From: Oliver Upton <oupton@kernel.org>
To: kvmarm@lists.linux.dev
Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>, Joey Gouly <joey.gouly@arm.com>,
Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>,
Zenghui Yu <yuzenghui@huawei.com>,
Wei-Lin Chang <weilin.chang@arm.com>,
Steffen Eiden <seiden@linux.ibm.com>,
Oliver Upton <oupton@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 00/22] KVM: arm64: nv: Implement FEAT_HAFDBS, FEAT_HAFT
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:41:39 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260623184201.1518871-1-oupton@kernel.org> (raw)
KVM's support for hardware descriptor updates has been lacking, owing in
large part to the fact that the most widely available NV2 hardware
actually lacks HAFDBS :)
This series brings support for hardware dirty state and table Access
flags to the nested MMU. While KVM uses neither of these features, the
kernel definitely does in the stage-1 page tables. Since there is only
one hypervisor to rule them all, implementing this stuff at stage-2 is
mostly motivated by the desire to enable guest stage-1 :)
Implementing dirty state at stage-2 is a bit more challenging than
anticipated, I'm in the middle of seeking a relaxation from Arm that
would make this all architectural. See the last patch for the details.
Applies to kvmarm/fixes since this depends on some of the earlier VNCR
rework. Lightly tested on an implementation with HAFT.
Oliver Upton (22):
KVM: arm64: nv: Introduce struct for stage-2 walk step
KVM: arm64: nv: Consolidate computation of stage-2 permissions
KVM: arm64: nv: Get rid of kvm_s2_trans*() accessors
KVM: arm64: nv: Only shadow writable-dirty guest descs as writable
KVM: arm64: nv: Pass an access descriptor for stage-2 walks
KVM: arm64: nv: Use a helper for stage-2 descriptor updates
KVM: arm64: nv: Set dirty state at stage-2
KVM: arm64: nv: Treat DBM as writable at stage-2
KVM: arm64: Compute S1 permissions as part of s1_walk()
KVM: arm64: Plumb through access descriptor for stage-1
KVM: arm64: Use a struct for stage-1 walk context
KVM: arm64: Create helper for stage-1 descriptor updates
KVM: arm64: Set dirty state at stage-1
KVM: arm64: Grant write permission when DBM is set at S1
KVM: arm64: Don't update descriptors for "non-arch" access
KVM: arm64: nv: Expose FEAT_HAFDBS
KVM: arm64: Set Access flag on table descriptors at stage-1
KVM: arm64: nv: Set access flag on table descriptors at stage-2
KVM: arm64: nv: Expose FEAT_HAFT
KVM: arm64: selftests: Only test AF behavior for emulated AT insns
KVM: arm64: selftests: Test that AT emulation for FEAT_HAFT
HACK: KVM: arm64: nv: Set the dirty state for CMOs that fetch for
write
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_arm.h | 1 +
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_nested.h | 94 +++------
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pgtable.h | 17 +-
arch/arm64/kvm/at.c | 267 +++++++++++++++++--------
arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/pgtable.c | 11 -
arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c | 36 +++-
arch/arm64/kvm/nested.c | 251 ++++++++++++++++-------
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/arm64/at.c | 102 ++++++++--
8 files changed, 515 insertions(+), 264 deletions(-)
base-commit: d098bb75d14fde2f12155f1a95ec0168160867ce
--
2.47.3
next reply other threads:[~2026-06-23 18:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-23 18:41 Oliver Upton [this message]
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 01/22] KVM: arm64: nv: Introduce struct for stage-2 walk step Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 02/22] KVM: arm64: nv: Consolidate computation of stage-2 permissions Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:57 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 03/22] KVM: arm64: nv: Get rid of kvm_s2_trans*() accessors Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 04/22] KVM: arm64: nv: Only shadow writable-dirty guest descs as writable Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:58 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-23 20:05 ` Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 05/22] KVM: arm64: nv: Pass an access descriptor for stage-2 walks Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 19:06 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 06/22] KVM: arm64: nv: Use a helper for stage-2 descriptor updates Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 07/22] KVM: arm64: nv: Set dirty state at stage-2 Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 19:03 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 08/22] KVM: arm64: nv: Treat DBM as writable " Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:55 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-23 20:08 ` Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 09/22] KVM: arm64: Compute S1 permissions as part of s1_walk() Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 10/22] KVM: arm64: Plumb through access descriptor for stage-1 Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 11/22] KVM: arm64: Use a struct for stage-1 walk context Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 12/22] KVM: arm64: Create helper for stage-1 descriptor updates Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:55 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 13/22] KVM: arm64: Set dirty state at stage-1 Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:54 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 14/22] KVM: arm64: Grant write permission when DBM is set at S1 Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:57 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 15/22] KVM: arm64: Don't update descriptors for "non-arch" access Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 16/22] KVM: arm64: nv: Expose FEAT_HAFDBS Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 19:01 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 17/22] KVM: arm64: Set Access flag on table descriptors at stage-1 Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 20:56 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 18/22] KVM: arm64: nv: Set access flag on table descriptors at stage-2 Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 19:05 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-23 20:14 ` Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 19/22] KVM: arm64: nv: Expose FEAT_HAFT Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 19:05 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-23 18:41 ` [PATCH 20/22] KVM: arm64: selftests: Only test AF behavior for emulated AT insns Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:42 ` [PATCH 21/22] KVM: arm64: selftests: Test AT emulation for FEAT_HAFT Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 19:05 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-23 20:17 ` Oliver Upton
2026-06-23 18:42 ` [PATCH 22/22] HACK: KVM: arm64: nv: Set the dirty state for CMOs that fetch for write Oliver Upton
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