From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org
Cc: nsaenz@amazon.com, vkuznets@redhat.com, snambakam@linux.microsoft.com
Subject: [PATCH 28/31] KVM: x86/mmu: Obsolete all roots if memattr contains gPTEs
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:50:27 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260918135030.171564-29-pbonzini@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260918135030.171564-1-pbonzini@redhat.com>
Note that the zapping of obsolete roots needs to happen after
mmu_lock is dropped, so introduce a separate kvm_arch callback.
The two map neatly to the "front" and "back" halves of
kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast().
Co-developed-by: Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenz@amazon.com>
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Saenz Julienne <nsaenz@amazon.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/kvm_host.h | 1 +
virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 1 +
3 files changed, 32 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index 6bbecbae2f8c..242cbe65859d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -8271,6 +8271,7 @@ bool kvm_arch_post_set_memory_attributes(struct kvm *kvm,
{
unsigned long attrs = range->arg.attributes;
struct kvm_memory_slot *slot = range->slot;
+ struct kvm_mmu_page *sp;
int level;
lockdep_assert_held_write(&kvm->mmu_lock);
@@ -8326,9 +8327,38 @@ bool kvm_arch_post_set_memory_attributes(struct kvm *kvm,
hugepage_set_mixed(slot, gfn, level);
}
}
+
+ /*
+ * There are special considerations when applying an memory protection
+ * attibute against a page containing guest PTEs, because virtual
+ * addresses that requires traversing that page need to fault.
+ *
+ * When using shadow paging, the PTEs that the CPU actually walks
+ * do not have any information about attributes (unlike TDP where
+ * the attributes become part of the TDP permission bits). Since
+ * this should be a rare occasion, just invalidate all the mmu roots
+ * if shadow paging is in use and attributes do cover a guest PTE.
+ */
+ for (gfn_t gfn = range->start; gfn < range->end; gfn++) {
+ for_each_gfn_valid_sp_with_gptes(kvm, sp, gfn) {
+ __kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast_front_half(kvm);
+ return false;
+ }
+ }
return false;
}
+void kvm_arch_post_set_memory_attributes_unlocked(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+ /*
+ * This may also be called if no zap was done in
+ * kvm_arch_post_set_memory_attributes(). It is not an issue because
+ * __kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast_back_half() is cheap when it does not do
+ * anything.
+ */
+ __kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast_back_half(kvm);
+}
+
void kvm_mmu_init_memslot_memory_attributes(struct kvm *kvm,
struct kvm_memory_slot *slot)
{
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index e9c0932f150e..33f3199a855f 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -2624,6 +2624,7 @@ bool kvm_arch_pre_set_memory_attributes(struct kvm *kvm,
struct kvm_gfn_range *range);
bool kvm_arch_post_set_memory_attributes(struct kvm *kvm,
struct kvm_gfn_range *range);
+void kvm_arch_post_set_memory_attributes_unlocked(struct kvm *kvm);
bool kvm_mem_attributes_valid(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long attrs);
u64 kvm_supported_mem_attributes(struct kvm *kvm);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index eb4a661cd0f7..653bb85b3cdd 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -2658,6 +2658,7 @@ static int kvm_vm_set_mem_attributes(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t start, gfn_t end,
KVM_MMU_LOCK(kvm);
kvm_mmu_invalidate_end(kvm);
KVM_MMU_UNLOCK(kvm);
+ kvm_arch_post_set_memory_attributes_unlocked(kvm);
}
out_unlock:
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-18 13:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-18 13:49 [PATCH v3 00/28] KVM: x86: Introduce memory protection attributes Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 01/31] KVM: x86/hyperv: do not overwrite hc->ingpa for slow SIGNAL_EVENT hypercall Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 02/31] KVM: selftests: Take into account mixed memory fault flags Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 03/31] KVM: Define and communicate KVM_EXIT_MEMORY_FAULT RWX flags to userspace Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 04/31] KVM: selftests: Test address translation for Hyper-V direct L2 hypercalls Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 05/31] KVM: apply nGPA->GPA translation to KVM_HC_CLOCK_PAIRING Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 06/31] KVM: x86: Introduce memory fault on invalid hypercalls reads/writes Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 14:11 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-21 16:56 ` Vitaly Kuznetsov
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 07/31] KVM: selftests: test hypercall memory fault exits Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 08/31] KVM: x86/mmu: intersect writability from __kvm_faultin_pfn with fault->map_writable Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 09/31] KVM: x86/mmu: Extend map_writable to a full ACC_* mask Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 10/31] KVM: x86/mmu: Init memslot hugepage information for non-private_mem VMs too Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 11/31] KVM: pass kvm == NULL case to kvm_arch_has_private_mem Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 12/31] KVM: adjust for presence of more than one attribute Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 13/31] KVM: Introduce NR/NW/NX memory attributes Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 14/31] KVM: Include memory protections in result of gfn->hva conversion Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 15/31] KVM: Introduce kvm_fetch_guest_page() and use it for x86 Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 16/31] KVM: Take memory protections into account for memory read/write/fetch Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 17/31] KVM: Take memory protections into account for __kvm_vcpu_map Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 18/31] KVM: Encapsulate memattrs array into anonymous struct Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 19/31] KVM: loongarch: do full validity check on the gfn-to-hva cache Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 20/31] KVM: Introduce kvm_check_gen()/kvm_memslots_check_gen() Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 14:26 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 21/31] KVM: Introduce a generation number for memory attributes Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 14:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 22/31] KVM: Take memory protections into account for accesses with cached gfn->hva Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 14:42 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 23/31] KVM: pfncache: Fail to refresh if it contains memory protections Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 24/31] KVM: x86/mmu: Do not prefetch sptes on gfns backed by memory attributes Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 25/31] KVM: x86/mmu: Take memory protection attributes into account during faults Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 14:57 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 26/31] KVM: x86/mmu: Issue memory fault exit if walk failed due to memory attribute Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 14:46 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 27/31] KVM: let kvm_arch_post_set_memory_attributes drop mmu_lock Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` Paolo Bonzini [this message]
2026-09-18 14:57 ` [PATCH 28/31] KVM: x86/mmu: Obsolete all roots if memattr contains gPTEs sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 29/31] KVM: x86: selftests: Introduce memory protection attributes test Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 30/31] KVM: x86: selftests: Introduce memory attributes PTE test Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 13:50 ` [PATCH 31/31] KVM: x86: selftests: Introduce memory attributes side-channel tests Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-18 14:56 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-18 15:20 ` [PATCH v3 00/28] KVM: x86: Introduce memory protection attributes Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-21 16:56 ` Vitaly Kuznetsov
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