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envelope-from=mathieu.poirier@linaro.org; helo=mail-pl1-x636.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-arm@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: qemu-arm-bounces+qemu-arm=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=-15.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, INCLUDES_CR_TRAILER,INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=4.0.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.1 (2024-03-26) on aws-us-west-2-korg-listserv-alma10-1 On Tue, Oct 20, 2026 at 01:02:35PM +0200, Lorenzo Pieralisi wrote: > On Mon, Oct 19, 2026 at 02:46:10PM -0600, Mathieu Poirier wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 12:12:35PM +0900, Kohei Enju wrote: > > > On 09/22 10:01, Lorenzo Pieralisi wrote: > > > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2026 at 04:27:21PM -0500, Michael Roth wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Sep 03, 2026 at 01:35:50PM -0600, Mathieu Poirier wrote: > > > > > > From: Jean-Philippe Brucker > > > > > > > > > > > > Add a new RmeGuest object, inheriting from ConfidentialGuestSupport, to > > > > > > support the Arm Realm Management Extension (RME). It is instantiated by > > > > > > passing on the command-line: > > > > > > > > > > > > -M virt,confidential-guest-support= > > > > > > -object rme-guest,id= > > > > > > > > > > > > This is only the skeleton. Support will be added in following patches. > > > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Jean-Philippe Brucker > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Mathieu Poirier > > > > > > --- > > > > > > docs/system/confidential-guest-support.rst | 1 + > > > > > > qapi/qom.json | 13 +++++++ > > > > > > target/arm/kvm-rme.c | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > > target/arm/meson.build | 5 ++- > > > > > > 4 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > > > create mode 100644 target/arm/kvm-rme.c > > > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/docs/system/confidential-guest-support.rst b/docs/system/confidential-guest-support.rst > > > > > > index 562a7c3c2852..abb56923ad13 100644 > > > > > > --- a/docs/system/confidential-guest-support.rst > > > > > > +++ b/docs/system/confidential-guest-support.rst > > > > > > @@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ Currently supported confidential guest mechanisms are: > > > > > > * POWER Protected Execution Facility (PEF) (see :ref:`power-papr-protected-execution-facility-pef`) > > > > > > * s390x Protected Virtualization (PV) (see :doc:`s390x/protvirt`) > > > > > > * AWS Nitro Enclaves (see :doc:`nitro`) > > > > > > +* Arm Realm Management Extension (RME) > > > > > > > > > > > > Other mechanisms may be supported in future. > > > > > > diff --git a/qapi/qom.json b/qapi/qom.json > > > > > > index 776b13027fd8..52997c29a32d 100644 > > > > > > --- a/qapi/qom.json > > > > > > +++ b/qapi/qom.json > > > > > > @@ -1288,6 +1288,17 @@ > > > > > > 'data': { '*pretty': 'bool', > > > > > > '*close-action': 'MonitorQMPCloseAction' } } > > > > > > > > > > > > +## > > > > > > +# @RmeGuestProperties: > > > > > > +# > > > > > > +# Properties for rme-guest objects. > > > > > > +# > > > > > > +# Since: 11.1 > > > > > > +## > > > > > > +{ 'struct': 'RmeGuestProperties', > > > > > > + 'base': 'ConfidentialGuestSupportProperties', > > > > > > > > > > Just FYI, based on input from Markus I'm planning to drop this > > > > > ConfidentialGuestSupportProperties base type from my series > > > > > since it's probably only SNP/TDX that need to be able to switch > > > > > it on/off, whereas this series appears to use/require it from > > > > > the start. > > > > > > > > > > I'm not exactly sure what it will look like for v3 yet, but if you > > > > > were based on v2 you'd instead probably just do the following in the > > > > > instance_init function for your rme-guest instance: > > > > > > > > > > cgs->allow_convert_in_place = true; > > > > > cgs->convert_in_place = true; > > > > > > > > > > rather than exposing it as a cmdline option. > > > > > > > > Yep, it won't be an option for CCA Realms anyway since that will be > > > > the baseline. > > > > > > IIUC, in-place conversion requires RAM backed by a shared/mappable > > > guest_memfd. If in-place conversion is always enabled for CCA Realms, > > > could QEMU also select the equivalent of > > > > > > -object memory-backend-guest-memfd,id=ram0,size=...,share=on > > > > > > automatically for the default RAM, so that specifying the RAM size with > > > `-m` is sufficient? > > > > Are you suggesting that on Arm, we completely get rid of > > Nit: obviously on Arm rme-guest configs. Indeed. > > > -object memory-backend-guest-memfd,id=ram0,size=$(RAMSIZE),share=on > > If that's what we want to make a default, I guess we ought to override > create_default_memdev for arm machines + rme-guest configs ? > > Pros and cons ? I am not sure how well received is setting implicit defaults > for specific machine configs and what that really buys us eventually. I agree, this entails a fair amount of changes for cosmetic gains only. > > > or simply to get rid of "size=$(RAMSIZE)" in the above because it is redundant > > with "-m $(RAMSIZE)"? > > > > Gavin and Michael, what is your take on that suggestion? > > Yes please any feedback on this is welcome. > > Thanks, > Lorenzo > > > Thanks, > > Mathieu > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Kohei > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Lorenzo > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > > > + 'data': {} } > > > > > > + > > > > > > ## > > > > > > # @ObjectType: > > > > > > # > > > > > > @@ -1346,6 +1357,7 @@ > > > > > > { 'name': 'pr-manager-helper', > > > > > > 'if': 'CONFIG_LINUX' }, > > > > > > 'qtest', > > > > > > + 'rme-guest', > > > > > > 'rng-builtin', > > > > > > 'rng-egd', > > > > > > { 'name': 'rng-random', > > > > > > @@ -1427,6 +1439,7 @@ > > > > > > 'pr-manager-helper': { 'type': 'PrManagerHelperProperties', > > > > > > 'if': 'CONFIG_LINUX' }, > > > > > > 'qtest': 'QtestProperties', > > > > > > + 'rme-guest': 'RmeGuestProperties', > > > > > > 'rng-builtin': 'RngProperties', > > > > > > 'rng-egd': 'RngEgdProperties', > > > > > > 'rng-random': { 'type': 'RngRandomProperties', > > > > > > diff --git a/target/arm/kvm-rme.c b/target/arm/kvm-rme.c > > > > > > new file mode 100644 > > > > > > index 000000000000..42e1d1e7b859 > > > > > > --- /dev/null > > > > > > +++ b/target/arm/kvm-rme.c > > > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ > > > > > > +/* > > > > > > + * QEMU Arm RME support > > > > > > + * > > > > > > + * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later > > > > > > + * > > > > > > + * Copyright Linaro 2026 > > > > > > + */ > > > > > > + > > > > > > +#include "qemu/osdep.h" > > > > > > + > > > > > > +#include "hw/core/boards.h" > > > > > > +#include "hw/core/cpu.h" > > > > > > +#include "kvm_arm.h" > > > > > > +#include "migration/blocker.h" > > > > > > +#include "qapi/error.h" > > > > > > +#include "qom/object_interfaces.h" > > > > > > +#include "system/confidential-guest-support.h" > > > > > > +#include "system/kvm.h" > > > > > > +#include "system/runstate.h" > > > > > > + > > > > > > +#define TYPE_RME_GUEST "rme-guest" > > > > > > +OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(RmeGuest, RME_GUEST) > > > > > > + > > > > > > +struct RmeGuest { > > > > > > + ConfidentialGuestSupport parent_obj; > > > > > > +}; > > > > > > + > > > > > > +OBJECT_DEFINE_SIMPLE_TYPE_WITH_INTERFACES(RmeGuest, rme_guest, RME_GUEST, > > > > > > + CONFIDENTIAL_GUEST_SUPPORT, > > > > > > + { TYPE_USER_CREATABLE }, { }) > > > > > > + > > > > > > +static void rme_guest_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, const void *data) > > > > > > +{ > > > > > > +} > > > > > > + > > > > > > +static void rme_guest_init(Object *obj) > > > > > > +{ > > > > > > +} > > > > > > + > > > > > > +static void rme_guest_finalize(Object *obj) > > > > > > +{ > > > > > > +} > > > > > > diff --git a/target/arm/meson.build b/target/arm/meson.build > > > > > > index 0369f96b4cc6..9d322a7aad28 100644 > > > > > > --- a/target/arm/meson.build > > > > > > +++ b/target/arm/meson.build > > > > > > @@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ arm_common_user_system_ss.add(when: 'TARGET_AARCH64', if_true: files( > > > > > > arm_common_system_ss.add(files( > > > > > > 'arm-qmp-cmds.c', > > > > > > )) > > > > > > -arm_system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_KVM', if_true: files('hyp_gdbstub.c', 'kvm.c')) > > > > > > +arm_system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_KVM', if_true: files( > > > > > > + 'hyp_gdbstub.c', > > > > > > + 'kvm.c', > > > > > > + 'kvm-rme.c')) > > > > > > arm_system_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_HVF', if_true: files('hyp_gdbstub.c')) > > > > > > > > > > > > arm_user_ss.add(files('cpu.c')) > > > > > > -- > > > > > > 2.43.0 > > > > > > > > > > > >