[PATCH 20/22] KVM: SVM: enable GMET and set it in MMU role

From: Paolo Bonzini

Date: Fri Mar 20 2026 - 20:17:09 EST


Set the GMET bit in the nested control field. This has effectively
no impact as long as NPT page tables are changed to have U=0.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c | 6 +++++-
arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c | 2 ++
arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index eeb8667a283f..06289b2d4f96 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -5734,7 +5734,6 @@ kvm_calc_tdp_mmu_root_page_role(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
{
union kvm_mmu_page_role role = {0};

- role.access = ACC_ALL;
role.cr0_wp = true;
role.cr4_smep = kvm_x86_call(tdp_has_smep)(vcpu->kvm);
role.efer_nx = true;
@@ -5745,6 +5744,11 @@ kvm_calc_tdp_mmu_root_page_role(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
role.direct = true;
role.has_4_byte_gpte = false;

+ /* All TDP pages are supervisor-executable */
+ role.access = ACC_ALL;
+ if (role.cr4_smep && shadow_user_mask)
+ role.access &= ~ACC_USER_MASK;
+
return role;
}

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 617052c98365..d69bcf52f948 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -773,6 +773,8 @@ static void nested_vmcb02_prepare_control(struct vcpu_svm *svm,
else
vmcb02->control.bus_lock_counter = 0;

+ vmcb02->control.nested_ctl &= ~SVM_NESTED_CTL_GMET_ENABLE;
+
/* Done at vmrun: asid. */

/* Also overwritten later if necessary. */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 23cb4beea886..4a4f663b2bd2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ module_param(pause_filter_count_max, ushort, 0444);
bool npt_enabled = true;
module_param_named(npt, npt_enabled, bool, 0444);

+bool gmet_enabled = true;
+module_param_named(gmet, gmet_enabled, bool, 0444);
+
/* allow nested virtualization in KVM/SVM */
static int nested = true;
module_param(nested, int, 0444);
@@ -1184,6 +1187,10 @@ static void init_vmcb(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
save->g_pat = vcpu->arch.pat;
save->cr3 = 0;
}
+
+ if (gmet_enabled)
+ control->nested_ctl |= SVM_NESTED_CTL_GMET_ENABLE;
+
svm->current_vmcb->asid_generation = 0;
svm->asid = 0;

@@ -4423,6 +4430,11 @@ svm_patch_hypercall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned char *hypercall)
hypercall[2] = 0xd9;
}

+static bool svm_tdp_has_smep(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+ return gmet_enabled;
+}
+
/*
* The kvm parameter can be NULL (module initialization, or invocation before
* VM creation). Be sure to check the kvm parameter before using it.
@@ -5147,6 +5159,7 @@ static struct kvm_x86_ops svm_x86_ops __initdata = {
.write_tsc_multiplier = svm_write_tsc_multiplier,

.load_mmu_pgd = svm_load_mmu_pgd,
+ .tdp_has_smep = svm_tdp_has_smep,

.check_intercept = svm_check_intercept,
.handle_exit_irqoff = svm_handle_exit_irqoff,
@@ -5377,6 +5390,9 @@ static __init int svm_hardware_setup(void)
if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NPT))
npt_enabled = false;

+ if (!npt_enabled || !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_GMET))
+ gmet_enabled = false;
+
/* Force VM NPT level equal to the host's paging level */
kvm_configure_mmu(npt_enabled, get_npt_level(),
get_npt_level(), PG_LEVEL_1G);
--
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