[PATCH v2 3/4] KVM: arm64: Reset TCR_EL2 according to guest's E2H mode

From: Wei-Lin Chang

Date: Thu Sep 17 2026 - 20:26:24 EST


From: Marc Zyngier <maz@xxxxxxxxxx>

Previously vCPU TCR_EL2's reset value didn't consider TCR_EL2's
different formats based on the value of HCR_EL2.E2H. It always resets to
the E2H == 0 version.

This didn't cause any problem because the bits set in the E2H == 0
version (TCR_EL2_RES1) all reset to UNKNOWN for E2H == 1 per the
architecture.

Still, it's better to fix it. Choose the correct reset value by checking
KVM_ARM_VCPU_HAS_EL2_E2H0.

Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Wei-Lin Chang <weilin.chang@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c | 10 +++++++++-
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c
index 44aae52c473d..62c059747fbb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c
@@ -3275,6 +3275,14 @@ static u64 reset_mdcr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const struct sys_reg_desc *r)
return vcpu->kvm->arch.nr_pmu_counters;
}

+static u64 reset_tcr_el2(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const struct sys_reg_desc *r)
+{
+ __vcpu_assign_sys_reg(vcpu, r->reg,
+ vcpu_has_feature(vcpu, KVM_ARM_VCPU_HAS_EL2_E2H0) ?
+ TCR_EL2_RES1 : VHE_TCR_EL2_RES1);
+ return __vcpu_sys_reg(vcpu, r->reg);
+}
+
/*
* Architected system registers.
* Important: Must be sorted ascending by Op0, Op1, CRn, CRm, Op2
@@ -3853,7 +3861,7 @@ static const struct sys_reg_desc sys_reg_descs[] = {

EL2_REG(TTBR0_EL2, access_rw, reset_val, 0),
EL2_REG(TTBR1_EL2, access_rw, reset_val, 0),
- EL2_REG(TCR_EL2, access_rw, reset_val, TCR_EL2_RES1),
+ EL2_REG(TCR_EL2, access_rw, reset_tcr_el2, 0),
EL2_REG_FILTERED(TCR2_EL2, access_rw, reset_val, TCR2_EL2_RES1,
tcr2_el2_visibility),
EL2_REG_VNCR(VTTBR_EL2, reset_val, 0),
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