Re: [PATCH v10 06/12] KVM: arm64: Allow userspace to change ID_AA64ISAR{0-2}_EL1

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On 22/09/2023 18:18, Kristina Martsenko wrote:
> On 20/09/2023 19:33, Oliver Upton wrote:
>> Almost all of the features described by the ISA registers have no KVM
>> involvement. Allow userspace to change the value of these registers with
>> a couple exceptions:
>>
>>  - MOPS is not writable as KVM does not currently virtualize FEAT_MOPS.
>>
>>  - The PAuth fields are not writable as KVM requires both address and
>>    generic authentication be enabled.
>>
>>  - Override the kernel's handling of BC to LOWER_SAFE.
>>
>> Co-developed-by: Jing Zhang <jingzhangos@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Jing Zhang <jingzhangos@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Oliver Upton <oliver.upton@xxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>>  1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c
>> index 10e3e6a736dc..71664bec2808 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c
>> @@ -1225,6 +1225,10 @@ static s64 kvm_arm64_ftr_safe_value(u32 id, const struct arm64_ftr_bits *ftrp,
>>                       break;
>>               }
>>               break;
>> +     case SYS_ID_AA64ISAR2_EL1:
>> +             if (kvm_ftr.shift == ID_AA64ISAR2_EL1_BC_SHIFT)
>> +                     kvm_ftr.type = FTR_LOWER_SAFE;
>> +             break;
>>       case SYS_ID_DFR0_EL1:
>>               if (kvm_ftr.shift == ID_DFR0_EL1_PerfMon_SHIFT)
>>                       kvm_ftr.type = FTR_LOWER_SAFE;
> 
> Nit: it shouldn't be necessary to override BC anymore, as it was recently fixed
> in the arm64 code:
>   https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/20230912133429.2606875-1-kristina.martsenko@xxxxxxx/
> 
> Kristina
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Kristina




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