[PATCH v20 13/22] KVM: arm64: Mandate VGIC v3 for pKVM VMs and Realms

From: Suzuki K Poulose

Date: Thu Sep 24 2026 - 12:54:27 EST


pKVM does not trust the host. Realm VMs follow a similar trust model, with
the Realm Management Monitor owning the protected state instead of the host.
Add a helper to identify VMs that run under a host-distrusting hypervisor.

Use this for blocking ioremap of vgic-v2 into stage2 and prevent creation of
VGIC other than v3.

Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Gavin Shan <gshan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@xxxxxxx>
---
Changes since v18:
- Cover pKVM guests for VGIC v3 mandate.
- Merge the VGIC mandate check in here.
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 3 +++
arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c | 2 +-
arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c | 2 ++
3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 871f503e9f164..4d75b8e6797bb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@ enum fgt_group_id {
enum kvm_arm_vm_flavor {
VM_NVHE,
VM_VHE,
+ /* VMs running on a hyp that doesn't trust */
+ MARKER(__VM_DISTRUSTING_HYP),
VM_PKVM, /* Normal guests on pKVM */
MARKER(__VM_PROTECTED),
VM_PROTECTED_PKVM, /* Protected VM */
@@ -1575,6 +1577,7 @@ struct kvm *kvm_arch_alloc_vm(void);
#define kvm_vm_is_unprotected_pkvm(kvm) \
(is_protected_kvm_enabled() && ((kvm)->arch.vm_flavor == VM_PKVM))

+#define kvm_vm_hyp_is_distrusting(kvm) ((kvm)->arch.vm_flavor >= __VM_DISTRUSTING_HYP)

int kvm_arm_vcpu_finalize(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int feature);
bool kvm_arm_vcpu_is_finalized(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
index 8e092efdf0825..8f21652d3625c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ int kvm_phys_addr_ioremap(struct kvm *kvm, phys_addr_t guest_ipa,
KVM_PGTABLE_PROT_R |
(writable ? KVM_PGTABLE_PROT_W : 0);

- if (is_protected_kvm_enabled())
+ if (kvm_vm_hyp_is_distrusting(kvm))
return -EPERM;

size += offset_in_page(guest_ipa);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c
index 4012df6002ea6..874025513afcc 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ int kvm_vgic_create(struct kvm *kvm, u32 type)
!kvm_vgic_global_state.can_emulate_gicv2)
return -ENODEV;

+ if (kvm_vm_hyp_is_distrusting(kvm) && type != KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3)
+ return -ENODEV;
/*
* Ensure mutual exclusion with vCPU creation and any vCPU ioctls by:
*
--
2.43.0