From: Connor Kite <connorkite@gmail.com>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Cc: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>,
"Stefano Garzarella" <sgarzare@redhat.com>,
"Alex Bennée" <alex.bennee@linaro.org>,
"Viresh Kumar" <viresh.kumar@linaro.org>,
"Gerd Hoffmann" <kraxel@redhat.com>,
"Mathieu Poirier" <mathieu.poirier@linaro.org>,
"Manos Pitsidianakis" <manos.pitsidianakis@linaro.org>,
"Raphael Norwitz" <rnorwitz@nvidia.com>,
"Kevin Wolf" <kwolf@redhat.com>,
"Hanna Reitz" <hreitz@redhat.com>,
"Marc-André Lureau" <marcandre.lureau@redhat.com>,
"Paolo Bonzini" <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
"Fam Zheng" <fam@euphon.net>,
"Stefan Hajnoczi" <stefanha@redhat.com>,
"Milan Zamazal" <mzamazal@redhat.com>,
"Akihiko Odaki" <odaki@rsg.ci.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp>,
"Dmitry Osipenko" <dmitry.osipenko@collabora.com>,
qemu-block@nongnu.org, virtio-fs@lists.linux.dev,
"Gonglei (Arei)" <arei.gonglei@huawei.com>,
"zhenwei pi" <zhenwei.pi@linux.dev>,
"Daniel P. Berrangé" <berrange@redhat.com>,
"Eric Blake" <eblake@redhat.com>,
"Markus Armbruster" <armbru@redhat.com>,
"Jason Wang" <jasowangio@gmail.com>,
"Peter Xu" <peterx@redhat.com>,
"Eugenio Pérez" <eperezma@redhat.com>,
"Alyssa Ross" <hi@alyssa.is>,
"Demi Marie Obenour" <demiobenour@gmail.com>,
"Connor Kite" <connorkite@gmail.com>,
20260817233147.2867623-1-connorkite@gmail.com
Subject: [PATCH RFC v2 11/13] vhost-user: Add memory-isolation qdev property to vhost-user devices
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:12:26 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260817-vhost-user-isolated-memory-v2-11-948aae960abb@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260817-vhost-user-isolated-memory-v2-0-948aae960abb@gmail.com>
In support of future work to add a memory isolation mode to vhost-user devices, a
qdev property, "memory-isolation", is added to all vhost-user devices. This is
simply a bool representing whether the mode is active or not.
Signed-off-by: Connor Kite <connorkite@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
---
hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c | 3 ++-
hw/display/vhost-user-gpu.c | 3 ++-
hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c | 4 +++-
hw/virtio/vhost-user-base.c | 6 ++++--
hw/virtio/vhost-user-fs.c | 4 +++-
hw/virtio/vhost-user-scmi.c | 4 +++-
hw/virtio/vhost-user-vsock.c | 4 +++-
include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-base.h | 1 +
include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-blk.h | 1 +
include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-fs.h | 1 +
include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-scmi.h | 1 +
include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-vsock.h | 1 +
include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h | 1 +
include/hw/virtio/virtio-scsi.h | 1 +
14 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c b/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
index 4640d7da04..5c1a19eb50 100644
--- a/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/vhost-user-blk.c
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ static void vhost_user_blk_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
}
if (!vhost_user_init(&s->vhost_user, &s->chardev,
- false, errp)) {
+ s->memory_isolation, errp)) {
return;
}
@@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_vhost_user_blk = {
static const Property vhost_user_blk_properties[] = {
DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", VHostUserBlk, chardev),
+ DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("memory-isolation", VHostUserBlk, memory_isolation, false),
DEFINE_PROP_UINT16("num-queues", VHostUserBlk, num_queues,
VHOST_USER_BLK_AUTO_NUM_QUEUES),
DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("queue-size", VHostUserBlk, queue_size, 128),
diff --git a/hw/display/vhost-user-gpu.c b/hw/display/vhost-user-gpu.c
index 6655585b43..d8f710ed65 100644
--- a/hw/display/vhost-user-gpu.c
+++ b/hw/display/vhost-user-gpu.c
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ vhost_user_gpu_device_realize(DeviceState *qdev, Error **errp)
VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(g);
vhost_dev_set_config_notifier(&g->vhost->dev, &config_ops);
- if (vhost_user_backend_dev_init(g->vhost, vdev, 2, false,
+ if (vhost_user_backend_dev_init(g->vhost, vdev, 2, g->memory_isolation,
errp) < 0) {
return;
}
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ static struct vhost_dev *vhost_user_gpu_get_vhost(VirtIODevice *vdev)
static const Property vhost_user_gpu_properties[] = {
VIRTIO_GPU_BASE_PROPERTIES(VhostUserGPU, parent_obj.conf),
+ DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("memory-isolation", VhostUserGPU, memory_isolation, false),
};
static void
diff --git a/hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c b/hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c
index 05bc788304..6f162a7854 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/vhost-user-scsi.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static void vhost_user_scsi_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
}
if (!vhost_user_init(&s->vhost_user, &vs->conf.chardev,
- false, errp)) {
+ vs->conf.memory_isolation, errp)) {
goto free_virtio;
}
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ static void vhost_user_scsi_unrealize(DeviceState *dev)
static const Property vhost_user_scsi_properties[] = {
DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", VirtIOSCSICommon, conf.chardev),
+ DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("memory-isolation", VirtIOSCSICommon,
+ conf.memory_isolation, false),
DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("boot_tpgt", VirtIOSCSICommon, conf.boot_tpgt, 0),
DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("num_queues", VirtIOSCSICommon, conf.num_queues,
VIRTIO_SCSI_AUTO_NUM_QUEUES),
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user-base.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user-base.c
index c10851492a..657a7d174a 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user-base.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user-base.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static void vub_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
}
if (!vhost_user_init(&vub->vhost_user, &vub->chardev,
- false, errp)) {
+ vub->memory_isolation, errp)) {
return;
}
@@ -410,7 +410,9 @@ static void vub_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev)
/*Define common qdev properties. Inherited by all children*/
static const Property vub_properties[] = {
- DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", VHostUserBase, chardev)
+ DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", VHostUserBase, chardev),
+ DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("memory-isolation", VHostUserBase, memory_isolation,
+ false),
};
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user-fs.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user-fs.c
index 34ccbdec10..5529a8afb0 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user-fs.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user-fs.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static void vuf_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
}
if (!vhost_user_init(&fs->vhost_user, &fs->conf.chardev,
- false, errp)) {
+ fs->conf.memory_isolation, errp)) {
return;
}
@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ static const VMStateDescription vuf_backend_vmstate = {
static const Property vuf_properties[] = {
DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", VHostUserFS, conf.chardev),
+ DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("memory-isolation", VHostUserFS, conf.memory_isolation,
+ false),
DEFINE_PROP_STRING("tag", VHostUserFS, conf.tag),
DEFINE_PROP_UINT16("num-request-queues", VHostUserFS,
conf.num_request_queues, 1),
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user-scmi.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user-scmi.c
index bd0ec64daf..b32dc09b0c 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user-scmi.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user-scmi.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static void vu_scmi_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
vdev->host_features |= (1ULL << VIRTIO_SCMI_F_P2A_CHANNELS);
if (!vhost_user_init(&scmi->vhost_user, &scmi->chardev,
- false, errp)) {
+ scmi->memory_isolation, errp)) {
return;
}
@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ static const VMStateDescription vu_scmi_vmstate = {
static const Property vu_scmi_properties[] = {
DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", VHostUserSCMI, chardev),
+ DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("memory-isolation", VHostUserSCMI, memory_isolation,
+ false),
};
static void vu_scmi_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, const void *data)
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user-vsock.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user-vsock.c
index 44a90c76ad..7b62290167 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user-vsock.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user-vsock.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static void vuv_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
}
if (!vhost_user_init(&vsock->vhost_user, &vsock->conf.chardev,
- false, errp)) {
+ vsock->conf.memory_isolation, errp)) {
return;
}
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ static void vuv_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev)
static const Property vuv_properties[] = {
DEFINE_PROP_CHR("chardev", VHostUserVSock, conf.chardev),
+ DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("memory-isolation", VHostUserVSock, conf.memory_isolation,
+ false),
};
static void vuv_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, const void *data)
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-base.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-base.h
index d5d2f081ae..29bc40736c 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-base.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-base.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct VHostUserBase {
uint32_t num_vqs;
uint32_t vq_size; /* can't exceed VIRTIO_QUEUE_MAX */
uint32_t config_size;
+ bool memory_isolation;
/* State tracking */
VhostUserState vhost_user;
struct vhost_virtqueue *vhost_vq;
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-blk.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-blk.h
index dee848cfd8..8126447a86 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-blk.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-blk.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(VHostUserBlk, VHOST_USER_BLK)
struct VHostUserBlk {
VirtIODevice parent_obj;
CharFrontend chardev;
+ bool memory_isolation;
int32_t bootindex;
struct virtio_blk_config blkcfg;
uint16_t num_queues;
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-fs.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-fs.h
index 5699ea03a1..bf71990b9c 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-fs.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-fs.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ typedef struct {
char *tag;
uint16_t num_request_queues;
uint16_t queue_size;
+ bool memory_isolation;
} VHostUserFSConf;
struct VHostUserFS {
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-scmi.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-scmi.h
index 30ab0d7ab7..d346b42ed8 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-scmi.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-scmi.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(VHostUserSCMI, VHOST_USER_SCMI);
struct VHostUserSCMI {
VirtIODevice parent;
CharFrontend chardev;
+ bool memory_isolation;
struct vhost_virtqueue *vhost_vqs;
struct vhost_dev vhost_dev;
VhostUserState vhost_user;
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-vsock.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-vsock.h
index 5db6938b8b..6288b26fa4 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-vsock.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-user-vsock.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(VHostUserVSock, VHOST_USER_VSOCK)
typedef struct {
CharFrontend chardev;
+ bool memory_isolation;
} VHostUserVSockConf;
struct VHostUserVSock {
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
index 220231ec9d..d0de1437f8 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-gpu.h
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ struct VhostUserGPU {
CharFrontend vhost_chr;
QemuDmaBuf *dmabuf[VIRTIO_GPU_MAX_SCANOUTS];
bool backend_blocked;
+ bool memory_isolation;
};
#define MAX_SLOTS 4096
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-scsi.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-scsi.h
index b6028bb5cd..47fdc3785c 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-scsi.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-scsi.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct VirtIOSCSIConf {
char *vhostfd;
char *wwpn;
CharFrontend chardev;
+ bool memory_isolation;
uint32_t boot_tpgt;
IOThread *iothread;
IOThreadVirtQueueMappingList *iothread_vq_mapping_list;
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-18 5:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-18 5:12 [PATCH RFC v2 00/13] vhost-user: isolated memory Connor Kite
2026-08-18 5:12 ` [PATCH RFC v2 01/13] vhost-user: Consolidate chardev property definitions Connor Kite
2026-08-18 5:12 ` [PATCH RFC v2 02/13] util/iova-tree: g_tree_foreach wrapper Connor Kite
2026-08-18 5:12 ` [PATCH RFC v2 03/13] hw/virtio: iova_tree_foreach wrapper Connor Kite
2026-08-18 5:12 ` [PATCH RFC v2 04/13] hw/virtio/vhost-shadow-virtqueue: used callback Connor Kite
2026-08-19 6:23 ` Akihiko Odaki
2026-08-20 1:06 ` Connor Kite
2026-08-20 5:15 ` Akihiko Odaki
2026-08-20 23:42 ` Connor Kite
2026-08-21 7:21 ` Akihiko Odaki
2026-08-18 5:12 ` [PATCH RFC v2 05/13] hw/virtio/vhost-shadow-virtqueue: specified vring placement Connor Kite
2026-08-18 5:12 ` [PATCH RFC v2 06/13] vhost-user: add memory_isolation to VhostUserState Connor Kite
2026-08-18 5:12 ` [PATCH RFC v2 07/13] hw/virtio/vhost-user: create isolation region Connor Kite
2026-08-19 7:36 ` Akihiko Odaki
2026-08-21 2:57 ` Connor Kite
2026-08-18 5:12 ` [PATCH RFC v2 08/13] hw/virtio/vhost-user: send isolation regions to device Connor Kite
2026-08-18 11:31 ` Akihiko Odaki
2026-08-18 5:12 ` [PATCH RFC v2 09/13] hw/virtio/vhost-user: add shadow virtqueues and eventfd intercepts Connor Kite
2026-08-18 12:34 ` Akihiko Odaki
2026-08-20 20:38 ` Connor Kite
2026-08-18 5:12 ` [PATCH RFC v2 10/13] hw/virtio/vhost-user: handle data movement with shadow vqs Connor Kite
2026-08-19 7:37 ` Akihiko Odaki
2026-08-18 5:12 ` Connor Kite [this message]
2026-08-18 5:12 ` [PATCH RFC v2 12/13] backends/cryptodev-vhost-user: add memory isolation bool Connor Kite
2026-08-20 9:00 ` Markus Armbruster
2026-08-18 5:12 ` [PATCH RFC v2 13/13] net/vhost-user: add memory isolation Connor Kite
2026-08-19 7:37 ` Akihiko Odaki
2026-08-20 1:22 ` Connor Kite
2026-08-20 9:02 ` Markus Armbruster
2026-08-21 0:39 ` Connor Kite
2026-08-21 5:54 ` Markus Armbruster
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