but also does
> > >> need "#include <linux/kernel.h>" for x86 which I didn't build this time.
> > >> Sorry about that.
> > >>
> > >> Do you want me to resend this single patch or you can make the change
> > >> while applying?
> > > Yes, it's fine.
> > Thank you
> 
> FWIW, the patches are in topic/xen branch in sound.git tree, and I'll
> keep boiling for a while to see if any issues are caught by 0day bot.

... and now the topic/xen branch got merged to for-next, targeted for
4.18.

Thanks for your patient works!


Takashi
Oleksandr Andrushchenko May 22, 2018, 5:25 a.m. UTC | #8
On 05/21/2018 11:26 PM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> On Thu, 17 May 2018 08:26:16 +0200,
> Takashi Iwai wrote:
>> On Tue, 15 May 2018 08:02:08 +0200,
>> Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
>>> On 05/15/2018 09:01 AM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 15 May 2018 07:46:38 +0200,
>>>> Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
>>>>> On 05/14/2018 11:28 PM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
>>>>>> On Mon, 14 May 2018 08:27:40 +0200,
>>>>>> Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
>>>>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>>>>> +++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c
>>>>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
>>>>>>> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +/*
>>>>>>> + * Xen para-virtual sound device
>>>>>>> + *
>>>>>>> + * Copyright (C) 2016-2018 EPAM Systems Inc.
>>>>>>> + *
>>>>>>> + * Author: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@epam.com>
>>>>>>> + */
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +#include <xen/xen.h>
>>>>>>> +#include <xen/xenbus.h>
>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>> +#include "xen_snd_front_shbuf.h"
>>>>>> Hm, with the local build test, I get the following error:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>      CC [M]  sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.o
>>>>>>      In file included from sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c:11:0:
>>>>>>      ./include/xen/xen.h:18:8: error: unknown type name ‘bool’
>>>>>>       extern bool xen_pvh;
>>>>>>               ^~~~
>>>>>>       In file included from ./include/xen/interface/xen.h:30:0,
>>>>>>                        from ./include/xen/xen.h:29,
>>>>>>                        from sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c:11:
>>>>>>      ./arch/x86/include/asm/xen/interface.h:92:21: error: unknown type name ‘uint64_t’
>>>>>>       DEFINE_GUEST_HANDLE(uint64_t);
>>>>>>                           ^
>>>>>> 			
>>>>>> Adding #include <linux/kernel.h> fixed the issue.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Did you really test your patches with the latest Linus tree?
>>>>> My bad, it does build for ARM (which is my target), but also does
>>>>> need "#include <linux/kernel.h>" for x86 which I didn't build this time.
>>>>> Sorry about that.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you want me to resend this single patch or you can make the change
>>>>> while applying?
>>>> Yes, it's fine.
>>> Thank you
>> FWIW, the patches are in topic/xen branch in sound.git tree, and I'll
>> keep boiling for a while to see if any issues are caught by 0day bot.
> ... and now the topic/xen branch got merged to for-next, targeted for
> 4.18.
>
> Thanks for your patient works!
>
>
> Takashi
Great news, thank you,
Oleksandr
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Patch

diff --git a/sound/xen/Makefile b/sound/xen/Makefile
index 03c669984000..f028bc30af5d 100644
--- a/sound/xen/Makefile
+++ b/sound/xen/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ 
 
 snd_xen_front-objs := xen_snd_front.o \
 		      xen_snd_front_cfg.o \
-		      xen_snd_front_evtchnl.o
+		      xen_snd_front_evtchnl.o \
+		      xen_snd_front_shbuf.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_XEN_FRONTEND) += snd_xen_front.o
diff --git a/sound/xen/xen_snd_front.c b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front.c
index 277214d4fd0a..cdf66ea516c4 100644
--- a/sound/xen/xen_snd_front.c
+++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ 
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
+#include <xen/page.h>
 #include <xen/platform_pci.h>
 #include <xen/xen.h>
 #include <xen/xenbus.h>
@@ -191,6 +192,13 @@  static int __init xen_drv_init(void)
 	if (!xen_has_pv_devices())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	/* At the moment we only support case with XEN_PAGE_SIZE == PAGE_SIZE */
+	if (XEN_PAGE_SIZE != PAGE_SIZE) {
+		pr_err(XENSND_DRIVER_NAME ": different kernel and Xen page sizes are not supported: XEN_PAGE_SIZE (%lu) != PAGE_SIZE (%lu)\n",
+		       XEN_PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	pr_info("Initialising Xen " XENSND_DRIVER_NAME " frontend driver\n");
 	return xenbus_register_frontend(&xen_driver);
 }
diff --git a/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6845dbc7fdf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@ 
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT
+
+/*
+ * Xen para-virtual sound device
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018 EPAM Systems Inc.
+ *
+ * Author: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@epam.com>
+ */
+
+#include <xen/xen.h>
+#include <xen/xenbus.h>
+
+#include "xen_snd_front_shbuf.h"
+
+grant_ref_t xen_snd_front_shbuf_get_dir_start(struct xen_snd_front_shbuf *buf)
+{
+	if (!buf->grefs)
+		return GRANT_INVALID_REF;
+
+	return buf->grefs[0];
+}
+
+void xen_snd_front_shbuf_clear(struct xen_snd_front_shbuf *buf)
+{
+	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(*buf));
+}
+
+void xen_snd_front_shbuf_free(struct xen_snd_front_shbuf *buf)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (buf->grefs) {
+		for (i = 0; i < buf->num_grefs; i++)
+			if (buf->grefs[i] != GRANT_INVALID_REF)
+				gnttab_end_foreign_access(buf->grefs[i],
+							  0, 0UL);
+		kfree(buf->grefs);
+	}
+	kfree(buf->directory);
+	free_pages_exact(buf->buffer, buf->buffer_sz);
+	xen_snd_front_shbuf_clear(buf);
+}
+
+/*
+ * number of grant references a page can hold with respect to the
+ * xensnd_page_directory header
+ */
+#define XENSND_NUM_GREFS_PER_PAGE ((XEN_PAGE_SIZE - \
+		offsetof(struct xensnd_page_directory, gref)) / \
+		sizeof(grant_ref_t))
+
+static void fill_page_dir(struct xen_snd_front_shbuf *buf,
+			  int num_pages_dir)
+{
+	struct xensnd_page_directory *page_dir;
+	unsigned char *ptr;
+	int i, cur_gref, grefs_left, to_copy;
+
+	ptr = buf->directory;
+	grefs_left = buf->num_grefs - num_pages_dir;
+	/*
+	 * skip grant references at the beginning, they are for pages granted
+	 * for the page directory itself
+	 */
+	cur_gref = num_pages_dir;
+	for (i = 0; i < num_pages_dir; i++) {
+		page_dir = (struct xensnd_page_directory *)ptr;
+		if (grefs_left <= XENSND_NUM_GREFS_PER_PAGE) {
+			to_copy = grefs_left;
+			page_dir->gref_dir_next_page = GRANT_INVALID_REF;
+		} else {
+			to_copy = XENSND_NUM_GREFS_PER_PAGE;
+			page_dir->gref_dir_next_page = buf->grefs[i + 1];
+		}
+
+		memcpy(&page_dir->gref, &buf->grefs[cur_gref],
+		       to_copy * sizeof(grant_ref_t));
+
+		ptr += XEN_PAGE_SIZE;
+		grefs_left -= to_copy;
+		cur_gref += to_copy;
+	}
+}
+
+static int grant_references(struct xenbus_device *xb_dev,
+			    struct xen_snd_front_shbuf *buf,
+			    int num_pages_dir, int num_pages_buffer,
+			    int num_grefs)
+{
+	grant_ref_t priv_gref_head;
+	unsigned long frame;
+	int ret, i, j, cur_ref;
+	int otherend_id;
+
+	ret = gnttab_alloc_grant_references(num_grefs, &priv_gref_head);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	buf->num_grefs = num_grefs;
+	otherend_id = xb_dev->otherend_id;
+	j = 0;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_pages_dir; i++) {
+		cur_ref = gnttab_claim_grant_reference(&priv_gref_head);
+		if (cur_ref < 0) {
+			ret = cur_ref;
+			goto fail;
+		}
+
+		frame = xen_page_to_gfn(virt_to_page(buf->directory +
+						     XEN_PAGE_SIZE * i));
+		gnttab_grant_foreign_access_ref(cur_ref, otherend_id, frame, 0);
+		buf->grefs[j++] = cur_ref;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_pages_buffer; i++) {
+		cur_ref = gnttab_claim_grant_reference(&priv_gref_head);
+		if (cur_ref < 0) {
+			ret = cur_ref;
+			goto fail;
+		}
+
+		frame = xen_page_to_gfn(virt_to_page(buf->buffer +
+						     XEN_PAGE_SIZE * i));
+		gnttab_grant_foreign_access_ref(cur_ref, otherend_id, frame, 0);
+		buf->grefs[j++] = cur_ref;
+	}
+
+	gnttab_free_grant_references(priv_gref_head);
+	fill_page_dir(buf, num_pages_dir);
+	return 0;
+
+fail:
+	gnttab_free_grant_references(priv_gref_head);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int alloc_int_buffers(struct xen_snd_front_shbuf *buf,
+			     int num_pages_dir, int num_pages_buffer,
+			     int num_grefs)
+{
+	buf->grefs = kcalloc(num_grefs, sizeof(*buf->grefs), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf->grefs)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	buf->directory = kcalloc(num_pages_dir, XEN_PAGE_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf->directory)
+		goto fail;
+
+	buf->buffer_sz = num_pages_buffer * XEN_PAGE_SIZE;
+	buf->buffer = alloc_pages_exact(buf->buffer_sz, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf->buffer)
+		goto fail;
+
+	return 0;
+
+fail:
+	kfree(buf->grefs);
+	buf->grefs = NULL;
+	kfree(buf->directory);
+	buf->directory = NULL;
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+int xen_snd_front_shbuf_alloc(struct xenbus_device *xb_dev,
+			      struct xen_snd_front_shbuf *buf,
+			      unsigned int buffer_sz)
+{
+	int num_pages_buffer, num_pages_dir, num_grefs;
+	int ret;
+
+	xen_snd_front_shbuf_clear(buf);
+
+	num_pages_buffer = DIV_ROUND_UP(buffer_sz, XEN_PAGE_SIZE);
+	/* number of pages the page directory consumes itself */
+	num_pages_dir = DIV_ROUND_UP(num_pages_buffer,
+				     XENSND_NUM_GREFS_PER_PAGE);
+	num_grefs = num_pages_buffer + num_pages_dir;
+
+	ret = alloc_int_buffers(buf, num_pages_dir,
+				num_pages_buffer, num_grefs);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = grant_references(xb_dev, buf, num_pages_dir, num_pages_buffer,
+			       num_grefs);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	fill_page_dir(buf, num_pages_dir);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.h b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d28e97c47b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sound/xen/xen_snd_front_shbuf.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ 
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 OR MIT */
+
+/*
+ * Xen para-virtual sound device
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2018 EPAM Systems Inc.
+ *
+ * Author: Oleksandr Andrushchenko <oleksandr_andrushchenko@epam.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef __XEN_SND_FRONT_SHBUF_H
+#define __XEN_SND_FRONT_SHBUF_H
+
+#include <xen/grant_table.h>
+
+#include "xen_snd_front_evtchnl.h"
+
+struct xen_snd_front_shbuf {
+	int num_grefs;
+	grant_ref_t *grefs;
+	u8 *directory;
+	u8 *buffer;
+	size_t buffer_sz;
+};
+
+grant_ref_t xen_snd_front_shbuf_get_dir_start(struct xen_snd_front_shbuf *buf);
+
+int xen_snd_front_shbuf_alloc(struct xenbus_device *xb_dev,
+			      struct xen_snd_front_shbuf *buf,
+			      unsigned int buffer_sz);
+
+void xen_snd_front_shbuf_clear(struct xen_snd_front_shbuf *buf);
+
+void xen_snd_front_shbuf_free(struct xen_snd_front_shbuf *buf);
+
+#endif /* __XEN_SND_FRONT_SHBUF_H */