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From: "Roy, Patrick" <roypat@amazon.co.uk>
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Subject: [PATCH v5 05/12] KVM: Documentation: describe GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_NO_DIRECT_MAP
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 09:39:22 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250828093902.2719-6-roypat@amazon.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250828093902.2719-1-roypat@amazon.co.uk>

Signed-off-by: Patrick Roy <roypat@amazon.co.uk>
---
 Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
index c17a87a0a5ac..b52c14d58798 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
@@ -6418,6 +6418,11 @@ When the capability KVM_CAP_GUEST_MEMFD_MMAP is supported, the 'flags' field
 supports GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP.  Setting this flag on guest_memfd creation
 enables mmap() and faulting of guest_memfd memory to host userspace.
 
+When the capability KVM_CAP_GMEM_NO_DIRECT_MAP is supported, the 'flags' field
+supports GUEST_MEMFG_FLAG_NO_DIRECT_MAP. Setting this flag makes the guest_memfd
+instance behave similarly to memfd_secret, and unmaps the memory backing it from
+the kernel's address space after allocation.
+
 When the KVM MMU performs a PFN lookup to service a guest fault and the backing
 guest_memfd has the GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_MMAP set, then the fault will always be
 consumed from guest_memfd, regardless of whether it is a shared or a private
-- 
2.50.1



  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-08-28  9:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-08-28  9:39 [PATCH v5 00/12] Direct Map Removal Support for guest_memfd Roy, Patrick
2025-08-28  9:39 ` [PATCH v5 01/12] filemap: Pass address_space mapping to ->free_folio() Roy, Patrick
2025-08-28  9:39 ` [PATCH v5 02/12] arch: export set_direct_map_valid_noflush to KVM module Roy, Patrick
2025-08-28 10:07   ` Fuad Tabba
2025-09-01 13:47     ` Roy, Patrick
2025-08-28  9:39 ` [PATCH v5 03/12] mm: introduce AS_NO_DIRECT_MAP Roy, Patrick
2025-08-28 10:21   ` Fuad Tabba
2025-09-01 13:54     ` Roy, Patrick
2025-09-01 14:56       ` Roy, Patrick
2025-09-02  7:59         ` Fuad Tabba
2025-09-02  8:46           ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-02  8:50             ` Fuad Tabba
2025-09-02  9:18               ` Roy, Patrick
2025-09-02  9:21                 ` Fuad Tabba
2025-09-02  9:54                   ` David Hildenbrand
2025-08-28 14:26   ` Mike Rapoport
2025-09-01 13:56     ` Roy, Patrick
2025-08-28 21:00   ` David Hildenbrand
2025-09-01 14:03     ` Roy, Patrick
2025-08-31 10:26   ` kernel test robot
2025-09-01 14:05     ` Roy, Patrick
2025-08-28  9:39 ` [PATCH v5 04/12] KVM: guest_memfd: Add flag to remove from direct map Roy, Patrick
2025-08-28 14:54   ` Mike Rapoport
2025-09-01 14:22     ` Roy, Patrick
2025-09-01 14:27       ` Mike Rapoport
2025-08-28  9:39 ` Roy, Patrick [this message]
2025-08-28 10:27   ` [PATCH v5 05/12] KVM: Documentation: describe GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_NO_DIRECT_MAP David Hildenbrand
2025-09-01 14:30     ` Roy, Patrick
2025-09-01 14:43       ` David Hildenbrand
2025-08-28  9:39 ` [PATCH v5 06/12] KVM: selftests: load elf via bounce buffer Roy, Patrick
2025-08-28  9:39 ` [PATCH v5 07/12] KVM: selftests: set KVM_MEM_GUEST_MEMFD in vm_mem_add() if guest_memfd != -1 Roy, Patrick
2025-08-28  9:39 ` [PATCH v5 08/12] KVM: selftests: Add guest_memfd based vm_mem_backing_src_types Roy, Patrick
2025-08-28  9:39 ` [PATCH v5 09/12] KVM: selftests: stuff vm_mem_backing_src_type into vm_shape Roy, Patrick
2025-08-28  9:39 ` [PATCH v5 10/12] KVM: selftests: cover GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_NO_DIRECT_MAP in mem conversion tests Roy, Patrick
2025-08-28  9:39 ` [PATCH v5 11/12] KVM: selftests: cover GUEST_MEMFD_FLAG_NO_DIRECT_MAP in guest_memfd_test.c Roy, Patrick
2025-08-28 10:26   ` David Hildenbrand
2025-08-28  9:39 ` [PATCH v5 12/12] KVM: selftests: Test guest execution from direct map removed gmem Roy, Patrick
2025-08-28 12:50 ` [PATCH v5 00/12] Direct Map Removal Support for guest_memfd David Hildenbrand

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