[PATCH v5 3/5] iommufd/viommu: Keep a reference to the KVM file
From: Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm)
Date: Mon May 25 2026 - 11:54:18 EST
From: Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@xxxxxxxxxx>
The TSM vDevice operations need access to the KVM associated with the
device's vIOMMU. Save the device's KVM file in the iommufd_viommu when the
vIOMMU is allocated, and take a file reference so it remains valid for the
lifetime of the vIOMMU.
Release the reference when the vIOMMU is destroyed.
Based on an original patch by Shameer Kolothum <shameerali.kolothum.thodi@xxxxxxxxxx>
[nicolinc: hold kvm's users_count]
Signed-off-by: Nicolin Chen <nicolinc@xxxxxxxxxx>
[aneesh.kumar: Switch to use kvm_file]
Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm) <aneesh.kumar@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/iommu/iommufd/viommu.c | 5 +++++
include/linux/iommufd.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/viommu.c b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/viommu.c
index 4081deda9b33..bf5d58d55939 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/viommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/viommu.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
/* Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES
*/
+#include <linux/file.h>
#include "iommufd_private.h"
void iommufd_viommu_destroy(struct iommufd_object *obj)
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ void iommufd_viommu_destroy(struct iommufd_object *obj)
if (viommu->ops && viommu->ops->destroy)
viommu->ops->destroy(viommu);
refcount_dec(&viommu->hwpt->common.obj.users);
+ if (viommu->kvm_file)
+ fput(viommu->kvm_file);
xa_destroy(&viommu->vdevs);
}
@@ -76,6 +79,8 @@ int iommufd_viommu_alloc_ioctl(struct iommufd_ucmd *ucmd)
}
xa_init(&viommu->vdevs);
+ if (idev->kvm_file)
+ viommu->kvm_file = get_file(idev->kvm_file);
viommu->type = cmd->type;
viommu->ictx = ucmd->ictx;
viommu->hwpt = hwpt_paging;
diff --git a/include/linux/iommufd.h b/include/linux/iommufd.h
index 0a0bb4abfbd2..3267717f676d 100644
--- a/include/linux/iommufd.h
+++ b/include/linux/iommufd.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ struct iommufd_viommu {
struct iommufd_ctx *ictx;
struct iommu_device *iommu_dev;
struct iommufd_hwpt_paging *hwpt;
+ struct file *kvm_file;
const struct iommufd_viommu_ops *ops;
--
2.43.0