From: Amit Machhiwal <amachhiw@linux.ibm.com>
To: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, Madhavan Srinivasan <maddy@linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Amit Machhiwal <amachhiw@linux.ibm.com>,
Vaibhav Jain <vaibhav@linux.ibm.com>,
Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@gmail.com>,
Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>,
"Christophe Leroy (CS GROUP)" <chleroy@kernel.org>,
kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Add support for compat CPU capabilities for KVM on PowerNV
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:19:04 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260430054906.94431-6-amachhiw@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260430054906.94431-1-amachhiw@linux.ibm.com>
Currently, when booting a compatibility-mode KVM guest (L1) on a PowerNV
hypervisor (L0), the guest runs with the expected processor
compatibility level. However, when booting a nested KVM guest (L2)
inside the L1, QEMU derives the CPU model from the raw host PVR and
attempts to run the nested guest at that level, instead of honoring the
compatibility mode of the L1.
Extend host CPU compatibility capability reporting to support nested
virtualization on PowerNV systems (PAPR nested API v1).
For nested API v2 (PowerVM), compatibility capabilities are obtained
from the hypervisor via the H_GUEST_GET_CAPABILITIES hcall. This
information is not available on PowerNV systems.
For nested API v1, derive the compatibility capabilities from the L1
guest by reading the "cpu-version" property from the device tree, which
reflects the effective (logical) processor compatibility level. Map this
value to the corresponding compatibility capability bitmap.
Introduce a helper to translate CPU version values into compatibility
capability bits and integrate it into kvmppc_get_compat_cpu_caps().
This allows userspace to query host CPU compatibility modes on both
PowerVM and PowerNV platforms via the KVM_PPC_GET_COMPAT_CAPS ioctl.
Signed-off-by: Amit Machhiwal <amachhiw@linux.ibm.com>
---
arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index d602d90111d1..25d05f1ccb72 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -6516,16 +6516,51 @@ static bool kvmppc_hash_v3_possible(void)
return true;
}
+static int kvmppc_map_compat_capabilities(const __be32 cpu_version,
+ unsigned long *capabilities)
+{
+ switch (cpu_version) {
+ case PVR_ARCH_31_P11:
+ *capabilities |= H_GUEST_CAP_POWER11;
+ break;
+ case PVR_ARCH_31:
+ *capabilities |= H_GUEST_CAP_POWER10;
+ break;
+ case PVR_ARCH_300:
+ *capabilities |= H_GUEST_CAP_POWER9;
+ break;
+ default:
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
static int kvmppc_get_compat_cpu_caps(struct kvm_ppc_compat_caps *host_caps)
{
+ struct device_node *np;
unsigned long capabilities = 0;
+ const __be32 *prop = NULL;
long rc = -EINVAL;
+ u32 cpu_version;
if (kvmhv_on_pseries()) {
- if (kvmhv_is_nestedv2())
+ if (kvmhv_is_nestedv2()) {
rc = plpar_guest_get_capabilities(0, &capabilities);
+ } else {
+ for_each_node_by_type(np, "cpu") {
+ prop = of_get_property(np, "cpu-version", NULL);
+ if (prop) {
+ cpu_version = be32_to_cpup(prop);
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ if (!prop)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ rc = kvmppc_map_compat_capabilities(cpu_version,
+ &capabilities);
+ }
host_caps->compat_capabilities = capabilities;
}
--
2.50.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-30 5:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-30 5:48 [PATCH 0/6] KVM: PPC: Handle CPU compatibility mode for nested guests Amit Machhiwal
2026-04-30 5:49 ` [PATCH 1/6] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Validate arch_compat against host compatibility mode Amit Machhiwal
2026-05-05 6:44 ` Harsh Prateek Bora
2026-04-30 5:49 ` [PATCH 2/6] KVM: PPC: Introduce KVM_CAP_PPC_COMPAT_CAPS and KVM_PPC_GET_COMPAT_CAPS Amit Machhiwal
2026-05-05 8:31 ` Harsh Prateek Bora
2026-04-30 5:49 ` [PATCH 3/6] KVM: PPC: Wire up KVM_PPC_GET_COMPAT_CAPS ioctl Amit Machhiwal
2026-05-05 8:46 ` Harsh Prateek Bora
2026-04-30 5:49 ` [PATCH 4/6] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Implement compat CPU capability retrieval for KVM on PowerVM Amit Machhiwal
2026-05-05 9:25 ` Harsh Prateek Bora
2026-04-30 5:49 ` Amit Machhiwal [this message]
2026-05-05 9:49 ` [PATCH 5/6] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Add support for compat CPU capabilities for KVM on PowerNV Harsh Prateek Bora
2026-04-30 5:49 ` [PATCH 6/6] KVM: PPC: Document KVM_PPC_GET_COMPAT_CAPS ioctl Amit Machhiwal
2026-05-05 9:55 ` Harsh Prateek Bora
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