From: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
To: kvmarm@lists.linux.dev, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
kvm@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Steffen Eiden <seiden@linux.ibm.com>,
Joey Gouly <joey.gouly@arm.com>,
Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>,
Oliver Upton <oupton@kernel.org>,
Zenghui Yu <yuzenghui@huawei.com>
Subject: [PATCH 03/28] KVM: arm64: Merge guest's HCRX_EL2 using NV_HCRX_GUEST_EXCLUDE
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2026 17:02:23 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260702160248.1377250-4-maz@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260702160248.1377250-1-maz@kernel.org>
The way we merge the guest-provided HCRX_EL2 value with the host's
is bonkers. We try to make it look like the FGT registers by using
positive and negative polarities for traps, but most of these bits
are not strictly about trapping, as they actively change the way
some architectural state is managed.
It would be far better to deal with these bits like we do for
HCR_EL2, by enumerating the list of bits we don't allow the guest
to override. This is simplified by the fact that HCRX_EL2 only
affects EL1, and not EL2.
Re-jig the HCRX_EL2 handling with a macro that list the bits excluded
from the merge (TMEA, PTTWI, EnIDCP128).
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
---
arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/switch.h | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/switch.h b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/switch.h
index 4bf624a49591d..8e5f492f39086 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/switch.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/switch.h
@@ -325,6 +325,24 @@ static inline void __deactivate_traps_mpam(void)
write_sysreg_s(MPAMHCR_HOST_FLAGS, SYS_MPAMHCR_EL2);
}
+/*
+ * Just like for HCR_EL2, we can't let the guest mess with some of the
+ * basics we rely on in HCRX_EL2. However, the major difference is that
+ * HCRX_EL2 only affects EL1, and never EL2 (sudden outburst of sanity, I
+ * guess). So it is always the guest inflicting it on its own guestx.
+ *
+ * Things we don't want to let the guest control are:
+ *
+ * - TMEA: That's for us to decide how an SEA is routed, not the guest.
+ *
+ * - PTTWI: Similarly, it is for us to decide whether Reduced Coherency for
+ * the PTW is a thing. It really isn't.
+ *
+ * - EnIDCP128: We don't allow IMPDEF sysregs -- full stop.
+ */
+#define NV_HCRX_GUEST_EXCLUDE (HCRX_EL2_TMEA | HCRX_EL2_PTTWI | \
+ HCRX_EL2_EnIDCP128)
+
static inline void __activate_traps_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
struct kvm_cpu_context *hctxt = host_data_ptr(host_ctxt);
@@ -350,8 +368,8 @@ static inline void __activate_traps_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
u64 hcrx = vcpu->arch.hcrx_el2;
if (is_nested_ctxt(vcpu)) {
u64 val = __vcpu_sys_reg(vcpu, HCRX_EL2);
- hcrx |= val & __HCRX_EL2_MASK;
- hcrx &= ~(~val & __HCRX_EL2_nMASK);
+ hcrx |= (val & ~NV_HCRX_GUEST_EXCLUDE);
+ hcrx &= ~(~val & ~NV_HCRX_GUEST_EXCLUDE);
}
ctxt_sys_reg(hctxt, HCRX_EL2) = read_sysreg_s(SYS_HCRX_EL2);
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-02 16:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-02 16:02 [PATCH 00/28] KVM: arm64: Add support for FEAT_NV2p1 and FEAT_NV3 Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 01/28] arm64: sysreg: Emit RESx/UNKN values for Mapping definitions Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 02/28] arm64: Update ID_AA64MMFR4_EL1 description to 2026-03 JSON release Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` Marc Zyngier [this message]
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 04/28] KVM: arm64: Drop __HCRX_EL2_* masks Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 05/28] KVM: arm64: Plumb HCRX_EL2.SRMASKEn in HCRX_EL2 sanitisation Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 06/28] KVM: arm64: Classify CPTR_EL2 as a SR_LOC_SPECIAL register Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 07/28] KVM: arm64: Don't evaluate HCR_EL2.NV on ERET fast path Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 08/28] arm64: Add ARM64_HAS_NV2P1 capability Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 09/28] KVM: arm64: Relax CPTR_EL2 handling when FEAT_NV2p1 is present Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 10/28] KVM: arm64: Relax CNTHCTL_EL2 " Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 11/28] KVM: arm64: Expose FEAT_NV2p1 to NV guests Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 12/28] arm64: Add FEAT_NV2p1 detection Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 13/28] arm64: sysreg: Add NVHCR_EL2 description as a mirror of HCR_EL2 Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 14/28] arm64: sysreg: Add HCRX_EL2 bits related to FEAT_NV3 Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 15/28] arm64: Add ARM64_HAS_NV3 capability Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 16/28] KVM: arm64: Split NV-specific exit fixups from the non-NV handling Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 17/28] KVM: arm64: Add NV3 control bits to HCRX_EL2 sanitisation Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 18/28] KVM: arm64: Add kvm_has_nv{2,3}() predicates Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 19/28] KVM: arm64: Make HCR_EL2 a non-VNCR register Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 20/28] KVM: arm64: Add sanitisation for NVHCR_EL2 Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 21/28] KVM: arm64: Add NVHCR_EL2 handling to the sysreg array Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 22/28] KVM: arm64: Add routing for NVHCR_EL2 trap Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 23/28] KVM: arm64: Add NVHCR_EL2 context switching Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 24/28] KVM: arm64: Engage NV3 ERET trap elision Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 25/28] KVM: arm64: Engage NV3 TLBI " Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 26/28] KVM: arm64: Add FEAT_NV3 detection Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 27/28] KVM: arm64: Expose FEAT_NV3 to guests Marc Zyngier
2026-07-02 16:02 ` [PATCH 28/28] arm64: Add override for ID_AA64MMFR4_EL1.NV_frac Marc Zyngier
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