[PATCH v5 6/7] KVM: x86: Combine .gmem_prepare()+.gmem_invalidate() into .gmem_convert()

From: Sean Christopherson

Date: Tue Jul 14 2026 - 19:12:08 EST


Smush x86's prepare() and invalidate() hooks into a common convert() flow,
as they are effectively two sides of the same coin for SNP: they're invoked
when private/shared memory is about to made accessible/visible to the guest
or host. I.e. prepare() is really "make private", and invalidate() is
really "make shared".

Using a single hook will yield more intuitive code when in-place conversion
comes along.

For all intents and purposes, no functional change intended.

Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-ops.h | 5 ++---
arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 7 +++----
arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++++---
arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c | 3 +--
arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h | 5 ++---
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 4 ++--
6 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-ops.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-ops.h
index 736129db272a..76ce691de2f8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-ops.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm-x86-ops.h
@@ -146,10 +146,9 @@ KVM_X86_OP(vcpu_deliver_sipi_vector)
KVM_X86_OP_OPTIONAL_RET0(vcpu_get_apicv_inhibit_reasons);
KVM_X86_OP_OPTIONAL(get_untagged_addr)
KVM_X86_OP_OPTIONAL(alloc_apic_backing_page)
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_KVM_ARCH_GMEM_PREPARE
-KVM_X86_OP_OPTIONAL_RET0(gmem_prepare)
+#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_KVM_ARCH_GMEM_PREPARE) || defined(CONFIG_HAVE_KVM_ARCH_GMEM_RECLAIM)
+KVM_X86_OP_OPTIONAL_RET0(gmem_convert)
#endif
-KVM_X86_OP_OPTIONAL(gmem_invalidate)
#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_KVM_ARCH_GMEM_INVALIDATE
KVM_X86_OP_OPTIONAL(gmem_invalidate_range)
#endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index e7df537d36d5..f60fec14c61a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -1724,11 +1724,10 @@ struct kvm_x86_ops {

gva_t (*get_untagged_addr)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t gva, unsigned int flags);
void *(*alloc_apic_backing_page)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_KVM_ARCH_GMEM_PREPARE
- int (*gmem_prepare)(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn, kvm_pfn_t pfn,
- kvm_pfn_t nr_pages, int max_order);
+#if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_KVM_ARCH_GMEM_PREPARE) || defined(CONFIG_HAVE_KVM_ARCH_GMEM_RECLAIM)
+ int (*gmem_convert)(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn, kvm_pfn_t pfn,
+ kvm_pfn_t nr_pages, int max_order, bool to_private);
#endif
- void (*gmem_invalidate)(kvm_pfn_t start, kvm_pfn_t end);
#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_KVM_ARCH_GMEM_INVALIDATE
void (*gmem_invalidate_range)(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_gfn_range *range);
#endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
index adc58138fdd0..b00623b2f26a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
@@ -5114,8 +5114,8 @@ static bool is_large_rmp_possible(struct kvm *kvm, kvm_pfn_t pfn, int order)
return false;
}

-int sev_gmem_prepare(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn, kvm_pfn_t pfn,
- kvm_pfn_t nr_pages, int max_order)
+static int sev_gmem_make_private(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn, kvm_pfn_t pfn,
+ kvm_pfn_t nr_pages, int max_order)
{
struct kvm_sev_info *sev = to_kvm_sev_info(kvm);
kvm_pfn_t pfn_aligned;
@@ -5165,8 +5165,9 @@ int sev_gmem_prepare(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn, kvm_pfn_t pfn,
return 0;
}

-void sev_gmem_invalidate(kvm_pfn_t start, kvm_pfn_t end)
+static void sev_gmem_make_shared(kvm_pfn_t start, kvm_pfn_t nr_pages)
{
+ kvm_pfn_t end = start + nr_pages;
kvm_pfn_t pfn;

if (!cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_HOST_SEV_SNP))
@@ -5228,6 +5229,20 @@ void sev_gmem_invalidate(kvm_pfn_t start, kvm_pfn_t end)
}
}

+int sev_gmem_convert(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn, kvm_pfn_t pfn,
+ kvm_pfn_t nr_pages, int order, bool to_private)
+{
+ if (to_private) {
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!kvm || gfn >> (kvm_host.maxphyaddr - PAGE_SHIFT)))
+ return -EIO;
+
+ return sev_gmem_make_private(kvm, gfn, pfn, nr_pages, order);
+ }
+
+ sev_gmem_make_shared(pfn, nr_pages);
+ return 0;
+}
+
void sev_gmem_invalidate_range(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_gfn_range *range)
{
struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 91286d46d13a..8c5018c65dc5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -5438,8 +5438,7 @@ struct kvm_x86_ops svm_x86_ops __initdata = {
.vm_copy_enc_context_from = sev_vm_copy_enc_context_from,
.vm_move_enc_context_from = sev_vm_move_enc_context_from,

- .gmem_prepare = sev_gmem_prepare,
- .gmem_invalidate = sev_gmem_invalidate,
+ .gmem_convert = sev_gmem_convert,
.gmem_invalidate_range = sev_gmem_invalidate_range,
.gmem_max_mapping_level = sev_gmem_max_mapping_level,
#endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
index e35419456648..57f692b5d709 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
@@ -1009,9 +1009,8 @@ int sev_cpu_init(struct svm_cpu_data *sd);
int sev_dev_get_attr(u32 group, u64 attr, u64 *val);
extern unsigned int max_sev_asid;
void sev_handle_rmp_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa, u64 error_code);
-int sev_gmem_prepare(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn, kvm_pfn_t pfn,
- kvm_pfn_t nr_pages, int max_order);
-void sev_gmem_invalidate(kvm_pfn_t start, kvm_pfn_t end);
+int sev_gmem_convert(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn, kvm_pfn_t pfn,
+ kvm_pfn_t nr_pages, int max_order, bool to_private);
void sev_gmem_invalidate_range(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_gfn_range *range);
int sev_gmem_max_mapping_level(struct kvm *kvm, kvm_pfn_t pfn, bool is_private);
struct vmcb_save_area *sev_decrypt_vmsa(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index d484d8b509b1..e509d50c247c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -10623,14 +10623,14 @@ bool kvm_arch_supports_gmem_init_shared(struct kvm *kvm)
int kvm_arch_gmem_prepare(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn, kvm_pfn_t pfn,
kvm_pfn_t nr_pages, int max_order)
{
- return kvm_x86_call(gmem_prepare)(kvm, gfn, pfn, nr_pages, max_order);
+ return kvm_x86_call(gmem_convert)(kvm, gfn, pfn, nr_pages, max_order, true);
}
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_KVM_ARCH_GMEM_RECLAIM
void kvm_arch_gmem_reclaim(kvm_pfn_t pfn, kvm_pfn_t nr_pages, int max_order)
{
- kvm_x86_call(gmem_invalidate)(pfn, pfn + nr_pages);
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(kvm_x86_call(gmem_convert)(NULL, -1ull, pfn, nr_pages, max_order, false));
}
#endif

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