[PATCH v15 19/37] KVM: arm64: CCA: Activate realms on first vCPU run
From: Steven Price
Date: Wed Jul 15 2026 - 10:43:49 EST
Use kvm_arch_vcpu_run_pid_change() to check if this is the first time
the realm guest has run. If this is the first run then activate the
realm.
Signed-off-by: Steven Price <steven.price@xxxxxxx>
---
Changes since v12:
* Fix commit message
* Change realm_state checks to be >= REALM_STATE_ACTIVE to avoid a dead
guest being revived by kvm_activate_realm().
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_rmi.h | 1 +
arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c | 6 +++++
arch/arm64/kvm/rmi.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
3 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_rmi.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_rmi.h
index 5461c49bea4d..5cb99c187202 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_rmi.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_rmi.h
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ void kvm_init_rmi(void);
u32 kvm_rmm_ipa_limit(void);
int kvm_init_realm(struct kvm *kvm);
+int kvm_activate_realm(struct kvm *kvm);
void kvm_destroy_realm(struct kvm *kvm);
int kvm_realm_teardown_stage2(struct kvm *kvm);
void kvm_destroy_rec(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index 534d33b7c67a..df33322b8fea 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -1034,6 +1034,12 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_run_pid_change(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
return ret;
}
+ if (kvm_is_realm(vcpu->kvm)) {
+ ret = kvm_activate_realm(kvm);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ }
+
mutex_lock(&kvm->arch.config_lock);
set_bit(KVM_ARCH_FLAG_HAS_RAN_ONCE, &kvm->arch.flags);
mutex_unlock(&kvm->arch.config_lock);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/rmi.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/rmi.c
index 94776a9262c9..53b5b18f2275 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/rmi.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/rmi.c
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ static int realm_set_ipa_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
return ret;
}
-static int __maybe_unused realm_ensure_created(struct kvm *kvm)
+static int realm_ensure_created(struct kvm *kvm)
{
lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->arch.config_lock);
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ int noinstr kvm_rec_enter(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
return ret;
}
-static int __maybe_unused kvm_create_rec(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+static int kvm_create_rec(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
struct user_pt_regs *vcpu_regs = vcpu_gp_regs(vcpu);
unsigned long mpidr = kvm_vcpu_get_mpidr_aff(vcpu);
@@ -893,6 +893,47 @@ void kvm_destroy_rec(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
rec->rec_page = NULL;
}
+int kvm_activate_realm(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+ struct realm *realm = &kvm->arch.realm;
+ struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
+ unsigned long i;
+ int ret;
+
+ if (kvm_realm_state(kvm) >= REALM_STATE_ACTIVE)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (!irqchip_in_kernel(kvm)) {
+ /* Userspace irqchip not yet supported with realms */
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
+
+ guard(mutex)(&kvm->arch.config_lock);
+ /* Check again with the lock held */
+ if (kvm_realm_state(kvm) >= REALM_STATE_ACTIVE)
+ return 0;
+
+ ret = realm_ensure_created(kvm);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ /* Mark state as dead in case we fail */
+ kvm_set_realm_state(kvm, REALM_STATE_DEAD);
+
+ kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
+ ret = kvm_create_rec(vcpu);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ ret = rmi_realm_activate(virt_to_phys(realm->rd));
+ if (ret)
+ return -ENXIO;
+
+ kvm_set_realm_state(kvm, REALM_STATE_ACTIVE);
+ return 0;
+}
+
void kvm_destroy_realm(struct kvm *kvm)
{
struct realm *realm = &kvm->arch.realm;
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