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Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:32:01 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 14:31:57 -0600 From: Mathieu Poirier To: Gavin Shan Cc: berrange@redhat.com, kchamart@redhat.com, pierrick.bouvier@oss.qualcomm.com, peter.maydell@linaro.org, mst@redhat.com, cohuck@redhat.com, pbonzini@redhat.com, eblake@redhat.com, armbru@redhat.com, lorenzo.pieralisi@linaro.org, enju.kohei@fujitsu.com, qemu-devel@nongnu.org, qemu-arm@nongnu.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC v4 00/24] Add Realm support to QEMU-VMM Message-ID: References: <20260903193611.1058589-1-mathieu.poirier@linaro.org> <7dea93a6-b119-4882-9c56-557a372b646a@redhat.com> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: kvm@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <7dea93a6-b119-4882-9c56-557a372b646a@redhat.com> Good day, On Mon, Sep 21, 2026 at 02:05:19PM +1000, Gavin Shan wrote: > Hi Mathieu, > > On 9/4/26 5:35 AM, Mathieu Poirier wrote: > > This patchset provides minimal functionality to start a Realm VM > > from an Arm RME capable host using the following command line: > > > > qemu-system-aarch64 \ > > -M confidential-guest-support=rme0,memory-backend=ram0 \ > > -object rme-guest,id=rme0,convert-in-place=on \ > > -object memory-backend-guest-memfd,id=ram0,size=1G,share=on \ > > -cpu host -M virt -enable-kvm -M gic-version=3,its=on -nodefaults .. > > > > It is a refactoring of Jean-Philippe Brucker's initial work dating from a while > > back. It is compatible with Steven Price's v16 revision [1] of his work adding > > CCA support to KVM. > > > > This revision is based on Michael Roth's work on guest memfd in-place memory > > conversion [2], rebased to QEMU master. I left out the AMD specific changes > > from Michael's work because I can't test the result. Other than the > > modications to the linux headers, this series is identical to V3. > > > > It was tested on the QEMU SBSA machine. For convenience, a repository is hosted > > here [3], along with the TF-A [4] and RMM [5] for the SBSA machine (compatible > > with Steven's v16 patchset). The Repository for the kernel [6] is also > > available. Note that for the latter, defines for > > KVM_CAP_GUEST_MEMFD_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES and KVM_CAP_ARM_RMI have been modified to > > follow QEMU master. > > > > Instructions to compile and run the entire stack can be found here [7]. > > > > Device Assignment is not included. > > > > Thanks, > > Mathieu > > > > [1]. https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20260803134403.80630-1-steven.price@arm.com/ > > [2]. https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20260528000416.8161-1-michael.roth@amd.com/ > > [3]. https://gitlab.com/Linaro/cca-public/qemu/-/tree/upstream-v4?ref_type=heads > > [4]. https://gitlab.com/Linaro/cca-public/tf-a/trusted-firmware-a/-/tree/cca/v13?ref_type=heads > > [5]. https://gitlab.com/Linaro/cca-public/rmm/-/tree/cca/v16?ref_type=heads > > [6]. https://gitlab.com/Linaro/cca-public/linux/-/tree/upstream-v4?ref_type=heads > > [7]. https://gitlab.com/Linaro/cca-public/build-instructions > > > > Give this series and (v19) arm/cca host series [1] a try, and found the following > issues. I'm sharing the found issues that I need take chance to look at them > closely in future. Thank you for taking the time. > > [1] https://git.gitlab.arm.com/linux-arm/linux-cca.git (branch: cca/cca-host/kvm-v19/integration) > > Note that the host is emulated using qemu (TCG mode) via 'virt' platform, using > the following command lines I am currently focused on the SBSA machine but will try to reproduce your manipulations using 'upstream-v5' that I just posted. Note that upstream-v5 doesn't address any of the comments you posted today. Since upstream-v4 was based on v16, I wanted to send another revision that is based on the very latest (v21) to keep pace with Suzuki and Steven. I am off to Linux Plumbers next week but rest assured that I will look into your comments (and the content herein) when I'm back. Thanks, Mathieu > > laptop$ /home/gshan/sandbox/cca/host/qemu/build/qemu-system-aarch64 \ > -M virt,virtualization=on,secure=on,gic-version=3,acpi=off \ > -cpu max,x-rme=on -m 4G -smp 8 \ > -serial mon:stdio -monitor none -nographic -nodefaults \ > -bios /home/gshan/sandbox/cca/host/tf-a/flash.bin \ > -kernel /home/gshan/sandbox/cca/host/linux/arch/arm64/boot/Image \ > -initrd /home/gshan/sandbox/cca/host/buildroot/output/images/rootfs.cpio.xz \ > -append kvm-arm.mode=rmm \ > -device pcie-root-port,bus=pcie.0,chassis=1,id=pcie.1 \ > -device pcie-root-port,bus=pcie.0,chassis=2,id=pcie.2 \ > -device pcie-root-port,bus=pcie.0,chassis=3,id=pcie.3 \ > -device pcie-root-port,bus=pcie.0,chassis=4,id=pcie.4 \ > -device virtio-9p-device,fsdev=shr0,mount_tag=shr0 \ > -fsdev local,security_model=none,path=/home/gshan/sandbox/cca/guest,id=shr0 \ > -netdev tap,id=tap1,script=/etc/qemu-ifup,downscript=/etc/qemu-ifdown \ > -device virtio-net-pci,bus=pcie.2,netdev=tap1,mac=b8:3f:d2:1d:3e:80 > > The realm VM is started using the following command lines. > > host$ qemu-system-aarch64 -enable-kvm -object rme-guest,id=rme0,convert-in-place=on \ > -machine virt,gic-version=3,confidential-guest-support=rme0 -m 2G -cpu host \ > -smp maxcpus=4,cpus=4,sockets=1,clusters=1,cores=2,threads=2 \ > -object memory-backend-guest-memfd,id=mem0,size=2G,share=on \ > -numa node,nodeid=0,cpus=0-3,memdev=mem0 \ > -serial mon:stdio -monitor none -nographic -nodefaults \ > -kernel /mnt/linux/arch/arm64/boot/Image \ > -initrd /mnt/buildroot/output/images/rootfs.cpio.xz \ > -append earlycon=pl011,mmio,0x10009000000 > > Found issues > ============ > > (1) qemu is terminiated on qmp command 'dump-guest-memory' > > (qemu) dump-guest-memory -p "/tmp/mem" 0x40000000 0x10000000 > ** > ERROR:../system/memory_mapping.c:215:guest_phys_block_add_section: assertion failed: (predecessor->target_end <= target_start) > Bail out! ERROR:../system/memory_mapping.c:215:guest_phys_block_add_section: assertion failed: (predecessor->target_end <= target_start) > > (2) qemu emulation can't be stopped and resumed > > (qemu) stop > (qemu) cont > Failed to set KVM_REG_ARM_TIMER_CNT > > (3) qemu is terminiated on qmp command 'system_reset' > > (qemu) system_reset > cpus are not resettable, terminating > > (4) 'reboot' from the guest doesn't work > > root@guest:~# reboot > : > Requesting system reboot > [ 123.264893] reboot: Restarting system > qemu-system-aarch64: cpus are not resettable, terminating > > (5) Incompatible to virtio-iommu-pci. The realm guest doesn't boot up if a virtio-iommu-pci > device is specified in the command lines > > host$ qemu-system-aarch64 -enable-kvm \ > -object rme-guest,id=rme0,convert-in-place=on \ > -machine virt,gic-version=3,confidential-guest-support=rme0 \ > -m 2G -cpu host -smp maxcpus=4,cpus=4,sockets=1,clusters=1,cores=2,threads=2 \ > -object memory-backend-guest-memfd,id=mem0,size=2G,share=on \ > -numa node,nodeid=0,cpus=0-3,memdev=mem0 \ > -serial mon:stdio -monitor none -nographic -nodefaults \ > -kernel /mnt/linux/arch/arm64/boot/Image \ > -initrd /mnt/buildroot/output/images/rootfs.cpio.xz \ > -append earlycon=pl011,mmio,0x10009000000 \ > -device pcie-root-port,bus=pcie.0,chassis=1,id=pcie.1 \ > -device pcie-root-port,bus=pcie.0,chassis=2,id=pcie.2 \ > -device virtio-iommu-pci,bus=pcie.0 \ > -drive file=/mnt/disk.qcow2,if=none,id=drive0 \ > -device virtio-blk-pci,id=virtblk0,bus=pcie.1,drive=drive0,num-queues=4 \ > -netdev tap,id=tap1,vhost=on,script=/etc/qemu-ifup,downscript=/etc/qemu-ifdown \ > -device virtio-net-pci,bus=pcie.2,netdev=tap1,mac=b8:3f:d2:1d:3e:c0 > : > [ 0.000000] Booting Linux on physical CPU 0x0000000000 [0x000f0510] > [ 0.000000] Linux version 7.2.0-rc5-gavin-gf5098b6bae76 (gshan@nvidia-grace-hopper-01.khw.eng.bos2.dc.redhat.com) (gcc (GCC) 14.3.1 20251022 (Red Hat 14.3.1-4), GNU ld version 2.41-65.el10) #47 SMP PREEMPT Mon Jul 27 02:29:03 EDT 2026 > [ 0.000000] KASLR enabled > [ 0.000000] Machine model: linux,dummy-virt > [ 0.000000] earlycon: pl11 at MMIO 0x0000010009000000 (options '') > [ 0.000000] printk: legacy bootconsole [pl11] enabled > [ 0.000000] efi: UEFI not found. > [ 0.000000] OF: reserved mem: Reserved memory: No reserved-memory node in the DT > [ 0.000000] NODE_DATA(0) allocated [mem 0xbfbecb00-0xbfbf09bf] > [ 0.000000] psci: probing for conduit method from DT. > [ 0.000000] psci: PSCIv1.1 detected in firmware. > [ 0.000000] psci: Using standard PSCI v0.2 function IDs > [ 0.000000] psci: MIGRATE_INFO_TYPE not supported. > [ 0.000000] psci: SMC Calling Convention v1.2 > [ 0.000000] RME: Using RSI version 1.0 > [ 0.000000] Zone ranges: > [ 0.000000] DMA [mem 0x0000000040000000-0x00000000bfffffff] > [ 0.000000] DMA32 empty > [ 0.000000] Normal empty > [ 0.000000] Movable zone start for each node > : > [ 6.664423] Serial: AMBA PL011 UART driver > [ 7.151312] 9000000.pl011: ttyAMA0 at MMIO 0x9000000 (irq = 13, base_baud = 0) is a PL011 rev1 > [ 7.213181] printk: console [ttyAMA0] enabled > [ 8.536454] HugeTLB: registered 1.00 Gi > <...The realm guest stops here, no output since then...> > > Thanks, > Gavin >