History log of /linux-master/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/nvhe/memory.h
Revision Date Author Comments
# 9926cfce 10-Nov-2022 Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>

KVM: arm64: Add helpers to pin memory shared with the hypervisor at EL2

Add helpers allowing the hypervisor to check whether a range of pages
are currently shared by the host, and 'pin' them if so by blocking host
unshare operations until the memory has been unpinned.

This will allow the hypervisor to take references on host-provided
data-structures (e.g. 'struct kvm') with the guarantee that these pages
will remain in a stable state until the hypervisor decides to release
them, for example during guest teardown.

Tested-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221110190259.26861-9-will@kernel.org


# 0f4f7ae1 10-Nov-2022 Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>

KVM: arm64: Move hyp refcount manipulation helpers to common header file

We will soon need to manipulate 'struct hyp_page' refcounts from outside
page_alloc.c, so move the helpers to a common header file to allow them
to be reused easily.

Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Oliver Upton <oliver.upton@linux.dev>
Tested-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221110190259.26861-2-will@kernel.org


# 6929586d 08-Jun-2021 Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>

KVM: arm64: Use less bits for hyp_page refcount

The hyp_page refcount is currently encoded on 4 bytes even though we
never need to count that many objects in a page. Make it 2 bytes to save
some space in the vmemmap.

As overflows are more likely to happen as well, make sure to catch those
with a BUG in the increment function.

Signed-off-by: Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210608114518.748712-8-qperret@google.com


# 87ec0606 08-Jun-2021 Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>

KVM: arm64: Use less bits for hyp_page order

The hyp_page order is currently encoded on 4 bytes even though it is
guaranteed to be smaller than this. Make it 2 bytes to reduce the hyp
vmemmap overhead.

Signed-off-by: Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210608114518.748712-7-qperret@google.com


# d978b9cf 08-Jun-2021 Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>

KVM: arm64: Remove hyp_pool pointer from struct hyp_page

Each struct hyp_page currently contains a pointer to a hyp_pool struct
where the page should be freed if its refcount reaches 0. However, this
information can always be inferred from the context in the EL2 code, so
drop the pointer to save a few bytes in the vmemmap.

Signed-off-by: Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210608114518.748712-6-qperret@google.com


# 914cde58 08-Jun-2021 Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>

KVM: arm64: Remove list_head from hyp_page

The list_head member of struct hyp_page is only needed when the page is
attached to a free-list, which by definition implies the page is free.
As such, nothing prevents us from using the page itself to store the
list_head, hence reducing the size of the vmemmap.

Signed-off-by: Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210608114518.748712-4-qperret@google.com


# 8e17c662 19-Mar-2021 Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>

KVM: arm64: Introduce a Hyp buddy page allocator

When memory protection is enabled, the hyp code will require a basic
form of memory management in order to allocate and free memory pages at
EL2. This is needed for various use-cases, including the creation of hyp
mappings or the allocation of stage 2 page tables.

To address these use-case, introduce a simple memory allocator in the
hyp code. The allocator is designed as a conventional 'buddy allocator',
working with a page granularity. It allows to allocate and free
physically contiguous pages from memory 'pools', with a guaranteed order
alignment in the PA space. Each page in a memory pool is associated
with a struct hyp_page which holds the page's metadata, including its
refcount, as well as its current order, hence mimicking the kernel's
buddy system in the GFP infrastructure. The hyp_page metadata are made
accessible through a hyp_vmemmap, following the concept of
SPARSE_VMEMMAP in the kernel.

Acked-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210319100146.1149909-13-qperret@google.com


# e7596040 19-Mar-2021 Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>

KVM: arm64: Introduce an early Hyp page allocator

With nVHE, the host currently creates all stage 1 hypervisor mappings at
EL1 during boot, installs them at EL2, and extends them as required
(e.g. when creating a new VM). But in a world where the host is no
longer trusted, it cannot have full control over the code mapped in the
hypervisor.

In preparation for enabling the hypervisor to create its own stage 1
mappings during boot, introduce an early page allocator, with minimal
functionality. This allocator is designed to be used only during early
bootstrap of the hyp code when memory protection is enabled, which will
then switch to using a full-fledged page allocator after init.

Acked-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210319100146.1149909-11-qperret@google.com