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>,
Fuad Tabba <fuad.tabba@linux.dev>,
Leonardo Bras <leo.bras@arm.com>,
Oliver Upton <oupton@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 17/28] KVM: arm64: Don't update descriptors for "non-arch" access
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:55:59 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261023205610.1044532-18-oupton@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261023205610.1044532-1-oupton@kernel.org>
WALK_ACCESS_NONARCH is a special indicator that the page table walk
request is not due to an architectural behavior and instead used
internally for KVM. Currently, the only user of this is SEA injection to
identify the correct translation level that generated the abort.
Ensure "non-arch" table walks are not made visible to the guest and
explicitly avoid descriptor updates. These accesses are not expected to
be used for pseudo-TLB fills, nor are they used to dirty any memory.
Reviewed-by: Leonardo Bras <leo.bras@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Oliver Upton <oupton@kernel.org>
---
arch/arm64/kvm/at.c | 15 ++++++++++++++-
arch/arm64/kvm/nested.c | 12 +++++++++++-
2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/at.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/at.c
index 20cc50c0f694..2ce34af3b9f2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/at.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/at.c
@@ -457,6 +457,15 @@ static int kvm_read_s1_desc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 pa, u64 *desc,
return 0;
}
+static bool should_set_access_flag(struct s1_walk_info *wi, struct s1_walk_step *ws,
+ struct kvm_walk_access *access)
+{
+ if (access->type == WALK_ACCESS_NONARCH)
+ return false;
+
+ return wi->ha;
+}
+
static bool should_set_dirty_state(struct s1_walk_info *wi, struct s1_walk_step *ws,
struct s1_walk_result *wr, struct kvm_walk_access *access)
{
@@ -466,6 +475,7 @@ static bool should_set_dirty_state(struct s1_walk_info *wi, struct s1_walk_step
/* R_RKMHW */
case WALK_ACCESS_CMO:
case WALK_ACCESS_AT:
+ case WALK_ACCESS_NONARCH:
return false;
default:
/* R_NSXRD */
@@ -482,7 +492,7 @@ static int handle_desc_update(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct s1_walk_info *wi,
old = new = ws->desc;
- if (wi->ha)
+ if (should_set_access_flag(wi, ws, access))
new |= PTE_AF;
if (should_set_dirty_state(wi, ws, wr, access))
@@ -558,6 +568,9 @@ static int walk_s1(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct s1_walk_info *wi,
.write = wi->ha,
};
+ if (access->type == WALK_ACCESS_NONARCH)
+ s2_access.type = WALK_ACCESS_NONARCH;
+
ret = kvm_walk_nested_s2(vcpu, &s2_access, &ws.s2_trans);
if (ret == -EAGAIN)
return ret;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/nested.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/nested.c
index 964331dbf475..7dda95d37925 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/nested.c
@@ -247,6 +247,15 @@ static int read_guest_s2_desc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct s2_walk_step *ws,
return 0;
}
+static bool should_set_access_flag(struct s2_walk_info *wi, struct s2_walk_step *ws,
+ struct kvm_walk_access *access)
+{
+ if (access->type == WALK_ACCESS_NONARCH)
+ return false;
+
+ return wi->ha;
+}
+
static bool should_set_dirty_state(struct s2_walk_info *wi, struct s2_walk_step *ws,
struct kvm_s2_trans *out, struct kvm_walk_access *access)
{
@@ -254,6 +263,7 @@ static bool should_set_dirty_state(struct s2_walk_info *wi, struct s2_walk_step
/* R_ZYGHJ */
case WALK_ACCESS_CMO:
case WALK_ACCESS_AT:
+ case WALK_ACCESS_NONARCH:
return false;
default:
/* R_NSXRD */
@@ -270,7 +280,7 @@ static int handle_desc_update(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct s2_walk_info *wi,
old = new = ws->desc;
- if (wi->ha)
+ if (should_set_access_flag(wi, ws, access))
new |= KVM_PTE_LEAF_ATTR_LO_S2_AF;
if (should_set_dirty_state(wi, ws, out, access))
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-23 20:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-23 20:55 [PATCH v2 00/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Implement FEAT_HAFDBS, FEAT_HAFT Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:55 ` [PATCH v2 01/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Introduce struct for stage-2 walk step Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:55 ` [PATCH v2 02/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Consolidate computation of stage-2 permissions Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:55 ` [PATCH v2 03/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Get rid of kvm_s2_trans*() accessors Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:55 ` [PATCH v2 04/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Only shadow writable-dirty guest descs as writable Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 21:25 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-24 6:26 ` Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:55 ` [PATCH v2 05/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Pass an access descriptor for stage-2 walks Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:55 ` [PATCH v2 06/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Use a helper for stage-2 descriptor updates Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:55 ` [PATCH v2 07/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Set dirty state at stage-2 Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:55 ` [PATCH v2 08/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Treat DBM as writable " Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:55 ` [PATCH v2 09/28] KVM: arm64: Compute S1 permissions as part of s1_walk() Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:55 ` [PATCH v2 10/28] KVM: arm64: Plumb through access descriptor for stage-1 Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 21:06 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-23 20:55 ` [PATCH v2 11/28] KVM: arm64: Use a struct for stage-1 walk context Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:55 ` [PATCH v2 12/28] KVM: arm64: Create helper for stage-1 descriptor updates Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:55 ` [PATCH v2 13/28] KVM: arm64: Set dirty state at stage-1 Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:55 ` [PATCH v2 14/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Respect HA when computing translated TCR Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:55 ` [PATCH v2 15/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Respect HD " Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:55 ` [PATCH v2 16/28] KVM: arm64: Grant write permission when DBM is set at S1 Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:55 ` Oliver Upton [this message]
2026-10-23 20:56 ` [PATCH v2 18/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Emulate CMOs via writable-clean translations as NOPs Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:56 ` [PATCH v2 19/28] arm64: Add command line switch to disable FEAT_S2FWB Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:56 ` [PATCH v2 20/28] KVM: arm64: Reject non-coherent DMA when using forced writeback Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 21:16 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-23 20:56 ` [PATCH v2 21/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Expose FEAT_HAFDBS Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:56 ` [PATCH v2 22/28] KVM: arm64: Set Access flag on table descriptors at stage-1 Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 21:22 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-24 6:24 ` Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:56 ` [PATCH v2 23/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Set access flag on table descriptors at stage-2 Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:56 ` [PATCH v2 24/28] KVM: arm64: nv: Expose FEAT_HAFT Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:56 ` [PATCH v2 25/28] KVM: arm64: selftests: Only test AF behavior for emulated AT insns Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:56 ` [PATCH v2 26/28] KVM: arm64: selftests: Test AT emulation for FEAT_HAFT Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:56 ` [PATCH v2 27/28] KVM: arm64: Add tracepoints for S1 page table walk Oliver Upton
2026-10-23 20:56 ` [PATCH v2 28/28] KVM: arm64: Add tracepoints for S2 " Oliver Upton
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