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From: Sriram Nambakam <snambakam@linux.microsoft.com>
To: kvm@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH v1 25/42] vm_planes: drop unused per-plane vcpu_count
Date: Wed,  5 Aug 2026 04:03:07 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260805110324.25067-26-snambakam@linux.microsoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260805110324.25067-1-snambakam@linux.microsoft.com>

Under the in-kernel "Option B" secure-plane model the secure plane runs
on plane-0's existing vCPU thread and is left stopped until the first VTL
call, so a plane never owns a distinct set of vCPUs. The vcpu_count field
in struct vm_plane_config (and the matching parse-state copy) is no longer
consulted by anything in the kernel: drop the field, its VCPU_COUNT config
key parsing, its zero-init and its presence check.

No functional change; the value was already unused on the boot path.

Signed-off-by: Sriram Nambakam <snambakam@linux.microsoft.com>
---
 include/linux/vm_planes.h |  1 -
 init/vm_planes.c          | 11 -----------
 2 files changed, 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/vm_planes.h b/include/linux/vm_planes.h
index 47f05fa80039..1130557cf5aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/vm_planes.h
+++ b/include/linux/vm_planes.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ struct vm_plane_config {
 	phys_addr_t load_offset;
 	phys_addr_t memory_size;
 	phys_addr_t entry_point;
-	unsigned int vcpu_count;
 	unsigned int kernel_format;
 	char kernel[VM_PLANE_KERNEL_NAME_MAX];
 	char cmdline[VM_PLANE_CMDLINE_MAX];
diff --git a/init/vm_planes.c b/init/vm_planes.c
index 274c0015fe76..10c7facdb1af 100644
--- a/init/vm_planes.c
+++ b/init/vm_planes.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ static bool __initdata enable_vm_planes_requested;
 struct vm_plane_parse_state {
 	phys_addr_t load_offset;
 	phys_addr_t memory_size;
-	unsigned int vcpu_count;
 	unsigned int kernel_format;
 	char kernel[VM_PLANE_KERNEL_NAME_MAX];
 	char cmdline[VM_PLANE_CMDLINE_MAX];
@@ -275,14 +274,6 @@ static int __init parse_plane_cfg_line(const char *line, size_t len,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!strcmp(key, "VCPU_COUNT")) {
-		if (parsed_u64 == 0 || parsed_u64 > UINT_MAX)
-			return -EINVAL;
-		plane_cfg[plane_id].vcpu_count = (unsigned int)parsed_u64;
-		state[plane_id].vcpu_count = (unsigned int)parsed_u64;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
@@ -314,7 +305,6 @@ static int __init parse_vm_planes_kconfig(const char *buf, size_t len,
 	for (i = 0; i < *plane_count; i++) {
 		state[i].load_offset = VM_PLANES_UNSET_VALUE;
 		state[i].memory_size = VM_PLANES_UNSET_VALUE;
-		state[i].vcpu_count = 0;
 		state[i].kernel[0] = '\0';
 		state[i].cmdline[0] = '\0';
 	}
@@ -336,7 +326,6 @@ static int __init parse_vm_planes_kconfig(const char *buf, size_t len,
 	for (i = 1; i < *plane_count; i++) {
 		if (state[i].load_offset == VM_PLANES_UNSET_VALUE ||
 		    state[i].memory_size == VM_PLANES_UNSET_VALUE ||
-		    !state[i].vcpu_count ||
 		    !state[i].kernel[0])
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
-- 
2.55.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-08-05 11:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-08-05 11:02 [RFC PATCH v1 00/42] VBS/VSM-on-KVM: VBS integration for KVM VM planes Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 01/42] Fix merge issue - Remove duplicate definition for kvm_arch_has_irq_bypass Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 02/42] Fix compilation Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 03/42] Fix compile error Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 04/42] Fix compile errors Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 05/42] Initial support for VM Planes - Add kernel config for CONFIG_VM_PLANES - Parse vm plane config from initrd for plane configuration - Make hypercalls to allocate memory for the vm planes Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 06/42] Use vcpu count from the plane configuration Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 07/42] skip processing plane configuration for plane 0 - plane 0 is the boot plane Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 08/42] Add plane config param to specify kernel image format Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 09/42] Activate the VM Planes through the Hypervisor - Using KVM as the VMM Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 10/42] allow the command line to be specified for kernels in other planes Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 11/42] Various changes to support VM Planes Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 12/42] Add a Virtualization Based Security (VBS) framework. - Add backends for AMD SEV-SNP, Intel TDX, Arm CCA and KVM Planes. - Support VTL on Hyper-V in addition to Planes on KVM Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 13/42] Add a inter-plane communication mechanism through KVM. - model this to use a single page similar to SEV-SNP Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 14/42] KVM: Add per-plane memory attribute support for cross-plane EPT protection Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 15/42] KVM: x86: Add KVM_HC_VBS_VTL_CALL hypercall for VBS inter-plane calls Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 16/42] vbs: Add HEKI kernel sealing and fix KVM plane memory attribute guards Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:02 ` [RFC PATCH v1 17/42] vbs: Add module authentication via VBS/HEKI Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 18/42] vbs: Add kexec validation and make module auth non-fatal Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 19/42] Merge branch 'master' into vm-planes Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 20/42] kvm: x86: fix merged plane API/stat build regressions Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 21/42] KVM: x86: exit VM planes and VBS hypercalls to userspace Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 22/42] kexec: block legacy kexec_load when VBS is active Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 23/42] kvm: x86: fix merged plane API/stat build regressions Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 24/42] KVM: planes: expose memory-attribute setting to in-kernel callers Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` Sriram Nambakam [this message]
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 26/42] drivers/virt: add VBS secure-plane park loop Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 27/42] KVM: planes: add arch-neutral in-kernel plane switch helper Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 28/42] KVM: x86: add VBS VTL call/return and cross-plane set-mem-attrs hypercalls Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 29/42] init/vm_planes: set up planes from rootfs_initcall and load ELF payloads Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 30/42] security/vbs: run backend probe and HEKI seal at rootfs_initcall Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 31/42] security/vbs: pin the VTL call hypercall to CPU0 Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 32/42] security/vbs: add secure-plane monitor backend Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 33/42] drivers/virt: rename VBS park loop to secure_monitor Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 34/42] x86/realmode: skip the sub-1M trampoline for the VBS secure plane Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 35/42] KVM: x86: deny normal-plane access to secure-plane memory Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 36/42] KVM: plane: handle KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION on the plane fd Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 37/42] KVM: selftests: run plane tests with a split IRQ chip Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 38/42] kvm: x86: drop obsolete kvm_cache_regs.h Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 39/42] kvm: arch: finalize plane hooks and kvm_arch_vcpu_create signature Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 40/42] kvm: x86: use kvm_vcpu scheduling-state accessors and struct stat fields Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 41/42] kvm: x86: finalize per-plane APIC state and CPUID placement Sriram Nambakam
2026-08-05 11:03 ` [RFC PATCH v1 42/42] kvm: planes: reconcile core plane state, UAPI and hypercall exit Sriram Nambakam

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