[PATCH v6 3/4] RISC-V: KVM: Detect and expose supported HGATP G-stage modes

fangyu.yu at linux.alibaba.com fangyu.yu at linux.alibaba.com
Wed Apr 1 18:30:10 PDT 2026


>>
>> From: Fangyu Yu <fangyu.yu at linux.alibaba.com>
>>
>> Extend kvm_riscv_gstage_mode_detect() to probe all HGATP.MODE values
>> supported by the host and record them in a bitmask. Keep tracking the
>> maximum supported G-stage page table level for existing internal users.
>>
>> Also provide lightweight helpers to retrieve the supported-mode bitmask
>> and validate a requested HGATP.MODE against it.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Fangyu Yu <fangyu.yu at linux.alibaba.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Andrew Jones <andrew.jones at oss.qualcomm.com>
>> ---
>>  arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_gstage.h | 11 ++++++++
>>  arch/riscv/kvm/gstage.c             | 43 +++++++++++++++--------------
>>  2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_gstage.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_gstage.h
>> index 70d9d483365e..bbf8f45c6563 100644
>> --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_gstage.h
>> +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/kvm_gstage.h
>> @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct kvm_gstage_mapping {
>>  #endif
>>
>>  extern unsigned long kvm_riscv_gstage_max_pgd_levels;
>> +extern u32 kvm_riscv_gstage_supported_mode_mask;
>>
>>  #define kvm_riscv_gstage_pgd_xbits     2
>>  #define kvm_riscv_gstage_pgd_size      (1UL << (HGATP_PAGE_SHIFT + kvm_riscv_gstage_pgd_xbits))
>> @@ -102,4 +103,14 @@ static inline void kvm_riscv_gstage_init(struct kvm_gstage *gstage, struct kvm *
>>         gstage->pgd_levels = kvm->arch.pgd_levels;
>>  }
>>
>> +static inline u32 kvm_riscv_get_hgatp_mode_mask(void)
>> +{
>> +       return kvm_riscv_gstage_supported_mode_mask;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static inline bool kvm_riscv_hgatp_mode_is_valid(unsigned long mode)
>> +{
>> +       return kvm_riscv_gstage_supported_mode_mask & BIT(mode);
>> +}
>> +
>>  #endif
>> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/gstage.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/gstage.c
>> index 7c4c34bc191b..459041255c14 100644
>> --- a/arch/riscv/kvm/gstage.c
>> +++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/gstage.c
>> @@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ unsigned long kvm_riscv_gstage_max_pgd_levels __ro_after_init = 3;
>>  #else
>>  unsigned long kvm_riscv_gstage_max_pgd_levels __ro_after_init = 2;
>>  #endif
>> +/* Bitmask of supported HGATP.MODE encodings (BIT(HGATP_MODE_*)). */
>> +u32 kvm_riscv_gstage_supported_mode_mask __ro_after_init;
>>
>>  #define gstage_pte_leaf(__ptep)        \
>>         (pte_val(*(__ptep)) & (_PAGE_READ | _PAGE_WRITE | _PAGE_EXEC))
>> @@ -315,42 +317,43 @@ void kvm_riscv_gstage_wp_range(struct kvm_gstage *gstage, gpa_t start, gpa_t end
>>         }
>>  }
>>
>> +static bool __init kvm_riscv_hgatp_mode_supported(unsigned long mode)
>> +{
>> +       csr_write(CSR_HGATP, mode << HGATP_MODE_SHIFT);
>> +       return ((csr_read(CSR_HGATP) >> HGATP_MODE_SHIFT) == mode);
>> +}
>> +
>>  void __init kvm_riscv_gstage_mode_detect(void)
>>  {
>> +       kvm_riscv_gstage_supported_mode_mask = 0;
>> +       kvm_riscv_gstage_max_pgd_levels = 0;
>> +
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
>> -       /* Try Sv57x4 G-stage mode */
>> -       csr_write(CSR_HGATP, HGATP_MODE_SV57X4 << HGATP_MODE_SHIFT);
>> -       if ((csr_read(CSR_HGATP) >> HGATP_MODE_SHIFT) == HGATP_MODE_SV57X4) {
>> -               kvm_riscv_gstage_max_pgd_levels = 5;
>> -               goto done;
>> +       /* Try Sv39x4 G-stage mode */
>> +       if (kvm_riscv_hgatp_mode_supported(HGATP_MODE_SV39X4)) {
>> +               kvm_riscv_gstage_supported_mode_mask |= BIT(HGATP_MODE_SV39X4);
>> +               kvm_riscv_gstage_max_pgd_levels = 3;
>>         }
>>
>>         /* Try Sv48x4 G-stage mode */
>> -       csr_write(CSR_HGATP, HGATP_MODE_SV48X4 << HGATP_MODE_SHIFT);
>> -       if ((csr_read(CSR_HGATP) >> HGATP_MODE_SHIFT) == HGATP_MODE_SV48X4) {
>> +       if (kvm_riscv_hgatp_mode_supported(HGATP_MODE_SV48X4)) {
>> +               kvm_riscv_gstage_supported_mode_mask |= BIT(HGATP_MODE_SV48X4);
>>                 kvm_riscv_gstage_max_pgd_levels = 4;
>> -               goto done;
>
>Keep the original approach until then NACK to this series.
>

Hi Anup,

Thanks for the review.

Ack. I’ll keep the original HGATP mode probing logic for now and send a v7 accordingly.

Thanks,
Fangyu

>Regards,
>Anup
>
>>         }
>>
>> -       /* Try Sv39x4 G-stage mode */
>> -       csr_write(CSR_HGATP, HGATP_MODE_SV39X4 << HGATP_MODE_SHIFT);
>> -       if ((csr_read(CSR_HGATP) >> HGATP_MODE_SHIFT) == HGATP_MODE_SV39X4) {
>> -               kvm_riscv_gstage_max_pgd_levels = 3;
>> -               goto done;
>> +       /* Try Sv57x4 G-stage mode */
>> +       if (kvm_riscv_hgatp_mode_supported(HGATP_MODE_SV57X4)) {
>> +               kvm_riscv_gstage_supported_mode_mask |= BIT(HGATP_MODE_SV57X4);
>> +               kvm_riscv_gstage_max_pgd_levels = 5;
>>         }
>>  #else /* CONFIG_32BIT */
>>         /* Try Sv32x4 G-stage mode */
>> -       csr_write(CSR_HGATP, HGATP_MODE_SV32X4 << HGATP_MODE_SHIFT);
>> -       if ((csr_read(CSR_HGATP) >> HGATP_MODE_SHIFT) == HGATP_MODE_SV32X4) {
>> +       if (kvm_riscv_hgatp_mode_supported(HGATP_MODE_SV32X4)) {
>> +               kvm_riscv_gstage_supported_mode_mask |= BIT(HGATP_MODE_SV32X4);
>>                 kvm_riscv_gstage_max_pgd_levels = 2;
>> -               goto done;
>>         }
>>  #endif
>>
>> -       /* KVM depends on !HGATP_MODE_OFF */
>> -       kvm_riscv_gstage_max_pgd_levels = 0;
>> -
>> -done:
>>         csr_write(CSR_HGATP, 0);
>>         kvm_riscv_local_hfence_gvma_all();
>>  }
>> --
>> 2.50.1
>>



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