From: George Dunlap <dunlapg@umich.edu>
To: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
Cc: "Roger Pau Monné" <roger.pau@citrix.com>,
"Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@suse.com>,
"Andrew Cooper" <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>,
"Roger Pau Monné" <roger@xenproject.org>,
"Alejandro Vallejo" <agarciav@amd.com>,
"Teddy Astie" <teddy.astie@vates.tech>,
"Anthony PERARD" <anthony.perard@vates.tech>,
"Michal Orzel" <michal.orzel@amd.com>,
"Julien Grall" <julien@xen.org>,
"Stefano Stabellini" <sstabellini@kernel.org>,
"George Dunlap" <gwd@xenproject.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 11/14] x86/mm: prepare create_perdomain_mapping() for per-vCPU perdomain areas
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 10:43:55 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260901-asi-part2-11-ecc269f268b7@xenproject.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260901-asi-part2-0-ecc269f268b7@xenproject.org>
From: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@citrix.com>
We want to change per-domain mappings to be per-vCPU mappings. In
preparation for that, we want to arrange that
create_perdomain_mapping() work either with a single perdomain area,
or with a per-vCPU perdomain area.
Most of the remaining callers are already in a vCPU context. This is
no accident: the perdomain area has always been laid out in per-vCPU
slices -- each vCPU has its own GDT/LDT window, its own
COMPAT_ARG_XLAT pages, its own window of mapcache entries -- and each
vCPU's slice is set up as that vCPU is created. For these callers, we
just need to change the parameter from a domain pointer to a vCPU
pointer. Once the perdomain area itself becomes per-vCPU, the same
calls will populate the owning vCPU's own area rather than slices of a
shared one.
One exception is the call in hvm_domain_initialise(). An HVM vCPU's
monitor table is created during vCPU initialisation, and
init_xen_l4_slots() stamps the perdomain slot into it at that point --
far earlier than for PV, where the Xen slots are written only once
guest page tables are built. hvm_domain_initialise() therefore had an
explicit create_perdomain_mapping() call just to make the perdomain
root exist ahead of that. Move it to arch_vcpu_create(), covering HVM
and PV alike. With a single shared area, the call allocates at most
once per domain; but once each vCPU has its own perdomain area, this
is the call that will allocate every vCPU's root -- PV included --
before any page tables referencing it are built. vCPU creation is
where the call must end up; move it there directly. For PV guests
nothing observable changes: the root was already being created during
vCPU creation as a side effect (by mapcache_vcpu_init(), or failing
that pv_create_gdt_ldt_l1tab()); it now merely becomes explicit.
Note that we cannot yet do a parallel movement of
free_perdomain_mappings(): the per-domain page-table hierarchy is
still a single domain-wide structure shared by all vCPUs, so tearing
it down from a per-vCPU path would pull the mappings out from under
sibling vCPUs (e.g. on a partially failed, retryable
XEN_DOMCTL_max_vcpus), and vCPU-create error paths can rely on domain
destruction to free a partially set up hierarchy. Teardown will move
to vCPU scope only once the structure itself becomes per-vCPU.
Signed-off-by: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@citrix.com>
Assisted-by: Claude Code:claude-fable-5, Claude Code:claude-opus-4-8
Signed-off-by: George Dunlap <gwd@xenproject.org>
---
Changes in v2:
- Added to the series
Changes since the previously posted version:
- Keep free_perdomain_mappings() (and hence perdomain teardown)
domain-scoped.
- Keep the idle domain without a perdomain area.
- Retitle (was: "x86/mm: switch {create,destroy}_perdomain_mapping()
domain parameter to vCPU"); destroy_perdomain_mapping() was switched
in a separate patch.
- Split the removal of mapcache_domain_init()'s redundant
create_perdomain_mapping() call into its own (preceding) patch.
---
xen/arch/x86/domain.c | 10 ++++++++++
xen/arch/x86/domain_page.c | 6 +++---
xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c | 5 -----
xen/arch/x86/include/asm/mm.h | 2 +-
xen/arch/x86/mm.c | 17 +++++++++--------
xen/arch/x86/pv/domain.c | 2 +-
xen/arch/x86/x86_64/mm.c | 2 +-
7 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/domain.c b/xen/arch/x86/domain.c
index efa72cd2f1..1f75d44fe0 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/domain.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/domain.c
@@ -517,6 +517,16 @@ int arch_vcpu_create(struct vcpu *v)
if ( !is_idle_domain(d) )
{
+ /*
+ * Make sure the per-domain L3 exists ahead of any consumer (e.g.
+ * init_xen_l4_slots() for the HVM monitor tables): with
+ * create_perdomain_mapping() taking a vCPU this can no longer be
+ * done when creating the domain.
+ */
+ rc = create_perdomain_mapping(v, PERDOMAIN_VIRT_START, 0, false);
+ if ( rc )
+ return rc;
+
paging_vcpu_init(v);
if ( (rc = vcpu_init_fpu(v)) != 0 )
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/domain_page.c b/xen/arch/x86/domain_page.c
index 449d4f2a7d..9b375e438a 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/domain_page.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/domain_page.c
@@ -293,14 +293,14 @@ int mapcache_vcpu_init(struct vcpu *v)
if ( ents > dcache->entries )
{
/* Populate page tables. */
- int rc = create_perdomain_mapping(d, MAPCACHE_VIRT_START, ents, false);
+ int rc = create_perdomain_mapping(v, MAPCACHE_VIRT_START, ents, false);
/* Populate bit maps. */
if ( !rc )
- rc = create_perdomain_mapping(d, (unsigned long)dcache->inuse,
+ rc = create_perdomain_mapping(v, (unsigned long)dcache->inuse,
nr, true);
if ( !rc )
- rc = create_perdomain_mapping(d, (unsigned long)dcache->garbage,
+ rc = create_perdomain_mapping(v, (unsigned long)dcache->garbage,
nr, true);
if ( rc )
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c
index cd425c3342..a41ae35374 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c
@@ -620,10 +620,6 @@ int hvm_domain_initialise(struct domain *d,
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&d->arch.hvm.mmcfg_regions);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&d->arch.hvm.msix_tables);
- rc = create_perdomain_mapping(d, PERDOMAIN_VIRT_START, 0, false);
- if ( rc )
- goto fail;
-
hvm_init_cacheattr_region_list(d);
rc = paging_enable(d, PG_refcounts|PG_translate|PG_external);
@@ -730,7 +726,6 @@ int hvm_domain_initialise(struct domain *d,
XFREE(d->arch.hvm.irq);
fail0:
hvm_destroy_cacheattr_region_list(d);
- fail:
hvm_domain_relinquish_resources(d);
XFREE(d->arch.hvm.io_handler);
XFREE(d->arch.hvm.pl_time);
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/mm.h b/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/mm.h
index 9a8fda782e..97924a639b 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/mm.h
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/mm.h
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ long arch_memory_op(unsigned long cmd, XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(void) arg);
long subarch_memory_op(unsigned long cmd, XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(void) arg);
int compat_arch_memory_op(unsigned long cmd, XEN_GUEST_HANDLE_PARAM(void) arg);
-int create_perdomain_mapping(struct domain *d, unsigned long va,
+int create_perdomain_mapping(struct vcpu *v, unsigned long va,
unsigned int nr, bool populate);
void populate_perdomain_mapping(const struct vcpu *v, unsigned long va,
const mfn_t *mfn, unsigned int nr,
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/mm.c b/xen/arch/x86/mm.c
index fc524ef0c3..6dfd75475a 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/mm.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/mm.c
@@ -6212,13 +6212,13 @@ static bool perdomain_l1e_needs_freeing(l1_pgentry_t l1e)
}
/*
- * Ensure the paging structure for [va, va + nr * PAGE_SIZE) of d's
- * per-domain area is in place, allocating whichever levels are missing:
- * the (domain-wide) L3 root, the slot's L2, and all L1 tables covering
- * the range. All allocations come from the domain heap. The range must
- * lie within a single per-domain slot (one L3 entry), and already-present
- * levels and entries are left untouched, so calls are idempotent over
- * existing ranges.
+ * Ensure the paging structure for [va, va + nr * PAGE_SIZE) of the
+ * per-domain area of v's domain is in place, allocating whichever levels
+ * are missing: the (domain-wide) L3 root, the slot's L2, and all L1
+ * tables covering the range. All allocations come from the domain heap.
+ * The range must lie within a single per-domain slot (one L3 entry), and
+ * already-present levels and entries are left untouched, so calls are
+ * idempotent over existing ranges.
*
* nr == 0: only ensure the per-domain L3 itself exists; populate is
* ignored. Used to set the area up before any sub-range is known.
@@ -6234,9 +6234,10 @@ static bool perdomain_l1e_needs_freeing(l1_pgentry_t l1e)
* perdomain_l1e_needs_freeing()), whereas caller-owned mappings are only
* ever unmapped.
*/
-int create_perdomain_mapping(struct domain *d, unsigned long va,
+int create_perdomain_mapping(struct vcpu *v, unsigned long va,
unsigned int nr, bool populate)
{
+ struct domain *d = v->domain;
struct page_info *pg;
l3_pgentry_t *l3tab;
l2_pgentry_t *l2tab;
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/pv/domain.c b/xen/arch/x86/pv/domain.c
index 40b834e1a4..50f2d1284a 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/pv/domain.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/pv/domain.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ int switch_compat(struct domain *d)
static int pv_create_gdt_ldt_l1tab(struct vcpu *v)
{
- return create_perdomain_mapping(v->domain, GDT_VIRT_START(v),
+ return create_perdomain_mapping(v, GDT_VIRT_START(v),
1U << GDT_LDT_VCPU_SHIFT, false);
}
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/x86_64/mm.c b/xen/arch/x86/x86_64/mm.c
index aa74acec82..bc7e49f4de 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/x86_64/mm.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/x86_64/mm.c
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ void __init zap_low_mappings(void)
int setup_compat_arg_xlat(struct vcpu *v)
{
- return create_perdomain_mapping(v->domain, ARG_XLAT_START(v),
+ return create_perdomain_mapping(v, ARG_XLAT_START(v),
PFN_UP(COMPAT_ARG_XLAT_SIZE), true);
}
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-02 9:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 44+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-02 9:43 [PATCH v2 00/14] x86: Address Space Isolation, part 2: asi= option and per-vCPU page tables George Dunlap
2026-09-02 9:43 ` [PATCH v2 01/14] x86/domain_page: introduce IRQs-off variants of {,un}map_domain_page() George Dunlap
2026-09-03 14:07 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-03 19:56 ` George Dunlap
2026-09-02 9:43 ` [PATCH v2 02/14] x86/mm: introduce populate_perdomain_mapping() George Dunlap
2026-09-03 15:57 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-03 21:27 ` George Dunlap
2026-09-04 5:58 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-04 5:47 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-02 9:43 ` [PATCH v2 03/14] x86/pv: use populate_perdomain_mapping() to map the Xen GDT George Dunlap
2026-09-03 16:11 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-03 22:35 ` George Dunlap
2026-09-04 6:00 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-04 6:54 ` Jürgen Groß
2026-09-04 8:06 ` George Dunlap
2026-09-04 8:29 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-04 8:50 ` George Dunlap
2026-09-04 10:11 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-04 10:34 ` Roger Pau Monné
2026-09-07 13:58 ` George Dunlap
2026-09-02 9:43 ` [PATCH v2 04/14] x86/pv: set/clear guest GDT mappings using populate_perdomain_mapping() George Dunlap
2026-09-07 12:50 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-07 13:51 ` George Dunlap
2026-09-07 14:57 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-02 9:43 ` [PATCH v2 05/14] x86/pv: update guest LDT mappings using {populate,destroy}_perdomain_mapping() George Dunlap
2026-09-07 16:06 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-09 19:29 ` George Dunlap
2026-09-02 9:43 ` [PATCH v2 06/14] x86/pv: remove stashing of GDT/LDT L1 page-tables George Dunlap
2026-09-08 14:29 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-02 9:43 ` [PATCH v2 07/14] x86/mm: simplify create_perdomain_mapping() interface George Dunlap
2026-09-08 14:39 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-02 9:43 ` [PATCH v2 08/14] x86/mm: purge unneeded destroy_perdomain_mapping() George Dunlap
2026-09-08 15:03 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-02 9:43 ` [PATCH v2 09/14] x86/mm: prepare destroy_perdomain_mapping() for per-vCPU perdomain areas George Dunlap
2026-09-08 15:36 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-10 11:38 ` George Dunlap
2026-09-10 11:54 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-02 9:43 ` [PATCH v2 10/14] x86/domain_page: drop redundant create_perdomain_mapping() call George Dunlap
2026-09-08 15:55 ` Jan Beulich
2026-09-10 11:52 ` George Dunlap
2026-09-02 9:43 ` George Dunlap [this message]
2026-09-02 9:43 ` [PATCH v2 12/14] x86/spec-ctrl: introduce Address Space Isolation command line option George Dunlap
2026-09-02 9:43 ` [PATCH v2 13/14] x86/pv: clear the XPTI root_pgt per-domain slot on context-switch out George Dunlap
2026-09-02 9:43 ` [PATCH v2 14/14] x86/mm: introduce per-vCPU L3 page-table George Dunlap
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