[PATCH 10/13] virtio_balloon: add higher-order page inflation
From: Kevin Loughlin
Date: Mon Oct 26 2026 - 22:57:59 EST
In confidential computing guests requiring page state transitions,
unaccepted memory tracking operates at the EFI unaccepted memory unit
granularity (typically 2MB / order 9 on x86). Inflating the balloon
with 4KB pages would prevent unaccepting the backing 2MB unit.
Inflate balloon pages at unaccepted_memory_order() when
virtballoon_cc_needs_state_transition() is true, while retaining
order-0 allocations for non-CoCo guests and CoCo guests that do not
use unaccepted memory transitions. When a higher-order balloon page
spans more 4KB balloon PFNs than VIRTIO_BALLOON_ARRAY_PFNS_MAX (256),
transmit its PFNs to the host in VIRTIO_BALLOON_ARRAY_PFNS_MAX chunks.
Signed-off-by: Kevin Loughlin <kevinloughlin@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c | 87 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
include/linux/balloon.h | 1 +
mm/balloon.c | 67 +++++++++++++++++++------
3 files changed, 121 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
index 11f74848fdc4..d162c162b496 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
@@ -182,6 +182,13 @@ static void balloon_ack(struct virtqueue *vq)
wake_up(&vb->acked);
}
+static inline bool virtballoon_cc_needs_state_transition(void)
+{
+ return IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_UNACCEPTED_MEMORY) &&
+ cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_GUEST_MEM_ENCRYPT) &&
+ has_unaccepted_memory();
+}
+
static void tell_host(struct virtio_balloon *vb, struct virtqueue *vq)
{
struct scatterlist sg;
@@ -243,24 +250,49 @@ static void set_page_pfns(struct virtio_balloon *vb,
page_to_balloon_pfn(page) + i);
}
+static void queue_page_pfns(struct virtio_balloon *vb, struct virtqueue *vq,
+ struct page *page, unsigned int order)
+{
+ unsigned int nr_pages = 1 << order;
+ unsigned int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++) {
+ set_page_pfns(vb, vb->pfns + vb->num_pfns, page + i);
+ vb->num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
+ if (vb->num_pfns == ARRAY_SIZE(vb->pfns)) {
+ tell_host(vb, vq);
+ vb->num_pfns = 0;
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int virtballoon_preferred_order(void)
+{
+ if (virtballoon_cc_needs_state_transition())
+ return unaccepted_memory_order();
+ return 0;
+}
+
static unsigned int fill_balloon(struct virtio_balloon *vb, size_t num)
{
- unsigned int num_allocated_pages;
+ unsigned int order = virtballoon_preferred_order();
+ unsigned int page_pfns = (1 << order) * VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
+ unsigned int num_allocated_pages = 0;
struct page *page, *next;
unsigned int num_pfns;
LIST_HEAD(pages);
- /* We can only do one array worth at a time. */
- num = min(num, ARRAY_SIZE(vb->pfns));
+ /* We can only do one array or preferred-order page worth at a time. */
+ num = min(num, max_t(size_t, ARRAY_SIZE(vb->pfns), page_pfns));
for (num_pfns = 0; num_pfns < num;
- num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE) {
- page = balloon_page_alloc();
+ num_pfns += page_pfns) {
+ page = balloon_pages_alloc(order);
if (!page) {
dev_info_ratelimited(&vb->vdev->dev,
"Out of puff! Can't get %u pages\n",
- VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE);
+ page_pfns);
/* Sleep for at least 1/5 of a second before retry. */
msleep(200);
break;
@@ -274,15 +306,17 @@ static unsigned int fill_balloon(struct virtio_balloon *vb, size_t num)
vb->num_pfns = 0;
list_for_each_entry_safe(page, next, &pages, lru) {
+ unsigned int page_order = compound_order(page);
+ unsigned int pfns = (1 << page_order) * VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
+
list_del(&page->lru);
balloon_page_enqueue(&vb->vb_dev_info, page);
- set_page_pfns(vb, vb->pfns + vb->num_pfns, page);
- vb->num_pages += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
- vb->num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
+ vb->num_pages += pfns;
+ num_allocated_pages += pfns;
+ queue_page_pfns(vb, vb->inflate_vq, page, page_order);
}
- num_allocated_pages = vb->num_pfns;
/* Did we get any? */
if (vb->num_pfns != 0)
tell_host(vb, vb->inflate_vq);
@@ -304,28 +338,42 @@ static void release_pages_balloon(struct virtio_balloon *vb,
static unsigned int leak_balloon(struct virtio_balloon *vb, size_t num)
{
- unsigned int num_freed_pages;
+ unsigned int order = virtballoon_preferred_order();
+ unsigned int page_pfns = (1 << order) * VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
+ unsigned int num_freed_pages = 0;
struct page *page;
struct balloon_dev_info *vb_dev_info = &vb->vb_dev_info;
LIST_HEAD(pages);
- /* We can only do one array worth at a time. */
- num = min(num, ARRAY_SIZE(vb->pfns));
+ /* We can only do one array or preferred-order page worth at a time. */
+ num = min(num, max_t(size_t, ARRAY_SIZE(vb->pfns), page_pfns));
mutex_lock(&vb->balloon_lock);
/* We can't release more pages than taken */
num = min(num, (size_t)vb->num_pages);
- for (vb->num_pfns = 0; vb->num_pfns < num;
- vb->num_pfns += VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE) {
+ vb->num_pfns = 0;
+ while (num_freed_pages < num) {
+ unsigned int dequeued_order;
+ unsigned int dequeued_pfns;
+
page = balloon_page_dequeue(vb_dev_info);
if (!page)
break;
- set_page_pfns(vb, vb->pfns + vb->num_pfns, page);
+ dequeued_order = compound_order(page);
+ dequeued_pfns = (1 << dequeued_order) * VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
+
+ if (num_freed_pages + dequeued_pfns > num &&
+ num_freed_pages > 0) {
+ balloon_page_enqueue(vb_dev_info, page);
+ break;
+ }
+
+ queue_page_pfns(vb, vb->deflate_vq, page, dequeued_order);
list_add(&page->lru, &pages);
- vb->num_pages -= VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE;
+ vb->num_pages -= dequeued_pfns;
+ num_freed_pages += dequeued_pfns;
}
- num_freed_pages = vb->num_pfns;
/*
* Note that if
* virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_MUST_TELL_HOST);
@@ -474,7 +522,8 @@ static inline s64 towards_target(struct virtio_balloon *vb)
* Aligned up to guest page size to avoid inflating and deflating
* balloon endlessly.
*/
- target = ALIGN(num_pages, VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE);
+ target = ALIGN((s64)num_pages,
+ VIRTIO_BALLOON_PAGES_PER_PAGE << virtballoon_preferred_order());
return target - vb->num_pages;
}
diff --git a/include/linux/balloon.h b/include/linux/balloon.h
index ca5b15150f42..bc46e36b997f 100644
--- a/include/linux/balloon.h
+++ b/include/linux/balloon.h
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct balloon_dev_info {
bool adjust_managed_page_count;
};
+struct page *balloon_pages_alloc(unsigned int order);
struct page *balloon_page_alloc(void);
void balloon_page_enqueue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info,
struct page *page);
diff --git a/mm/balloon.c b/mm/balloon.c
index 96a8f1e20bc6..e9941d08d8e9 100644
--- a/mm/balloon.c
+++ b/mm/balloon.c
@@ -27,9 +27,12 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(balloon_pages_lock);
static void balloon_page_insert(struct balloon_dev_info *balloon,
struct page *page)
{
+ unsigned int i, nr_pages = 1U << compound_order(page);
+
lockdep_assert_held(&balloon_pages_lock);
- __SetPageOffline(page);
- if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BALLOON_MIGRATION)) {
+ for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++)
+ __SetPageOffline(page + i);
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BALLOON_MIGRATION) && !PageCompound(page)) {
SetPageMovableOps(page);
set_page_private(page, (unsigned long)balloon);
}
@@ -45,20 +48,31 @@ static void balloon_page_insert(struct balloon_dev_info *balloon,
*/
static void balloon_page_finalize(struct page *page)
{
+ unsigned int i, nr_pages = 1U << compound_order(page);
+
lockdep_assert_held(&balloon_pages_lock);
- if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BALLOON_MIGRATION))
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BALLOON_MIGRATION) && !PageCompound(page))
set_page_private(page, 0);
- /* PageOffline is sticky until the page is freed to the buddy. */
+ /*
+ * PageOffline is sticky on the head page until freed to the buddy,
+ * which resets the head page's page_type in __free_pages_prepare().
+ * Clear PageOffline on tail pages here as __free_pages_prepare()
+ * expects tail pages to have a default page_type.
+ */
+ for (i = 1; i < nr_pages; i++)
+ __ClearPageOffline(page + i);
}
static void balloon_page_enqueue_one(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info,
struct page *page)
{
+ unsigned int order = compound_order(page);
+
balloon_page_insert(b_dev_info, page);
if (b_dev_info->adjust_managed_page_count)
- adjust_managed_page_count(page, -1);
- __count_vm_event(BALLOON_INFLATE);
- inc_node_page_state(page, NR_BALLOON_PAGES);
+ adjust_managed_page_count(page, -(1L << order));
+ __count_vm_events(BALLOON_INFLATE, 1UL << order);
+ mod_node_page_state(page_pgdat(page), NR_BALLOON_PAGES, 1L << order);
}
/**
@@ -117,15 +131,18 @@ size_t balloon_page_list_dequeue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info,
spin_lock_irqsave(&balloon_pages_lock, flags);
list_for_each_entry_safe(page, tmp, &b_dev_info->pages, lru) {
+ unsigned int order = compound_order(page);
+
if (n_pages == n_req_pages)
break;
list_del(&page->lru);
if (b_dev_info->adjust_managed_page_count)
- adjust_managed_page_count(page, 1);
+ adjust_managed_page_count(page, 1L << order);
balloon_page_finalize(page);
- __count_vm_event(BALLOON_DEFLATE);
+ __count_vm_events(BALLOON_DEFLATE, 1UL << order);
list_add(&page->lru, pages);
- dec_node_page_state(page, NR_BALLOON_PAGES);
+ mod_node_page_state(page_pgdat(page), NR_BALLOON_PAGES,
+ -(1L << order));
n_pages++;
}
spin_unlock_irqrestore(&balloon_pages_lock, flags);
@@ -135,8 +152,9 @@ size_t balloon_page_list_dequeue(struct balloon_dev_info *b_dev_info,
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(balloon_page_list_dequeue);
/**
- * balloon_page_alloc - allocates a new page for insertion into the balloon
- * page list.
+ * balloon_pages_alloc - allocates a new page of given order for insertion
+ * into the balloon page list.
+ * @order: allocation order
*
* Driver must call this function to properly allocate a new balloon page.
* Driver must call balloon_page_enqueue before definitively removing the page
@@ -144,16 +162,35 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(balloon_page_list_dequeue);
*
* Return: struct page for the allocated page or NULL on allocation failure.
*/
-struct page *balloon_page_alloc(void)
+struct page *balloon_pages_alloc(unsigned int order)
{
gfp_t gfp_flags = __GFP_NOMEMALLOC | __GFP_NORETRY | __GFP_NOWARN;
- if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BALLOON_MIGRATION))
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BALLOON_MIGRATION) && !order)
gfp_flags |= GFP_HIGHUSER_MOVABLE;
else
gfp_flags |= GFP_HIGHUSER;
- return alloc_page(gfp_flags);
+ if (order > 0)
+ gfp_flags |= __GFP_COMP;
+
+ return alloc_pages(gfp_flags, order);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(balloon_pages_alloc);
+
+/**
+ * balloon_page_alloc - allocates a new page for insertion into the balloon
+ * page list.
+ *
+ * Driver must call this function to properly allocate a new balloon page.
+ * Driver must call balloon_page_enqueue before definitively removing the page
+ * from the guest system.
+ *
+ * Return: struct page for the allocated page or NULL on allocation failure.
+ */
+struct page *balloon_page_alloc(void)
+{
+ return balloon_pages_alloc(0);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(balloon_page_alloc);
--
2.56.0.307.g5fe7bd680c-goog