From: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
To: kvmarm@lists.linux.dev
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>, Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>,
Oliver Upton <oupton@kernel.org>, Joey Gouly <joey.gouly@arm.com>,
Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>,
Zenghui Yu <yuzenghui@huawei.com>,
Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>,
Fuad Tabba <tabba@google.com>,
Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>,
Mostafa Saleh <smostafa@google.com>,
Alexandru Elisei <alexandru.elisei@arm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 31/38] KVM: arm64: Allow userspace to create protected VMs when pKVM is enabled
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:00:30 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260327140039.21228-32-will@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260327140039.21228-1-will@kernel.org>
Introduce a new VM type for KVM/arm64 to allow userspace to request the
creation of a "protected VM" when the host has booted with pKVM enabled.
For now, this feature results in a taint on first use as many aspects of
a protected VM are not yet protected!
Tested-by: Fuad Tabba <tabba@google.com>
Tested-by: Mostafa Saleh <smostafa@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pkvm.h | 2 +-
arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c | 8 +++++++-
arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c | 3 ---
arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c | 8 +++++++-
include/uapi/linux/kvm.h | 5 +++++
5 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pkvm.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pkvm.h
index 7041e398fb4c..2954b311128c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pkvm.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pkvm.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
#define HYP_MEMBLOCK_REGIONS 128
-int pkvm_init_host_vm(struct kvm *kvm);
+int pkvm_init_host_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type);
int pkvm_create_hyp_vm(struct kvm *kvm);
bool pkvm_hyp_vm_is_created(struct kvm *kvm);
void pkvm_destroy_hyp_vm(struct kvm *kvm);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index 3589fc08266c..c2b666a46893 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type)
{
int ret;
+ if (type & ~KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_MASK)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
mutex_init(&kvm->arch.config_lock);
#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
@@ -234,9 +237,12 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type)
* If any failures occur after this is successful, make sure to
* call __pkvm_unreserve_vm to unreserve the VM in hyp.
*/
- ret = pkvm_init_host_vm(kvm);
+ ret = pkvm_init_host_vm(kvm, type);
if (ret)
goto err_uninit_mmu;
+ } else if (type & KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_PROTECTED) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto err_uninit_mmu;
}
kvm_vgic_early_init(kvm);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
index 6a4151e3e4a3..45358ae8a300 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -881,9 +881,6 @@ static int kvm_init_ipa_range(struct kvm_s2_mmu *mmu, unsigned long type)
u64 mmfr0, mmfr1;
u32 phys_shift;
- if (type & ~KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE_MASK)
- return -EINVAL;
-
phys_shift = KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE(type);
if (is_protected_kvm_enabled()) {
phys_shift = kvm_ipa_limit;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c
index da0a45dab203..632852648012 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c
@@ -219,9 +219,10 @@ void pkvm_destroy_hyp_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
mutex_unlock(&kvm->arch.config_lock);
}
-int pkvm_init_host_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
+int pkvm_init_host_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type)
{
int ret;
+ bool protected = type & KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_PROTECTED;
if (pkvm_hyp_vm_is_created(kvm))
return -EINVAL;
@@ -236,6 +237,11 @@ int pkvm_init_host_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
return ret;
kvm->arch.pkvm.handle = ret;
+ kvm->arch.pkvm.is_protected = protected;
+ if (protected) {
+ pr_warn_once("kvm: protected VMs are experimental and for development only, tainting kernel\n");
+ add_taint(TAINT_USER, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
+ }
return 0;
}
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
index 80364d4dbebb..073b2bcaf560 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
@@ -703,6 +703,11 @@ struct kvm_enable_cap {
#define KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE_MASK 0xffULL
#define KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE(x) \
((x) & KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE_MASK)
+
+#define KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_PROTECTED (1UL << 31)
+#define KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_MASK (KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE_MASK | \
+ KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_PROTECTED)
+
/*
* ioctls for /dev/kvm fds:
*/
--
2.53.0.1018.g2bb0e51243-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-27 14:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-27 13:59 [PATCH v4 00/38] KVM: arm64: Add support for protected guest memory with pKVM Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 01/38] KVM: arm64: Remove unused PKVM_ID_FFA definition Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 02/38] KVM: arm64: Don't leak stage-2 page-table if VM fails to init under pKVM Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 03/38] KVM: arm64: Move handle check into pkvm_pgtable_stage2_destroy_range() Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 04/38] KVM: arm64: Rename __pkvm_pgtable_stage2_unmap() Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 05/38] KVM: arm64: Don't advertise unsupported features for protected guests Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 06/38] KVM: arm64: Expose self-hosted debug regs as RAZ/WI " Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 07/38] KVM: arm64: Remove is_protected_kvm_enabled() checks from hypercalls Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 08/38] KVM: arm64: Ignore MMU notifier callbacks for protected VMs Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 09/38] KVM: arm64: Prevent unsupported memslot operations on " Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 10/38] KVM: arm64: Ignore -EAGAIN when mapping in pages for the pKVM host Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 11/38] KVM: arm64: Split teardown hypercall into two phases Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 12/38] KVM: arm64: Introduce __pkvm_host_donate_guest() Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 13/38] KVM: arm64: Hook up donation hypercall to pkvm_pgtable_stage2_map() Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 14/38] KVM: arm64: Handle aborts from protected VMs Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 15/38] KVM: arm64: Introduce __pkvm_reclaim_dying_guest_page() Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 16/38] KVM: arm64: Hook up reclaim hypercall to pkvm_pgtable_stage2_destroy() Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 17/38] KVM: arm64: Factor out pKVM host exception injection logic Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 18/38] KVM: arm64: Support translation faults in inject_host_exception() Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 19/38] KVM: arm64: Inject SIGSEGV on illegal accesses Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 20/38] KVM: arm64: Avoid pointless annotation when mapping host-owned pages Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 21/38] KVM: arm64: Generalise kvm_pgtable_stage2_set_owner() Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 22/38] KVM: arm64: Introduce host_stage2_set_owner_metadata_locked() Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 23/38] KVM: arm64: Change 'pkvm_handle_t' to u16 Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 24/38] KVM: arm64: Annotate guest donations with handle and gfn in host stage-2 Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 25/38] KVM: arm64: Introduce hypercall to force reclaim of a protected page Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 26/38] KVM: arm64: Reclaim faulting page from pKVM in spurious fault handler Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 27/38] KVM: arm64: Return -EFAULT from VCPU_RUN on access to a poisoned pte Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 28/38] KVM: arm64: Add hvc handler at EL2 for hypercalls from protected VMs Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 29/38] KVM: arm64: Implement the MEM_SHARE hypercall for " Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 30/38] KVM: arm64: Implement the MEM_UNSHARE " Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` Will Deacon [this message]
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 32/38] KVM: arm64: Add some initial documentation for pKVM Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 33/38] KVM: arm64: Extend pKVM page ownership selftests to cover guest donation Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 34/38] KVM: arm64: Register 'selftest_vm' in the VM table Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 35/38] KVM: arm64: Extend pKVM page ownership selftests to cover forced reclaim Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 36/38] KVM: arm64: Extend pKVM page ownership selftests to cover guest hvcs Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 37/38] KVM: arm64: Rename PKVM_PAGE_STATE_MASK Will Deacon
2026-03-27 14:00 ` [PATCH v4 38/38] drivers/virt: pkvm: Add Kconfig dependency on DMA_RESTRICTED_POOL Will Deacon
2026-03-27 18:13 ` [PATCH v4 00/38] KVM: arm64: Add support for protected guest memory with pKVM Will Deacon
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