From: <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: seanjc@google.com,michael.roth@amd.com
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: FAILED: patch "[PATCH] KVM: x86/mmu: Split kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast() into "front" and" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:30:11 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2026090911-eats-threefold-66cf@gregkh> (raw)
The patch below does not apply to the 6.12-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.
To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:
git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-6.12.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x b27622c4eeb125814081baaefe9175191be5b94d
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2026090911-eats-threefold-66cf@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.12.y' 'HEAD^..'
Possible dependencies:
thanks,
greg k-h
------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------
From b27622c4eeb125814081baaefe9175191be5b94d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2026 13:49:38 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] KVM: x86/mmu: Split kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast() into "front" and
"back" halves
Split kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast() into a "front half" and a "back half", where
the front half is everything that runs with mmu_lock held for write, and
the back half is the code that runs outside of mmu_lock. This will allow
putting more code inside kvm_arch_flush_shadow_memslot()'s critical section
without having to take mmu_lock twice in quick succession.
No functional change intended.
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 6.12.x
Reviewed-by: Michael Roth <michael.roth@amd.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260709204948.1988414-9-seanjc@google.com
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index 223d80b12b9b..a5c2a560a88a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -6921,20 +6921,11 @@ static void kvm_zap_obsolete_pages(struct kvm *kvm)
kvm_mmu_commit_zap_page(kvm, &invalid_list);
}
-/*
- * Fast invalidate all shadow pages and use lock-break technique
- * to zap obsolete pages.
- *
- * It's required when memslot is being deleted or VM is being
- * destroyed, in these cases, we should ensure that KVM MMU does
- * not use any resource of the being-deleted slot or all slots
- * after calling the function.
- */
-static void kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast(struct kvm *kvm)
+static void __kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast_front_half(struct kvm *kvm)
{
lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->slots_lock);
+ lockdep_assert_held_write(&kvm->mmu_lock);
- write_lock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
trace_kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast(kvm);
/*
@@ -6971,8 +6962,12 @@ static void kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast(struct kvm *kvm)
kvm_make_all_cpus_request(kvm, KVM_REQ_MMU_FREE_OBSOLETE_ROOTS);
kvm_zap_obsolete_pages(kvm);
+}
- write_unlock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
+static void __kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast_back_half(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+ lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->slots_lock);
+ lockdep_assert_not_held(&kvm->mmu_lock);
/*
* Zap the invalidated TDP MMU roots, all SPTEs must be dropped before
@@ -6986,6 +6981,24 @@ static void kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast(struct kvm *kvm)
kvm_tdp_mmu_zap_invalidated_roots(kvm, true);
}
+/*
+ * Fast invalidate all shadow pages and use lock-break technique
+ * to zap obsolete pages.
+ *
+ * It's required when memslot is being deleted or VM is being
+ * destroyed, in these cases, we should ensure that KVM MMU does
+ * not use any resource of the being-deleted slot or all slots
+ * after calling the function.
+ */
+static void kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+ write_lock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
+ __kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast_front_half(kvm);
+ write_unlock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
+
+ __kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast_back_half(kvm);
+}
+
int kvm_mmu_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
{
int r, i;
next reply other threads:[~2026-09-09 10:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-09 10:30 gregkh [this message]
2026-09-11 2:30 ` [PATCH 6.12.y 1/2] KVM: x86/mmu: Dynamically allocate shadow MMU's hashed page list Sasha Levin
2026-09-11 2:31 ` [PATCH 6.12.y 2/2] KVM: x86/mmu: Split kvm_mmu_zap_all_fast() into "front" and "back" halves Sasha Levin
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