From: "Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)" <aneesh.kumar@kernel.org>
To: linux-coco@lists.linux.dev
Cc: "Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)" <aneesh.kumar@kernel.org>,
Ackerley Tng <ackerleytng@google.com>,
David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>,
David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca>, Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@intel.com>,
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>,
Alexey Kardashevskiy <aik@amd.com>,
Xu Yilun <yilun.xu@linux.intel.com>,
Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>,
Steven Price <steven.price@arm.com>,
Fred Griffoul <griffoul@gmail.com>,
iommu@lists.linux.dev, kvm@vger.kernel.org,
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Subject: [RFC PATCH v5 09/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Use provider operations for host mappings and faults
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:11:13 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261112074120.1570072-10-aneesh.kumar@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261112074120.1570072-1-aneesh.kumar@kernel.org>
Add mmap() and fault() callbacks so providers can set up host mappings
and handle faults. Keep common permission checks, private/shared checks
and inode locking in guest_memfd. Require providers to supply both
callbacks together, or let guest_memfd handle both.
Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm) <aneesh.kumar@kernel.org>
---
include/linux/guest_memfd.h | 14 ++++
virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c | 146 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
2 files changed, 106 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/guest_memfd.h b/include/linux/guest_memfd.h
index e11b2392b001..777507191603 100644
--- a/include/linux/guest_memfd.h
+++ b/include/linux/guest_memfd.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
#define _LINUX_GUEST_MEMFD_H
#include <linux/bits.h>
+#include <linux/mm_types.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
#define GUEST_MEMFD_PFN_MMIO BIT_ULL(0)
@@ -61,6 +62,14 @@ struct guest_memfd_handle {
* Supplying this without allocate_range()
* supports a fixed memory range and disables fallocate(),
* including hole punching.
+ * @mmap: Configure provider-specific VMA flags and operations after common
+ * mapping permission checks. Supply with fault(), or omit both to
+ * select folio/PFN host-mapping defaults.
+ * @fault: Resolve a shared host fault under the inode invalidate read lock.
+ * Default folio helpers transfer a locked page reference to the MM
+ * and return VM_FAULT_LOCKED; default PFN helpers insert the PFN with
+ * its memory type and permissions, then release their temporary
+ * reference.
* @alloc_folio: Allocate an uninserted folio for a given index and NUMA policy.
* Must return a pointer to a struct folio on success, or an
* ERR_PTR() error code on failure. Must never return NULL.
@@ -72,6 +81,9 @@ struct guest_memfd_handle {
* guest_memfd_handle.folio for the core to unlock and release.
* PFN providers leave folio NULL and keep their PFNs stable until
* the caller releases the inode invalidate lock.
+ * Folio providers supplying get_pfn() must also supply mmap() and
+ * fault() when host mmap is enabled. The default fault expects a
+ * locked folio reference in guest_memfd_handle.folio.
* @lookup_pfn_range: Look up the PFN for a given index. Returns 0 on success
* with the physical frame number in @pfn and the number of
* contiguous pages the mapping is valid for in @nr_pages.
@@ -103,6 +115,8 @@ struct guest_memfd_provider_operations {
int (*release_range)(struct inode *inode, void *provider,
pgoff_t start, pgoff_t end, const unsigned long *pfn,
u64 pfn_attrs, bool release_backing);
+ int (*mmap)(struct inode *inode, void *provider, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
+ vm_fault_t (*fault)(struct inode *inode, void *provider, struct vm_fault *vmf);
struct folio *(*alloc_folio)(void *provider, pgoff_t index,
struct mempolicy *mpol);
void (*invalidate_folio)(void *provider, struct folio *folio);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c b/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c
index c6b1814b5e7e..3a92f2453e8b 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ static int gmem_folio_release_range(struct inode *inode, void *provider,
static int gmem_pfn_release_range(struct inode *inode, void *provider,
pgoff_t start, pgoff_t end, const unsigned long *pfn,
u64 pfn_attrs, bool release_backing);
+static int gmem_folio_mmap(struct inode *inode, void *provider,
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma);
+static int gmem_pfn_mmap(struct inode *inode, void *provider,
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma);
+static vm_fault_t gmem_folio_fault(struct inode *inode, void *provider,
+ struct vm_fault *vmf);
+static vm_fault_t gmem_pfn_fault(struct inode *inode, void *provider,
+ struct vm_fault *vmf);
static __always_inline struct gmem_inode *GMEM_I(struct inode *inode)
{
@@ -106,6 +114,8 @@ static const struct guest_memfd_provider_operations gmem_native_provider_ops = {
.prepare_attributes = gmem_folio_prepare_attributes,
.allocate_range = gmem_folio_allocate_range,
.release_range = gmem_folio_release_range,
+ .mmap = gmem_folio_mmap,
+ .fault = gmem_folio_fault,
};
static bool gmem_provider_ops_valid(struct gmem_inode *gi,
@@ -131,8 +141,11 @@ static bool gmem_provider_ops_valid(struct gmem_inode *gi,
if (ops->allocate_range && !ops->release_range)
return false;
- /* Custom folio get_pfn() needs matching host mapping callbacks. */
- if (ops->alloc_folio && ops->get_pfn &&
+ if (!!ops->mmap != !!ops->fault)
+ return false;
+
+ /* The default host fault expects a locked folio in guest_memfd_handle.folio. */
+ if (ops->alloc_folio && ops->get_pfn && !ops->fault &&
(gi->flags & GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP))
return false;
@@ -161,11 +174,19 @@ static void gmem_provider_init_ops(struct gmem_inode *gi,
gi->provider_operations.allocate_range = gmem_folio_allocate_range;
gi->provider_operations.release_range = gmem_folio_release_range;
}
+ if (!ops->mmap) {
+ gi->provider_operations.mmap = gmem_folio_mmap;
+ gi->provider_operations.fault = gmem_folio_fault;
+ }
} else {
if (!ops->release_range) {
gi->provider_operations.allocate_range = gmem_pfn_allocate_range;
gi->provider_operations.release_range = gmem_pfn_release_range;
}
+ if (!ops->mmap) {
+ gi->provider_operations.mmap = gmem_pfn_mmap;
+ gi->provider_operations.fault = gmem_pfn_fault;
+ }
}
gi->provider_ops = &gi->provider_operations;
}
@@ -958,63 +979,69 @@ static bool kvm_gmem_supports_mmap(struct inode *inode)
return GMEM_I(inode)->flags & GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP;
}
-static vm_fault_t kvm_gmem_fault_user_mapping(struct vm_fault *vmf)
+static vm_fault_t gmem_fault_error(int ret)
+{
+ return ret == -EAGAIN ? VM_FAULT_RETRY : vmf_error(ret);
+}
+
+static vm_fault_t gmem_folio_fault(struct inode *inode, void *provider,
+ struct vm_fault *vmf)
{
- struct inode *inode = file_inode(vmf->vma->vm_file);
struct gmem_inode *gi = GMEM_I(inode);
- vm_fault_t ret = VM_FAULT_LOCKED;
- struct folio *folio = NULL;
struct guest_memfd_handle handle;
- int r = 0;
+ struct folio *folio;
+ int ret;
- if (((loff_t)vmf->pgoff << PAGE_SHIFT) >= i_size_read(inode))
- return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
+ ret = gmem_provider_get_pfn(gi, vmf->pgoff, &handle);
+ if (ret)
+ return gmem_fault_error(ret);
- filemap_invalidate_lock_shared(inode->i_mapping);
- if (!kvm_gmem_is_shared_mem(inode, vmf->pgoff)) {
- r = -EACCES;
- } else if (kvm_gmem_is_pfn_mode(gi)) {
- r = gmem_provider_get_pfn(gi, vmf->pgoff, &handle);
- if (!r) {
- ret = vmf_insert_pfn(vmf->vma, vmf->address, handle.pfn);
- gmem_unlock_handle(&handle);
- gmem_put_handle(&handle);
- }
- } else {
- folio = kvm_gmem_get_folio(inode, vmf->pgoff);
- if (IS_ERR(folio))
- r = PTR_ERR(folio);
+ folio = handle.folio;
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(folio_test_large(folio))) {
+ gmem_unlock_handle(&handle);
+ gmem_put_handle(&handle);
+ return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
}
- filemap_invalidate_unlock_shared(inode->i_mapping);
-
- if (r) {
- if (r == -EAGAIN)
- return VM_FAULT_RETRY;
- return vmf_error(r);
- }
+ /* Pass the locked folio reference to the MM fault handler. */
+ vmf->page = folio_file_page(folio, vmf->pgoff);
+ return VM_FAULT_LOCKED;
+}
- if (kvm_gmem_is_pfn_mode(gi))
- return ret;
+static vm_fault_t gmem_pfn_fault(struct inode *inode, void *provider,
+ struct vm_fault *vmf)
+{
+ struct gmem_inode *gi = GMEM_I(inode);
+ pgprot_t prot = vmf->vma->vm_page_prot;
+ struct guest_memfd_handle handle;
+ vm_fault_t ret;
+ int r;
- if (WARN_ON_ONCE(folio_test_large(folio))) {
- ret = VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
- goto out_folio;
- }
+ r = gmem_provider_get_pfn(gi, vmf->pgoff, &handle);
+ if (r)
+ return gmem_fault_error(r);
- if (!folio_test_uptodate(folio)) {
- clear_highpage(folio_page(folio, 0));
- folio_mark_uptodate(folio);
- }
+ ret = vmf_insert_pfn_prot(vmf->vma, vmf->address, handle.pfn, prot);
+ gmem_unlock_handle(&handle);
+ gmem_put_handle(&handle);
+ return ret;
+}
- vmf->page = folio_file_page(folio, vmf->pgoff);
+static vm_fault_t kvm_gmem_fault_user_mapping(struct vm_fault *vmf)
+{
+ struct inode *inode = file_inode(vmf->vma->vm_file);
+ struct gmem_inode *gi = GMEM_I(inode);
+ vm_fault_t ret;
-out_folio:
- if (ret != VM_FAULT_LOCKED) {
- folio_unlock(folio);
- folio_put(folio);
- }
+ if (((loff_t)vmf->pgoff << PAGE_SHIFT) >= i_size_read(inode))
+ return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
+ filemap_invalidate_lock_shared(inode->i_mapping);
+ if (!kvm_gmem_is_shared_mem(inode, vmf->pgoff))
+ ret = VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
+ else
+ ret = gi->provider_ops->fault(inode, gi->provider, vmf);
+ filemap_invalidate_unlock_shared(inode->i_mapping);
return ret;
}
@@ -1055,11 +1082,27 @@ static const struct vm_operations_struct kvm_gmem_vm_ops = {
#endif
};
+static int gmem_folio_mmap(struct inode *inode, void *provider,
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+ vma->vm_ops = &kvm_gmem_vm_ops;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int gmem_pfn_mmap(struct inode *inode, void *provider,
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+ vm_flags_set(vma, VM_PFNMAP);
+ vma->vm_ops = &kvm_gmem_vm_ops;
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int kvm_gmem_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
{
- struct gmem_inode *gi = GMEM_I(file_inode(file));
+ struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
+ struct gmem_inode *gi = GMEM_I(inode);
- if (!kvm_gmem_supports_mmap(file_inode(file)))
+ if (!kvm_gmem_supports_mmap(inode))
return -ENODEV;
if ((vma->vm_flags & (VM_SHARED | VM_MAYSHARE)) !=
@@ -1067,12 +1110,7 @@ static int kvm_gmem_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
return -EINVAL;
}
- if (kvm_gmem_is_pfn_mode(gi))
- vm_flags_set(vma, VM_PFNMAP);
-
- vma->vm_ops = &kvm_gmem_vm_ops;
-
- return 0;
+ return gi->provider_ops->mmap(inode, gi->provider, vma);
}
bool kvm_gmem_is_private_gfn(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn)
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-12 7:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-12 7:41 [RFC PATCH v5 00/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Add a common framework for device memory providers Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
2026-11-12 7:41 ` [RFC PATCH v5 01/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Add a handle for provider PFNs Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
2026-11-12 7:41 ` [RFC PATCH v5 02/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Get PFNs through common provider operations Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
2026-11-12 7:41 ` [RFC PATCH v5 03/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Let providers coordinate mapping changes Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
2026-11-12 7:41 ` [RFC PATCH v5 04/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Add provider PFN range lookup Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
2026-11-12 7:41 ` [RFC PATCH v5 05/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Let providers validate attribute changes Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
2026-11-12 7:41 ` [RFC PATCH v5 06/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Share memory through provider range lookup Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
2026-11-12 7:41 ` [RFC PATCH v5 07/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Release and revoke memory through provider operations Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
2026-11-12 7:41 ` [RFC PATCH v5 08/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Use provider operations for fallocate allocation Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
2026-11-12 7:41 ` Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm) [this message]
2026-11-12 7:41 ` [RFC PATCH v5 10/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Let providers prepare memory regions Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
2026-11-12 7:41 ` [RFC PATCH v5 11/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Pass KVM explicitly to provider attach Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
2026-11-12 7:41 ` [RFC PATCH v5 12/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Support devices through common provider operations Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
2026-11-12 7:41 ` [RFC PATCH v5 13/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Notify providers after private attribute updates Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
2026-11-12 7:41 ` [RFC PATCH v5 14/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Enable shared host mappings for device providers Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
2026-11-12 7:41 ` [RFC PATCH v5 15/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Notify providers during file release Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
2026-11-12 7:41 ` [RFC PATCH v5 16/16] KVM: guest_memfd: Invalidate mappings before memslot unbind Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
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