[PATCH v2 2/3] KVM: arm64: Avoid host/hyp share desync on unshare hypercall failure
From: tabba
Date: Fri May 29 2026 - 08:20:01 EST
unshare_pfn_hyp() erases the tracking node from hyp_shared_pfns
and frees it before invoking __pkvm_host_unshare_hyp. If the
hypercall fails (e.g. EL2 refcount still held, or page-state
mismatch), the host loses its record while EL2 still holds the
share, breaking later share/unshare attempts on the same pfn.
Invoke the hypercall first; erase and free only on success.
Document at the kvm_unshare_hyp() call site that the WARN_ON() is
left non-fatal: a failed unshare leaks the page (it stays shared
with the hypervisor) but breaks no isolation guarantee.
Fixes: 52b28657ebd7 ("KVM: arm64: pkvm: Unshare guest structs during teardown")
Reported-by: Sashiko (local):gemini-3.1-pro
Suggested-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Fuad Tabba <tabba@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c | 15 ++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
index 4a928fb003ff..e08503e89fc4 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -524,13 +524,17 @@ static int unshare_pfn_hyp(u64 pfn)
goto unlock;
}
- this->count--;
- if (this->count)
+ if (this->count > 1) {
+ this->count--;
+ goto unlock;
+ }
+
+ ret = kvm_call_hyp_nvhe(__pkvm_host_unshare_hyp, pfn);
+ if (ret)
goto unlock;
rb_erase(&this->node, &hyp_shared_pfns);
kfree(this);
- ret = kvm_call_hyp_nvhe(__pkvm_host_unshare_hyp, pfn);
unlock:
mutex_unlock(&hyp_shared_pfns_lock);
@@ -581,6 +585,11 @@ void kvm_unshare_hyp(void *from, void *to)
end = PAGE_ALIGN(__pa(to));
for (cur = start; cur < end; cur += PAGE_SIZE) {
pfn = __phys_to_pfn(cur);
+ /*
+ * A failed unshare leaks the page: it stays shared with the
+ * hypervisor and is no longer reusable for pKVM. No isolation
+ * guarantee is broken, and this is not expected in practice.
+ */
WARN_ON(unshare_pfn_hyp(pfn));
}
}
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2.54.0.929.g9b7fa37559-goog