From: Alexander Graf <graf@amazon.com>
To: <virtualization@lists.linux.dev>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
<kvm@vger.kernel.org>, <eperezma@redhat.com>,
Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>, <mst@redhat.com>,
Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@redhat.com>,
Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>,
<nh-open-source@amazon.com>
Subject: [PATCH] vsock: Enable H2G override
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 10:41:38 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260302104138.77555-1-graf@amazon.com> (raw)
Vsock maintains a single CID number space which can be used to
communicate to the host (G2H) or to a child-VM (H2G). The current logic
trivially assumes that G2H is only relevant for CID <= 2 because these
target the hypervisor. However, in environments like Nitro Enclaves, an
instance that hosts vhost_vsock powered VMs may still want to communicate
to Enclaves that are reachable at higher CIDs through virtio-vsock-pci.
That means that for CID > 2, we really want an overlay. By default, all
CIDs are owned by the hypervisor. But if vhost registers a CID, it takes
precedence. Implement that logic. Vhost already knows which CIDs it
supports anyway.
With this logic, I can run a Nitro Enclave as well as a nested VM with
vhost-vsock support in parallel, with the parent instance able to
communicate to both simultaneously.
Signed-off-by: Alexander Graf <graf@amazon.com>
---
drivers/vhost/vsock.c | 11 +++++++++++
include/net/af_vsock.h | 3 +++
net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c | 3 +++
3 files changed, 17 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
index 054f7a718f50..223da817e305 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vsock.c
@@ -91,6 +91,16 @@ static struct vhost_vsock *vhost_vsock_get(u32 guest_cid, struct net *net)
return NULL;
}
+static bool vhost_transport_has_cid(u32 cid)
+{
+ bool found;
+
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ found = vhost_vsock_get(cid) != NULL;
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+ return found;
+}
+
static void
vhost_transport_do_send_pkt(struct vhost_vsock *vsock,
struct vhost_virtqueue *vq)
@@ -424,6 +434,7 @@ static struct virtio_transport vhost_transport = {
.module = THIS_MODULE,
.get_local_cid = vhost_transport_get_local_cid,
+ .has_cid = vhost_transport_has_cid,
.init = virtio_transport_do_socket_init,
.destruct = virtio_transport_destruct,
diff --git a/include/net/af_vsock.h b/include/net/af_vsock.h
index 533d8e75f7bb..4cdcb72f9765 100644
--- a/include/net/af_vsock.h
+++ b/include/net/af_vsock.h
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ struct vsock_transport {
/* Addressing. */
u32 (*get_local_cid)(void);
+ /* Check if this transport serves a specific remote CID. */
+ bool (*has_cid)(u32 cid);
+
/* Read a single skb */
int (*read_skb)(struct vsock_sock *, skb_read_actor_t);
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index 2f7d94d682cb..8b34b264b246 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -584,6 +584,9 @@ int vsock_assign_transport(struct vsock_sock *vsk, struct vsock_sock *psk)
else if (remote_cid <= VMADDR_CID_HOST || !transport_h2g ||
(remote_flags & VMADDR_FLAG_TO_HOST))
new_transport = transport_g2h;
+ else if (transport_h2g->has_cid &&
+ !transport_h2g->has_cid(remote_cid))
+ new_transport = transport_g2h;
else
new_transport = transport_h2g;
break;
--
2.47.1
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next reply other threads:[~2026-03-02 10:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-02 10:41 Alexander Graf [this message]
2026-03-02 11:47 ` [PATCH] vsock: Enable H2G override Stefano Garzarella
2026-03-02 12:06 ` Stefano Garzarella
2026-03-02 15:48 ` Alexander Graf
2026-03-02 16:25 ` Stefano Garzarella
2026-03-02 19:04 ` Alexander Graf
2026-03-03 9:49 ` Stefano Garzarella
2026-03-03 14:17 ` Bryan Tan
2026-03-03 20:47 ` Alexander Graf
2026-03-03 20:52 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-03-03 21:05 ` Alexander Graf
2026-03-02 19:52 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-03-03 6:51 ` Alexander Graf
2026-03-03 7:19 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2026-03-03 9:57 ` Stefano Garzarella
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