[PATCH v3 01/16] KVM: x86: Move kvm_rebooting to x86
From: Sean Christopherson
Date: Fri Feb 13 2026 - 20:27:31 EST
Move kvm_rebooting, which is only read by x86, to KVM x86 so that it can
be moved again to core x86 code. Add a "shutdown" arch hook to facilate
setting the flag in KVM x86, along with a pile of comments to provide more
context around what KVM x86 is doing and why.
Reviewed-by: Chao Gao <chao.gao@xxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
arch/x86/kvm/x86.h | 1 +
include/linux/kvm_host.h | 8 +++++++-
virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 14 +++++++-------
4 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index db3f393192d9..77edc24f8309 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -700,6 +700,9 @@ static void drop_user_return_notifiers(void)
kvm_on_user_return(&msrs->urn);
}
+__visible bool kvm_rebooting;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM_INTERNAL(kvm_rebooting);
+
/*
* Handle a fault on a hardware virtualization (VMX or SVM) instruction.
*
@@ -13178,6 +13181,25 @@ int kvm_arch_enable_virtualization_cpu(void)
return 0;
}
+void kvm_arch_shutdown(void)
+{
+ /*
+ * Set kvm_rebooting to indicate that KVM has asynchronously disabled
+ * hardware virtualization, i.e. that errors and/or exceptions on SVM
+ * and VMX instructions are expected and should be ignored.
+ */
+ kvm_rebooting = true;
+
+ /*
+ * Ensure kvm_rebooting is visible before IPIs are sent to other CPUs
+ * to disable virtualization. Effectively pairs with the reception of
+ * the IPI (kvm_rebooting is read in task/exception context, but only
+ * _needs_ to be read as %true after the IPI function callback disables
+ * virtualization).
+ */
+ smp_wmb();
+}
+
void kvm_arch_disable_virtualization_cpu(void)
{
kvm_x86_call(disable_virtualization_cpu)();
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
index 94d4f07aaaa0..b314649e5c02 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct kvm_host_values {
u64 arch_capabilities;
};
+extern bool kvm_rebooting;
void kvm_spurious_fault(void);
#define SIZE_OF_MEMSLOTS_HASHTABLE \
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index 2c7d76262898..981b55c0a3a7 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -1630,6 +1630,13 @@ static inline void kvm_create_vcpu_debugfs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_HARDWARE_ENABLING
+/*
+ * kvm_arch_shutdown() is invoked immediately prior to forcefully disabling
+ * hardware virtualization on all CPUs via IPI function calls (in preparation
+ * for shutdown or reboot), e.g. to allow arch code to prepare for disabling
+ * virtualization while KVM may be actively running vCPUs.
+ */
+void kvm_arch_shutdown(void);
/*
* kvm_arch_{enable,disable}_virtualization() are called on one CPU, under
* kvm_usage_lock, immediately after/before 0=>1 and 1=>0 transitions of
@@ -2305,7 +2312,6 @@ static inline bool kvm_check_request(int req, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_HARDWARE_ENABLING
extern bool enable_virt_at_load;
-extern bool kvm_rebooting;
#endif
extern unsigned int halt_poll_ns;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 571cf0d6ec01..e081e7244299 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -5593,13 +5593,15 @@ bool enable_virt_at_load = true;
module_param(enable_virt_at_load, bool, 0444);
EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM_INTERNAL(enable_virt_at_load);
-__visible bool kvm_rebooting;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM_INTERNAL(kvm_rebooting);
-
static DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, virtualization_enabled);
static DEFINE_MUTEX(kvm_usage_lock);
static int kvm_usage_count;
+__weak void kvm_arch_shutdown(void)
+{
+
+}
+
__weak void kvm_arch_enable_virtualization(void)
{
@@ -5653,10 +5655,9 @@ static int kvm_offline_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
static void kvm_shutdown(void *data)
{
+ kvm_arch_shutdown();
+
/*
- * Disable hardware virtualization and set kvm_rebooting to indicate
- * that KVM has asynchronously disabled hardware virtualization, i.e.
- * that relevant errors and exceptions aren't entirely unexpected.
* Some flavors of hardware virtualization need to be disabled before
* transferring control to firmware (to perform shutdown/reboot), e.g.
* on x86, virtualization can block INIT interrupts, which are used by
@@ -5665,7 +5666,6 @@ static void kvm_shutdown(void *data)
* 100% comprehensive.
*/
pr_info("kvm: exiting hardware virtualization\n");
- kvm_rebooting = true;
on_each_cpu(kvm_disable_virtualization_cpu, NULL, 1);
}
--
2.53.0.310.g728cabbaf7-goog