[PATCH 2/2] KVM: arm64: Add VGIC v3 batch register access implementation
From: Yize Wang
Date: Fri Sep 18 2026 - 04:35:22 EST
Add vgic_v3_batch_access() to allow userspace to read or write
multiple VGIC registers in a single system call.
Introduce KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_ATTR_FLAG_LOCKED to modify the locking
and unlocking logic in vgic_v3_attr_regs_access to prevent repeated
locking and unlocking.
Wire up KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_BATCH_REGS in vgic_v3_set_attr(),
vgic_v3_get_attr(), and vgic_v3_has_attr().
Signed-off-by: Chuan Zheng <zhengchuan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Yize Wang <wangyize7@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-kvm-device.c | 113 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 104 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-kvm-device.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-kvm-device.c
index 90be99443df3..ef0b2e8f68b2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-kvm-device.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-kvm-device.c
@@ -566,14 +566,21 @@ static int vgic_v3_attr_regs_access(struct kvm_device *dev,
return -EFAULT;
}
- mutex_lock(&dev->kvm->lock);
+ /* If the caller has not indicated that it already holds the necessary locks
+ * (e.g., via KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_ATTR_FLAG_LOCKED), we must acquire the VM lock
+ * and pause all VCPUs to ensure consistent access to VGIC state. This prevents
+ * race conditions with concurrent interrupt injection or VCPU execution.
+ */
+ if (attr->flags != KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_ATTR_FLAG_LOCKED) {
+ mutex_lock(&dev->kvm->lock);
- if (kvm_trylock_all_vcpus(dev->kvm)) {
- mutex_unlock(&dev->kvm->lock);
- return -EBUSY;
- }
+ if (kvm_trylock_all_vcpus(dev->kvm)) {
+ mutex_unlock(&dev->kvm->lock);
+ return -EBUSY;
+ }
- mutex_lock(&dev->kvm->arch.config_lock);
+ mutex_lock(&dev->kvm->arch.config_lock);
+ }
if (!(vgic_initialized(dev->kvm) || reg_allowed_pre_init(attr))) {
ret = -EBUSY;
@@ -611,9 +618,15 @@ static int vgic_v3_attr_regs_access(struct kvm_device *dev,
}
out:
- mutex_unlock(&dev->kvm->arch.config_lock);
- kvm_unlock_all_vcpus(dev->kvm);
- mutex_unlock(&dev->kvm->lock);
+ /* Release the locks acquired at the beginning of this function,
+ * but only if we actually acquired them.
+ * The order of unlocking must be the reverse of locking.
+ */
+ if (attr->flags != KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_ATTR_FLAG_LOCKED) {
+ mutex_unlock(&dev->kvm->arch.config_lock);
+ kvm_unlock_all_vcpus(dev->kvm);
+ mutex_unlock(&dev->kvm->lock);
+ }
if (!ret && uaccess && !is_write) {
u32 __user *uaddr = (u32 __user *)(unsigned long)attr->addr;
@@ -623,6 +636,81 @@ static int vgic_v3_attr_regs_access(struct kvm_device *dev,
return ret;
}
+/* vgic_v3_batch_access - Batch access to VGIC registers
+ *
+ * @dev: The VGIC device
+ * @attr: The device attribute containing the batch entries
+ * @is_write: True for write, false for read
+ *
+ * This function allows userspace to read or write multiple VGIC registers
+ * in a single system call, reducing overhead during live migration.
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 on success, or the first error encountered.
+ * Individual entry errors are stored in entries[i].error.
+ */
+static int vgic_v3_batch_access(struct kvm_device *dev,
+ struct kvm_device_attr *attr, bool is_write)
+{
+ struct kvm_dev_arm_vgic_batch_entry __user *uentries;
+ struct kvm_dev_arm_vgic_batch_entry *entries;
+ struct kvm_device_attr sub_attr;
+ u32 count = attr->attr;
+ int ret = 0, i;
+
+ if (!count || count > KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_BATCH_MAX)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ entries = kvmalloc_array(count, sizeof(*entries), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!entries)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ uentries = (void __user *)attr->addr;
+ if (copy_from_user(entries, uentries, count * sizeof(*entries))) {
+ kvfree(entries);
+ return -EFAULT;
+ }
+
+ mutex_lock(&dev->kvm->lock);
+ if (kvm_trylock_all_vcpus(dev->kvm)) {
+ mutex_unlock(&dev->kvm->lock);
+ kvfree(entries);
+ return -EBUSY;
+ }
+ mutex_lock(&dev->kvm->arch.config_lock);
+
+ /* Process each entry in the batch */
+ for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+ int err;
+
+ sub_attr.group = entries[i].group;
+ sub_attr.attr = entries[i].attr;
+ sub_attr.addr = (unsigned long)uentries +
+ i * sizeof(struct kvm_dev_arm_vgic_batch_entry) +
+ offsetof(struct kvm_dev_arm_vgic_batch_entry, val);
+
+ /* Set flag to indicate that locks are already held.
+ * This prevents vgic_v3_attr_regs_access from acquiring locks again,
+ * avoiding deadlock and overhead.
+ */
+ sub_attr.flags = KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_ATTR_FLAG_LOCKED;
+
+ err = vgic_v3_attr_regs_access(dev, &sub_attr, is_write);
+
+ if (err) {
+ pr_err("group %d attr %lld get err %d\n",
+ sub_attr.group, sub_attr.attr, err);
+ ret = err;
+ }
+ }
+
+ mutex_unlock(&dev->kvm->arch.config_lock);
+ kvm_unlock_all_vcpus(dev->kvm);
+ mutex_unlock(&dev->kvm->lock);
+
+ kvfree(entries);
+ return ret;
+}
+
static int vgic_v3_set_attr(struct kvm_device *dev,
struct kvm_device_attr *attr)
{
@@ -649,6 +737,8 @@ static int vgic_v3_set_attr(struct kvm_device *dev,
dev->kvm->arch.vgic.mi_intid = val;
return 0;
}
+ case KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_BATCH_REGS:
+ return vgic_v3_batch_access(dev, attr, true);
default:
return vgic_set_common_attr(dev, attr);
}
@@ -669,6 +759,8 @@ static int vgic_v3_get_attr(struct kvm_device *dev,
guard(mutex)(&dev->kvm->arch.config_lock);
return put_user(dev->kvm->arch.vgic.mi_intid, uaddr);
}
+ case KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_BATCH_REGS:
+ return vgic_v3_batch_access(dev, attr, false);
default:
return vgic_get_common_attr(dev, attr);
}
@@ -707,6 +799,9 @@ static int vgic_v3_has_attr(struct kvm_device *dev,
case KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_SAVE_PENDING_TABLES:
return 0;
}
+ break;
+ case KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_BATCH_REGS:
+ return 0;
}
return -ENXIO;
}
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