From: Fuad Tabba <tabba@google.com>
To: kvmarm@lists.linux.dev, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Cc: maz@kernel.org, oliver.upton@linux.dev, joey.gouly@arm.com,
suzuki.poulose@arm.com, yuzenghui@huawei.com,
catalin.marinas@arm.com, will@kernel.org, tabba@google.com
Subject: [PATCH v1 4/5] arm64: Inject UNDEF when accessing MTE sysregs with MTE disabled
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 12:22:09 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251127122210.4111702-5-tabba@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251127122210.4111702-1-tabba@google.com>
When MTE hardware is present but disabled via software (arm64.nomte or
CONFIG_ARM64_MTE=n), HCR_EL2.ATA is cleared to prevent use of MTE
instructions. However, this alone doesn't fully emulate hardware that
lacks MTE support.
With HCR_EL2.ATA cleared, accesses to certain MTE system registers trap
to EL2 with exception class ESR_ELx_EC_SYS64. To faithfully emulate
hardware without MTE (where such accesses would cause an Undefined
Instruction exception), inject UNDEF into the host.
Signed-off-by: Fuad Tabba <tabba@google.com>
---
arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/hyp-main.c | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 44 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/hyp-main.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/hyp-main.c
index 29430c031095..f542e4c17156 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/hyp-main.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/hyp-main.c
@@ -686,6 +686,46 @@ static void handle_host_smc(struct kvm_cpu_context *host_ctxt)
kvm_skip_host_instr();
}
+static void inject_undef64(void)
+{
+ unsigned long sctlr, vbar, old, new;
+ u64 offset, esr;
+
+ vbar = read_sysreg_el1(SYS_VBAR);
+ sctlr = read_sysreg_el1(SYS_SCTLR);
+ old = read_sysreg_el2(SYS_SPSR);
+ new = get_except64_cpsr(old, system_supports_mte(), sctlr, PSR_MODE_EL1h);
+ offset = get_except64_offset(old, PSR_MODE_EL1h, except_type_sync);
+ esr = (ESR_ELx_EC_UNKNOWN << ESR_ELx_EC_SHIFT) | ESR_ELx_IL;
+
+ write_sysreg_el1(esr, SYS_ESR);
+ write_sysreg_el1(read_sysreg_el2(SYS_ELR), SYS_ELR);
+ write_sysreg_el1(old, SYS_SPSR);
+ write_sysreg_el2(vbar + offset, SYS_ELR);
+ write_sysreg_el2(new, SYS_SPSR);
+}
+
+static bool handle_host_mte(u64 esr)
+{
+ /* If we're here for any reason other than MTE, then it's a bug. */
+
+ if (read_sysreg(HCR_EL2) & HCR_ATA)
+ return false;
+
+ switch (esr_sys64_to_sysreg(esr)) {
+ case SYS_RGSR_EL1:
+ case SYS_GCR_EL1:
+ case SYS_TFSR_EL1:
+ case SYS_TFSRE0_EL1:
+ break;
+ default:
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ inject_undef64();
+ return true;
+}
+
void handle_trap(struct kvm_cpu_context *host_ctxt)
{
u64 esr = read_sysreg_el2(SYS_ESR);
@@ -701,6 +741,10 @@ void handle_trap(struct kvm_cpu_context *host_ctxt)
case ESR_ELx_EC_DABT_LOW:
handle_host_mem_abort(host_ctxt);
break;
+ case ESR_ELx_EC_SYS64:
+ if (handle_host_mte(esr))
+ break;
+ fallthrough;
default:
BUG();
}
--
2.52.0.487.g5c8c507ade-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-11-27 12:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-11-27 12:22 [PATCH v1 0/5] KVM: arm64: Enforce MTE disablement at EL2 Fuad Tabba
2025-11-27 12:22 ` [PATCH v1 1/5] arm64: Remove dead code resetting HCR_EL2 for pKVM Fuad Tabba
2025-11-27 12:22 ` [PATCH v1 2/5] arm64: Clear HCR_EL2.ATA when MTE is not supported or disabled Fuad Tabba
2025-11-27 12:22 ` [PATCH v1 3/5] KVM: arm64: Refactor enter_exception64() Fuad Tabba
2025-11-27 12:22 ` Fuad Tabba [this message]
2025-11-27 14:17 ` [PATCH v1 4/5] arm64: Inject UNDEF when accessing MTE sysregs with MTE disabled Marc Zyngier
2025-11-27 14:41 ` Fuad Tabba
2025-11-28 8:43 ` Marc Zyngier
2025-11-28 8:53 ` Fuad Tabba
2025-11-28 12:10 ` Will Deacon
2025-11-27 12:22 ` [PATCH v1 5/5] KVM: arm64: Use kvm_has_mte() in pKVM trap initialization Fuad Tabba
2025-12-02 22:43 ` [PATCH v1 0/5] KVM: arm64: Enforce MTE disablement at EL2 Oliver Upton
2025-12-05 17:00 ` Will Deacon
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