Re: [PATCH v10 20/41] KVM: Let userspace disable per-VM mem attributes, enable per-gmem attributes

[David Hildenbrand (Arm)]

On 8/7/26 23:52, Ackerley Tng via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Ackerley Tng <ackerleytng@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Make gmem_in_place_conversion a module parameter so that userspace can
> configure enable or disable the use of VM-level memory attributes. The
> module parameter is only available if CONFIG_KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES is
> enabled.
> 
> To avoid inconsistencies in the way memory attributes are tracked in KVM
> and guest_memfd, the vm_memory_attributes module_param is made
> read-only (0444).
> 
> Since selecting CONFIG_KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES disables in-place
> conversion, actually make CONFIG_KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES selectable. Make
> the config only selectable for (CoCo) VM types that might use
> vm_memory_attributes.
> 
> Since memory attributes are trackable in guest_memfd, the concept of having
> private memory is no longer dependent on
> CONFIG_KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES. Define kvm_arch_has_private_mem() based on
> platform config, so that having private memory is dependent on (CoCo) VM
> type.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Fuad Tabba <tabba@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Shivank Garg <shivankg@xxxxxxx>
> [Define module_param only if CONFIG_KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES is enabled]
> Suggested-by: Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ackerley Tng <ackerleytng@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h |  4 +++-
>  arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig            | 14 ++++++++++----
>  virt/kvm/kvm_main.c             |  5 ++++-
>  3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> index 497da6aaf2942..bb2c1ade62cf9 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
> @@ -1851,7 +1851,9 @@ enum kvm_intr_type {
>  	((vcpu) && (vcpu)->arch.handling_intr_from_guest && \
>  	 (!!in_nmi() == ((vcpu)->arch.handling_intr_from_guest == KVM_HANDLING_NMI)))
>  
> -#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES
> +#if defined(CONFIG_KVM_SW_PROTECTED_VM) ||	\
> +    defined(CONFIG_KVM_INTEL_TDX) ||		\
> +    defined(CONFIG_KVM_AMD_SEV)
>  #define kvm_arch_has_private_mem(kvm) ((kvm)->arch.has_private_mem)
>  #endif
>  
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
> index abb108886733a..2c3c22aeafa54 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
> @@ -81,13 +81,21 @@ config KVM_WERROR
>  	  If in doubt, say "N".
>  
>  config KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES
> -	bool
> +	bool "Enable per-VM PRIVATE vs. SHARED attributes (for CoCo VMs)"
> +	depends on KVM_SW_PROTECTED_VM || KVM_INTEL_TDX || KVM_AMD_SEV
> +	help
> +	  Enable support for tracking PRIVATE vs. SHARED memory using per-VM
> +	  memory attributes.  Using per-VM attributes is deprecated in favor of
> +	  tracking PRIVATE state in guest_memfd.  Select this if you need to run
> +	  CoCo VMs using a VMM that doesn't support guest_memfd memory
> +	  attributes.
> +
> +	  If unsure, say N.

Hm, does that imply that a distribution that must support both, cannot ship a
single kernel?

-- 
Cheers,

David