Re: [PATCH v13 15/48] arm64: RMI: RTT tear down

Suzuki K Poulose
2026-03-20T10:38:40Z

On 18/03/2026 15:53, Steven Price wrote:
> The RMM owns the stage 2 page tables for a realm, and KVM must request
> that the RMM creates/destroys entries as necessary. The physical pages
> to store the page tables are delegated to the realm as required, and can
> be undelegated when no longer used.
>
> Creating new RTTs is the easy part, tearing down is a little more
> tricky. The result of realm_rtt_destroy() can be used to effectively
> walk the tree and destroy the entries (undelegating pages that were
> given to the realm).
>
> Signed-off-by: Steven Price <steven.price@arm.com>
> ---
> Changes since v12:
> * Simplify some functions now we know RMM page size is the same as the
> host's.
> Changes since v11:
> * Moved some code from earlier in the series to this one so that it's
> added when it's first used.
> Changes since v10:
> * RME->RMI rename.
> * Some code to handle freeing stage 2 PGD moved into this patch where
> it belongs.
> Changes since v9:
> * Add a comment clarifying that root level RTTs are not destroyed until
> after the RD is destroyed.
> Changes since v8:
> * Introduce free_rtt() wrapper which calls free_delegated_granule()
> followed by kvm_account_pgtable_pages(). This makes it clear where an
> RTT is being freed rather than just a delegated granule.
> Changes since v6:
> * Move rme_rtt_level_mapsize() and supporting defines from kvm_rme.h
> into rme.c as they are only used in that file.
> Changes since v5:
> * Rename some RME_xxx defines to do with page sizes as RMM_xxx - they are
> a property of the RMM specification not the RME architecture.
> Changes since v2:
> * Moved {alloc,free}_delegated_page() and ensure_spare_page() to a
> later patch when they are actually used.
> * Some simplifications now rmi_xxx() functions allow NULL as an output
> parameter.
> * Improved comments and code layout.
> ---
> arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_rmi.h | 7 ++
> arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c | 15 +++-
> arch/arm64/kvm/rmi.c | 145 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 3 files changed, 166 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_rmi.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_rmi.h
> index 0ada525af18f..16a297f3091a 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_rmi.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_rmi.h
> @@ -68,5 +68,12 @@ u32 kvm_realm_ipa_limit(void);
>
> int kvm_init_realm_vm(struct kvm *kvm);
> void kvm_destroy_realm(struct kvm *kvm);
> +void kvm_realm_destroy_rtts(struct kvm *kvm);
> +
> +static inline bool kvm_realm_is_private_address(struct realm *realm,
> + unsigned long addr)
> +{
> + return !(addr & BIT(realm->ia_bits - 1));
> +}
>
> #endif /* __ASM_KVM_RMI_H */
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
> index 9dc242c3b9c8..41152abf55b2 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
> @@ -1098,10 +1098,23 @@ void stage2_unmap_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
> void kvm_free_stage2_pgd(struct kvm_s2_mmu *mmu)
> {
> struct kvm *kvm = kvm_s2_mmu_to_kvm(mmu);
> - struct kvm_pgtable *pgt = NULL;
> + struct kvm_pgtable *pgt;
>
> write_lock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
> pgt = mmu->pgt;
> + if (kvm_is_realm(kvm) &&
> + (kvm_realm_state(kvm) != REALM_STATE_DEAD &&
> + kvm_realm_state(kvm) != REALM_STATE_NONE)) {
> + write_unlock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
> + kvm_realm_destroy_rtts(kvm);
> +
> + /*
> + * The PGD pages can be reclaimed only after the realm (RD) is
> + * destroyed. We call this again from kvm_destroy_realm() after
> + * the RD is destroyed.
> + */
> + return;
> + }
> if (pgt) {
> mmu->pgd_phys = 0;
> mmu->pgt = NULL;
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/rmi.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/rmi.c
> index 700b8c935d29..1fd2c18f7381 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/rmi.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/rmi.c
> @@ -15,6 +15,19 @@
> static unsigned long rmm_feat_reg0;
> static unsigned long rmm_feat_reg1;
>

-->

> +#define RMM_RTT_BLOCK_LEVEL 2
...
> +
> +#define RMM_L2_BLOCK_SIZE PMD_SIZE

<--

Unused ? Even better we could use PMD_SIZE directly if at all we need
it, as we are using PAGE_SIZE

minor nit: Also, may be we can have a generic name for the
RMM_RTT_MAX_LEVEL ? This applies to all page tables ?

I see we have KVM_PGTALBE_LAST_LEVEL, may be we could use that ?

> +
> +static inline unsigned long rmi_rtt_level_mapsize(int level)
> +{
> + if (WARN_ON(level > RMM_RTT_MAX_LEVEL))
> + return PAGE_SIZE;
> +
> + return (1UL << ARM64_HW_PGTABLE_LEVEL_SHIFT(level));
> +}
> +
> static bool rmi_has_feature(unsigned long feature)
> {
> return !!u64_get_bits(rmm_feat_reg0, feature);
> @@ -189,6 +202,11 @@ u32 kvm_realm_ipa_limit(void)
> return u64_get_bits(rmm_feat_reg0, RMI_FEATURE_REGISTER_0_S2SZ);
> }
>
> +static int get_start_level(struct realm *realm)
> +{
> + return 4 - stage2_pgtable_levels(realm->ia_bits);
> +}
> +
> static int undelegate_range(phys_addr_t phys, unsigned long size)
> {
> unsigned long ret;
> @@ -223,6 +241,131 @@ static int free_delegated_page(phys_addr_t phys)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static void free_rtt(phys_addr_t phys)
> +{
> + if (free_delegated_page(phys))
> + return;
> +
> + kvm_account_pgtable_pages(phys_to_virt(phys), -1);
> +}

How about a comment here for the function below ?

Something like :

/*
* realm_rtt_destroy: Destroy an RTT at @level for @addr.
*
* Returns - Result of the RMI_RTT_DESTROY call, additionally :
* @out_rtt : RTT granule, if the RTT was destroyed.
* @next_addr: IPA corresponding to the next possible valid Table entry
* we can target.
*/
> +
> +static int realm_rtt_destroy(struct realm *realm, unsigned long addr,
> + int level, phys_addr_t *rtt_granule,
> + unsigned long *next_addr)
> +{
> + unsigned long out_rtt;
> + int ret;
> +
> + ret = rmi_rtt_destroy(virt_to_phys(realm->rd), addr, level,
> + &out_rtt, next_addr);
> +
> + *rtt_granule = out_rtt;
> +
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static int realm_tear_down_rtt_level(struct realm *realm, int level,
> + unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
> +{
> + ssize_t map_size;
> + unsigned long addr, next_addr;
> +
> + if (WARN_ON(level > RMM_RTT_MAX_LEVEL))
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + map_size = rmi_rtt_level_mapsize(level - 1);
> +
> + for (addr = start; addr < end; addr = next_addr) {
> + phys_addr_t rtt_granule;
> + int ret;
> + unsigned long align_addr = ALIGN(addr, map_size);
> +
> + next_addr = ALIGN(addr + 1, map_size);
> +
> + if (next_addr > end || align_addr != addr) {
> + /*
> + * The target range is smaller than what this level
> + * covers, recurse deeper.
> + */
> + ret = realm_tear_down_rtt_level(realm,
> + level + 1,
> + addr,
> + min(next_addr, end));
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> + continue;
> + }
> +
> + ret = realm_rtt_destroy(realm, addr, level,
> + &rtt_granule, &next_addr);
> +
> + switch (RMI_RETURN_STATUS(ret)) {
> + case RMI_SUCCESS:
> + free_rtt(rtt_granule);
> + break;
> + case RMI_ERROR_RTT:
> + if (next_addr > addr) {
> + /* Missing RTT, skip */
> + break;
> + }
> + /*
> + * We tear down the RTT range for the full IPA
> + * space, after everything is unmapped. Also we
> + * descend down only if we cannot tear down a
> + * top level RTT. Thus RMM must be able to walk
> + * to the requested level. e.g., a block mapping
> + * exists at L1 or L2.
> + */
> + if (WARN_ON(RMI_RETURN_INDEX(ret) != level))
> + return -EBUSY;
> + if (WARN_ON(level == RMM_RTT_MAX_LEVEL))
> + return -EBUSY;
> +
> + /*
> + * The table has active entries in it, recurse deeper
> + * and tear down the RTTs.
> + */
> + next_addr = ALIGN(addr + 1, map_size);
> + ret = realm_tear_down_rtt_level(realm,
> + level + 1,
> + addr,
> + next_addr);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> + /*
> + * Now that the child RTTs are destroyed,
> + * retry at this level.
> + */
> + next_addr = addr;
> + break;
> + default:
> + WARN_ON(1);
> + return -ENXIO;
> + }
> + }
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int realm_tear_down_rtt_range(struct realm *realm,
> + unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
> +{
> + /*
> + * Root level RTTs can only be destroyed after the RD is destroyed. So
> + * tear down everything below the root level
> + */
> + return realm_tear_down_rtt_level(realm, get_start_level(realm) + 1,
> + start, end);
> +}
> +
> +void kvm_realm_destroy_rtts(struct kvm *kvm)
> +{
> + struct realm *realm = &kvm->arch.realm;
> + unsigned int ia_bits = realm->ia_bits;
> +
> + WARN_ON(realm_tear_down_rtt_range(realm, 0, (1UL << ia_bits)));

AFAICS, we already WARN_ON() in all the cases where the
realm_tear_down_rtt_range() fails, so may be we can skip this
WARN_ON here ?

Suzuki

> +}
> +
> void kvm_destroy_realm(struct kvm *kvm)
> {
> struct realm *realm = &kvm->arch.realm;
> @@ -246,6 +389,8 @@ void kvm_destroy_realm(struct kvm *kvm)
> if (realm->rd) {
> phys_addr_t rd_phys = virt_to_phys(realm->rd);
>
> + kvm_realm_destroy_rtts(kvm);
> +
> if (WARN_ON(rmi_realm_destroy(rd_phys)))
> return;
> free_delegated_page(rd_phys);