From: Eric Auger <eric.auger@redhat.com>
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Subject: [PATCH v10 00/26] kvm/arm: Introduce a customizable aarch64 KVM host model
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:36:04 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261010133725.642498-1-eric.auger@redhat.com> (raw)
This series enhances the current host KVM model with capability to
set writable ID reg fields.
Since v6.7 kernel, KVM/arm allows the userspace to overwrite the values
of a subset of ID regs. The list of writable fields continues to grow.
The feature ID range is defined as the AArch64 System register space
with op0==3, op1=={0, 1, 3}, CRn==0, CRm=={0-7}, op2=={0-7}.
The end goal is to get more flexibility when migrating guests
between different host hardware. This series is a prerequisite for
aarch64 named vcpu models.
QEMU retrieves the writable ID fields from KVM UAPI and
match them against a generated description of ID regs and their
named fields that stem from AARCHMRS Registers.json file.
Current description is based on latest 2026-03 edition.
The content of the generated files was compared against kernel
linux/arch/arm64/tools/sysreg file. It is not straightforward
to have unit tests for python scripts as there are many cases for
field extraction.
For each writable named field a uint64 property is created
following the "SYSREG_<REG>_<FIELD>" naming convention. REG and
FIELD names are those described in ARM ARM Reference manual.
SYSREG properties are applied at the end of the initialization
chain, after legacy composite options (sve, pauth, ...). They
do not substitute to them because legacy options do more than
just changing the value of ID registers. They may also interact
with KVM to init the vcpu with specific features or set some
VM capabilities. SYSREG properties just affect the corresponding
ID register field. Some checks are performed to make sure their
value is not inconsistent with legacy composite options.
The list of SYSREG properties can be retrieved through the qmp
monitor using query-cpu-model-expansion. They return the current
value for the corresponding field. The qmp command also allows to
test setting new values. In static mode, they are tested at qemu
level only, against field length, arch enum values if any and
consistency with legacy composite options. With full expansion,
the values are tested against KVM using a scratch vcpu initialized
with the right legacy composite property values.
Connie & Eric
This series can be found at:
https://github.com/eauger/qemu/tree/arm-cpu-model-v10
History:
--------
v9 -> v10:
addressed all Khushit's comments/suggestions. Here is the
list of main changes.
- MIDR, REVIDIR, MPIDR storage move (this may be sent as a
separate prerequisite series)
- rebase on demux register handler that has just landed
- update the json extractor accordingly
- Generate conditional enum values
- reorganize script patches to have the generated header
in the same patch which is much easier to maintain
- New macro to encode arch enum value and ValueRanges which
gives a much more compact header. Also enabled to remove
check-patch error
- Put a maximum of code in cpu64.c instead of kvm.c to
pave the way for other acceleration support. Also
changed the consistency check handling by skipping potential
new props that are known to collide with legacy composite options
- add writable_only param to pave the way for exposing all fields
as props
- fixes in the qmp expansion code
Cornelia Huck (3):
target/arm/kvm: Retrieve writable ID reg map
arm-qmp-cmds: introspection for ID register props
arm/cpu-features: Document ID reg properties
Eric Auger (22):
target/arm: Move REVIDR into isar.idregs[] storage
target/arm: Move MIDR into isar.idregs[] storage
target/arm: Enforce MPIDR into isar.idregs[] storage
target/arm/cpu-sysregs.h.inc: Update with automatic generation
arm/cpu: Add infra to handle generated ID register definitions
target/arm/cpu-idregs.h.inc: Generate with script
target/arm/cpu-idregs.h.inc: Generate enum values
target/arm/cpu-idregs.h.inc: Generate reserved fields
hw/arm/virt: Make sure virt_get_caches() keeps on reading CLIDR_EL1 as
0
arm/kvm: Initialize isar.idregs[] with all writable host ID regs
target/arm/cpu64: Add properties for writable IDReg fields
target/arm/kvm: Implement SYSREG property setter and getter
target/arm/kvm: Let kvm_arm_init_cpreg_list propagate an error handle
target/arm/kvm: Pass an Error handle to kvm_arch_init_vcpu
target/arm/kvm: Introduce kvm_arm_override_idreg_field helper
target/arm/cpu64: Introduce arm_cpu_apply_sysreg_props
target/arm/kvm: Apply SYSREG props
target/arm/kvm: Add consistency checking for SYSREG props
target/arm/cpu64: Add helper to test SYSREG props against a scratch
vcpu
target/arm/kvm: Add an error handle to
kvm_arm_create_scratch_host_vcpu
target/arm/kvm: Introduce kvm_arm_vcpu_prepare_init_features helper
target/arm/kvm: Introduce kvm_arm_create_init_scratch_vcpu()
Shaju Abraham (1):
target/arm/cpu_idregs: Generate tables for Arm64 ID registers and
fields
docs/system/arm/cpu-features.rst | 111 +-
include/system/kvm.h | 2 +-
target/arm/cpu-idregs.h | 76 +
target/arm/cpu.h | 12 +-
target/arm/kvm_arm.h | 26 +-
target/arm/cpu-idregs.h.inc | 1549 +++++++++++++++++
target/arm/cpu-sysregs.h.inc | 13 +
accel/kvm/kvm-all.c | 15 +-
hw/arm/virt.c | 11 +
hw/intc/armv7m_nvic.c | 4 +-
target/arm/arm-qmp-cmds.c | 130 +-
target/arm/cpu-idregs.c | 93 +
target/arm/cpu-max.c | 4 +-
target/arm/cpu.c | 24 +-
target/arm/cpu64.c | 330 +++-
target/arm/helper.c | 29 +-
target/arm/hvf/hvf.c | 6 +-
target/arm/kvm-stub.c | 17 +
target/arm/kvm.c | 277 ++-
target/arm/tcg/cpu-v7m.c | 18 +-
target/arm/tcg/cpu32.c | 37 +-
target/arm/tcg/cpu64.c | 42 +-
target/arm/whpx/whpx-all.c | 6 +-
target/i386/kvm/kvm.c | 22 +-
target/loongarch/kvm/kvm.c | 27 +-
target/ppc/kvm.c | 6 +-
target/riscv/kvm/kvm-cpu.c | 3 +-
target/s390x/kvm/kvm.c | 2 +-
scripts/aarch64_sysreg_helpers.py | 118 ++
.../update-aarch64-cpu-sysreg-properties.py | 331 ++++
scripts/update-aarch64-cpu-sysregs-header.py | 59 +
target/arm/meson.build | 1 +
target/arm/trace-events | 9 +
33 files changed, 3232 insertions(+), 178 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 target/arm/cpu-idregs.h
create mode 100644 target/arm/cpu-idregs.h.inc
create mode 100644 target/arm/cpu-idregs.c
create mode 100644 scripts/aarch64_sysreg_helpers.py
create mode 100644 scripts/update-aarch64-cpu-sysreg-properties.py
create mode 100755 scripts/update-aarch64-cpu-sysregs-header.py
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Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-10 13:36 Eric Auger [this message]
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 01/26] target/arm: Move REVIDR into isar.idregs[] storage Eric Auger
2026-10-22 10:28 ` Peter Maydell
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 02/26] target/arm: Move MIDR " Eric Auger
2026-10-22 10:28 ` Peter Maydell
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 03/26] target/arm: Enforce MPIDR " Eric Auger
2026-10-22 10:28 ` Peter Maydell
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 04/26] target/arm/cpu-sysregs.h.inc: Update with automatic generation Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 05/26] arm/cpu: Add infra to handle generated ID register definitions Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 06/26] target/arm/cpu-idregs.h.inc: Generate with script Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 07/26] target/arm/cpu-idregs.h.inc: Generate enum values Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 08/26] target/arm/cpu-idregs.h.inc: Generate reserved fields Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 09/26] target/arm/cpu_idregs: Generate tables for Arm64 ID registers and fields Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 10/26] target/arm/kvm: Retrieve writable ID reg map Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 11/26] hw/arm/virt: Make sure virt_get_caches() keeps on reading CLIDR_EL1 as 0 Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 12/26] arm/kvm: Initialize isar.idregs[] with all writable host ID regs Eric Auger
2026-10-12 8:25 ` Khushit Shah
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 13/26] target/arm/cpu64: Add properties for writable IDReg fields Eric Auger
2026-10-12 6:17 ` Khushit Shah
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 14/26] target/arm/kvm: Implement SYSREG property setter and getter Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 15/26] target/arm/kvm: Let kvm_arm_init_cpreg_list propagate an error handle Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 16/26] target/arm/kvm: Pass an Error handle to kvm_arch_init_vcpu Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 17/26] target/arm/kvm: Introduce kvm_arm_override_idreg_field helper Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 18/26] target/arm/cpu64: Introduce arm_cpu_apply_sysreg_props Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 19/26] target/arm/kvm: Apply SYSREG props Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 20/26] target/arm/kvm: Add consistency checking for " Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 21/26] target/arm/cpu64: Add helper to test SYSREG props against a scratch vcpu Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 22/26] target/arm/kvm: Add an error handle to kvm_arm_create_scratch_host_vcpu Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 23/26] target/arm/kvm: Introduce kvm_arm_vcpu_prepare_init_features helper Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 24/26] target/arm/kvm: Introduce kvm_arm_create_init_scratch_vcpu() Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 25/26] arm-qmp-cmds: introspection for ID register props Eric Auger
2026-10-10 13:36 ` [PATCH v10 26/26] arm/cpu-features: Document ID reg properties Eric Auger
2026-10-12 4:38 ` [PATCH v10 00/26] kvm/arm: Introduce a customizable aarch64 KVM host model Khushit Shah
2026-10-12 5:30 ` Eric Auger
2026-10-23 11:44 ` Peter Maydell
2026-10-26 13:55 ` Eric Auger
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