From: Steffen Eiden <seiden@linux.ibm.com>
To: kvm@vger.kernel.org, kvmarm@lists.linux.dev,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
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Cc: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>,
Andreas Grapentin <gra@linux.ibm.com>,
Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@linux.ibm.com>,
Claudio Imbrenda <imbrenda@linux.ibm.com>,
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Hariharan Mari <hari55@linux.ibm.com>,
Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com>,
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Nina Schoetterl-Glausch <oss@nina.schoetterlglausch.eu>,
Oliver Upton <oupton@kernel.org>,
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>,
Sven Schnelle <svens@linux.ibm.com>,
Ulrich Weigand <Ulrich.Weigand@de.ibm.com>,
Vasily Gorbik <gor@linux.ibm.com>, Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>,
Zenghui Yu <yuzenghui@huawei.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 01/27] VFIO: take reference to the KVM module
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 10:52:01 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260706085229.979525-2-seiden@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260706085229.979525-1-seiden@linux.ibm.com>
From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
VFIO is implicitly taking a reference to the KVM module between
vfio_device_get_kvm_safe and vfio_device_put_kvm, thanks to
symbol_get and symbol_put.
In preparation for removing symbol_get and symbol_put themselves
from VFIO, actually store a pointer to the KVM module and use
module_get()/module_put() to keep KVM alive.
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Steffen Eiden <seiden@linux.ibm.com>
Acked-by: Alex Williamson <alex@shazbot.org>
---
drivers/vfio/device_cdev.c | 2 +-
drivers/vfio/group.c | 5 +++--
drivers/vfio/vfio.h | 15 ++++++++++-----
drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
include/linux/vfio.h | 3 ++-
virt/kvm/vfio.c | 4 ++--
6 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/device_cdev.c b/drivers/vfio/device_cdev.c
index 54abf312cf04..a729be99d06c 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/device_cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/device_cdev.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int vfio_device_fops_cdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep)
static void vfio_df_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device_file *df)
{
spin_lock(&df->kvm_ref_lock);
- vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(df->device, df->kvm);
+ vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(df->device, df->kvm, df->kvm_module);
spin_unlock(&df->kvm_ref_lock);
}
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/group.c b/drivers/vfio/group.c
index b2299e5bc6df..fc24c0b2cc6f 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/group.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/group.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static int vfio_group_ioctl_set_container(struct vfio_group *group,
static void vfio_device_group_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device *device)
{
spin_lock(&device->group->kvm_ref_lock);
- vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(device, device->group->kvm);
+ vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(device, device->group->kvm, device->group->kvm_module);
spin_unlock(&device->group->kvm_ref_lock);
}
@@ -860,10 +860,11 @@ bool vfio_group_enforced_coherent(struct vfio_group *group)
return ret;
}
-void vfio_group_set_kvm(struct vfio_group *group, struct kvm *kvm)
+void vfio_group_set_kvm(struct vfio_group *group, struct kvm *kvm, struct module *kvm_module)
{
spin_lock(&group->kvm_ref_lock);
group->kvm = kvm;
+ group->kvm_module = kvm_module;
spin_unlock(&group->kvm_ref_lock);
}
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio.h b/drivers/vfio/vfio.h
index e4b72e79b7e3..8209da17246c 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio.h
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ struct vfio_device_file {
u8 access_granted;
u32 devid; /* only valid when iommufd is valid */
- spinlock_t kvm_ref_lock; /* protect kvm field */
+ spinlock_t kvm_ref_lock; /* protect kvm and kvm_module fields */
struct kvm *kvm;
+ struct module *kvm_module;
struct iommufd_ctx *iommufd; /* protected by struct vfio_device_set::lock */
};
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ struct vfio_group {
enum vfio_group_type type;
struct mutex group_lock;
struct kvm *kvm;
+ struct module *kvm_module;
struct file *opened_file;
struct iommufd_ctx *iommufd;
spinlock_t kvm_ref_lock;
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ void vfio_device_group_unuse_iommu(struct vfio_device *device);
void vfio_df_group_close(struct vfio_device_file *df);
struct vfio_group *vfio_group_from_file(struct file *file);
bool vfio_group_enforced_coherent(struct vfio_group *group);
-void vfio_group_set_kvm(struct vfio_group *group, struct kvm *kvm);
+void vfio_group_set_kvm(struct vfio_group *group, struct kvm *kvm, struct module *kvm_module);
bool vfio_device_has_container(struct vfio_device *device);
int __init vfio_group_init(void);
void vfio_group_cleanup(void);
@@ -170,7 +172,8 @@ static inline bool vfio_group_enforced_coherent(struct vfio_group *group)
return true;
}
-static inline void vfio_group_set_kvm(struct vfio_group *group, struct kvm *kvm)
+static inline void vfio_group_set_kvm(struct vfio_group *group, struct kvm *kvm,
+ struct module *kvm_module)
{
}
@@ -434,11 +437,13 @@ static inline void vfio_virqfd_exit(void)
#endif
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KVM)
-void vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device *device, struct kvm *kvm);
+void vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device *device, struct kvm *kvm,
+ struct module *kvm_module);
void vfio_device_put_kvm(struct vfio_device *device);
#else
static inline void vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device *device,
- struct kvm *kvm)
+ struct kvm *kvm,
+ struct module *kvm_module)
{
}
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
index ed538aebb0b8..8289aca97b6b 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
@@ -448,7 +448,8 @@ void vfio_unregister_group_dev(struct vfio_device *device)
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_unregister_group_dev);
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KVM)
-void vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device *device, struct kvm *kvm)
+void vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device *device, struct kvm *kvm,
+ struct module *kvm_module)
{
void (*pfn)(struct kvm *kvm);
bool (*fn)(struct kvm *kvm);
@@ -459,25 +460,31 @@ void vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device *device, struct kvm *kvm)
if (!kvm)
return;
+ if (!try_module_get(kvm_module))
+ return;
+
pfn = symbol_get(kvm_put_kvm);
if (WARN_ON(!pfn))
- return;
+ goto out_put_mod;
fn = symbol_get(kvm_get_kvm_safe);
- if (WARN_ON(!fn)) {
- symbol_put(kvm_put_kvm);
- return;
- }
+ if (WARN_ON(!fn))
+ goto out_put_sym;
ret = fn(kvm);
symbol_put(kvm_get_kvm_safe);
- if (!ret) {
- symbol_put(kvm_put_kvm);
- return;
- }
+ if (!ret)
+ goto out_put_sym;
device->put_kvm = pfn;
device->kvm = kvm;
+ device->kvm_module = kvm_module;
+ return;
+
+out_put_sym:
+ symbol_put(kvm_put_kvm);
+out_put_mod:
+ module_put(kvm_module);
}
void vfio_device_put_kvm(struct vfio_device *device)
@@ -496,6 +503,8 @@ void vfio_device_put_kvm(struct vfio_device *device)
clear:
device->kvm = NULL;
+ module_put(device->kvm_module);
+ device->kvm_module = NULL;
}
#endif
@@ -1520,7 +1529,7 @@ bool vfio_file_enforced_coherent(struct file *file)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_enforced_coherent);
-static void vfio_device_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm)
+static void vfio_device_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm, struct module *kvm_module)
{
struct vfio_device_file *df = file->private_data;
@@ -1531,6 +1540,7 @@ static void vfio_device_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm)
*/
spin_lock(&df->kvm_ref_lock);
df->kvm = kvm;
+ df->kvm_module = kvm_module;
spin_unlock(&df->kvm_ref_lock);
}
@@ -1542,16 +1552,16 @@ static void vfio_device_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm)
* When a VFIO device is first opened the KVM will be available in
* device->kvm if one was associated with the file.
*/
-void vfio_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm)
+void vfio_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm, struct module *kvm_module)
{
struct vfio_group *group;
group = vfio_group_from_file(file);
if (group)
- vfio_group_set_kvm(group, kvm);
+ vfio_group_set_kvm(group, kvm, kvm_module);
if (vfio_device_from_file(file))
- vfio_device_file_set_kvm(file, kvm);
+ vfio_device_file_set_kvm(file, kvm, kvm_module);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_set_kvm);
diff --git a/include/linux/vfio.h b/include/linux/vfio.h
index 31b826efba00..5bfec0339804 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ struct vfio_device {
unsigned int migration_flags;
u8 precopy_info_v2;
struct kvm *kvm;
+ struct module *kvm_module;
/* Members below here are private, not for driver use */
unsigned int index;
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ static inline bool vfio_file_has_dev(struct file *file, struct vfio_device *devi
#endif
bool vfio_file_is_valid(struct file *file);
bool vfio_file_enforced_coherent(struct file *file);
-void vfio_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm);
+void vfio_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm, struct module *kvm_module);
#define VFIO_PIN_PAGES_MAX_ENTRIES (PAGE_SIZE/sizeof(unsigned long))
diff --git a/virt/kvm/vfio.c b/virt/kvm/vfio.c
index 6cdc4e9a333a..c593f31136f9 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/vfio.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/vfio.c
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ struct kvm_vfio {
static void kvm_vfio_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm)
{
- void (*fn)(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm);
+ void (*fn)(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm, struct module *kvm_module);
fn = symbol_get(vfio_file_set_kvm);
if (!fn)
return;
- fn(file, kvm);
+ fn(file, kvm, kvm ? THIS_MODULE : NULL);
symbol_put(vfio_file_set_kvm);
}
--
2.53.0
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2026-07-06 8:52 [PATCH v4 00/27] KVM: s390: Introduce arm64 KVM Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 8:52 ` Steffen Eiden [this message]
2026-07-06 9:12 ` [PATCH v4 01/27] VFIO: take reference to the KVM module sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 19:53 ` Jason Gunthorpe
2026-07-06 21:12 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-07-07 7:39 ` Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 02/27] KVM, vfio: remove symbol_get(kvm_get_kvm_safe) from vfio Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 03/27] KVM, vfio: remove symbol_get(kvm_put_kvm) " Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 9:25 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 04/27] KVM: Make device name configurable Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 9:14 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 05/27] KVM: Remove KVM_MMIO as config option Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 20:53 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 06/27] arm64: Use proper include variant Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 07/27] arm64: Prepare sharing arm64 headers with s390 Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 21:22 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 08/27] KVM: arm64: Prepare sharing arm64 code " Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 9:21 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 21:28 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-07-07 7:20 ` Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 09/27] KVM: arm64: Access elements of vcpu_gp_regs individually Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 17:44 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 10/27] KVM: arm64: Refactor core-reset into a separate function Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 11/27] s390: Use arm64 headers Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 9:31 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 12/27] KVM: s390: Use arm64 code Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 9:26 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 13/27] KVM: s390: Prepare KVM/s390 for a second KVM module Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 14/27] KVM: s390: Move s390 kvm code into a subdirectory Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 9:35 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 15/27] KVM: S390: Prepare gmap for a second KVM implementation Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 9:36 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 16/27] KVM: s390: gmap: Refactor storage key and CMMA code into separate files Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 17/27] KVM: s390: Refactor prefix handling into a separate file Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 18/27] KVM: s390: Prepare kvm-s390 for a second kvm module Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 19/27] s390: Introduce Start Arm Execution instruction Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 11:17 ` Janosch Frank
2026-07-06 11:30 ` Christian Borntraeger
2026-07-06 11:58 ` Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 11:53 ` Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 20/27] KVM: s390: arm64: Introduce host definitions Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 21/27] s390/hwcaps: Report SAE support as hwcap Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 11:50 ` Janosch Frank
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 22/27] KVM: s390: Add basic arm64 kvm module Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 9:51 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 23/27] KVM: s390: arm64: Implement required functions Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 9:55 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 12:15 ` Janosch Frank
2026-07-06 20:35 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 24/27] KVM: s390: arm64: Implement vm/vcpu create destroy Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 10:04 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-07 15:10 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 25/27] KVM: s390: arm64: Implement vCPU IOCTLs Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 10:16 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 26/27] KVM: s390: arm64: Implement basic page fault handler Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 10:03 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-06 8:52 ` [PATCH v4 27/27] KVM: s390: arm64: Enable KVM_ARM64 config and Kbuild Steffen Eiden
2026-07-06 10:07 ` sashiko-bot
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