[PATCH v11 4/8] KVM: SVM: Move SEV-ES VMSA allocation to a dedicated sev_vcpu_create() helper

From: Sean Christopherson
Date: Tue Aug 19 2025 - 19:50:17 EST


Add a dedicated sev_vcpu_create() helper to allocate the VMSA page for
SEV-ES+ vCPUs, and to allow for consolidating a variety of related SEV+
code in the near future.

No functional change intended.

Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c | 25 +++++++------------------
arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h | 2 ++
3 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
index e88dce598785..c17cc4eb0fe1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
@@ -4561,6 +4561,26 @@ void sev_init_vmcb(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
sev_es_init_vmcb(svm);
}

+int sev_vcpu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+ struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
+ struct page *vmsa_page;
+
+ if (!sev_es_guest(vcpu->kvm))
+ return 0;
+
+ /*
+ * SEV-ES guests require a separate (from the VMCB) VMSA page used to
+ * contain the encrypted register state of the guest.
+ */
+ vmsa_page = snp_safe_alloc_page();
+ if (!vmsa_page)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ svm->sev_es.vmsa = page_address(vmsa_page);
+ return 0;
+}
+
void sev_es_vcpu_reset(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
{
struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = &svm->vcpu;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index d9931c6c4bc6..3d4c14e0244f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -1275,7 +1275,6 @@ static int svm_vcpu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
struct vcpu_svm *svm;
struct page *vmcb01_page;
- struct page *vmsa_page = NULL;
int err;

BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct vcpu_svm, vcpu) != 0);
@@ -1286,24 +1285,18 @@ static int svm_vcpu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
if (!vmcb01_page)
goto out;

- if (sev_es_guest(vcpu->kvm)) {
- /*
- * SEV-ES guests require a separate VMSA page used to contain
- * the encrypted register state of the guest.
- */
- vmsa_page = snp_safe_alloc_page();
- if (!vmsa_page)
- goto error_free_vmcb_page;
- }
+ err = sev_vcpu_create(vcpu);
+ if (err)
+ goto error_free_vmcb_page;

err = avic_init_vcpu(svm);
if (err)
- goto error_free_vmsa_page;
+ goto error_free_sev;

svm->msrpm = svm_vcpu_alloc_msrpm();
if (!svm->msrpm) {
err = -ENOMEM;
- goto error_free_vmsa_page;
+ goto error_free_sev;
}

svm->x2avic_msrs_intercepted = true;
@@ -1312,16 +1305,12 @@ static int svm_vcpu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
svm->vmcb01.pa = __sme_set(page_to_pfn(vmcb01_page) << PAGE_SHIFT);
svm_switch_vmcb(svm, &svm->vmcb01);

- if (vmsa_page)
- svm->sev_es.vmsa = page_address(vmsa_page);
-
svm->guest_state_loaded = false;

return 0;

-error_free_vmsa_page:
- if (vmsa_page)
- __free_page(vmsa_page);
+error_free_sev:
+ sev_free_vcpu(vcpu);
error_free_vmcb_page:
__free_page(vmcb01_page);
out:
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
index 58b9d168e0c8..cf2569b5451a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
@@ -854,6 +854,7 @@ static inline struct page *snp_safe_alloc_page(void)
return snp_safe_alloc_page_node(numa_node_id(), GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
}

+int sev_vcpu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
void sev_free_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
void sev_vm_destroy(struct kvm *kvm);
void __init sev_set_cpu_caps(void);
@@ -880,6 +881,7 @@ static inline struct page *snp_safe_alloc_page(void)
return snp_safe_alloc_page_node(numa_node_id(), GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
}

+static inline int sev_vcpu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) { return 0; }
static inline void sev_free_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
static inline void sev_vm_destroy(struct kvm *kvm) {}
static inline void __init sev_set_cpu_caps(void) {}
--
2.51.0.rc1.167.g924127e9c0-goog