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

Steven Price
2026-03-20T16:12:54Z

On 19/03/2026 17:35, Wei-Lin Chang wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 03:53:39PM +0000, 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;
>> + }
>
> Hi,
>
> I see that kvm_free_stage2_pgd() will be called twice:
>
> kvm_destroy_vm()
> mmu_notifier_unregister()
> kvm_mmu_notifier_release()
> kvm_flush_shadow_all()
> kvm_arch_flush_shadow_all()
> kvm_uninit_stage2_mmu()
> kvm_free_stage2_pgd()
> kvm_arch_destroy_vm()
> kvm_destroy_realm()
> kvm_free_stage2_pgd()
>
> At the first call the realm state is REALM_STATE_ACTIVE, at the second
> it is REALM_STATE_DEAD. Reading the comment added to
> kvm_free_stage2_pgd() here, does it mean this function is called twice
> on purpose? If so do you think it's better to extract this and create
> another function instead, then use kvm_is_realm() to choose which to
> run? I think it is confusing to have this function run twice for a
> realm.

So the issue here is that the RMM requires we do things in a different
order to a normal VM. For a realm the PGD cannot be destroyed until the
realm itself is destroyed - the RMM revent the host undelegating them.

So the first call cannot actually do the free - this is the
REALM_STATE_ACTIVE case.

In kvm_destroy_realm() we tear down the actual realm and undelegate the
granules. We then need to actually free the PGD - the "obvious" way of
doing that is calling kvm_free_stage2_pgd() as that handles the KVM
intricacies - e.g. updating the mmu object.

I'm not sure how to structure the code better without causing
duplication - I don't want another copy of the cleanup from
kvm_free_stage2_pgd() in a CCA specific file because it will most likely
get out of sync with the normal VM case. There is a comment added
explaining "we call this again" which I hoped would make it less confusing.

Thanks,
Steve

> Thanks,
> Wei-Lin Chang
>
>> 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_RTT_MAX_LEVEL 3
>> +
>> +#define RMM_L2_BLOCK_SIZE PMD_SIZE
>> +
>> +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);
>> +}
>> +
>> +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)));
>> +}
>> +
>> 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);
>> --
>> 2.43.0
>>