History log of /linux-master/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/early_alloc.c
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# 1fac3cfb 15-Dec-2021 Quentin Perret <qperret@google.com>

KVM: arm64: Provide {get,put}_page() stubs for early hyp allocator

In nVHE protected mode, the EL2 code uses a temporary allocator during
boot while re-creating its stage-1 page-table. Unfortunately, the
hyp_vmmemap is not ready to use at this stage, so refcounting pages
is not possible. That is not currently a problem because hyp stage-1
mappings are never removed, which implies refcounting of page-table
pages is unnecessary.

In preparation for allowing hypervisor stage-1 mappings to be removed,
provide stub implementations for {get,put}_page() in the early allocator.

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/20211215161232.1480836-2-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