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Subject: [PATCH v14 08/21] KVM: guest_memfd: Allow host to map guest_memfd pages
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:33:37 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250715093350.2584932-9-tabba@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250715093350.2584932-1-tabba@google.com>
Introduce the core infrastructure to enable host userspace to mmap()
guest_memfd-backed memory. This is needed for several evolving KVM use
cases:
* Non-CoCo VM backing: Allows VMMs like Firecracker to run guests
entirely backed by guest_memfd, even for non-CoCo VMs [1]. This
provides a unified memory management model and simplifies guest memory
handling.
* Direct map removal for enhanced security: This is an important step
for direct map removal of guest memory [2]. By allowing host userspace
to fault in guest_memfd pages directly, we can avoid maintaining host
kernel direct maps of guest memory. This provides additional hardening
against Spectre-like transient execution attacks by removing a
potential attack surface within the kernel.
* Future guest_memfd features: This also lays the groundwork for future
enhancements to guest_memfd, such as supporting huge pages and
enabling in-place sharing of guest memory with the host for CoCo
platforms that permit it [3].
Therefore, enable the basic mmap and fault handling logic within
guest_memfd. However, this functionality is not yet exposed to userspace
and remains inactive until two conditions are met in subsequent patches:
* Kconfig Gate (CONFIG_KVM_GMEM_SUPPORTS_MMAP): A new Kconfig option,
KVM_GMEM_SUPPORTS_MMAP, is introduced later in this series. This
option gates the compilation and availability of this mmap
functionality at a system level. While the code changes in this patch
might seem small, the Kconfig option is introduced to explicitly
signal the intent to enable this new capability and to provide a clear
compile-time switch for it. It also helps ensure that the necessary
architecture-specific glue (like kvm_arch_supports_gmem_mmap) is
properly defined.
* Per-instance opt-in (GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP): On a per-instance basis,
this functionality is enabled by the guest_memfd flag
GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP, which will be set in the KVM_CREATE_GUEST_MEMFD
ioctl. This flag is crucial because when host userspace maps
guest_memfd pages, KVM must *not* manage the these memory regions in
the same way it does for traditional KVM memory slots. The presence of
GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP on a guest_memfd instance allows mmap() and
faulting of guest_memfd memory to host userspace. Additionally, it
informs KVM to always consume guest faults to this memory from
guest_memfd, regardless of whether it is a shared or a private fault.
This opt-in mechanism ensures compatibility and prevents conflicts
with existing KVM memory management. This is a per-guest_memfd flag
rather than a per-memslot or per-VM capability because the ability to
mmap directly applies to the specific guest_memfd object, regardless
of how it might be used within various memory slots or VMs.
[1] https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/tree/feature/secret-hiding
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/cc1bb8e9bc3e1ab637700a4d3defeec95b55060a.camel@amazon.com
[3] https://lore.kernel.org/all/c1c9591d-218a-495c-957b-ba356c8f8e09@redhat.com/T/#u
Reviewed-by: Gavin Shan <gshan@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Shivank Garg <shivankg@amd.com>
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
Co-developed-by: Ackerley Tng <ackerleytng@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Ackerley Tng <ackerleytng@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Fuad Tabba <tabba@google.com>
---
include/linux/kvm_host.h | 13 +++++++
include/uapi/linux/kvm.h | 1 +
virt/kvm/Kconfig | 4 +++
virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
4 files changed, 91 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index 1ec71648824c..9ac21985f3b5 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -740,6 +740,19 @@ static inline bool kvm_arch_supports_gmem(struct kvm *kvm)
}
#endif
+/*
+ * Returns true if this VM supports mmap() in guest_memfd.
+ *
+ * Arch code must define kvm_arch_supports_gmem_mmap if support for guest_memfd
+ * is enabled.
+ */
+#if !defined(kvm_arch_supports_gmem_mmap)
+static inline bool kvm_arch_supports_gmem_mmap(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+ return false;
+}
+#endif
+
#ifndef kvm_arch_has_readonly_mem
static inline bool kvm_arch_has_readonly_mem(struct kvm *kvm)
{
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
index 7a4c35ff03fe..3beafbf306af 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
@@ -1596,6 +1596,7 @@ struct kvm_memory_attributes {
#define KVM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTE_PRIVATE (1ULL << 3)
#define KVM_CREATE_GUEST_MEMFD _IOWR(KVMIO, 0xd4, struct kvm_create_guest_memfd)
+#define GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP (1ULL << 0)
struct kvm_create_guest_memfd {
__u64 size;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/Kconfig b/virt/kvm/Kconfig
index 559c93ad90be..fa4acbedb953 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/Kconfig
+++ b/virt/kvm/Kconfig
@@ -128,3 +128,7 @@ config HAVE_KVM_ARCH_GMEM_PREPARE
config HAVE_KVM_ARCH_GMEM_INVALIDATE
bool
depends on KVM_GMEM
+
+config KVM_GMEM_SUPPORTS_MMAP
+ select KVM_GMEM
+ bool
diff --git a/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c b/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c
index 6db515833f61..07a4b165471d 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c
@@ -312,7 +312,77 @@ static pgoff_t kvm_gmem_get_index(struct kvm_memory_slot *slot, gfn_t gfn)
return gfn - slot->base_gfn + slot->gmem.pgoff;
}
+static bool kvm_gmem_supports_mmap(struct inode *inode)
+{
+ const u64 flags = (u64)inode->i_private;
+
+ if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KVM_GMEM_SUPPORTS_MMAP))
+ return false;
+
+ return flags & GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP;
+}
+
+static vm_fault_t kvm_gmem_fault_user_mapping(struct vm_fault *vmf)
+{
+ struct inode *inode = file_inode(vmf->vma->vm_file);
+ struct folio *folio;
+ vm_fault_t ret = VM_FAULT_LOCKED;
+
+ if (((loff_t)vmf->pgoff << PAGE_SHIFT) >= i_size_read(inode))
+ return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
+
+ folio = kvm_gmem_get_folio(inode, vmf->pgoff);
+ if (IS_ERR(folio)) {
+ int err = PTR_ERR(folio);
+
+ if (err == -EAGAIN)
+ return VM_FAULT_RETRY;
+
+ return vmf_error(err);
+ }
+
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(folio_test_large(folio))) {
+ ret = VM_FAULT_SIGBUS;
+ goto out_folio;
+ }
+
+ if (!folio_test_uptodate(folio)) {
+ clear_highpage(folio_page(folio, 0));
+ kvm_gmem_mark_prepared(folio);
+ }
+
+ vmf->page = folio_file_page(folio, vmf->pgoff);
+
+out_folio:
+ if (ret != VM_FAULT_LOCKED) {
+ folio_unlock(folio);
+ folio_put(folio);
+ }
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static const struct vm_operations_struct kvm_gmem_vm_ops = {
+ .fault = kvm_gmem_fault_user_mapping,
+};
+
+static int kvm_gmem_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+ if (!kvm_gmem_supports_mmap(file_inode(file)))
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ if ((vma->vm_flags & (VM_SHARED | VM_MAYSHARE)) !=
+ (VM_SHARED | VM_MAYSHARE)) {
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ vma->vm_ops = &kvm_gmem_vm_ops;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static struct file_operations kvm_gmem_fops = {
+ .mmap = kvm_gmem_mmap,
.open = generic_file_open,
.release = kvm_gmem_release,
.fallocate = kvm_gmem_fallocate,
@@ -463,6 +533,9 @@ int kvm_gmem_create(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_create_guest_memfd *args)
u64 flags = args->flags;
u64 valid_flags = 0;
+ if (kvm_arch_supports_gmem_mmap(kvm))
+ valid_flags |= GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP;
+
if (flags & ~valid_flags)
return -EINVAL;
--
2.50.0.727.gbf7dc18ff4-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-07-15 9:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 59+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-07-15 9:33 [PATCH v14 00/21] KVM: Enable host userspace mapping for guest_memfd-backed memory for non-CoCo VMs Fuad Tabba
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 01/21] KVM: Rename CONFIG_KVM_PRIVATE_MEM to CONFIG_KVM_GMEM Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 3:43 ` Xiaoyao Li
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 02/21] KVM: Rename CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_PRIVATE_MEM to CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_GMEM_POPULATE Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 4:08 ` Xiaoyao Li
2025-07-16 8:11 ` Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 8:31 ` Xiaoyao Li
2025-07-16 10:25 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-07-16 11:02 ` Xiaoyao Li
2025-07-16 11:05 ` Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 11:15 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-07-16 12:01 ` Xiaoyao Li
2025-07-16 12:13 ` Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 12:14 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-07-16 12:24 ` Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 12:39 ` Xiaoyao Li
2025-07-16 12:54 ` Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 12:59 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 03/21] KVM: Introduce kvm_arch_supports_gmem() Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 5:07 ` Xiaoyao Li
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 04/21] KVM: x86: Introduce kvm->arch.supports_gmem Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 5:18 ` Xiaoyao Li
2025-07-17 0:12 ` Ackerley Tng
2025-07-17 1:48 ` Xiaoyao Li
2025-07-17 8:49 ` Fuad Tabba
2025-07-17 9:00 ` Xiaoyao Li
2025-07-17 16:50 ` Ackerley Tng
2025-07-17 16:59 ` Fuad Tabba
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 05/21] KVM: Rename kvm_slot_can_be_private() to kvm_slot_has_gmem() Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 5:19 ` Xiaoyao Li
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 06/21] KVM: Fix comments that refer to slots_lock Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 5:20 ` Xiaoyao Li
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 07/21] KVM: Fix comment that refers to kvm uapi header path Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 5:24 ` Xiaoyao Li
2025-07-15 9:33 ` Fuad Tabba [this message]
2025-07-16 5:40 ` [PATCH v14 08/21] KVM: guest_memfd: Allow host to map guest_memfd pages Xiaoyao Li
2025-07-16 8:15 ` Fuad Tabba
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 09/21] KVM: guest_memfd: Track guest_memfd mmap support in memslot Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 6:10 ` Xiaoyao Li
2025-07-16 8:21 ` Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 8:52 ` Xiaoyao Li
2025-07-16 10:31 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-07-16 10:59 ` Fuad Tabba
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 10/21] KVM: x86/mmu: Generalize private_max_mapping_level x86 op to max_mapping_level Fuad Tabba
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 11/21] KVM: x86/mmu: Allow NULL-able fault in kvm_max_private_mapping_level Fuad Tabba
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 12/21] KVM: x86/mmu: Consult guest_memfd when computing max_mapping_level Fuad Tabba
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 13/21] KVM: x86/mmu: Handle guest page faults for guest_memfd with shared memory Fuad Tabba
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 14/21] KVM: x86: Enable guest_memfd mmap for default VM type Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 10:32 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 15/21] KVM: arm64: Refactor user_mem_abort() Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 10:36 ` David Hildenbrand
2025-07-16 11:26 ` Fuad Tabba
2025-07-16 15:08 ` Marc Zyngier
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 16/21] KVM: arm64: Handle guest_memfd-backed guest page faults Fuad Tabba
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 17/21] KVM: arm64: nv: Handle VNCR_EL2-triggered faults backed by guest_memfd Fuad Tabba
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 18/21] KVM: arm64: Enable host mapping of shared guest_memfd memory Fuad Tabba
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 19/21] KVM: Introduce the KVM capability KVM_CAP_GMEM_MMAP Fuad Tabba
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 20/21] KVM: selftests: Do not use hardcoded page sizes in guest_memfd test Fuad Tabba
2025-07-15 9:33 ` [PATCH v14 21/21] KVM: selftests: guest_memfd mmap() test when mmap is supported Fuad Tabba
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