[PATCH v4 31/38] KVM: arm64: Allow userspace to create protected VMs when pKVM is enabled
Will Deacon
will at kernel.org
Fri Mar 27 07:00:30 PDT 2026
Introduce a new VM type for KVM/arm64 to allow userspace to request the
creation of a "protected VM" when the host has booted with pKVM enabled.
For now, this feature results in a taint on first use as many aspects of
a protected VM are not yet protected!
Tested-by: Fuad Tabba <tabba at google.com>
Tested-by: Mostafa Saleh <smostafa at google.com>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will at kernel.org>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pkvm.h | 2 +-
arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c | 8 +++++++-
arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c | 3 ---
arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c | 8 +++++++-
include/uapi/linux/kvm.h | 5 +++++
5 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pkvm.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pkvm.h
index 7041e398fb4c..2954b311128c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pkvm.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pkvm.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
#define HYP_MEMBLOCK_REGIONS 128
-int pkvm_init_host_vm(struct kvm *kvm);
+int pkvm_init_host_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type);
int pkvm_create_hyp_vm(struct kvm *kvm);
bool pkvm_hyp_vm_is_created(struct kvm *kvm);
void pkvm_destroy_hyp_vm(struct kvm *kvm);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index 3589fc08266c..c2b666a46893 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type)
{
int ret;
+ if (type & ~KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_MASK)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
mutex_init(&kvm->arch.config_lock);
#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
@@ -234,9 +237,12 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type)
* If any failures occur after this is successful, make sure to
* call __pkvm_unreserve_vm to unreserve the VM in hyp.
*/
- ret = pkvm_init_host_vm(kvm);
+ ret = pkvm_init_host_vm(kvm, type);
if (ret)
goto err_uninit_mmu;
+ } else if (type & KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_PROTECTED) {
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ goto err_uninit_mmu;
}
kvm_vgic_early_init(kvm);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
index 6a4151e3e4a3..45358ae8a300 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -881,9 +881,6 @@ static int kvm_init_ipa_range(struct kvm_s2_mmu *mmu, unsigned long type)
u64 mmfr0, mmfr1;
u32 phys_shift;
- if (type & ~KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE_MASK)
- return -EINVAL;
-
phys_shift = KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE(type);
if (is_protected_kvm_enabled()) {
phys_shift = kvm_ipa_limit;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c
index da0a45dab203..632852648012 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/pkvm.c
@@ -219,9 +219,10 @@ void pkvm_destroy_hyp_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
mutex_unlock(&kvm->arch.config_lock);
}
-int pkvm_init_host_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
+int pkvm_init_host_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type)
{
int ret;
+ bool protected = type & KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_PROTECTED;
if (pkvm_hyp_vm_is_created(kvm))
return -EINVAL;
@@ -236,6 +237,11 @@ int pkvm_init_host_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
return ret;
kvm->arch.pkvm.handle = ret;
+ kvm->arch.pkvm.is_protected = protected;
+ if (protected) {
+ pr_warn_once("kvm: protected VMs are experimental and for development only, tainting kernel\n");
+ add_taint(TAINT_USER, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
+ }
return 0;
}
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
index 80364d4dbebb..073b2bcaf560 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
@@ -703,6 +703,11 @@ struct kvm_enable_cap {
#define KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE_MASK 0xffULL
#define KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE(x) \
((x) & KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE_MASK)
+
+#define KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_PROTECTED (1UL << 31)
+#define KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_MASK (KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE_MASK | \
+ KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_PROTECTED)
+
/*
* ioctls for /dev/kvm fds:
*/
--
2.53.0.1018.g2bb0e51243-goog
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