From: Michael Roth <michael.roth@amd.com>
To: <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>
Cc: <kvm@vger.kernel.org>, <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
<berrange@redhat.com>, <armbru@redhat.com>,
<pankaj.gupta@amd.com>, <isaku.yamahata@intel.com>,
<xiaoyao.li@intel.com>, <chao.p.peng@linux.intel.com>,
<david@kernel.org>, <ashish.kalra@amd.com>,
<ackerleytng@google.com>, <lpieralisi@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 09/19] accel/kvm: Handle guest_memfd flags internally when creating instances
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2026 15:48:29 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260908205236.838281-10-michael.roth@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260908205236.838281-1-michael.roth@amd.com>
Current hostmem code (which is callable even outside of KVM) specifies
guest_memfd flags directly, which requires pulling in kernel headers.
Additionally, it will eventually require additional knowledge that is
more suitable for KVM-aware code (e.g. whether or not to default to
private memory for confidential VMs).
Instead, push the determination for what flags are needed down into the
KVM/guest_memfd code so they can be handled internally based on VM
type/configuration and avoid further potential leakage of KVM-specific
code to general code.
Signed-off-by: Michael Roth <michael.roth@amd.com>
---
accel/kvm/kvm-all.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
accel/stubs/kvm-stub.c | 2 +-
backends/hostmem-memfd.c | 6 +-----
include/system/kvm.h | 2 +-
4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
index 2b838eb690..bf81a19423 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
@@ -4857,7 +4857,8 @@ void kvm_mark_guest_state_protected(void)
kvm_state->guest_state_protected = true;
}
-int kvm_create_guest_memfd(uint64_t size, uint64_t flags, Error **errp)
+static int kvm_create_guest_memfd_flags(uint64_t size, uint64_t flags,
+ Error **errp)
{
int fd;
struct kvm_create_guest_memfd guest_memfd = {
@@ -4898,6 +4899,27 @@ int kvm_create_guest_memfd(uint64_t size, uint64_t flags, Error **errp)
return fd;
}
+int kvm_create_guest_memfd(uint64_t size, Error **errp)
+{
+ /*
+ * There isn't currently any use for non-mmap()'able gmem instances
+ * outside of kvm_create_guest_memfd_private(), so hardcode it here
+ * for general use.
+ *
+ * Additionally, *_INIT_SHARED is needed for non-confidential VMs, and
+ * confidential VMs will default to this as well to allow similar flows
+ * for initializing the VM's initial memory contents as with normal
+ * guests. In the future, the initial state may become a global policy
+ * decision based on the confidential VM configuration, in which case
+ * this would likely be the right place to decide whether or not to set
+ * the flag since it would likely be a globally-configured option.
+ */
+ return kvm_create_guest_memfd_flags(size,
+ GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP |
+ GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_INIT_SHARED,
+ errp);
+}
+
int kvm_create_guest_memfd_private(uint64_t size, Error **errp)
{
if (!(kvm_supported_memory_attributes & KVM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTE_PRIVATE)) {
@@ -4905,5 +4927,5 @@ int kvm_create_guest_memfd_private(uint64_t size, Error **errp)
return -1;
}
- return kvm_create_guest_memfd(size, 0, errp);
+ return kvm_create_guest_memfd_flags(size, 0, errp);
}
diff --git a/accel/stubs/kvm-stub.c b/accel/stubs/kvm-stub.c
index 9fe58efe91..26003b01a3 100644
--- a/accel/stubs/kvm-stub.c
+++ b/accel/stubs/kvm-stub.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ bool kvm_hwpoisoned_mem(void)
return false;
}
-int kvm_create_guest_memfd(uint64_t size, uint64_t flags, Error **errp)
+int kvm_create_guest_memfd(uint64_t size, Error **errp)
{
error_setg(errp, "KVM is not enabled");
return -ENOSYS;
diff --git a/backends/hostmem-memfd.c b/backends/hostmem-memfd.c
index a9759e682b..de51cf738a 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem-memfd.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem-memfd.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
#include "qom/object.h"
#include "migration/cpr.h"
#include "system/kvm.h"
-#include <linux/kvm.h>
OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(HostMemoryBackendMemfd, MEMORY_BACKEND_MEMFD)
@@ -69,10 +68,7 @@ memfd_backend_memory_alloc(HostMemoryBackend *backend, Error **errp)
return false;
}
- fd = kvm_create_guest_memfd(backend->size,
- GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP |
- GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_INIT_SHARED,
- errp);
+ fd = kvm_create_guest_memfd(backend->size, errp);
} else {
fd = qemu_memfd_create(TYPE_MEMORY_BACKEND_MEMFD, backend->size,
m->hugetlb, m->hugetlbsize, m->seal ?
diff --git a/include/system/kvm.h b/include/system/kvm.h
index b1e43ddc93..2a1501bba6 100644
--- a/include/system/kvm.h
+++ b/include/system/kvm.h
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ void kvm_mark_guest_state_protected(void);
*/
bool kvm_hwpoisoned_mem(void);
-int kvm_create_guest_memfd(uint64_t size, uint64_t flags, Error **errp);
+int kvm_create_guest_memfd(uint64_t size, Error **errp);
int kvm_create_guest_memfd_private(uint64_t size, Error **errp);
int kvm_set_memory_attributes_private(hwaddr start, uint64_t size);
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-08 20:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-08 20:48 [PATCH v2 00/19] guest_memfd: support in-place memory conversion Michael Roth
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 01/19] accel/kvm: Add helper for handling conversions of MMIO holes Michael Roth
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 02/19] accel/kvm: Fix kvm_convert_memory() calls crossing memory regions Michael Roth
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 03/19] accel/kvm: Fix handling of MMIO holes at start of conversion ranges Michael Roth
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 04/19] accel/kvm: Fix handling of conversion ranges with multiple MMIO holes Michael Roth
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 05/19] accel/kvm: Use dedicated helper for creating private-only gmem instances Michael Roth
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 06/19] linux-headers: Update headers for v12 of in-place conversion kernel support Michael Roth
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 07/19] accel/kvm: Add CGS option to control in-place conversion support Michael Roth
2026-09-09 6:20 ` Markus Armbruster
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 08/19] system/memory: Re-use memory-backend-guest-memfd inode for private memory Michael Roth
2026-09-10 8:39 ` David Hildenbrand
2026-09-08 20:48 ` Michael Roth [this message]
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 10/19] system/memory: Default to guest_memfd for RAM for in-place conversion Michael Roth
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 11/19] accel/kvm: Move post-conversion updates to a separate helper Michael Roth
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 12/19] accel/kvm: Re-order attribute notifications for in-place conversion Michael Roth
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 13/19] accel/kvm: Support shared/private conversions via guest_memfd ioctls Michael Roth
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 14/19] accel/kvm: Don't default to private attributes for in-place conversion Michael Roth
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 15/19] i386/sev: Update SNP_LAUNCH_UPDATE " Michael Roth
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 16/19] i386/sev: Allow in-place conversion for SEV-SNP guests Michael Roth
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 17/19] i386/sev: Update CPUID failure handling for in-place conversion Michael Roth
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 18/19] accel/kvm: Disable discard " Michael Roth
2026-09-08 22:16 ` Michael Roth
2026-09-08 20:48 ` [PATCH v2 19/19] hostmem: Automatically select set guest-memfd=on " Michael Roth
2026-09-09 6:30 ` Markus Armbruster
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