[PATCH 1/3] KVM: split CONFIG_KVM_PRIVATE_MEMATTR_VM out of KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES
From: Paolo Bonzini
Date: Tue Oct 20 2026 - 09:16:39 EST
With Linux 7.4 the "private" memory attribute was moved from the VM
to the individual guest_memfd file descriptor. The old semantics are
available for backwards compatibility via CONFIG_KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES.
However, this ties support for VM memory attributes entirely to
a backwards compatibility symbol, which is a problem when adding
VM memory attributes other than PRIVATE. Thus, make
CONFIG_KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES the equivalent of the old
CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES, and use a more descriptive name
for the private memory attribute. Do this now, instead of waiting
for more attributes to come, before distros start adjusting
their build configuration.
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 ++--
arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig | 3 ++-
include/linux/kvm_host.h | 4 +++-
virt/kvm/Kconfig | 3 +++
virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 6 +++---
5 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 410a3eed3a3d..42ff19defe16 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -3178,8 +3178,8 @@ Kernel parameters
userspace VMM design.
Note, this parameter is only available when
- CONFIG_KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES=y. When
- CONFIG_KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES is not set, in-place
+ CONFIG_KVM_PRIVATE_MEMATTR_VM=y. When
+ CONFIG_KVM_PRIVATE_MEMATTR_VM is not set, in-place
conversion is enabled (and cannot be disabled) if KVM
is built with private memory support.
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
index 796d33f629d3..01a683a9042a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ config KVM_WERROR
If in doubt, say "N".
-config KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES
+config KVM_PRIVATE_MEMATTR_VM
bool "Enable per-VM PRIVATE vs. SHARED attributes (for CoCo VMs)"
depends on KVM_SW_PROTECTED_VM || KVM_INTEL_TDX || KVM_AMD_SEV
+ select KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES
help
Enable support for tracking PRIVATE vs. SHARED memory using per-VM
memory attributes. Using per-VM attributes is deprecated in favor of
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index 4d4e76a50d77..09c57d31d153 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -2582,12 +2582,14 @@ bool kvm_arch_pre_set_vm_memory_attributes(struct kvm *kvm,
struct kvm_gfn_range *range);
bool kvm_arch_post_set_vm_memory_attributes(struct kvm *kvm,
struct kvm_gfn_range *range);
+#endif /* CONFIG_KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES */
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_PRIVATE_MEMATTR_VM
static inline bool kvm_vm_is_private_gfn(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn)
{
return kvm_get_vm_memory_attributes(kvm, gfn) & KVM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTE_PRIVATE;
}
-#endif /* CONFIG_KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES */
+#endif /* CONFIG_KVM_PRIVATE_MEMATTR_VM */
#ifdef kvm_arch_has_private_mem
extern bool gmem_in_place_conversion;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/Kconfig b/virt/kvm/Kconfig
index c5bfaa1f7749..99c9969e77a4 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/Kconfig
+++ b/virt/kvm/Kconfig
@@ -101,3 +101,6 @@ config HAVE_KVM_ARCH_GMEM_INVALIDATE
config HAVE_KVM_ARCH_GMEM_POPULATE
bool
depends on KVM_GUEST_MEMFD
+
+config KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES
+ bool
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index a97aa5b92616..3e35766f5c7e 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ static bool __ro_after_init allow_unsafe_mappings;
module_param(allow_unsafe_mappings, bool, 0444);
#ifdef kvm_arch_has_private_mem
-bool __ro_after_init gmem_in_place_conversion = !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES);
-#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES
+bool __ro_after_init gmem_in_place_conversion = !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KVM_PRIVATE_MEMATTR_VM);
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_PRIVATE_MEMATTR_VM
module_param(gmem_in_place_conversion, bool, 0444);
#endif
EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM_INTERNAL(gmem_in_place_conversion);
@@ -2713,7 +2713,7 @@ static void kvm_init_memory_attributes(void)
{
if (gmem_in_place_conversion)
static_call_update(__kvm_is_private_gfn, kvm_gmem_is_private_gfn);
-#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_VM_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_PRIVATE_MEMATTR_VM
else
static_call_update(__kvm_is_private_gfn, kvm_vm_is_private_gfn);
#endif
--
2.52.0