From: "Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)" <ljs@kernel.org>
To: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>, Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>,
Oliver Upton <oupton@kernel.org>, Fuad Tabba <tabba@google.com>,
Joey Gouly <joey.gouly@arm.com>,
Steffen Eiden <seiden@linux.ibm.com>,
Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>,
Zenghui Yu <yuzenghui@huawei.com>,
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kvmarm@lists.linux.dev,
kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org,
Jack Thomson <jackabt@amazon.com>,
Jack Thomson <jackabt.amazon@gmail.com>,
Alexandru Elisei <alexandru.elisei@arm.com>,
Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>,
"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@kernel.org>,
Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>,
Claudio Imbrenda <imbrenda@linux.ibm.com>,
Leo Soares Passos <Leo.Bras@arm.com>,
"Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)" <ljs@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 7/8] KVM: selftests: Add option for different backing in pre-fault tests
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:00:41 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260825-kvm-arm-prefault-v1-7-befe8947702e@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260825-kvm-arm-prefault-v1-0-befe8947702e@kernel.org>
From: Jack Thomson <jackabt@amazon.com>
Add a -s option to specify different memory backing types for the
pre-fault tests (e.g. anonymous, hugetlb), allowing testing of the
pre-fault functionality across different memory configurations.
Signed-off-by: Jack Thomson <jackabt@amazon.com>
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) <ljs@kernel.org>
---
.../testing/selftests/kvm/pre_fault_memory_test.c | 51 +++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/pre_fault_memory_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/pre_fault_memory_test.c
index ee77c51cc566..702c72bbfa96 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/pre_fault_memory_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/pre_fault_memory_test.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct slot_worker_data {
struct kvm_vm *vm;
gpa_t gpa;
u32 flags;
+ enum vm_mem_backing_src_type mem_backing_src;
bool worker_ready;
bool prefault_ready;
bool recreate_slot;
@@ -66,14 +67,16 @@ static void *delete_slot_worker(void *__data)
while (!READ_ONCE(data->recreate_slot))
cpu_relax();
- vm_userspace_mem_region_add(vm, VM_MEM_SRC_ANONYMOUS, data->gpa,
+ vm_userspace_mem_region_add(vm, data->mem_backing_src, data->gpa,
TEST_SLOT, test_config.test_num_pages, data->flags);
return NULL;
}
static void pre_fault_memory(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 base_gpa, u64 offset,
- u64 size, u64 expected_left, bool private)
+ u64 size, u64 expected_left,
+ enum vm_mem_backing_src_type mem_backing_src,
+ bool private)
{
struct kvm_pre_fault_memory range = {
.gpa = base_gpa + offset,
@@ -84,6 +87,7 @@ static void pre_fault_memory(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 base_gpa, u64 offset,
.vm = vcpu->vm,
.gpa = base_gpa,
.flags = private ? KVM_MEM_GUEST_MEMFD : 0,
+ .mem_backing_src = mem_backing_src,
};
bool slot_recreated = false;
pthread_t slot_worker;
@@ -173,11 +177,13 @@ static void pre_fault_memory(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 base_gpa, u64 offset,
struct test_params {
unsigned long vm_type;
bool private;
+ enum vm_mem_backing_src_type mem_backing_src;
};
static void __test_pre_fault_memory(enum vm_guest_mode guest_mode, void *arg)
{
gpa_t gpa, gva, alignment, guest_page_size, host_page_size;
+ gpa_t backing_src_pagesz, mem_page_size;
struct test_params *p = arg;
const struct vm_shape shape = {
.mode = guest_mode,
@@ -189,24 +195,28 @@ static void __test_pre_fault_memory(enum vm_guest_mode guest_mode, void *arg)
struct ucall uc;
pr_info("Testing guest mode: %s\n", vm_guest_mode_string(guest_mode));
+ pr_info("Testing memory backing src type: %s\n",
+ vm_mem_backing_src_alias(p->mem_backing_src)->name);
vm = vm_create_shape_with_one_vcpu(shape, &vcpu, guest_code);
guest_page_size = vm_guest_mode_params[guest_mode].page_size;
host_page_size = getpagesize();
+ backing_src_pagesz = get_backing_src_pagesz(p->mem_backing_src);
+ mem_page_size = max(host_page_size, backing_src_pagesz);
test_config.page_size = guest_page_size;
test_config.test_size = align_up(TEST_BASE_SIZE + test_config.page_size,
- host_page_size);
+ mem_page_size);
test_config.test_num_pages = vm_calc_num_guest_pages(vm->mode, test_config.test_size);
gpa = (vm->max_gfn - test_config.test_num_pages) * test_config.page_size;
alignment = SZ_2M;
- alignment = max(alignment, host_page_size);
+ alignment = max(alignment, mem_page_size);
gpa = align_down(gpa, alignment);
gva = gpa & ((1ULL << (vm->va_bits - 1)) - 1);
- vm_userspace_mem_region_add(vm, VM_MEM_SRC_ANONYMOUS,
+ vm_userspace_mem_region_add(vm, p->mem_backing_src,
gpa, TEST_SLOT, test_config.test_num_pages,
p->private ? KVM_MEM_GUEST_MEMFD : 0);
virt_map(vm, gva, gpa, test_config.test_num_pages);
@@ -214,14 +224,18 @@ static void __test_pre_fault_memory(enum vm_guest_mode guest_mode, void *arg)
if (p->private)
vm_mem_set_private(vm, gpa, test_config.test_size);
- pre_fault_memory(vcpu, gpa, 0, test_config.test_size, 0, p->private);
+ pre_fault_memory(vcpu, gpa, 0, test_config.test_size, 0,
+ p->mem_backing_src, p->private);
/* Retry the same range after the first prefault attempt. */
- pre_fault_memory(vcpu, gpa, 0, test_config.test_size, 0, p->private);
+ pre_fault_memory(vcpu, gpa, 0, test_config.test_size, 0,
+ p->mem_backing_src, p->private);
pre_fault_memory(vcpu, gpa,
test_config.test_size - host_page_size,
- host_page_size * 2, host_page_size, p->private);
+ host_page_size * 2, host_page_size,
+ p->mem_backing_src, p->private);
pre_fault_memory(vcpu, gpa, test_config.test_size,
- host_page_size, host_page_size, p->private);
+ host_page_size, host_page_size,
+ p->mem_backing_src, p->private);
vcpu_args_set(vcpu, 1, gva);
@@ -250,11 +264,13 @@ static void __test_pre_fault_memory(enum vm_guest_mode guest_mode, void *arg)
kvm_vm_free(vm);
}
-static void test_pre_fault_memory(unsigned long vm_type, bool private)
+static void test_pre_fault_memory(unsigned long vm_type, enum vm_mem_backing_src_type backing_src,
+ bool private)
{
struct test_params p = {
.vm_type = vm_type,
.private = private,
+ .mem_backing_src = backing_src,
};
if (vm_type && !(kvm_check_cap(KVM_CAP_VM_TYPES) & BIT(vm_type))) {
@@ -268,23 +284,28 @@ static void test_pre_fault_memory(unsigned long vm_type, bool private)
static void help(char *name)
{
puts("");
- printf("usage: %s [-h] [-m mode]\n", name);
+ printf("usage: %s [-h] [-m mode] [-s mem-type]\n", name);
puts("");
guest_modes_help();
+ backing_src_help("-s");
puts("");
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
+ enum vm_mem_backing_src_type backing = DEFAULT_VM_MEM_SRC;
int opt;
guest_modes_append_default();
- while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "hm:")) != -1) {
+ while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "hm:s:")) != -1) {
switch (opt) {
case 'm':
guest_modes_cmdline(optarg);
break;
+ case 's':
+ backing = parse_backing_src_type(optarg);
+ break;
case 'h':
default:
help(argv[0]);
@@ -294,10 +315,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
TEST_REQUIRE(kvm_check_cap(KVM_CAP_PRE_FAULT_MEMORY));
- test_pre_fault_memory(0, false);
+ test_pre_fault_memory(0, backing, false);
#ifdef __x86_64__
- test_pre_fault_memory(KVM_X86_SW_PROTECTED_VM, false);
- test_pre_fault_memory(KVM_X86_SW_PROTECTED_VM, true);
+ test_pre_fault_memory(KVM_X86_SW_PROTECTED_VM, backing, false);
+ test_pre_fault_memory(KVM_X86_SW_PROTECTED_VM, backing, true);
#endif
return 0;
}
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-25 16:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-25 16:00 [PATCH 0/8] KVM: arm64: Add KVM_PRE_FAULT_MEMORY support Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
2026-08-25 16:00 ` [PATCH 1/8] KVM: arm64: Propagate and use esr in s2fd when handling guest aborts Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
2026-08-25 16:00 ` [PATCH 2/8] KVM: arm64: Propagate and use mmu " Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
2026-08-25 16:00 ` [PATCH 3/8] KVM: arm64: Propagate and use kvm_s2_fault_result on S2 fault Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
2026-08-25 16:00 ` [PATCH 4/8] KVM: arm64: Pass walk flags to kvm_pgtable_get_leaf() Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
2026-08-25 16:00 ` [PATCH 5/8] KVM: arm64: Implement KVM_PRE_FAULT_MEMORY Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
2026-08-25 16:00 ` [PATCH 6/8] KVM: selftests: Enable pre_fault_memory_test for arm64 Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
2026-08-25 16:00 ` Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) [this message]
2026-08-25 16:00 ` [PATCH 8/8] KVM: selftests: Add nested pre-fault test " Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)
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