[PATCH v9 5/6] x86/sev: Add interface to re-enable RMP optimizations.
From: Ashish Kalra
Date: Wed Jun 24 2026 - 17:59:11 EST
From: Ashish Kalra <ashish.kalra@xxxxxxx>
RMPOPT table is a per-CPU table which indicates if 1GB regions of
physical memory are entirely hypervisor-owned or not.
When performing host memory accesses in hypervisor mode as well as
non-SNP guest mode, the processor may consult the RMPOPT table to
potentially skip an RMP access and improve performance.
Normal guest events clear RMP optimizations: pages are converted from
shared to private as SNP guests are launched, and large pages are split
and collapsed during guest operation -- both clear the RMPOPT
optimizations for the affected 1GB regions. Conversely, guest pages are
converted back to shared during SNP guest termination, so those regions
may become eligible for RMPOPT optimization again.
Without some intervention, all RMP optimizations would eventually be
lost. Add an interface to re-optimize all of physical memory.
The interface uses mod_delayed_work() instead of queue_delayed_work()
so that the delay timer is reset on each call. This provides proper
batching semantics: re-optimization runs 10 seconds after the *last*
VM termination rather than after the first. mod_delayed_work() also
re-queues work that is already in-flight, so a re-scan request
during an active scan is not silently dropped.
Reviewed-by: Ackerley Tng <ackerleytng@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ashish Kalra <ashish.kalra@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h | 2 ++
arch/x86/virt/svm/sev.c | 15 +++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
index 440c813fedde..d40beafbebb6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@ static inline void snp_leak_pages(u64 pfn, unsigned int pages)
__snp_leak_pages(pfn, pages, true);
}
int snp_prepare(void);
+void snp_rmpopt_all_physmem(void);
void snp_setup_rmpopt(void);
void snp_clear_rmpopt_capable(void);
void snp_disable_cpu_hotplug(void);
@@ -683,6 +684,7 @@ static inline void snp_leak_pages(u64 pfn, unsigned int npages) {}
static inline void kdump_sev_callback(void) { }
static inline void snp_fixup_e820_tables(void) {}
static inline int snp_prepare(void) { return -ENODEV; }
+static inline void snp_rmpopt_all_physmem(void) {}
static inline void snp_setup_rmpopt(void) {}
static inline void snp_clear_rmpopt_capable(void) {}
static inline void snp_disable_cpu_hotplug(void) {}
diff --git a/arch/x86/virt/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/virt/svm/sev.c
index 5f99cbbc6cbd..4661e5271a2d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/virt/svm/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/virt/svm/sev.c
@@ -743,6 +743,21 @@ static void rmpopt_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
free_cpumask_var(follower_mask);
}
+void snp_rmpopt_all_physmem(void)
+{
+ if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_RMPOPT) || !rmpopt_capable)
+ return;
+
+ guard(mutex)(&rmpopt_wq_mutex);
+
+ if (!rmpopt_wq)
+ return;
+
+ mod_delayed_work(rmpopt_wq, &rmpopt_delayed_work,
+ msecs_to_jiffies(RMPOPT_WORK_TIMEOUT));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_MODULES(snp_rmpopt_all_physmem, "kvm-amd");
+
void snp_setup_rmpopt(void)
{
u64 rmpopt_base;
--
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