From: Fuad Tabba <fuad.tabba@linux.dev>
To: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>, Oliver Upton <oupton@kernel.org>,
kvmarm@lists.linux.dev, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>, Joey Gouly <joey.gouly@arm.com>,
Steffen Eiden <seiden@linux.ibm.com>,
Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>,
Zenghui Yu <yuzenghui@huawei.com>,
Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>,
Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>,
Sebastian Ene <sebastianene@google.com>,
Hyunwoo Kim <imv4bel@gmail.com>, Fuad Tabba <tabba@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 0/8] KVM: arm64: Rework pKVM vCPU state synchronisation
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260626070408.3420953-1-fuad.tabba@linux.dev> (raw)
Hi folks,
Changes since v2 [1]:
- Sync host state only on trap or SError exits, and move it into a
dedicated handle_exit_pkvm_state(). (Vincent)
- Collected Vincent's Reviewed-by.
Building on Will's pKVM infrastructure series [2], this series reworks
how pKVM moves vCPU state between the host and EL2, and stops copying a
non-protected guest's state on every world switch.
EL2 gains proper primitives for the state it transfers: vCPU lookup
helpers, and VGIC flush/sync that reduces how much host state EL2
dereferences. The series also moves some preparatory code (such as sys
reg access and PSCI helpers) to shared headers and HYP, and implements
lazy copying of a non-protected guest's register state back to the host
until the host actually needs it, instead of on every exit.
This is the first of two series moving pKVM vCPU state management to
EL2. The follow-up completes the job for protected VMs: state
isolation, PSCI handling at EL2, and the resulting API behaviour.
The series is structured as follows:
01-04: Preparatory refactoring (MPIDR, sys reg access, vCPU reset, PSCI
helpers) to shared headers and HYP.
05: Host and hypervisor vCPU lookup primitives.
06-07: VGIC: reduce EL2's exposure to host state, add flush/sync primitives.
08: Lazy state sync for non-protected guests.
Based on kvmarm/next (1ee27dacbe5dc).
Cheers,
/fuad
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260619070719.812227-1-tabba@google.com/
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260105154939.11041-1-will@kernel.org/
Fuad Tabba (5):
KVM: arm64: Extract MPIDR computation into a shared header
KVM: arm64: Make vcpu_{read,write}_sys_reg available to HYP code
KVM: arm64: Factor out reusable vCPU reset helpers
KVM: arm64: Move PSCI helper functions to a shared header
KVM: arm64: Implement lazy vCPU state sync for non-protected guests
Marc Zyngier (3):
KVM: arm64: Add host and hypervisor vCPU lookup primitives
KVM: arm64: Minimise EL2's exposure of host VGIC state during world
switch
KVM: arm64: Add primitives to flush/sync the VGIC state at EL2
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_arm.h | 12 ++
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_asm.h | 1 +
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h | 79 +++++++-
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 2 +
arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c | 7 +
arch/arm64/kvm/handle_exit.c | 23 +++
arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/exception.c | 34 +---
arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/hyp-main.c | 258 +++++++++++++++++++++++----
arch/arm64/kvm/psci.c | 30 +---
arch/arm64/kvm/reset.c | 60 +------
arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c | 14 +-
arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.h | 19 ++
include/kvm/arm_psci.h | 27 +++
13 files changed, 403 insertions(+), 163 deletions(-)
--
2.39.5
next reply other threads:[~2026-06-26 7:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-26 7:04 Fuad Tabba [this message]
2026-06-26 7:04 ` [PATCH v3 1/8] KVM: arm64: Extract MPIDR computation into a shared header Fuad Tabba
2026-06-26 7:04 ` [PATCH v3 2/8] KVM: arm64: Make vcpu_{read,write}_sys_reg available to HYP code Fuad Tabba
2026-06-26 7:04 ` [PATCH v3 3/8] KVM: arm64: Factor out reusable vCPU reset helpers Fuad Tabba
2026-06-26 7:04 ` [PATCH v3 4/8] KVM: arm64: Move PSCI helper functions to a shared header Fuad Tabba
2026-06-26 7:04 ` [PATCH v3 5/8] KVM: arm64: Add host and hypervisor vCPU lookup primitives Fuad Tabba
2026-06-26 7:04 ` [PATCH v3 6/8] KVM: arm64: Minimise EL2's exposure of host VGIC state during world switch Fuad Tabba
2026-06-26 7:04 ` [PATCH v3 7/8] KVM: arm64: Add primitives to flush/sync the VGIC state at EL2 Fuad Tabba
2026-06-26 7:04 ` [PATCH v3 8/8] KVM: arm64: Implement lazy vCPU state sync for non-protected guests Fuad Tabba
2026-06-26 7:26 ` Vincent Donnefort
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