From: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@kernel.org>
To: Mostafa Saleh <smostafa@google.com>,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org, catalin.marinas@arm.com,
will@kernel.org, rppt@kernel.org, maz@kernel.org,
Mostafa Saleh <smostafa@google.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] arm64/coco: Add pKVM as a CC platform
Date: Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:29:00 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <yq5a1pemsmuj.fsf@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260603110522.3331819-4-smostafa@google.com>
Mostafa Saleh <smostafa@google.com> writes:
> pKVM does support memory encryption, expose that to the rest of
> the kernel through cc_platform_has()
>
> At the moment, all devices inside the guest are emulated which
> requires its memory to be shared back to the host (decrypted), so
> set force_dma_unencrypted() to always return true.
>
> Although, typically pKVM guests rely on restricted-dma-pools to
> bounce traffic, with this change, it is possible to solely rely on
> the default SWIOTLB for that (assuming the appropriate size is set
> from the command line)
>
> Signed-off-by: Mostafa Saleh <smostafa@google.com>
> ---
> This change is critical for the ongoing refactoring of the DMA-API[1]
> that will break protected guests under pKVM with this patch. That is
> due to this rework will make the state of the SWIOTLB and restricted
> dma pools depends on the value returned by cc_platform_has()
>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260522042815.370873-1-aneesh.kumar@kernel.org/
> ---
> arch/arm64/include/asm/hypervisor.h | 13 +++++++++++++
> arch/arm64/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h | 3 ++-
> arch/arm64/kernel/rsi.c | 12 ------------
> arch/arm64/mm/init.c | 15 ++++++++++++++-
> drivers/virt/coco/pkvm-guest/arm-pkvm-guest.c | 3 +++
> 5 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/hypervisor.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/hypervisor.h
> index a12fd897c877..8889a0ba1ec5 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/hypervisor.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/hypervisor.h
> @@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
> #define _ASM_ARM64_HYPERVISOR_H
>
> #include <asm/xen/hypervisor.h>
> +#include <linux/jump_label.h>
> +
> +DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(pkvm_guest);
>
> void kvm_init_hyp_services(void);
> bool kvm_arm_hyp_service_available(u32 func_id);
> @@ -10,8 +13,18 @@ void kvm_arm_target_impl_cpu_init(void);
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_PKVM_GUEST
> void pkvm_init_hyp_services(void);
> +
> +static inline bool is_protected_kvm_guest(void)
> +{
> + return static_branch_unlikely(&pkvm_guest);
> +}
> #else
> static inline void pkvm_init_hyp_services(void) { };
> +
> +static inline bool is_protected_kvm_guest(void)
> +{
> + return false;
> +}
> #endif
>
> static inline void kvm_arch_init_hyp_services(void)
>
...
> diff --git a/drivers/virt/coco/pkvm-guest/arm-pkvm-guest.c b/drivers/virt/coco/pkvm-guest/arm-pkvm-guest.c
> index d66291def0f4..26fe9c3f22e3 100644
> --- a/drivers/virt/coco/pkvm-guest/arm-pkvm-guest.c
> +++ b/drivers/virt/coco/pkvm-guest/arm-pkvm-guest.c
> @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
> #include <asm/hypervisor.h>
>
> static size_t pkvm_granule;
> +DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE_RO(pkvm_guest);
>
Do we need EXPORT_SYMBOL on this?
>
> static int arm_smccc_do_one_page(u32 func_id, phys_addr_t phys)
> {
> @@ -120,4 +121,6 @@ void pkvm_init_hyp_services(void)
>
> if (kvm_arm_hyp_service_available(ARM_SMCCC_KVM_FUNC_MMIO_GUARD))
> arm64_ioremap_prot_hook_register(&mmio_guard_ioremap_hook);
> +
> + static_branch_enable(&pkvm_guest);
> }
> --
> 2.54.0.1032.g2f8565e1d1-goog
-aneesh
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-04 8:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-03 11:05 [PATCH 0/3] arm64/coco: Convert pKVM to a CC platform Mostafa Saleh
2026-06-03 11:05 ` [PATCH 1/3] arm64/mm: Simplify SWIOTLB setup in arch_mm_preinit() Mostafa Saleh
2026-06-03 12:27 ` Mike Rapoport
2026-06-03 13:13 ` Mostafa Saleh
2026-06-04 9:03 ` Aneesh Kumar K.V
2026-06-04 8:55 ` Aneesh Kumar K.V
2026-06-03 11:05 ` [PATCH 2/3] drivers/virt: pkvm: Fix end calculation in mmio_guard_ioremap_hook() Mostafa Saleh
2026-06-03 11:05 ` [PATCH 3/3] arm64/coco: Add pKVM as a CC platform Mostafa Saleh
2026-06-04 8:59 ` Aneesh Kumar K.V [this message]
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