[PATCH v5 15/15] KVM: arm64: selftests: Add HDBSS buffer size ioctl interface test
From: Tian Zheng
Date: Tue Sep 29 2026 - 06:52:04 EST
Add a selftest (arm64/hdbss_test) for the KVM_CAP_ARM_HDBSS_BUFFER_SIZE
interface: CHECK_EXTENSION semantics (global max, per-VM default and
configured values), the accepted size range (power of two in
[PAGE_SIZE, SZ_2M]), the rejection paths (invalid sizes, after vCPU
creation, duplicate configuration, dirty ring enabled), and the
contract that enabling the dirty ring resets a configured size to the
default.
The default size is derived from getpagesize() so the test holds on
16KB/64KB page systems.
The test does not run guest code.
Signed-off-by: Tian Zheng <zhengtian10@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm | 1 +
.../testing/selftests/kvm/arm64/hdbss_test.c | 224 ++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 225 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/kvm/arm64/hdbss_test.c
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm
index 6a1482e3a286..a665fd568391 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS_arm64 += arm64/hello_el2
TEST_GEN_PROGS_arm64 += arm64/host_sve
TEST_GEN_PROGS_arm64 += arm64/hypercalls
TEST_GEN_PROGS_arm64 += arm64/external_aborts
+TEST_GEN_PROGS_arm64 += arm64/hdbss_test
TEST_GEN_PROGS_arm64 += arm64/mmio_sign_ext
TEST_GEN_PROGS_arm64 += arm64/page_fault_test
TEST_GEN_PROGS_arm64 += arm64/psci_test
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/arm64/hdbss_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/arm64/hdbss_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9de26d2a67d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/arm64/hdbss_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * Test the KVM_CAP_ARM_HDBSS_BUFFER_SIZE ioctl interface: query
+ * semantics, accepted/rejected sizes, and the interaction with the
+ * dirty ring. Does not run guest code.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
+ * Author: Tian Zheng <zhengtian10@xxxxxxxxxx>
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <linux/sizes.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "kvm_util.h"
+#include "test_util.h"
+
+/*
+ * The kernel default is PAGE_SIZE: derive it from the running kernel so
+ * the test also holds on 16KB/64KB page systems.
+ */
+#define HDBSS_DEFAULT_SIZE ((u64)getpagesize())
+#define HDBSS_MAX_SIZE SZ_2M
+
+static bool hdbss_supported(void)
+{
+ return kvm_check_cap(KVM_CAP_ARM_HDBSS_BUFFER_SIZE) > 0;
+}
+
+static long hdbss_global_query(void)
+{
+ return (long)kvm_check_cap(KVM_CAP_ARM_HDBSS_BUFFER_SIZE);
+}
+
+static long hdbss_vm_query(struct kvm_vm *vm)
+{
+ return (long)vm_check_cap(vm, KVM_CAP_ARM_HDBSS_BUFFER_SIZE);
+}
+
+static int hdbss_set(struct kvm_vm *vm, u64 size)
+{
+ return __vm_enable_cap(vm, KVM_CAP_ARM_HDBSS_BUFFER_SIZE, size);
+}
+
+static void test_global_query(void)
+{
+ long ret;
+
+ ret = hdbss_global_query();
+ TEST_ASSERT(ret == HDBSS_MAX_SIZE,
+ "Global HDBSS query returned %ld (0x%lx), expected %d (0x%x)",
+ ret, ret, HDBSS_MAX_SIZE, HDBSS_MAX_SIZE);
+ pr_info("Global HDBSS max size: %ld bytes\n", ret);
+}
+
+static void test_vm_query_default(void)
+{
+ struct kvm_vm *vm;
+ long ret;
+
+ vm = vm_create_barebones();
+ ret = hdbss_vm_query(vm);
+ TEST_ASSERT(ret == HDBSS_DEFAULT_SIZE,
+ "Per-VM HDBSS query (unconfigured) returned %ld, expected %ld",
+ ret, (long)HDBSS_DEFAULT_SIZE);
+ pr_info("Default HDBSS buffer size: %ld bytes\n", ret);
+ kvm_vm_free(vm);
+}
+
+static void test_vm_query_after_set(u64 set_size)
+{
+ struct kvm_vm *vm;
+ long ret;
+
+ vm = vm_create_barebones();
+ TEST_ASSERT_EQ(hdbss_set(vm, set_size), 0);
+ ret = hdbss_vm_query(vm);
+ TEST_ASSERT(ret == (long)set_size,
+ "Per-VM HDBSS query after set returned %ld, expected %lld",
+ ret, (unsigned long long)set_size);
+ kvm_vm_free(vm);
+}
+
+static void test_set_valid(u64 size)
+{
+ struct kvm_vm *vm;
+ int ret;
+
+ vm = vm_create_barebones();
+ ret = hdbss_set(vm, size);
+ TEST_ASSERT(ret == 0,
+ "Setting HDBSS buffer size to %lld (0x%llx) failed: %d (%s)",
+ (unsigned long long)size, (unsigned long long)size,
+ ret, strerror(errno));
+ pr_info("Set HDBSS buffer size to %lld bytes: OK\n",
+ (unsigned long long)size);
+ kvm_vm_free(vm);
+}
+
+static void test_set_invalid(u64 size, int expected_errno)
+{
+ struct kvm_vm *vm;
+ int ret;
+
+ vm = vm_create_barebones();
+ ret = hdbss_set(vm, size);
+ TEST_ASSERT(ret == -1 && errno == expected_errno,
+ "HDBSS buffer size set to %lld (0x%llx) should fail with %d, got ret=%d errno=%d (%s)",
+ (unsigned long long)size, (unsigned long long)size,
+ expected_errno, ret, errno, strerror(errno));
+ kvm_vm_free(vm);
+}
+
+static void test_set_after_vcpu(void)
+{
+ struct kvm_vm *vm;
+ int ret;
+
+ vm = vm_create_barebones();
+ __vm_vcpu_add(vm, 0);
+ ret = hdbss_set(vm, HDBSS_DEFAULT_SIZE);
+ TEST_ASSERT(ret == -1 && errno == EINVAL,
+ "Setting HDBSS buffer size after vCPU creation should fail with EINVAL, got ret=%d errno=%d",
+ ret, errno);
+ pr_info("Set HDBSS after vCPU creation: correctly rejected\n");
+ kvm_vm_free(vm);
+}
+
+static void test_set_twice(void)
+{
+ struct kvm_vm *vm;
+ int ret;
+
+ vm = vm_create_barebones();
+ TEST_ASSERT_EQ(hdbss_set(vm, HDBSS_DEFAULT_SIZE), 0);
+ ret = hdbss_set(vm, HDBSS_DEFAULT_SIZE * 2);
+ TEST_ASSERT(ret == -1 && errno == EBUSY,
+ "Duplicate HDBSS buffer size set should fail with EBUSY, got ret=%d errno=%d",
+ ret, errno);
+ pr_info("Duplicate HDBSS set: correctly rejected\n");
+ kvm_vm_free(vm);
+}
+
+static void test_mutex_dirty_ring_then_hdbss(void)
+{
+ struct kvm_vm *vm;
+ int ret;
+
+ vm = vm_create_barebones();
+
+ /* Sized to cover the HDBSS reservation on any page size. */
+ vm_enable_dirty_ring(vm, 16384 * sizeof(struct kvm_dirty_gfn));
+
+ ret = hdbss_set(vm, HDBSS_DEFAULT_SIZE);
+ TEST_ASSERT(ret == -1 && errno == EINVAL,
+ "Setting HDBSS after dirty ring should fail with EINVAL, got ret=%d errno=%d",
+ ret, errno);
+ pr_info("HDBSS after dirty ring: correctly rejected\n");
+ kvm_vm_free(vm);
+}
+
+static void test_dirty_ring_resets_size(void)
+{
+ struct kvm_vm *vm;
+ long ret;
+
+ vm = vm_create_barebones();
+
+ /*
+ * The ring must cover the HDBSS reservation, 2 * buffer + 1KB.
+ * Ring mode then pins the buffer to the default.
+ */
+ TEST_ASSERT_EQ(hdbss_set(vm, SZ_256K), 0);
+ vm_enable_dirty_ring(vm, 65536 * sizeof(struct kvm_dirty_gfn));
+ ret = hdbss_vm_query(vm);
+ TEST_ASSERT(ret == (long)HDBSS_DEFAULT_SIZE,
+ "Dirty ring mode should reset the HDBSS buffer size to the default (%lld), got %ld",
+ (unsigned long long)HDBSS_DEFAULT_SIZE, ret);
+ pr_info("Dirty ring mode resets HDBSS buffer size to default\n");
+ kvm_vm_free(vm);
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+ /*
+ * Valid sizes depend on the page size: the kernel minimum is
+ * PAGE_SIZE, so only exercise sizes at or above it.
+ */
+ u64 page_size = getpagesize();
+
+ TEST_REQUIRE(hdbss_supported());
+
+ pr_info("Starting HDBSS ioctl interface tests\n\n");
+
+ test_global_query();
+ test_vm_query_default();
+ if (page_size < SZ_16K)
+ test_vm_query_after_set(SZ_16K);
+ test_vm_query_after_set(HDBSS_MAX_SIZE);
+
+ test_set_valid(HDBSS_DEFAULT_SIZE);
+ if (page_size < SZ_8K)
+ test_set_valid(SZ_8K);
+ if (page_size < SZ_64K)
+ test_set_valid(SZ_64K);
+ test_set_valid(HDBSS_MAX_SIZE);
+
+ test_set_invalid(0, EINVAL);
+ test_set_invalid(3, EINVAL);
+ test_set_invalid(page_size - 1, EINVAL);
+ test_set_invalid(page_size + 1, EINVAL);
+ test_set_invalid(HDBSS_MAX_SIZE * 2, EINVAL);
+
+ test_set_after_vcpu();
+ test_set_twice();
+ test_mutex_dirty_ring_then_hdbss();
+ test_dirty_ring_resets_size();
+
+ pr_info("\nAll HDBSS ioctl interface tests passed!\n");
+ return 0;
+}
--
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