From: Tarun Sahu <tarunsahu@google.com>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>, Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>,
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
Alexander Graf <graf@amazon.com>,
Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>,
Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@kernel.org>,
Tarun Sahu <tarunsahu@google.com>,
Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@soleen.com>
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
kexec@lists.infradead.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 4/9] kvm: guest_memfd: Move internal definitions and helper to new header
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:48:46 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260622184851.2309827-5-tarunsahu@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260622184851.2309827-1-tarunsahu@google.com>
To support guest_memfd memory preservation with LUO, guest_memfd luo
code needs to access guest_memfd internals and reconstruct guest_memfd
file instances from a preserved state.
Extract gmem_file, gmem_inode, and the GMEM_I() helper from guest_memfd.c
into a new internal header virt/kvm/guest_memfd.h.
Additionally, split __kvm_gmem_create() to expose a non-static
__kvm_gmem_create_file() helper. This helper returns a struct file
instead of a file descriptor, enabling file creation and initialization
without installing it into a file descriptor table.
Signed-off-by: Tarun Sahu <tarunsahu@google.com>
---
virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c | 68 +++++++++++++++++-------------------------
virt/kvm/guest_memfd.h | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 virt/kvm/guest_memfd.h
diff --git a/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c b/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c
index 8669068..fe1adc9b 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c
@@ -7,38 +7,12 @@
#include <linux/mempolicy.h>
#include <linux/pseudo_fs.h>
#include <linux/pagemap.h>
+#include "guest_memfd.h"
#include "kvm_mm.h"
static struct vfsmount *kvm_gmem_mnt;
-/*
- * A guest_memfd instance can be associated multiple VMs, each with its own
- * "view" of the underlying physical memory.
- *
- * The gmem's inode is effectively the raw underlying physical storage, and is
- * used to track properties of the physical memory, while each gmem file is
- * effectively a single VM's view of that storage, and is used to track assets
- * specific to its associated VM, e.g. memslots=>gmem bindings.
- */
-struct gmem_file {
- struct kvm *kvm;
- struct xarray bindings;
- struct list_head entry;
-};
-
-struct gmem_inode {
- struct shared_policy policy;
- struct inode vfs_inode;
- struct list_head gmem_file_list;
-
- u64 flags;
-};
-
-static __always_inline struct gmem_inode *GMEM_I(struct inode *inode)
-{
- return container_of(inode, struct gmem_inode, vfs_inode);
-}
#define kvm_gmem_for_each_file(f, inode) \
list_for_each_entry(f, &GMEM_I(inode)->gmem_file_list, entry)
@@ -557,23 +531,17 @@ bool __weak kvm_arch_supports_gmem_init_shared(struct kvm *kvm)
return true;
}
-static int __kvm_gmem_create(struct kvm *kvm, loff_t size, u64 flags)
+struct file *__kvm_gmem_create_file(struct kvm *kvm, loff_t size, u64 flags)
{
static const char *name = "[kvm-gmem]";
struct gmem_file *f;
struct inode *inode;
struct file *file;
- int fd, err;
-
- fd = get_unused_fd_flags(0);
- if (fd < 0)
- return fd;
+ int err;
f = kzalloc_obj(*f);
- if (!f) {
- err = -ENOMEM;
- goto err_fd;
- }
+ if (!f)
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
/* __fput() will take care of fops_put(). */
if (!fops_get(&kvm_gmem_fops)) {
@@ -612,8 +580,7 @@ static int __kvm_gmem_create(struct kvm *kvm, loff_t size, u64 flags)
xa_init(&f->bindings);
list_add(&f->entry, &GMEM_I(inode)->gmem_file_list);
- fd_install(fd, file);
- return fd;
+ return file;
err_inode:
iput(inode);
@@ -621,7 +588,28 @@ static int __kvm_gmem_create(struct kvm *kvm, loff_t size, u64 flags)
fops_put(&kvm_gmem_fops);
err_gmem:
kfree(f);
-err_fd:
+ return ERR_PTR(err);
+}
+
+static int __kvm_gmem_create(struct kvm *kvm, loff_t size, u64 flags)
+{
+ struct file *file;
+ int fd, err;
+
+ fd = get_unused_fd_flags(0);
+ if (fd < 0)
+ return fd;
+
+ file = __kvm_gmem_create_file(kvm, size, flags);
+ if (IS_ERR(file)) {
+ err = PTR_ERR(file);
+ goto err_put_fd;
+ }
+
+ fd_install(fd, file);
+ return fd;
+
+err_put_fd:
put_unused_fd(fd);
return err;
}
diff --git a/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.h b/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c528b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+#ifndef __KVM_GUEST_MEMFD_H__
+#define __KVM_GUEST_MEMFD_H__ 1
+
+#include <linux/kvm_host.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/mempolicy.h>
+
+/*
+ * A guest_memfd instance can be associated multiple VMs, each with its own
+ * "view" of the underlying physical memory.
+ *
+ * The gmem's inode is effectively the raw underlying physical storage, and is
+ * used to track properties of the physical memory, while each gmem file is
+ * effectively a single VM's view of that storage, and is used to track assets
+ * specific to its associated VM, e.g. memslots=>gmem bindings.
+ */
+struct gmem_file {
+ struct kvm *kvm;
+ struct xarray bindings;
+ struct list_head entry;
+};
+
+struct gmem_inode {
+ struct shared_policy policy;
+ struct inode vfs_inode;
+ struct list_head gmem_file_list;
+
+ u64 flags;
+};
+
+static inline struct gmem_inode *GMEM_I(struct inode *inode)
+{
+ return container_of(inode, struct gmem_inode, vfs_inode);
+}
+
+struct file *__kvm_gmem_create_file(struct kvm *kvm, loff_t size, u64 flags);
+
+#endif /* __KVM_GUEST_MEMFD_H__ */
--
2.55.0.rc0.786.g65d90a0328-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-22 18:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-22 18:48 [PATCH v3 0/9] liveupdate: kvm: guest_memfd preservation Tarun Sahu
2026-06-22 18:48 ` [PATCH v3 1/9] liveupdate: Add LIVEUPDATE_GUEST_MEMFD config option Tarun Sahu
2026-06-22 18:48 ` [PATCH v3 2/9] kvm: Prepare core VM structs and helpers for LUO support Tarun Sahu
2026-06-22 18:48 ` [PATCH v3 3/9] kvm: kvm_luo: Allow kvm preservation with LUO Tarun Sahu
2026-06-22 18:48 ` Tarun Sahu [this message]
2026-06-22 18:48 ` [PATCH v3 5/9] kvm: guest_memfd: Add support for freezing and unfreezing mappings Tarun Sahu
2026-06-22 18:48 ` [PATCH v3 6/9] kvm: guest_memfd_luo: add support for guest_memfd preservation Tarun Sahu
2026-06-22 18:48 ` [PATCH v3 7/9] docs: add documentation for guest_memfd preservation via LUO Tarun Sahu
2026-06-22 18:48 ` [PATCH v3 8/9] selftests: kvm: Split ____vm_create() to expose init helpers Tarun Sahu
2026-06-22 18:48 ` [PATCH v3 9/9] selftests: kvm: Add guest_memfd_preservation_test Tarun Sahu
2026-06-22 18:55 ` [PATCH v3 0/9] liveupdate: kvm: guest_memfd preservation tarunsahu
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=20260622184851.2309827-5-tarunsahu@google.com \
--to=tarunsahu@google.com \
--cc=corbet@lwn.net \
--cc=graf@amazon.com \
--cc=kexec@lists.infradead.org \
--cc=kvm@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-doc@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-mm@kvack.org \
--cc=pasha.tatashin@soleen.com \
--cc=pbonzini@redhat.com \
--cc=pratyush@kernel.org \
--cc=rppt@kernel.org \
--cc=skhan@linuxfoundation.org \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox