From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org
Cc: d.riley@proxmox.com, jon@nutanix.com, Kai Huang <kai.huang@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH 03/28] KVM: x86/mmu: free up bit 10 of PTEs in preparation for MBEC
Date: Tue, 5 May 2026 21:52:01 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260505195226.563317-4-pbonzini@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260505195226.563317-1-pbonzini@redhat.com>
From: Jon Kohler <jon@nutanix.com>
Update SPTE_MMIO_ALLOWED_MASK to allow EPT user executable (bit 10) to
be treated like EPT RWX bit2:0, as when mode-based execute control is
enabled, bit 10 can act like a "present" bit. Likewise do not include
it in FROZEN_SPTE.
No functional changes intended, other than the reduction of the maximum
MMIO generation that is stored in page tables.
Cc: Kai Huang <kai.huang@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jon Kohler <jon@nutanix.com>
Message-ID: <20251223054806.1611168-4-jon@nutanix.com>
Reviewed-by: Kai Huang <kai.huang@intel.com>
Tested-by: David Riley <d.riley@proxmox.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h | 2 ++
arch/x86/kvm/mmu/spte.h | 20 +++++++++++---------
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
index b2291a766e3f..2b30b921b375 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
@@ -560,10 +560,12 @@ enum vmcs_field {
#define VMX_EPT_ACCESS_BIT (1ull << 8)
#define VMX_EPT_DIRTY_BIT (1ull << 9)
#define VMX_EPT_SUPPRESS_VE_BIT (1ull << 63)
+
#define VMX_EPT_RWX_MASK (VMX_EPT_READABLE_MASK | \
VMX_EPT_WRITABLE_MASK | \
VMX_EPT_EXECUTABLE_MASK)
#define VMX_EPT_MT_MASK (7ull << VMX_EPT_MT_EPTE_SHIFT)
+#define VMX_EPT_USER_EXECUTABLE_MASK (1ull << 10)
static inline u8 vmx_eptp_page_walk_level(u64 eptp)
{
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/spte.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/spte.h
index 28086fa86fe0..4283cea3e66c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/spte.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/spte.h
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ static_assert(!(EPT_SPTE_MMU_WRITABLE & SHADOW_ACC_TRACK_SAVED_MASK));
#undef SHADOW_ACC_TRACK_SAVED_MASK
/*
- * Due to limited space in PTEs, the MMIO generation is a 19 bit subset of
+ * Due to limited space in PTEs, the MMIO generation is an 18 bit subset of
* the memslots generation and is derived as follows:
*
- * Bits 0-7 of the MMIO generation are propagated to spte bits 3-10
- * Bits 8-18 of the MMIO generation are propagated to spte bits 52-62
+ * Bits 0-6 of the MMIO generation are propagated to spte bits 3-9
+ * Bits 7-17 of the MMIO generation are propagated to spte bits 52-62
*
* The KVM_MEMSLOT_GEN_UPDATE_IN_PROGRESS flag is intentionally not included in
* the MMIO generation number, as doing so would require stealing a bit from
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static_assert(!(EPT_SPTE_MMU_WRITABLE & SHADOW_ACC_TRACK_SAVED_MASK));
*/
#define MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_START 3
-#define MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_END 10
+#define MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_END 9
#define MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_START 52
#define MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_END 62
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ static_assert(!(SPTE_MMU_PRESENT_MASK &
* and so they're off-limits for generation; additional checks ensure the mask
* doesn't overlap legal PA bits), and bit 63 (carved out for future usage).
*/
-#define SPTE_MMIO_ALLOWED_MASK (BIT_ULL(63) | GENMASK_ULL(51, 12) | GENMASK_ULL(2, 0))
+#define SPTE_MMIO_ALLOWED_MASK (BIT_ULL(63) | GENMASK_ULL(51, 12) | \
+ BIT_ULL(10) | GENMASK_ULL(2, 0))
static_assert(!(SPTE_MMIO_ALLOWED_MASK &
(SPTE_MMU_PRESENT_MASK | MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_MASK | MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_MASK)));
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ static_assert(!(SPTE_MMIO_ALLOWED_MASK &
#define MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_BITS (MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_END - MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_START + 1)
/* remember to adjust the comment above as well if you change these */
-static_assert(MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_BITS == 8 && MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_BITS == 11);
+static_assert(MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_BITS == 7 && MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_BITS == 11);
#define MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_SHIFT (MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_START - 0)
#define MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_SHIFT (MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_START - MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_BITS)
@@ -217,10 +218,11 @@ extern u64 __read_mostly shadow_nonpresent_or_rsvd_mask;
*
* Only used by the TDP MMU.
*/
-#define FROZEN_SPTE (SHADOW_NONPRESENT_VALUE | 0x5a0ULL)
+#define FROZEN_SPTE (SHADOW_NONPRESENT_VALUE | 0x1a0ULL)
-/* Frozen SPTEs must not be misconstrued as shadow present PTEs. */
-static_assert(!(FROZEN_SPTE & SPTE_MMU_PRESENT_MASK));
+/* Frozen SPTEs must not be misconstrued as shadow or MMU present PTEs. */
+static_assert(!(FROZEN_SPTE & (SPTE_MMU_PRESENT_MASK |
+ VMX_EPT_RWX_MASK | VMX_EPT_USER_EXECUTABLE_MASK)));
static inline bool is_frozen_spte(u64 spte)
{
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-05 19:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-05 19:51 [PATCH v6 00/28] KVM: combined patchset for MBEC/GMET support Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:51 ` [PATCH 01/28] KVM: TDX/VMX: rework EPT_VIOLATION_EXEC_FOR_RING3_LIN into PROT_MASK Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 02/28] KVM: x86/mmu: remove SPTE_PERM_MASK Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` Paolo Bonzini [this message]
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 04/28] KVM: x86/mmu: shuffle high bits of SPTEs in preparation for MBEC Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 05/28] KVM: x86/mmu: remove SPTE_EPT_* Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 06/28] KVM: x86/mmu: merge make_spte_{non,}executable Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 07/28] KVM: x86/mmu: rename and clarify BYTE_MASK Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 08/28] KVM: x86/mmu: separate more EPT/non-EPT permission_fault() Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 09/28] KVM: x86/mmu: introduce ACC_READ_MASK Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 10/28] KVM: x86/mmu: pass PFERR_GUEST_PAGE/FINAL_MASK to kvm_translate_gpa Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 11/28] KVM: x86/mmu: pass pte_access for final nGPA->GPA walk Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 12/28] KVM: x86: make translate_nested_gpa vendor-specific Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 13/28] KVM: x86/mmu: split XS/XU bits for EPT Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 14/28] KVM: x86/mmu: move cr4_smep to base role Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 15/28] KVM: VMX: enable use of MBEC Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 16/28] KVM: nVMX: pass advanced EPT violation vmexit info to guest Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 17/28] KVM: nVMX: pass PFERR_USER_MASK to MMU on EPT violations Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 18/28] KVM: x86/mmu: add support for MBEC to EPT page table walks Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 19/28] KVM: nVMX: advertise MBEC to nested guests Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 20/28] KVM: nVMX: allow MBEC with EVMCS Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 21/28] KVM: x86/mmu: propagate access mask from root pages down Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 22/28] KVM: x86/mmu: introduce cpu_role bit for availability of PFEC.I/D Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 23/28] KVM: SVM: add GMET bit definitions Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 24/28] KVM: x86/mmu: hard code more bits in kvm_init_shadow_npt_mmu Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 25/28] KVM: x86/mmu: add support for GMET to NPT page table walks Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 26/28] KVM: SVM: enable GMET and set it in MMU role Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 27/28] KVM: SVM: work around errata 1218 Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 28/28] KVM: nSVM: enable GMET for guests Paolo Bonzini
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2026-04-30 15:07 [PATCH v5 00/28] KVM: combined patchset for MBEC/GMET support Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-30 15:07 ` [PATCH 03/28] KVM: x86/mmu: free up bit 10 of PTEs in preparation for MBEC Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-30 18:04 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-04-28 11:09 [PATCH v4 00/28] KVM: combined patchset for MBEC/GMET support Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 03/28] KVM: x86/mmu: free up bit 10 of PTEs in preparation for MBEC Paolo Bonzini
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