From: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>
To: kvm@vger.kernel.org, kvmarm@lists.linux.dev
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Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v21 13/23] KVM: arm64: Mandate VGIC v3 for pKVM VMs and Realms
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2026 22:06:53 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261001210703.1597150-14-suzuki.poulose@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261001210703.1597150-1-suzuki.poulose@arm.com>
pKVM does not trust the host. Realm VMs follow a similar trust model, with
the Realm Management Monitor owning the protected state instead of the host.
Add a helper to identify VMs that run under a host-distrusting hypervisor.
Use this for blocking ioremap of vgic-v2 into stage2 and prevent creation of
VGIC other than v3.
Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@oss.qualcomm.com>
Tested-by: Gavin Shan <gshan@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>
---
Changes since v18:
- Cover pKVM guests for VGIC v3 mandate.
- Merge the VGIC mandate check in here.
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 3 +++
arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c | 2 +-
arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c | 2 ++
3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 871f503e9f164..4d75b8e6797bb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@ enum fgt_group_id {
enum kvm_arm_vm_flavor {
VM_NVHE,
VM_VHE,
+ /* VMs running on a hyp that doesn't trust */
+ MARKER(__VM_DISTRUSTING_HYP),
VM_PKVM, /* Normal guests on pKVM */
MARKER(__VM_PROTECTED),
VM_PROTECTED_PKVM, /* Protected VM */
@@ -1575,6 +1577,7 @@ struct kvm *kvm_arch_alloc_vm(void);
#define kvm_vm_is_unprotected_pkvm(kvm) \
(is_protected_kvm_enabled() && ((kvm)->arch.vm_flavor == VM_PKVM))
+#define kvm_vm_hyp_is_distrusting(kvm) ((kvm)->arch.vm_flavor >= __VM_DISTRUSTING_HYP)
int kvm_arm_vcpu_finalize(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int feature);
bool kvm_arm_vcpu_is_finalized(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
index 8e092efdf0825..8f21652d3625c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ int kvm_phys_addr_ioremap(struct kvm *kvm, phys_addr_t guest_ipa,
KVM_PGTABLE_PROT_R |
(writable ? KVM_PGTABLE_PROT_W : 0);
- if (is_protected_kvm_enabled())
+ if (kvm_vm_hyp_is_distrusting(kvm))
return -EPERM;
size += offset_in_page(guest_ipa);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c
index 4012df6002ea6..874025513afcc 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ int kvm_vgic_create(struct kvm *kvm, u32 type)
!kvm_vgic_global_state.can_emulate_gicv2)
return -ENODEV;
+ if (kvm_vm_hyp_is_distrusting(kvm) && type != KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3)
+ return -ENODEV;
/*
* Ensure mutual exclusion with vCPU creation and any vCPU ioctls by:
*
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-01 21:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 51+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-01 21:06 [PATCH v21 00/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Add basic plumbing for Realms Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 01/23] KVM: arm64: protected VM: Handle user writes to CNTVCT_EL0/CNTPCT_EL0 Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 02/23] KVM: arm64: Disable Steal time accounting for protected guests Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 03/23] KVM: arm64: Include kvm_emulate.h in kvm/arm_psci.h Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 04/23] KVM: arm64: Avoid including linux/kvm_host.h in kvm_pgtable.h Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 05/23] KVM: arm64: Track the type of VM in kvm_arch Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-02 10:06 ` Fuad Tabba
2026-10-02 12:57 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-10-02 13:05 ` Fuad Tabba
2026-10-02 13:10 ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-02 13:34 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-10-02 14:15 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-10-02 14:37 ` Fuad Tabba
2026-10-02 15:29 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-10-02 15:30 ` Fuad Tabba
2026-10-03 5:53 ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-03 7:07 ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-03 8:45 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-10-02 15:15 ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-02 15:40 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-10-02 15:42 ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 06/23] KVM: arm64: Don't call vcpu_set_pauth_traps for pKVM host Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 07/23] KVM: arm64: Refactor the vcpu_load to allow for VM specific callbacks Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 08/23] KVM: arm64: Add vcpu load/put call backs for flavors Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 09/23] KVM: arm64: Reuse kvm_stage2_unmap_range in kvm_unmap_gfn_range Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 10/23] KVM: arm64: Add VM specific callback for S2 MMU operations Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-02 10:19 ` Fuad Tabba
2026-10-02 10:29 ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-03 9:01 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-10-03 15:30 ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-03 16:12 ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-03 17:32 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 11/23] KVM: arm64: Use a local kvm pointer in kvm_handle_guest_abort() Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-02 9:14 ` Fuad Tabba
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 12/23] KVM: arm64: Abstract out memory abort handling Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:06 ` Suzuki K Poulose [this message]
2026-10-02 9:23 ` [PATCH v21 13/23] KVM: arm64: Mandate VGIC v3 for pKVM VMs and Realms Fuad Tabba
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 14/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Add a new mode for supporting Realm guests Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 15/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Add VCPU load/put for Realms Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 16/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Add bare minimal S2 operations for Realm Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 17/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Introduce Realms Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 18/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Don't expose unsupported capabilities for realm guests Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-02 9:34 ` Fuad Tabba
2026-10-02 9:36 ` Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:06 ` [PATCH v21 19/23] KVM: arm64: Prevent unsupported vcpu features for VM types Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:07 ` [PATCH v21 20/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: WARN on injected undef exceptions Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:07 ` [PATCH v21 21/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Support timers in realm RECs Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:07 ` [PATCH v21 22/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Expose SVE VL register before VCPU finalization Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:07 ` [PATCH v21 23/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Control user register access for Realms Suzuki K Poulose
2026-10-01 21:41 ` [PATCH v21 00/23] KVM: arm64: CCA: Add basic plumbing " Gavin Shan
2026-10-02 6:13 ` Suzuki K Poulose
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