From: Sriram Nambakam <snambakam@linux.microsoft.com>
To: kvm@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH v2 7/8] security/vbs: bootstrap the plane from the enable path
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:52:42 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260811015243.188486-8-snambakam@linux.microsoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260811015243.188486-1-snambakam@linux.microsoft.com>
When the KVM software-planes backend is enabled, create and activate the
secure plane before the backend issues its first VTL call. vbs_enable()
runs at late_initcall -- after device drivers have initialised and before
userspace starts -- which is where vm_planes_bootstrap() now runs.
Select VM_PLANES from VBS_KVM_PLANES so the plane bootstrap is built in
whenever the backend is.
---
security/vbs/Kconfig | 1 +
security/vbs/core.c | 12 ++++++++++++
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+)
diff --git a/security/vbs/Kconfig b/security/vbs/Kconfig
index e21f4f30b6cf..7a2ebc13e479 100644
--- a/security/vbs/Kconfig
+++ b/security/vbs/Kconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ config VBS
config VBS_KVM_PLANES
bool "VBS backend: KVM software planes"
depends on VBS && KVM_GUEST
+ select VM_PLANES
help
VBS backend that uses a KVM paravirt hypercall to communicate
between plane-0 (the normal guest kernel) and plane-1 (a secure
diff --git a/security/vbs/core.c b/security/vbs/core.c
index c006b6d53a14..8dd4567bcb9c 100644
--- a/security/vbs/core.c
+++ b/security/vbs/core.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
#include <linux/reboot.h>
#include <linux/sizes.h>
#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/vm_planes.h>
#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
static const struct vbs_ops *vbs_backend;
@@ -154,6 +155,17 @@ static int __init vbs_enable(void)
if (!vbs_plane_config_present())
return 0;
+ /*
+ * Create and activate the secure plane before the backend issues its
+ * first VTL call. A failure here leaves the backend idle.
+ */
+ ret = vm_planes_bootstrap();
+ if (ret) {
+ pr_warn("vbs: plane bootstrap failed (%d); backend \"%s\" left idle\n",
+ ret, ops->name);
+ return 0;
+ }
+
if (ops->init) {
ret = ops->init();
if (ret) {
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-11 1:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-11 1:52 [RFC PATCH v2 0/8] VBS/VSM-on-KVM: guest support using VM Planes Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-11 1:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 1/8] KVM: x86: raise the default maximum planes to two Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-11 1:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 2/8] security/vbs: introduce core VBS framework Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-11 1:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 3/8] security/vbs: add platform probe and backend registration Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-11 1:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 4/8] security/vbs: add KVM software planes backend Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-11 1:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 5/8] security/vbs: enable the backend after driver init Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-11 1:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 6/8] vm_planes: add hypervisor-assisted plane bootstrap Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-11 1:52 ` Sriram Nambakam [this message]
2026-08-11 1:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 8/8] drivers/virt: add KVM VM-planes secure-plane monitor Sriram Nambakam
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