Re: [PATCH v3 08/11] KVM: arm64: Handle guest_memfd()-backed guest page faults

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Hi Quentin,

On Tue, 11 Feb 2025 at 16:26, Quentin Perret <qperret@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Tuesday 11 Feb 2025 at 16:13:27 (+0000), Fuad Tabba wrote:
> > Hi Quentin,
> >
> > On Tue, 11 Feb 2025 at 15:57, Quentin Perret <qperret@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey Fuad,
> > >
> > > On Tuesday 11 Feb 2025 at 12:11:24 (+0000), Fuad Tabba wrote:
> > > > Add arm64 support for handling guest page faults on guest_memfd
> > > > backed memslots.
> > > >
> > > > For now, the fault granule is restricted to PAGE_SIZE.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Fuad Tabba <tabba@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > >  arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c     | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
> > > >  include/linux/kvm_host.h |  5 +++
> > > >  virt/kvm/kvm_main.c      |  5 ---
> > > >  3 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
> > > > index b6c0acb2311c..305060518766 100644
> > > > --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
> > > > +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
> > > > @@ -1454,6 +1454,33 @@ static bool kvm_vma_mte_allowed(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
> > > >       return vma->vm_flags & VM_MTE_ALLOWED;
> > > >  }
> > > >
> > > > +static kvm_pfn_t faultin_pfn(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_memory_slot *slot,
> > > > +                          gfn_t gfn, bool write_fault, bool *writable,
> > > > +                          struct page **page, bool is_private)
> > > > +{
> > > > +     kvm_pfn_t pfn;
> > > > +     int ret;
> > > > +
> > > > +     if (!is_private)
> > > > +             return __kvm_faultin_pfn(slot, gfn, write_fault ? FOLL_WRITE : 0, writable, page);
> > > > +
> > > > +     *writable = false;
> > > > +
> > > > +     if (WARN_ON_ONCE(write_fault && memslot_is_readonly(slot)))
> > > > +             return KVM_PFN_ERR_NOSLOT_MASK;
> > >
> > > I believe this check is superfluous, we should decide to report an MMIO
> > > exit to userspace for write faults to RO memslots and not get anywhere
> > > near user_mem_abort(). And nit but the error code should probably be
> > > KVM_PFN_ERR_RO_FAULT or something instead?
> >
> > I tried to replicate the behavior of __kvm_faultin_pfn() here (but got
> > the wrong error!). I think you're right though that in the arm64 case,
> > this check isn't needed. Should I fix the return error and keep the
> > warning though?
>
> __kvm_faultin_pfn() will just set *writable to false if it find an RO
> memslot apparently, not return an error. So I'd vote for dropping that
> check so we align with that behaviour.

Ack.

> > > > +
> > > > +     ret = kvm_gmem_get_pfn(kvm, slot, gfn, &pfn, page, NULL);
> > > > +     if (!ret) {
> > > > +             *writable = write_fault;
> > >
> > > In normal KVM, if we're not dirty logging we'll actively map the page as
> > > writable if both the memslot and the userspace mappings are writable.
> > > With gmem, the latter doesn't make much sense, but essentially the
> > > underlying page should really be writable (e.g. no CoW getting in the
> > > way and such?). If so, then perhaps make this
> > >
> > >                 *writable = !memslot_is_readonly(slot);
> > >
> > > Wdyt?
> >
> > Ack.
> >
> > > > +             return pfn;
> > > > +     }
> > > > +
> > > > +     if (ret == -EHWPOISON)
> > > > +             return KVM_PFN_ERR_HWPOISON;
> > > > +
> > > > +     return KVM_PFN_ERR_NOSLOT_MASK;
> > > > +}
> > > > +
> > > >  static int user_mem_abort(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, phys_addr_t fault_ipa,
> > > >                         struct kvm_s2_trans *nested,
> > > >                         struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot, unsigned long hva,
> > > > @@ -1461,25 +1488,26 @@ static int user_mem_abort(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, phys_addr_t fault_ipa,
> > > >  {
> > > >       int ret = 0;
> > > >       bool write_fault, writable;
> > > > -     bool exec_fault, mte_allowed;
> > > > +     bool exec_fault, mte_allowed = false;
> > > >       bool device = false, vfio_allow_any_uc = false;
> > > >       unsigned long mmu_seq;
> > > >       phys_addr_t ipa = fault_ipa;
> > > >       struct kvm *kvm = vcpu->kvm;
> > > > -     struct vm_area_struct *vma;
> > > > +     struct vm_area_struct *vma = NULL;
> > > >       short vma_shift;
> > > >       void *memcache;
> > > > -     gfn_t gfn;
> > > > +     gfn_t gfn = ipa >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> > > >       kvm_pfn_t pfn;
> > > >       bool logging_active = memslot_is_logging(memslot);
> > > > -     bool force_pte = logging_active || is_protected_kvm_enabled();
> > > > -     long vma_pagesize, fault_granule;
> > > > +     bool is_private = kvm_mem_is_private(kvm, gfn);
> > >
> > > Just trying to understand the locking rule for the xarray behind this.
> > > Is it kvm->srcu that protects it for reads here? Something else?
> >
> > I'm not sure I follow. Which xarray are you referring to?
>
> Sorry, yes, that wasn't clear. I meant that kvm_mem_is_private() calls
> kvm_get_memory_attributes() which indexes kvm->mem_attr_array. The
> comment in struct kvm indicates that this xarray is protected by RCU for
> readers, so I was just checking if we were relying on
> kvm_handle_guest_abort() to take srcu_read_lock(&kvm->srcu) for us, or
> if there was something else more subtle here.

I was kind of afraid that people would be confused by this, and I
commented on it in the commit message of the earlier patch:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250211121128.703390-6-tabba@xxxxxxxxxx/

> Note that the word "private" in the name of the function
> kvm_mem_is_private() doesn't necessarily indicate that the memory
> isn't shared, but is due to the history and evolution of
> guest_memfd and the various names it has received. In effect,
> this function is used to multiplex between the path of a normal
> page fault and the path of a guest_memfd backed page fault.

kvm_mem_is_private() is property of the memslot itself. No xarrays
harmed in the process :)

Cheers,
/fuad

> Cheers,
> Quentin
>
> > >
> > > > +     bool force_pte = logging_active || is_private || is_protected_kvm_enabled();
> > > > +     long vma_pagesize, fault_granule = PAGE_SIZE;
> > > >       enum kvm_pgtable_prot prot = KVM_PGTABLE_PROT_R;
> > > >       struct kvm_pgtable *pgt;
> > > >       struct page *page;
> > > >       enum kvm_pgtable_walk_flags flags = KVM_PGTABLE_WALK_HANDLE_FAULT | KVM_PGTABLE_WALK_SHARED;
> > > >
> > > > -     if (fault_is_perm)
> > > > +     if (fault_is_perm && !is_private)
> > >
> > > Nit: not strictly necessary I think.
> >
> > You're right.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > /fuad
> >
> > > >               fault_granule = kvm_vcpu_trap_get_perm_fault_granule(vcpu);
> > > >       write_fault = kvm_is_write_fault(vcpu);
> > > >       exec_fault = kvm_vcpu_trap_is_exec_fault(vcpu);
> > > > @@ -1510,24 +1538,30 @@ static int user_mem_abort(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, phys_addr_t fault_ipa,
> > > >                       return ret;
> > > >       }
> > > >
> > > > +     mmap_read_lock(current->mm);
> > > > +
> > > >       /*
> > > >        * Let's check if we will get back a huge page backed by hugetlbfs, or
> > > >        * get block mapping for device MMIO region.
> > > >        */
> > > > -     mmap_read_lock(current->mm);
> > > > -     vma = vma_lookup(current->mm, hva);
> > > > -     if (unlikely(!vma)) {
> > > > -             kvm_err("Failed to find VMA for hva 0x%lx\n", hva);
> > > > -             mmap_read_unlock(current->mm);
> > > > -             return -EFAULT;
> > > > -     }
> > > > +     if (!is_private) {
> > > > +             vma = vma_lookup(current->mm, hva);
> > > > +             if (unlikely(!vma)) {
> > > > +                     kvm_err("Failed to find VMA for hva 0x%lx\n", hva);
> > > > +                     mmap_read_unlock(current->mm);
> > > > +                     return -EFAULT;
> > > > +             }
> > > >
> > > > -     /*
> > > > -      * logging_active is guaranteed to never be true for VM_PFNMAP
> > > > -      * memslots.
> > > > -      */
> > > > -     if (WARN_ON_ONCE(logging_active && (vma->vm_flags & VM_PFNMAP)))
> > > > -             return -EFAULT;
> > > > +             /*
> > > > +              * logging_active is guaranteed to never be true for VM_PFNMAP
> > > > +              * memslots.
> > > > +              */
> > > > +             if (WARN_ON_ONCE(logging_active && (vma->vm_flags & VM_PFNMAP)))
> > > > +                     return -EFAULT;
> > > > +
> > > > +             vfio_allow_any_uc = vma->vm_flags & VM_ALLOW_ANY_UNCACHED;
> > > > +             mte_allowed = kvm_vma_mte_allowed(vma);
> > > > +     }
> > > >
> > > >       if (force_pte)
> > > >               vma_shift = PAGE_SHIFT;
> > > > @@ -1597,18 +1631,13 @@ static int user_mem_abort(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, phys_addr_t fault_ipa,
> > > >               ipa &= ~(vma_pagesize - 1);
> > > >       }
> > > >
> > > > -     gfn = ipa >> PAGE_SHIFT;
> > > > -     mte_allowed = kvm_vma_mte_allowed(vma);
> > > > -
> > > > -     vfio_allow_any_uc = vma->vm_flags & VM_ALLOW_ANY_UNCACHED;
> > > > -
> > > >       /* Don't use the VMA after the unlock -- it may have vanished */
> > > >       vma = NULL;
> > > >
> > > >       /*
> > > >        * Read mmu_invalidate_seq so that KVM can detect if the results of
> > > > -      * vma_lookup() or __kvm_faultin_pfn() become stale prior to
> > > > -      * acquiring kvm->mmu_lock.
> > > > +      * vma_lookup() or faultin_pfn() become stale prior to acquiring
> > > > +      * kvm->mmu_lock.
> > > >        *
> > > >        * Rely on mmap_read_unlock() for an implicit smp_rmb(), which pairs
> > > >        * with the smp_wmb() in kvm_mmu_invalidate_end().
> > > > @@ -1616,8 +1645,7 @@ static int user_mem_abort(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, phys_addr_t fault_ipa,
> > > >       mmu_seq = vcpu->kvm->mmu_invalidate_seq;
> > > >       mmap_read_unlock(current->mm);
> > > >
> > > > -     pfn = __kvm_faultin_pfn(memslot, gfn, write_fault ? FOLL_WRITE : 0,
> > > > -                             &writable, &page);
> > > > +     pfn = faultin_pfn(kvm, memslot, gfn, write_fault, &writable, &page, is_private);
> > > >       if (pfn == KVM_PFN_ERR_HWPOISON) {
> > > >               kvm_send_hwpoison_signal(hva, vma_shift);
> > > >               return 0;
> > > > diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
> > > > index 39fd6e35c723..415c6274aede 100644
> > > > --- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
> > > > +++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
> > > > @@ -1882,6 +1882,11 @@ static inline int memslot_id(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn)
> > > >       return gfn_to_memslot(kvm, gfn)->id;
> > > >  }
> > > >
> > > > +static inline bool memslot_is_readonly(const struct kvm_memory_slot *slot)
> > > > +{
> > > > +     return slot->flags & KVM_MEM_READONLY;
> > > > +}
> > > > +
> > > >  static inline gfn_t
> > > >  hva_to_gfn_memslot(unsigned long hva, struct kvm_memory_slot *slot)
> > > >  {
> > > > diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> > > > index 38f0f402ea46..3e40acb9f5c0 100644
> > > > --- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> > > > +++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> > > > @@ -2624,11 +2624,6 @@ unsigned long kvm_host_page_size(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn)
> > > >       return size;
> > > >  }
> > > >
> > > > -static bool memslot_is_readonly(const struct kvm_memory_slot *slot)
> > > > -{
> > > > -     return slot->flags & KVM_MEM_READONLY;
> > > > -}
> > > > -
> > > >  static unsigned long __gfn_to_hva_many(const struct kvm_memory_slot *slot, gfn_t gfn,
> > > >                                      gfn_t *nr_pages, bool write)
> > > >  {
> > > > --
> > > > 2.48.1.502.g6dc24dfdaf-goog
> > > >




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