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From: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>
To: kvm@vger.kernel.org, kvmarm@lists.linux.dev
Cc: maz@kernel.org, will@kernel.org, catalin.marinas@arm.com,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, steven.price@arm.com,
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	joey.gouly@arm.com, tabba@google.com, yuzenghui@huawei.com,
	linux-coco@lists.linux.dev, gankulkarni@os.amperecomputing.com,
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	fj0570is@fujitsu.com, WeiLin.Chang@arm.com,
	lpieralisi@kernel.org, enju.kohei@fujitsu.com,
	Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v18 14/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Add a new mode for supporting Realm guests
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:01:32 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260915160141.3543048-15-suzuki.poulose@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260915160141.3543048-1-suzuki.poulose@arm.com>

Add an explicit mode to support Arm CCA guests.

Signed-off-by: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 3 +++
 arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h               | 1 +
 arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c                            | 5 +++++
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 68647ff4bdd24..1afe3df3b923e 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -3256,6 +3256,9 @@ Kernel parameters
 			nested: VHE-based mode with support for nested
 				virtualization. Requires at least ARMv8.4
 				hardware (with FEAT_NV2).
+			rmm: Support for running confidential guests in Realm
+			     world using RMM, as defined by Arm Confidential
+			     Compute Architecture (CCA)
 
 			Defaults to VHE/nVHE based on hardware support. Setting
 			mode to "protected" will disable kexec and hibernation
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 09910b2c61bfb..3cedb71f49ab8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ enum kvm_mode {
 	KVM_MODE_DEFAULT,
 	KVM_MODE_PROTECTED,
 	KVM_MODE_NV,
+	KVM_MODE_RMM,
 	KVM_MODE_NONE,
 };
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index 42d9385f5e329..ae09d0d9812c5 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -3283,6 +3283,11 @@ static int __init early_kvm_mode_cfg(char *arg)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (strcmp(arg, "rmm") == 0 && !WARN_ON(!is_kernel_in_hyp_mode())) {
+		kvm_mode = KVM_MODE_RMM;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 early_param("kvm-arm.mode", early_kvm_mode_cfg);
-- 
2.43.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-09-15 16:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 48+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-15 16:01 [PATCH v18 00/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Add basic plumbing for Realms Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 01/23] KVM: arm64: protected VM: Handle set_one_reg CNTVCT_EL0/CNTPCT_EL0 Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:46   ` Marc Zyngier
2026-09-15 17:48     ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 21:20       ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-16  8:16         ` Marc Zyngier
2026-09-16  8:27           ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 02/23] KVM: arm64: Disable Steal time accounting for protected guests Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 03/23] KVM: arm64: Include kvm_emulate.h in kvm/arm_psci.h Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 04/23] KVM: arm64: Avoid including linux/kvm_host.h in kvm_pgtable.h Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 05/23] KVM: arm64: Track the type of VM in kvm_arch Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-17 11:24   ` Fuad Tabba
2026-09-18  8:59     ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-18  9:14       ` Fuad Tabba
2026-09-18  9:47         ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 06/23] KVM: arm64: Refactor the vcpu_load to allow for VM specific callbacks Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 07/23] KVM: arm64: Add vcpu load/put call backs for flavors Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 08/23] KVM: arm64: Reuse kvm_stage2_unmap_range in kvm_unmap_gfn_range Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 09/23] KVM: arm64: Add VM specific callback for S2 MMU operations Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 10/23] KVM: arm64: Abstract out memory abort handling Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 11/23] KVM: arm64: Use kvm_vm_is_unprotected() for !kvm_vm_is_protected() Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-17 11:47   ` Fuad Tabba
2026-09-17 16:47     ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 12/23] KVM: arm64: Widen the scope of "protected" VMs Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-17 11:44   ` Marc Zyngier
2026-09-17 17:06     ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-17 11:51   ` Fuad Tabba
2026-09-17 16:48     ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-17 14:16   ` Joey Gouly
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 13/23] KVM: arm64: Add a helper for VMs running on hyp that don't trust the host Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-17 11:55   ` Fuad Tabba
2026-09-15 16:01 ` Suzuki K Poulose [this message]
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 15/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Add VCPU load/put for Realms Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 16/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Add bare minimal S2 operations for Realm Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 17/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Introduce Realms Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 18/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Mandate VGIC_V3 for Realms Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-17 12:57   ` Fuad Tabba
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 19/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Support timers in realm RECs Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 20/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Don't expose unsupported capabilities for realm guests Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-17 13:16   ` Fuad Tabba
2026-09-17 14:56     ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 21/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: WARN on injected undef exceptions Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 22/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Expose SVE VL register before VCPU finalization Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-15 16:01 ` [PATCH v18 23/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Control user register access for Realms Suzuki K Poulose
2026-09-16 19:23 ` [PATCH v18 00/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Add basic plumbing " Mathieu Poirier
2026-09-22  9:22   ` Aneesh Kumar K.V
2026-09-23 14:32     ` Mathieu Poirier
2026-09-17 14:32 ` Fuad Tabba

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