From: James Houghton <jthoughton@google.com>
To: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>,
Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
Muchun Song <muchun.song@linux.dev>,
Oscar Salvador <osalvador@suse.de>
Cc: Nikos Nikoleris <nikos.nikoleris@arm.com>,
Linu Cherian <linu.cherian@arm.com>,
Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@arm.com>,
Nanyong Sun <sunnanyong@huawei.com>, Yu Zhao <yuzhao@google.com>,
Frank van der Linden <fvdl@google.com>,
David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>,
James Houghton <jthoughton@google.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-mm@kvack.org
Subject: [PATCH 07/18] arm64: Add system_supports_hvo
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 03:11:17 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260708031129.3503195-8-jthoughton@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260708031129.3503195-1-jthoughton@google.com>
Track HVO compatibility as its own system feature. If every boot CPU
supports it, later onlining a CPU that doesn't support it won't be
allowed.
HVO requires BBM Level 2 no abort for the block -> table transitions
when optimizing the vmemmap, and it requires hardware AF management to
avoid taking page faults on the !AF translation that is installed as
part of the RW table -> RO + new OA table transitions.
Another possibility would be to disable HVO if an incompatible CPU were
onlined; I haven't done this.
Signed-off-by: James Houghton <jthoughton@google.com>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h | 2 ++
arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h | 5 +++++
arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps | 1 +
4 files changed, 24 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h
index 25c61cda901c..6db3ef827f86 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ cpucap_is_possible(const unsigned int cap)
return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HW_PERF_EVENTS);
case ARM64_HAS_LSUI:
return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_LSUI);
+ case ARM64_HVO_COMPATIBLE:
+ return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE_OPTIMIZE_VMEMMAP);
}
return true;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index e818ad1b56e2..a62c284962cf 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -885,6 +885,11 @@ static inline bool system_supports_bbml2_noabort(void)
return alternative_has_cap_unlikely(ARM64_HAS_BBML2_NOABORT);
}
+static inline bool system_supports_hvo(void)
+{
+ return alternative_has_cap_unlikely(ARM64_HVO_COMPATIBLE);
+}
+
int do_emulate_mrs(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 sys_reg, u32 rt);
bool try_emulate_mrs(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 isn);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
index 9a22df0c5120..3b9224b99a5f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -2172,6 +2172,16 @@ static bool has_bbml2_noabort(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *caps, int sco
return cpu_supports_bbml2_noabort();
}
+static bool hvo_compatible(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *caps, int scope)
+{
+ /*
+ * We need BBML2 to support Block -> Table transitions without taking
+ * faults, and we need HW AF support to support changing the OA without
+ * taking faults.
+ */
+ return cpu_supports_bbml2_noabort() && supports_hw_af(scope);
+}
+
static void cpu_enable_pan(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *__unused)
{
/*
@@ -3067,6 +3077,12 @@ static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_features[] = {
.type = ARM64_CPUCAP_EARLY_LOCAL_CPU_FEATURE,
.matches = has_bbml2_noabort,
},
+ {
+ .desc = "HugeTLB Vmemmap Optimization Support",
+ .capability = ARM64_HVO_COMPATIBLE,
+ .type = ARM64_CPUCAP_SYSTEM_FEATURE,
+ .matches = hvo_compatible,
+ },
{
.desc = "52-bit Virtual Addressing for KVM (LPA2)",
.capability = ARM64_HAS_LPA2,
diff --git a/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps b/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
index 9b85a84f6fd4..630953d59c52 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
+++ b/arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ HAS_VIRT_HOST_EXTN
HAS_WFXT
HAS_XNX
HAFT
+HVO_COMPATIBLE
HW_DBM
KVM_HVHE
KVM_PROTECTED_MODE
--
2.55.0.795.g602f6c329a-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-08 3:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-08 3:11 [PATCH 00/18] Another attempt at HVO support on arm64 James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 01/18] hugetlb_vmemmap: Always flush TLB if needed upon PTE remapping James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 02/18] hugetlb_vmemmap: Move vmemmap_get_tail up James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 03/18] hugetlb_vmemmap: Leave pages partially HVOed upon restore failure James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 04/18] hugetlb_vmemmap: Use try_update_vmemmap_pte to update in-use PTEs James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 05/18] hugetlb_vmemmap: Allow architectures not to allow HVO at runtime James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 06/18] arm64: Rename cpu_has_hw_af to system_has_hw_af James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` James Houghton [this message]
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 08/18] arm64: Implement try_update_vmemmap_pte using the AF trick James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 09/18] arm64: Prevent HVO if the HVO system feature is not enabled James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 10/18] arm64: Support hugetlb vmemmap optimization James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 11/18] hugetlb_vmemmap: Use try_populate_vmemmap_pmd for replacing in-use PMDs James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 12/18] arm64: Implement try_populate_vmemmap_pmd using AF trick James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 13/18] arm64: Drop BBML2_NOABORT requirement for HVO James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 14/18] hugetlb_vmemmap: Rename mm/hugetlb_vmemmap.h to mm/hugetlb_vmemmap_internal.h James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 15/18] hugetlb_vmemmap: Add a way to permanently disable HVO when needed James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 16/18] arm64: Allow "optional" CPU features to be required sometimes James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 17/18] arm64: Permit onlining of HVO-incompatible late CPUs if HVO is not in use James Houghton
2026-07-08 3:11 ` [PATCH 18/18] arm64: Remove user-selectable HVO Kconfig James Houghton
2026-07-08 8:40 ` [PATCH 00/18] Another attempt at HVO support on arm64 Muchun Song
2026-07-08 16:49 ` James Houghton
2026-07-09 9:54 ` Muchun Song
2026-07-09 19:04 ` James Houghton
2026-07-10 3:40 ` Muchun Song
2026-07-09 9:58 ` David Hildenbrand (Arm)
2026-07-10 4:58 ` Muchun Song
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