[PATCH v4 1/3] mshv: limit SynIC management to MSHV-owned resources

Jork Loeser
2026-04-27T21:39:05Z

The SynIC is shared between VMBus and MSHV. VMBus owns the message
page (SIMP), event flags page (SIEFP), global enable (SCONTROL),
and SINT2. MSHV adds SINT0, SINT5, and the event ring page (SIRBP).

Currently mshv_synic_cpu_init() redundantly enables SIMP, SIEFP, and
SCONTROL that VMBus already configured, and mshv_synic_cpu_exit()
disables all of them. This is wrong because MSHV can be torn down
while VMBus is still active. In particular, a kexec reboot notifier
tears down MSHV first. Disabling SCONTROL, SIMP, and SIEFP out
from under VMBus causes its later cleanup to write SynIC MSRs while
SynIC is disabled, which the hypervisor does not tolerate.

Restrict MSHV to managing only the resources it owns:
- SINT0, SINT5: mask on cleanup, unmask on init
- SIRBP: enable/disable as before
- SIMP, SIEFP, SCONTROL: leave to VMBus when it is active (L1VH
and nested root partition); on a non-nested root partition VMBus
does not run, so MSHV must enable/disable them

While here, fix the SIEFP and SIRBP memremap() and virt_to_phys()
calls to use HV_HYP_PAGE_SHIFT/HV_HYP_PAGE_SIZE instead of
PAGE_SHIFT/PAGE_SIZE. The hypervisor always uses 4K pages for SynIC
register GPAs regardless of the kernel page size, so using PAGE_SHIFT
produces wrong addresses on ARM64 with 64K pages.

Note that initialization order matters - VMBUS first, MSHV second,
and the reverse on de-init. Ideally, we would want a dedicated SYNIC
driver that replaces the cross-dependencies with a clear API and
dynamic tracking. Such refactor should go into its own dedicated
series, outside of this kexec fix series.

Signed-off-by: Jork Loeser <jloeser@linux.microsoft.com>
---
drivers/hv/hv.c | 3 +
drivers/hv/mshv_synic.c | 150 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
2 files changed, 103 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv.c b/drivers/hv/hv.c
index ae60fd542292..ef4b1b03395d 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv.c
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ void hv_synic_free(void)
/*
* hv_hyp_synic_enable_regs - Initialize the Synthetic Interrupt Controller
* with the hypervisor.
+ *
+ * Note: When MSHV is present, mshv_synic_cpu_init() intializes further
+ * registers later.
*/
void hv_hyp_synic_enable_regs(unsigned int cpu)
{
diff --git a/drivers/hv/mshv_synic.c b/drivers/hv/mshv_synic.c
index e2288a726fec..2db3b0192eac 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/mshv_synic.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/mshv_synic.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
#include <linux/interrupt.h>
#include <linux/io.h>
#include <linux/cpuhotplug.h>
+#include <linux/hyperv.h>
#include <linux/reboot.h>
#include <asm/mshyperv.h>
#include <linux/acpi.h>
@@ -456,46 +457,75 @@ static int mshv_synic_cpu_init(unsigned int cpu)
union hv_synic_siefp siefp;
union hv_synic_sirbp sirbp;
union hv_synic_sint sint;
- union hv_synic_scontrol sctrl;
struct hv_synic_pages *spages = this_cpu_ptr(synic_pages);
struct hv_message_page **msg_page = &spages->hyp_synic_message_page;
struct hv_synic_event_flags_page **event_flags_page =
&spages->synic_event_flags_page;
struct hv_synic_event_ring_page **event_ring_page =
&spages->synic_event_ring_page;
+ /*
+ * VMBus owns SIMP/SIEFP/SCONTROL when it is active.
+ * See hv_hyp_synic_enable_regs() for that initialization.
+ */
+ bool vmbus_active = hv_vmbus_exists();

- /* Setup the Synic's message page */
+ /*
+ * Map the SYNIC message page. When VMBus is not active the
+ * hypervisor pre-provisions the SIMP GPA but may not set
+ * simp_enabled — enable it here.
+ */
simp.as_uint64 = hv_get_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIMP);
- simp.simp_enabled = true;
+ if (!vmbus_active) {
+ simp.simp_enabled = true;
+ hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIMP, simp.as_uint64);
+ }
*msg_page = memremap(simp.base_simp_gpa << HV_HYP_PAGE_SHIFT,
HV_HYP_PAGE_SIZE,
MEMREMAP_WB);

if (!(*msg_page))
- return -EFAULT;
-
- hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIMP, simp.as_uint64);
+ goto cleanup_simp;

- /* Setup the Synic's event flags page */
+ /*
+ * Map the event flags page. Same as SIMP: enable when
+ * VMBus is not active, already enabled by VMBus otherwise.
+ */
siefp.as_uint64 = hv_get_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIEFP);
- siefp.siefp_enabled = true;
- *event_flags_page = memremap(siefp.base_siefp_gpa << PAGE_SHIFT,
- PAGE_SIZE, MEMREMAP_WB);
+ if (!vmbus_active) {
+ siefp.siefp_enabled = true;
+ hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIEFP, siefp.as_uint64);
+ }
+ *event_flags_page = memremap(siefp.base_siefp_gpa << HV_HYP_PAGE_SHIFT,
+ HV_HYP_PAGE_SIZE, MEMREMAP_WB);

if (!(*event_flags_page))
- goto cleanup;
-
- hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIEFP, siefp.as_uint64);
+ goto cleanup_siefp;

/* Setup the Synic's event ring page */
sirbp.as_uint64 = hv_get_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIRBP);
- sirbp.sirbp_enabled = true;
- *event_ring_page = memremap(sirbp.base_sirbp_gpa << PAGE_SHIFT,
- PAGE_SIZE, MEMREMAP_WB);

- if (!(*event_ring_page))
- goto cleanup;
+ if (hv_root_partition()) {
+ *event_ring_page = memremap(sirbp.base_sirbp_gpa << HV_HYP_PAGE_SHIFT,
+ HV_HYP_PAGE_SIZE, MEMREMAP_WB);

+ if (!(*event_ring_page))
+ goto cleanup_siefp;
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * On L1VH the hypervisor does not provide a SIRBP page.
+ * Allocate one and program its GPA into the MSR.
+ */
+ *event_ring_page = (struct hv_synic_event_ring_page *)
+ get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+
+ if (!(*event_ring_page))
+ goto cleanup_siefp;
+
+ sirbp.base_sirbp_gpa = virt_to_phys(*event_ring_page)
+ >> HV_HYP_PAGE_SHIFT;
+ }
+
+ sirbp.sirbp_enabled = true;
hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIRBP, sirbp.as_uint64);

if (mshv_sint_irq != -1)
@@ -518,28 +548,30 @@ static int mshv_synic_cpu_init(unsigned int cpu)
hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SINT0 + HV_SYNIC_DOORBELL_SINT_INDEX,
sint.as_uint64);

- /* Enable global synic bit */
- sctrl.as_uint64 = hv_get_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SCONTROL);
- sctrl.enable = 1;
- hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SCONTROL, sctrl.as_uint64);
+ /* When VMBus is active it already enabled SCONTROL. */
+ if (!vmbus_active) {
+ union hv_synic_scontrol sctrl;
+
+ sctrl.as_uint64 = hv_get_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SCONTROL);
+ sctrl.enable = 1;
+ hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SCONTROL, sctrl.as_uint64);
+ }

return 0;

-cleanup:
- if (*event_ring_page) {
- sirbp.sirbp_enabled = false;
- hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIRBP, sirbp.as_uint64);
- memunmap(*event_ring_page);
- }
- if (*event_flags_page) {
+cleanup_siefp:
+ if (*event_flags_page)
+ memunmap(*event_flags_page);
+ if (!vmbus_active) {
siefp.siefp_enabled = false;
hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIEFP, siefp.as_uint64);
- memunmap(*event_flags_page);
}
- if (*msg_page) {
+cleanup_simp:
+ if (*msg_page)
+ memunmap(*msg_page);
+ if (!vmbus_active) {
simp.simp_enabled = false;
hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIMP, simp.as_uint64);
- memunmap(*msg_page);
}

return -EFAULT;
@@ -548,16 +580,15 @@ static int mshv_synic_cpu_init(unsigned int cpu)
static int mshv_synic_cpu_exit(unsigned int cpu)
{
union hv_synic_sint sint;
- union hv_synic_simp simp;
- union hv_synic_siefp siefp;
union hv_synic_sirbp sirbp;
- union hv_synic_scontrol sctrl;
struct hv_synic_pages *spages = this_cpu_ptr(synic_pages);
struct hv_message_page **msg_page = &spages->hyp_synic_message_page;
struct hv_synic_event_flags_page **event_flags_page =
&spages->synic_event_flags_page;
struct hv_synic_event_ring_page **event_ring_page =
&spages->synic_event_ring_page;
+ /* VMBus owns SIMP/SIEFP/SCONTROL when it is active */
+ bool vmbus_active = hv_vmbus_exists();

/* Disable the interrupt */
sint.as_uint64 = hv_get_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SINT0 + HV_SYNIC_INTERCEPTION_SINT_INDEX);
@@ -574,28 +605,47 @@ static int mshv_synic_cpu_exit(unsigned int cpu)
if (mshv_sint_irq != -1)
disable_percpu_irq(mshv_sint_irq);

- /* Disable Synic's event ring page */
+ /* Disable SYNIC event ring page owned by MSHV */
sirbp.as_uint64 = hv_get_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIRBP);
sirbp.sirbp_enabled = false;
- hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIRBP, sirbp.as_uint64);
- memunmap(*event_ring_page);

- /* Disable Synic's event flags page */
- siefp.as_uint64 = hv_get_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIEFP);
- siefp.siefp_enabled = false;
- hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIEFP, siefp.as_uint64);
+ if (hv_root_partition()) {
+ hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIRBP, sirbp.as_uint64);
+ memunmap(*event_ring_page);
+ } else {
+ sirbp.base_sirbp_gpa = 0;
+ hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIRBP, sirbp.as_uint64);
+ free_page((unsigned long)*event_ring_page);
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Release our mappings of the message and event flags pages.
+ * When VMBus is not active, we enabled SIMP/SIEFP — disable
+ * them. Otherwise VMBus owns the MSRs — leave them.
+ */
memunmap(*event_flags_page);
+ if (!vmbus_active) {
+ union hv_synic_simp simp;
+ union hv_synic_siefp siefp;

- /* Disable Synic's message page */
- simp.as_uint64 = hv_get_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIMP);
- simp.simp_enabled = false;
- hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIMP, simp.as_uint64);
+ siefp.as_uint64 = hv_get_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIEFP);
+ siefp.siefp_enabled = false;
+ hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIEFP, siefp.as_uint64);
+
+ simp.as_uint64 = hv_get_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIMP);
+ simp.simp_enabled = false;
+ hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SIMP, simp.as_uint64);
+ }
memunmap(*msg_page);

- /* Disable global synic bit */
- sctrl.as_uint64 = hv_get_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SCONTROL);
- sctrl.enable = 0;
- hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SCONTROL, sctrl.as_uint64);
+ /* When VMBus is active it owns SCONTROL — leave it. */
+ if (!vmbus_active) {
+ union hv_synic_scontrol sctrl;
+
+ sctrl.as_uint64 = hv_get_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SCONTROL);
+ sctrl.enable = 0;
+ hv_set_non_nested_msr(HV_MSR_SCONTROL, sctrl.as_uint64);
+ }

return 0;
}
--
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