[PATCH 0/3] KVM: arm64: FEAT_{S1POE,ATS1A} support fixes
Oliver Upton
oupton at kernel.org
Tue Jun 2 10:49:41 PDT 2026
On Tue, Jun 02, 2026 at 04:54:26PM +0100, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> Whilst working on a slightly unrelated feature (FEAT_NV3), I found out
> that an L2 guest wouldn't boot if the host was exposed to FEAT_S1POE.
>
> Upon investigation (and hours wasted in a SW model), it became
> apparent that while the AT S1E1A code was ready for action, it had
> never been fully plugged in (blame the usual suspect...).
>
> This resulted in an extremely odd failure mode, with an L2 being
> unable to make forward progress, but KVM at L1 not taking the hint
> that something was really wrong. Additionally, an embarrassing typo
> was spotted in the CPTR_EL2 handling.
>
> With this in, FEAT_S1POE no longer breaks our NV guests.
>
> Marc Zyngier (3):
> KVM: arm64: Key CPTR_EL2.E0POE propagation on FEAT_S1POE
> KVM: arm64: Wire AT S1E1A in the system instruction handling table
> arm64: cpufeature: Expose ID_AA64ISAR2_EL1.ATS1A to KVM
Reviewed-by: Oliver Upton <oupton at kernel.org>
Thanks,
Oliver
> arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c | 1 +
> arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/switch.h | 2 +-
> arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c | 1 +
> 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> --
> 2.47.3
>
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