[PATCH 7/7] KVM: arm64: VHE: Centralize ISBs when returning to host
Mark Rutland
mark.rutland at arm.com
Tue Jun 17 06:37:18 PDT 2025
The VHE hyp code has recently gained a few ISBs. Simplify this to one
unconditional ISB in __kvm_vcpu_run_vhe(), and remove the unnecessary
ISB from the kvm_call_hyp_ret() macro.
While kvm_call_hyp_ret() is also used to invoke
__vgic_v3_get_gic_config(), but no ISB is necessary in that case either.
For the moment, an ISB is left in kvm_call_hyp(), as there are many more
users, and removign the ISB would require a more thorough audit.
Suggested-by: Marc Zyngier <maz at kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland at arm.com>
Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas at arm.com>
Cc: Fuad Tabba <tabba at google.com>
Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz at kernel.org>
Cc: Mark Brown <broonie at kernel.org>
Cc: Oliver Upton <oliver.upton at linux.dev>
Cc: Will Deacon <will at kernel.org>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 6 ++----
arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/debug-sr.h | 3 ---
arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/vhe/switch.c | 25 +++++++++++------------
3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 382b382d14dac..2e3c152668eb8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -1289,9 +1289,8 @@ void kvm_arm_resume_guest(struct kvm *kvm);
})
/*
- * The couple of isb() below are there to guarantee the same behaviour
- * on VHE as on !VHE, where the eret to EL1 acts as a context
- * synchronization event.
+ * The isb() below is there to guarantee the same behaviour on VHE as on !VHE,
+ * where the eret to EL1 acts as a context synchronization event.
*/
#define kvm_call_hyp(f, ...) \
do { \
@@ -1309,7 +1308,6 @@ void kvm_arm_resume_guest(struct kvm *kvm);
\
if (has_vhe()) { \
ret = f(__VA_ARGS__); \
- isb(); \
} else { \
ret = kvm_call_hyp_nvhe(f, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
} \
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/debug-sr.h b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/debug-sr.h
index 73881e1dc2679..502a5b73ee70c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/debug-sr.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/debug-sr.h
@@ -167,9 +167,6 @@ static inline void __debug_switch_to_host_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
__debug_save_state(guest_dbg, guest_ctxt);
__debug_restore_state(host_dbg, host_ctxt);
-
- if (has_vhe())
- isb();
}
#endif /* __ARM64_KVM_HYP_DEBUG_SR_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/vhe/switch.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/vhe/switch.c
index 32b4814eb2b7a..477f1580ffeaa 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/vhe/switch.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/vhe/switch.c
@@ -558,10 +558,10 @@ static int __kvm_vcpu_run_vhe(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
host_ctxt = host_data_ptr(host_ctxt);
guest_ctxt = &vcpu->arch.ctxt;
- sysreg_save_host_state_vhe(host_ctxt);
-
fpsimd_lazy_switch_to_guest(vcpu);
+ sysreg_save_host_state_vhe(host_ctxt);
+
/*
* Note that ARM erratum 1165522 requires us to configure both stage 1
* and stage 2 translation for the guest context before we clear
@@ -586,18 +586,23 @@ static int __kvm_vcpu_run_vhe(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
__deactivate_traps(vcpu);
- /* Ensure CPTR trap deactivation has taken effect */
+ sysreg_restore_host_state_vhe(host_ctxt);
+
+ __debug_switch_to_host(vcpu);
+
+ /*
+ * Ensure that all system register writes above have taken effect
+ * before returning to the host. In VHE mode, CPTR traps for
+ * FPSIMD/SVE/SME also apply to EL2, so FPSIMD/SVE/SME state must be
+ * manipulated after the ISB.
+ */
isb();
fpsimd_lazy_switch_to_host(vcpu);
- sysreg_restore_host_state_vhe(host_ctxt);
-
if (guest_owns_fp_regs())
__fpsimd_save_fpexc32(vcpu);
- __debug_switch_to_host(vcpu);
-
return exit_code;
}
NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(__kvm_vcpu_run_vhe);
@@ -627,12 +632,6 @@ int __kvm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
*/
local_daif_restore(DAIF_PROCCTX_NOIRQ);
- /*
- * When we exit from the guest we change a number of CPU configuration
- * parameters, such as traps. We rely on the isb() in kvm_call_hyp*()
- * to make sure these changes take effect before running the host or
- * additional guests.
- */
return ret;
}
--
2.30.2
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