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authorOliver Upton <oliver.upton@linux.dev>2023-10-30 21:21:09 +0100
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Merge branch kvm-arm64/writable-id-regs into kvmarm/next
* kvm-arm64/writable-id-regs: : Writable ID registers, courtesy of Jing Zhang : : This series significantly expands the architectural feature set that : userspace can manipulate via the ID registers. A new ioctl is defined : that makes the mutable fields in the ID registers discoverable to : userspace. KVM: selftests: Avoid using forced target for generating arm64 headers tools headers arm64: Fix references to top srcdir in Makefile KVM: arm64: selftests: Test for setting ID register from usersapce tools headers arm64: Update sysreg.h with kernel sources KVM: selftests: Generate sysreg-defs.h and add to include path perf build: Generate arm64's sysreg-defs.h and add to include path tools: arm64: Add a Makefile for generating sysreg-defs.h KVM: arm64: Document vCPU feature selection UAPIs KVM: arm64: Allow userspace to change ID_AA64ZFR0_EL1 KVM: arm64: Allow userspace to change ID_AA64PFR0_EL1 KVM: arm64: Allow userspace to change ID_AA64MMFR{0-2}_EL1 KVM: arm64: Allow userspace to change ID_AA64ISAR{0-2}_EL1 KVM: arm64: Bump up the default KVM sanitised debug version to v8p8 KVM: arm64: Reject attempts to set invalid debug arch version KVM: arm64: Advertise selected DebugVer in DBGDIDR.Version KVM: arm64: Use guest ID register values for the sake of emulation KVM: arm64: Document KVM_ARM_GET_REG_WRITABLE_MASKS KVM: arm64: Allow userspace to get the writable masks for feature ID registers Signed-off-by: Oliver Upton <oliver.upton@linux.dev>
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst52
-rw-r--r--Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/index.rst1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/vcpu-features.rst48
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diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
index 21a7578142a1..d7ce71e27c33 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
@@ -3370,6 +3370,8 @@ return indicates the attribute is implemented. It does not necessarily
indicate that the attribute can be read or written in the device's
current state. "addr" is ignored.
+.. _KVM_ARM_VCPU_INIT:
+
4.82 KVM_ARM_VCPU_INIT
----------------------
@@ -6070,6 +6072,56 @@ writes to the CNTVCT_EL0 and CNTPCT_EL0 registers using the SET_ONE_REG
interface. No error will be returned, but the resulting offset will not be
applied.
+.. _KVM_ARM_GET_REG_WRITABLE_MASKS:
+
+4.139 KVM_ARM_GET_REG_WRITABLE_MASKS
+-------------------------------------------
+
+:Capability: KVM_CAP_ARM_SUPPORTED_REG_MASK_RANGES
+:Architectures: arm64
+:Type: vm ioctl
+:Parameters: struct reg_mask_range (in/out)
+:Returns: 0 on success, < 0 on error
+
+
+::
+
+ #define KVM_ARM_FEATURE_ID_RANGE 0
+ #define KVM_ARM_FEATURE_ID_RANGE_SIZE (3 * 8 * 8)
+
+ struct reg_mask_range {
+ __u64 addr; /* Pointer to mask array */
+ __u32 range; /* Requested range */
+ __u32 reserved[13];
+ };
+
+This ioctl copies the writable masks for a selected range of registers to
+userspace.
+
+The ``addr`` field is a pointer to the destination array where KVM copies
+the writable masks.
+
+The ``range`` field indicates the requested range of registers.
+``KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION`` for the ``KVM_CAP_ARM_SUPPORTED_REG_MASK_RANGES``
+capability returns the supported ranges, expressed as a set of flags. Each
+flag's bit index represents a possible value for the ``range`` field.
+All other values are reserved for future use and KVM may return an error.
+
+The ``reserved[13]`` array is reserved for future use and should be 0, or
+KVM may return an error.
+
+KVM_ARM_FEATURE_ID_RANGE (0)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+The Feature ID range is defined as the AArch64 System register space with
+op0==3, op1=={0, 1, 3}, CRn==0, CRm=={0-7}, op2=={0-7}.
+
+The mask returned array pointed to by ``addr`` is indexed by the macro
+``ARM64_FEATURE_ID_RANGE_IDX(op0, op1, crn, crm, op2)``, allowing userspace
+to know what fields can be changed for the system register described by
+``op0, op1, crn, crm, op2``. KVM rejects ID register values that describe a
+superset of the features supported by the system.
+
5. The kvm_run structure
========================
diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/index.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/index.rst
index e84848432158..7f231c724e16 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/index.rst
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ ARM
hypercalls
pvtime
ptp_kvm
+ vcpu-features
diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/vcpu-features.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/vcpu-features.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f7cc6d8d8b74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/vcpu-features.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+===============================
+vCPU feature selection on arm64
+===============================
+
+KVM/arm64 provides two mechanisms that allow userspace to configure
+the CPU features presented to the guest.
+
+KVM_ARM_VCPU_INIT
+=================
+
+The ``KVM_ARM_VCPU_INIT`` ioctl accepts a bitmap of feature flags
+(``struct kvm_vcpu_init::features``). Features enabled by this interface are
+*opt-in* and may change/extend UAPI. See :ref:`KVM_ARM_VCPU_INIT` for complete
+documentation of the features controlled by the ioctl.
+
+Otherwise, all CPU features supported by KVM are described by the architected
+ID registers.
+
+The ID Registers
+================
+
+The Arm architecture specifies a range of *ID Registers* that describe the set
+of architectural features supported by the CPU implementation. KVM initializes
+the guest's ID registers to the maximum set of CPU features supported by the
+system. The ID register values may be VM-scoped in KVM, meaning that the
+values could be shared for all vCPUs in a VM.
+
+KVM allows userspace to *opt-out* of certain CPU features described by the ID
+registers by writing values to them via the ``KVM_SET_ONE_REG`` ioctl. The ID
+registers are mutable until the VM has started, i.e. userspace has called
+``KVM_RUN`` on at least one vCPU in the VM. Userspace can discover what fields
+are mutable in the ID registers using the ``KVM_ARM_GET_REG_WRITABLE_MASKS``.
+See the :ref:`ioctl documentation <KVM_ARM_GET_REG_WRITABLE_MASKS>` for more
+details.
+
+Userspace is allowed to *limit* or *mask* CPU features according to the rules
+outlined by the architecture in DDI0487J.a D19.1.3 'Principles of the ID
+scheme for fields in ID register'. KVM does not allow ID register values that
+exceed the capabilities of the system.
+
+.. warning::
+ It is **strongly recommended** that userspace modify the ID register values
+ before accessing the rest of the vCPU's CPU register state. KVM may use the
+ ID register values to control feature emulation. Interleaving ID register
+ modification with other system register accesses may lead to unpredictable
+ behavior.