From: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
To: kvmarm@lists.linux.dev, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
kvm@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Steffen Eiden <seiden@linux.ibm.com>,
Joey Gouly <joey.gouly@arm.com>,
Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>,
Oliver Upton <oupton@kernel.org>,
Zenghui Yu <yuzenghui@huawei.com>,
Fuad Tabba <fuad.tabba@linux.dev>,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] KVM: arm64: Move IN_GUEST_MODE ahead of state being loaded
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:05:35 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261015100539.1011760-4-maz@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261015100539.1011760-1-maz@kernel.org>
IN_GUEST_MODE is advertised too late, when state has already been moved
onto CPU registers and cannot be observed by another CPU anymore.
Move the IN_GUEST_MODE publication ahead of the state being loaded, and
immediately check for pending request. This ensures that there is no
window of opportunity for another CPU to observe OUTSIDE_GUEST_MODE and
yet for state to be loaded.
This also simplifies the "state rollback", which solely amounts to
synchronising the timer when no irqchip is present.
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
---
arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c | 18 ++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index 8b46fafdd3494..9956049e592ab 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -1321,31 +1321,33 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
local_irq_disable();
- kvm_vgic_flush_hwstate(vcpu);
-
- kvm_pmu_update_vcpu_events(vcpu);
-
/*
* Ensure we set mode to IN_GUEST_MODE after we disable
* interrupts and before the final VCPU requests check.
* See the comment in kvm_vcpu_exiting_guest_mode() and
* Documentation/virt/kvm/vcpu-requests.rst
+ *
+ * Requests to self must be posted before this point, or
+ * won't be taken into account until the next exit. No state
+ * loading other than what happens at vcpu_load() time can
+ * be done before we have checked for pending requests.
*/
smp_store_mb(vcpu->mode, IN_GUEST_MODE);
if (ret <= 0 || kvm_vcpu_exit_request(vcpu, &ret)) {
- isb(); /* Ensure work in x_flush_hwstate is committed */
- if (kvm_vcpu_has_pmu(vcpu))
- kvm_pmu_sync_hwstate(vcpu);
if (unlikely(!irqchip_in_kernel(vcpu->kvm)))
kvm_timer_sync_user(vcpu);
- kvm_vgic_sync_hwstate(vcpu);
smp_store_release(&vcpu->mode, OUTSIDE_GUEST_MODE);
local_irq_enable();
preempt_enable();
continue;
}
+ /* From here onwards, we are commited to entering the guest */
+ kvm_vgic_flush_hwstate(vcpu);
+
+ kvm_pmu_update_vcpu_events(vcpu);
+
kvm_arch_vcpu_ctxflush_fp(vcpu);
/**************************************************************
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-15 10:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-15 10:05 [PATCH 0/7] KVM: arm64: Fix cross-CPU vcpu pausing Marc Zyngier
2026-10-15 10:05 ` [PATCH 1/7] KVM: arm64: nv: Move L2->L1 switch on interrupt early Marc Zyngier
2026-10-15 10:16 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-15 10:05 ` [PATCH 2/7] KVM: arm64: Move OUTSIDE_GUEST_MODE publication past context being saved Marc Zyngier
2026-10-15 12:57 ` Fuad Tabba
2026-10-15 13:52 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-10-15 13:59 ` Fuad Tabba
2026-10-15 10:05 ` Marc Zyngier [this message]
2026-10-15 10:05 ` [PATCH 4/7] KVM: arm64: Turn vcpu->arch.pause into a counter Marc Zyngier
2026-10-15 10:05 ` [PATCH 5/7] KVM: arm64: Add helpers to halt a vCPU Marc Zyngier
2026-10-15 12:57 ` Fuad Tabba
2026-10-15 13:13 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-10-15 13:15 ` Fuad Tabba
2026-10-15 10:05 ` [PATCH 6/7] KVM: arm64: vgic: Stop the target vcpu when disabling LPIs Marc Zyngier
2026-10-15 10:05 ` [PATCH 7/7] KVM: arm64: vgic-its: Stop the VM when handling MOVALL Marc Zyngier
2026-10-15 12:57 ` [PATCH 0/7] KVM: arm64: Fix cross-CPU vcpu pausing Fuad Tabba
2026-10-15 13:30 ` Marc Zyngier
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