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From: Steffen Eiden <seiden@linux.ibm.com>
To: kvm@vger.kernel.org, kvmarm@lists.linux.dev,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-s390@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>,
	Andreas Grapentin <gra@linux.ibm.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
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	Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>,
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	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 v8 02/29] KVM: Add file back-pointer to struct kvm
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:30:39 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260918133107.1042730-3-seiden@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260918133107.1042730-1-seiden@linux.ibm.com>

Add kvm->file as a no-reference back-pointer to the VM file in struct
kvm. The pointer is set at VM creation time and cleared under
WRITE_ONCE() in kvm_vm_release() before the file is freed.
Callers storing the file must take their own reference.

Co-developed-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Steffen Eiden <seiden@linux.ibm.com>
---
 include/linux/kvm_host.h | 6 ++++++
 virt/kvm/kvm_main.c      | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index a1bf6d4a8f46..2b56fb4e8555 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -784,6 +784,12 @@ struct kvm {
 	 * kvm_swap_active_memslots().
 	 */
 	struct mutex slots_arch_lock;
+	/*
+	 * Back-reference to the VM file for subsystems (e.g., VFIO). Holds no
+	 * reference to avoid pinning the VM. Callers storing the file must
+	 * take their own reference.
+	 */
+	struct file *file;
 	struct mm_struct *mm; /* userspace tied to this vm */
 	unsigned long nr_memslot_pages;
 	/* The two memslot sets - active and inactive (per address space) */
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 0172ca94f82e..bab71d398236 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -1352,6 +1352,8 @@ static int kvm_vm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
 	kvm_irqfd_release(kvm);
 
+	WRITE_ONCE(kvm->file, NULL);
+
 	kvm_put_kvm(kvm);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -5532,6 +5534,8 @@ static int kvm_dev_ioctl_create_vm(unsigned long type)
 		goto put_kvm;
 	}
 
+	kvm->file = file;
+
 	/*
 	 * Don't call kvm_put_kvm anymore at this point; file->f_op is
 	 * already set, with ->release() being kvm_vm_release().  In error
-- 
2.53.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-09-18 13:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 80+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-18 13:30 [PATCH v8 00/29] KVM: s390: Introduce arm64 KVM Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 01/29] KVM: Introduce file_to_kvm_<arch>() infrastructure Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:45   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:30 ` Steffen Eiden [this message]
2026-09-18 13:56   ` [PATCH v8 02/29] KVM: Add file back-pointer to struct kvm sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 03/29] KVM: x86: Use file_to_kvm_x86() in SEV Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 14:02   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 04/29] KVM/vfio: Use file-based reference counting for KVM Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 14:26   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 05/29] KVM: Restrict kvm_get_kvm/kvm_put_kvm export to internal KVM modules Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 14:30   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 06/29] KVM: Move export symbol check macros to Makefile.kvm Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 14:37   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 07/29] KVM: Make device name configurable Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 14:58   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 08/29] KVM: Move architecture capability Kconfigs to header defines Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 15:07   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21  7:09   ` Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 09/29] KVM: Replace CONFIG_KVM_MMIO with KVM_NO_MMIO Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 15:15   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 10/29] arm64: Use proper include variant Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 15:16   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 14:01   ` Catalin Marinas
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 11/29] arm64: ptrace: Use constants for compat register numbers Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 15:20   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 14:01   ` Catalin Marinas
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 12/29] arm64: sysreg: Convert SPSR_ELx to automatic register generation Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 15:24   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 15:08   ` Catalin Marinas
2026-09-28 15:36     ` Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 13/29] KVM: arm64: Access elements of vcpu_gp_regs individually Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 15:28   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 14/29] KVM: arm64: Use accessor functions for core regs Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 15:32   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 15/29] arm64: Prepare sharing arm64 headers with s390 Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 15:39   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 15:11   ` Catalin Marinas
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 16/29] arm64: Share " Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 15:50   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 16:07   ` Catalin Marinas
2026-09-28 16:23     ` Steffen Eiden
2026-09-29  4:19       ` Andreas Grapentin
2026-09-29 17:00         ` Catalin Marinas
2026-09-30  7:28           ` Steffen Eiden
2026-09-30  7:55             ` Marc Zyngier
2026-09-30  8:18               ` Will Deacon
2026-09-30  8:53               ` Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 17/29] KVM: arm64: Share arm64 code " Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 16:02   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 18/29] s390/tools: Use arm64 headers Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 16:09   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 19/29] KVM: s390: Use arm64 code Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 16:14   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 20/29] s390: Introduce Start Arm Execution instruction Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 16:28   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 15:53   ` Ilya Leoshkevich
2026-09-28 16:15     ` Steffen Eiden
2026-09-28 16:18       ` Ilya Leoshkevich
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 21/29] KVM: s390: arm64: Introduce host definitions Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 16:44   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 22/29] s390/hwcaps: Report SAE support as hwcap Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 16:49   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 15:58   ` Ilya Leoshkevich
2026-09-18 13:31 ` [PATCH v8 23/29] KVM: s390: Add basic arm64 kvm module Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 17:00   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 14:15   ` Hendrik Brueckner
2026-09-28 14:22     ` Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:31 ` [PATCH v8 24/29] KVM: s390: arm64: Implement required functions Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 17:13   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:31 ` [PATCH v8 25/29] KVM: s390: arm64: Implement vm/vcpu create destroy Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 17:24   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:31 ` [PATCH v8 26/29] KVM: s390: arm64: Implement vCPU IOCTLs Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 17:45   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:31 ` [PATCH v8 27/29] KVM: s390: arm64: Implement basic page fault handler Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 17:55   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:31 ` [PATCH v8 28/29] KVM: s390: arm64: Integrate arm on s390 Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 18:11   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:31 ` [PATCH v8 29/29] KVM: s390: Enforce no unexpected external symbol exports in s390 KVM Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 18:19   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:38 ` [PATCH v8 00/29] KVM: s390: Introduce arm64 KVM Steffen Eiden

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