From: Steffen Eiden <seiden@linux.ibm.com>
To: kvm@vger.kernel.org, kvmarm@lists.linux.dev,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-s390@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Andreas Grapentin <Andreas.Grapentin@ibm.com>,
Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@linux.ibm.com>,
Claudio Imbrenda <imbrenda@linux.ibm.com>,
David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
Gautam Gala <ggala@linux.ibm.com>,
Hendrik Brueckner <brueckner@linux.ibm.com>,
Janosch Frank <frankja@linux.ibm.com>,
Joey Gouly <joey.gouly@arm.com>, Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>,
Nina Schoetterl-Glausch <oss@nina.schoetterlglausch.eu>,
Oliver Upton <oupton@kernel.org>,
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>,
Ulrich Weigand <Ulrich.Weigand@de.ibm.com>,
Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>, Zenghui Yu <yuzenghui@huawei.com>
Subject: [PATCH v1 01/27] VFIO: take reference to the KVM module
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 06:20:57 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260402042125.3948963-2-seiden@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260402042125.3948963-1-seiden@linux.ibm.com>
From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
VFIO is implicitly taking a reference to the KVM module between
vfio_device_get_kvm_safe and vfio_device_put_kvm, thanks to
symbol_get and symbol_put.
In preparation for removing symbol_get and symbol_put themselves
from VFIO, actually store a pointer to the KVM module and use
module_get()/module_put() to keep KVM alive.
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Steffen Eiden <seiden@linux.ibm.com>
---
drivers/vfio/device_cdev.c | 2 +-
drivers/vfio/group.c | 5 +++--
drivers/vfio/vfio.h | 15 ++++++++++-----
drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c | 18 +++++++++++++-----
include/linux/vfio.h | 3 ++-
virt/kvm/vfio.c | 14 ++++++++------
6 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/device_cdev.c b/drivers/vfio/device_cdev.c
index 8ceca24ac136..a67d7215c239 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/device_cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/device_cdev.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int vfio_device_fops_cdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filep)
static void vfio_df_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device_file *df)
{
spin_lock(&df->kvm_ref_lock);
- vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(df->device, df->kvm);
+ vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(df->device, df->kvm, df->kvm_module);
spin_unlock(&df->kvm_ref_lock);
}
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/group.c b/drivers/vfio/group.c
index 4f15016d2a5f..7d28f45fefaa 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/group.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/group.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static int vfio_group_ioctl_set_container(struct vfio_group *group,
static void vfio_device_group_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device *device)
{
spin_lock(&device->group->kvm_ref_lock);
- vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(device, device->group->kvm);
+ vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(device, device->group->kvm, device->group->kvm_module);
spin_unlock(&device->group->kvm_ref_lock);
}
@@ -858,10 +858,11 @@ bool vfio_group_enforced_coherent(struct vfio_group *group)
return ret;
}
-void vfio_group_set_kvm(struct vfio_group *group, struct kvm *kvm)
+void vfio_group_set_kvm(struct vfio_group *group, struct kvm *kvm, struct module *kvm_module)
{
spin_lock(&group->kvm_ref_lock);
group->kvm = kvm;
+ group->kvm_module = kvm_module;
spin_unlock(&group->kvm_ref_lock);
}
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio.h b/drivers/vfio/vfio.h
index 50128da18bca..a0c38f89b30a 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio.h
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio.h
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ struct vfio_device_file {
u8 access_granted;
u32 devid; /* only valid when iommufd is valid */
- spinlock_t kvm_ref_lock; /* protect kvm field */
+ spinlock_t kvm_ref_lock; /* protect kvm and kvm_module fields */
struct kvm *kvm;
+ struct module *kvm_module;
struct iommufd_ctx *iommufd; /* protected by struct vfio_device_set::lock */
};
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ struct vfio_group {
enum vfio_group_type type;
struct mutex group_lock;
struct kvm *kvm;
+ struct module *kvm_module;
struct file *opened_file;
struct blocking_notifier_head notifier;
struct iommufd_ctx *iommufd;
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ void vfio_device_group_unuse_iommu(struct vfio_device *device);
void vfio_df_group_close(struct vfio_device_file *df);
struct vfio_group *vfio_group_from_file(struct file *file);
bool vfio_group_enforced_coherent(struct vfio_group *group);
-void vfio_group_set_kvm(struct vfio_group *group, struct kvm *kvm);
+void vfio_group_set_kvm(struct vfio_group *group, struct kvm *kvm, struct module *kvm_module);
bool vfio_device_has_container(struct vfio_device *device);
int __init vfio_group_init(void);
void vfio_group_cleanup(void);
@@ -171,7 +173,8 @@ static inline bool vfio_group_enforced_coherent(struct vfio_group *group)
return true;
}
-static inline void vfio_group_set_kvm(struct vfio_group *group, struct kvm *kvm)
+static inline void vfio_group_set_kvm(struct vfio_group *group, struct kvm *kvm,
+ struct module *kvm_module)
{
}
@@ -435,11 +438,13 @@ static inline void vfio_virqfd_exit(void)
#endif
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KVM)
-void vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device *device, struct kvm *kvm);
+void vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device *device, struct kvm *kvm,
+ struct module *kvm_module);
void vfio_device_put_kvm(struct vfio_device *device);
#else
static inline void vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device *device,
- struct kvm *kvm)
+ struct kvm *kvm,
+ struct module *kvm_module)
{
}
diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
index 742477546b15..b1b753889a77 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
@@ -433,7 +433,8 @@ void vfio_unregister_group_dev(struct vfio_device *device)
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_unregister_group_dev);
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KVM)
-void vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device *device, struct kvm *kvm)
+void vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device *device, struct kvm *kvm,
+ struct module *kvm_module)
{
void (*pfn)(struct kvm *kvm);
bool (*fn)(struct kvm *kvm);
@@ -444,6 +445,9 @@ void vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device *device, struct kvm *kvm)
if (!kvm)
return;
+ if (!try_module_get(kvm_module))
+ return;
+
pfn = symbol_get(kvm_put_kvm);
if (WARN_ON(!pfn))
return;
@@ -463,6 +467,7 @@ void vfio_device_get_kvm_safe(struct vfio_device *device, struct kvm *kvm)
device->put_kvm = pfn;
device->kvm = kvm;
+ device->kvm_module = kvm_module;
}
void vfio_device_put_kvm(struct vfio_device *device)
@@ -480,6 +485,8 @@ void vfio_device_put_kvm(struct vfio_device *device)
symbol_put(kvm_put_kvm);
clear:
+ module_put(device->kvm_module);
+ device->kvm_module = NULL;
device->kvm = NULL;
}
#endif
@@ -1483,7 +1490,7 @@ bool vfio_file_enforced_coherent(struct file *file)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_enforced_coherent);
-static void vfio_device_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm)
+static void vfio_device_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm, struct module *kvm_module)
{
struct vfio_device_file *df = file->private_data;
@@ -1494,6 +1501,7 @@ static void vfio_device_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm)
*/
spin_lock(&df->kvm_ref_lock);
df->kvm = kvm;
+ df->kvm_module = kvm_module;
spin_unlock(&df->kvm_ref_lock);
}
@@ -1505,16 +1513,16 @@ static void vfio_device_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm)
* When a VFIO device is first opened the KVM will be available in
* device->kvm if one was associated with the file.
*/
-void vfio_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm)
+void vfio_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm, struct module *kvm_module)
{
struct vfio_group *group;
group = vfio_group_from_file(file);
if (group)
- vfio_group_set_kvm(group, kvm);
+ vfio_group_set_kvm(group, kvm, kvm_module);
if (vfio_device_from_file(file))
- vfio_device_file_set_kvm(file, kvm);
+ vfio_device_file_set_kvm(file, kvm, kvm_module);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_file_set_kvm);
diff --git a/include/linux/vfio.h b/include/linux/vfio.h
index e90859956514..69a8d527b0e8 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct vfio_device {
struct list_head dev_set_list;
unsigned int migration_flags;
struct kvm *kvm;
+ struct module *kvm_module;
/* Members below here are private, not for driver use */
unsigned int index;
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ static inline bool vfio_file_has_dev(struct file *file, struct vfio_device *devi
#endif
bool vfio_file_is_valid(struct file *file);
bool vfio_file_enforced_coherent(struct file *file);
-void vfio_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm);
+void vfio_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm, struct module *kvm_module);
#define VFIO_PIN_PAGES_MAX_ENTRIES (PAGE_SIZE/sizeof(unsigned long))
diff --git a/virt/kvm/vfio.c b/virt/kvm/vfio.c
index 9f9acb66cc1e..8161229f4b86 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/vfio.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/vfio.c
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ struct kvm_vfio {
bool noncoherent;
};
-static void kvm_vfio_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm)
+static void kvm_vfio_file_set_kvm(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm, struct module *module)
{
- void (*fn)(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm);
+ void (*fn)(struct file *file, struct kvm *kvm, struct module *kvm_module);
fn = symbol_get(vfio_file_set_kvm);
if (!fn)
return;
- fn(file, kvm);
+ fn(file, kvm, module);
symbol_put(vfio_file_set_kvm);
}
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ static void kvm_vfio_update_coherency(struct kvm_device *dev)
static int kvm_vfio_file_add(struct kvm_device *dev, unsigned int fd)
{
+ struct module *module;
struct kvm_vfio *kv = dev->private;
struct kvm_vfio_file *kvf;
struct file *filp;
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ static int kvm_vfio_file_add(struct kvm_device *dev, unsigned int fd)
goto out_fput;
}
+ module = filp->f_op->owner;
mutex_lock(&kv->lock);
list_for_each_entry(kvf, &kv->file_list, node) {
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ static int kvm_vfio_file_add(struct kvm_device *dev, unsigned int fd)
kvf->file = get_file(filp);
list_add_tail(&kvf->node, &kv->file_list);
- kvm_vfio_file_set_kvm(kvf->file, dev->kvm);
+ kvm_vfio_file_set_kvm(kvf->file, dev->kvm, module);
kvm_vfio_update_coherency(dev);
out_unlock:
@@ -207,7 +209,7 @@ static int kvm_vfio_file_del(struct kvm_device *dev, unsigned int fd)
#ifdef CONFIG_SPAPR_TCE_IOMMU
kvm_spapr_tce_release_vfio_group(dev->kvm, kvf);
#endif
- kvm_vfio_file_set_kvm(kvf->file, NULL);
+ kvm_vfio_file_set_kvm(kvf->file, NULL, NULL);
fput(kvf->file);
kfree(kvf);
ret = 0;
@@ -330,7 +332,7 @@ static void kvm_vfio_release(struct kvm_device *dev)
#ifdef CONFIG_SPAPR_TCE_IOMMU
kvm_spapr_tce_release_vfio_group(dev->kvm, kvf);
#endif
- kvm_vfio_file_set_kvm(kvf->file, NULL);
+ kvm_vfio_file_set_kvm(kvf->file, NULL, NULL);
fput(kvf->file);
list_del(&kvf->node);
kfree(kvf);
--
2.51.0
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2026-04-02 4:20 [PATCH v1 00/27] KVM: s390: Introduce arm64 KVM Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:20 ` Steffen Eiden [this message]
2026-04-02 9:18 ` [PATCH v1 01/27] VFIO: take reference to the KVM module Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-02 4:20 ` [PATCH v1 02/27] KVM, vfio: remove symbol_get(kvm_get_kvm_safe) from vfio Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:20 ` [PATCH v1 03/27] KVM, vfio: remove symbol_get(kvm_put_kvm) " Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 04/27] arm64: Provide arm64 UAPI for other host architectures Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 05/27] arm64: Extract sysreg definitions Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 06/27] arm64: Provide arm64 API for non-native architectures Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 07/27] KVM: arm64: Provide arm64 KVM " Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 10:08 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-04-02 11:26 ` Christian Borntraeger
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 08/27] arm64: Extract pstate definitions from ptrace Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 09/27] KVM: arm64: Share kvm_emulate definitions Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 10/27] KVM: arm64: Make some arm64 KVM code shareable Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 11/27] KVM: arm64: Access elements of vcpu_gp_regs individually Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 12/27] KVM: arm64: Share reset general register code Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 13/27] KVM: arm64: Extract & share ipa size shift calculation Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 14/27] KVM: s390: Move s390 kvm code into a subdirectory Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 15/27] KVM: S390: Refactor gmap Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 16/27] KVM: Make device name configurable Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 17/27] KVM: Remove KVM_MMIO as config option Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 18/27] KVM: s390: Prepare kvm-s390 for a second kvm module Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 19/27] s390: Introduce Start Arm Execution instruction Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 20/27] KVM: s390: arm64: Introduce host definitions Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 21/27] s390/hwcaps: Report SAE support as hwcap Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 22/27] KVM: s390: Add basic arm64 kvm module Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 23/27] KVM: s390: arm64: Implement required functions Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 24/27] KVM: s390: arm64: Implement vm/vcpu create destroy Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 25/27] KVM: s390: arm64: Implement vCPU IOCTLs Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 26/27] KVM: s390: arm64: Implement basic page fault handler Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 4:21 ` [PATCH v1 27/27] KVM: s390: arm64: Enable KVM_ARM64 config and Kbuild Steffen Eiden
2026-04-02 8:53 ` [PATCH v1 00/27] KVM: s390: Introduce arm64 KVM David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-04-02 10:07 ` Christian Borntraeger
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