[PATCH v22 14/23] KVM: arm64: Mandate VGIC v3 for pKVM VMs and Realms
From: Suzuki K Poulose
Date: Mon Oct 05 2026 - 05:20:11 EST
pKVM does not trust the host. Realm VMs follow a similar trust model, with
the Realm Management Monitor owning the protected state instead of the
host. Add a helper to identify VMs that run under a host-distrusting
hypervisor.
Use this for blocking ioremap of vgic-v2 into stage2 and prevent creation
of VGIC other than v3.
Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Fuad Tabba <fuad.tabba@xxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Gavin Shan <gshan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 4 ++++
arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c | 2 +-
arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c | 2 ++
3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 7cb343583953d..56861b75411f1 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@ enum fgt_group_id {
enum kvm_arm_vm_flavor {
VM_NVHE,
VM_VHE,
+ /* VMs running on a hyp that doesn't trust */
+ MARKER(__VM_DISTRUSTING_HYP),
VM_PKVM, /* Normal guests on pKVM */
MARKER(__VM_PROTECTED),
VM_PROTECTED_PKVM, /* Protected VM */
@@ -1562,6 +1564,8 @@ struct kvm *kvm_arch_alloc_vm(void);
(__kvm && kvm_vm_is_protected_pkvm(__kvm)); \
})
+#define kvm_vm_hyp_is_distrusting(kvm) ((kvm)->arch.vm_flavor >= __VM_DISTRUSTING_HYP)
+
int kvm_arm_vcpu_finalize(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int feature);
bool kvm_arm_vcpu_is_finalized(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
index ccbe2ffeda40b..909ea3f545e83 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ int kvm_phys_addr_ioremap(struct kvm *kvm, phys_addr_t guest_ipa,
KVM_PGTABLE_PROT_R |
(writable ? KVM_PGTABLE_PROT_W : 0);
- if (is_protected_kvm_enabled())
+ if (kvm_vm_hyp_is_distrusting(kvm))
return -EPERM;
size += offset_in_page(guest_ipa);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c
index 4012df6002ea6..874025513afcc 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ int kvm_vgic_create(struct kvm *kvm, u32 type)
!kvm_vgic_global_state.can_emulate_gicv2)
return -ENODEV;
+ if (kvm_vm_hyp_is_distrusting(kvm) && type != KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3)
+ return -ENODEV;
/*
* Ensure mutual exclusion with vCPU creation and any vCPU ioctls by:
*
--
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