[PATCH v3 0/8] KVM: arm64: Rework pKVM vCPU state synchronisation

From: Fuad Tabba

Date: Fri Jun 26 2026 - 03:07:25 EST


Hi folks,

Changes since v2 [1]:
- Sync host state only on trap or SError exits, and move it into a
dedicated handle_exit_pkvm_state(). (Vincent)
- Collected Vincent's Reviewed-by.

Building on Will's pKVM infrastructure series [2], this series reworks
how pKVM moves vCPU state between the host and EL2, and stops copying a
non-protected guest's state on every world switch.

EL2 gains proper primitives for the state it transfers: vCPU lookup
helpers, and VGIC flush/sync that reduces how much host state EL2
dereferences. The series also moves some preparatory code (such as sys
reg access and PSCI helpers) to shared headers and HYP, and implements
lazy copying of a non-protected guest's register state back to the host
until the host actually needs it, instead of on every exit.

This is the first of two series moving pKVM vCPU state management to
EL2. The follow-up completes the job for protected VMs: state
isolation, PSCI handling at EL2, and the resulting API behaviour.

The series is structured as follows:

01-04: Preparatory refactoring (MPIDR, sys reg access, vCPU reset, PSCI
helpers) to shared headers and HYP.
05: Host and hypervisor vCPU lookup primitives.
06-07: VGIC: reduce EL2's exposure to host state, add flush/sync primitives.
08: Lazy state sync for non-protected guests.

Based on kvmarm/next (1ee27dacbe5dc).

Cheers,
/fuad

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260619070719.812227-1-tabba@xxxxxxxxxx/
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260105154939.11041-1-will@xxxxxxxxxx/

Fuad Tabba (5):
KVM: arm64: Extract MPIDR computation into a shared header
KVM: arm64: Make vcpu_{read,write}_sys_reg available to HYP code
KVM: arm64: Factor out reusable vCPU reset helpers
KVM: arm64: Move PSCI helper functions to a shared header
KVM: arm64: Implement lazy vCPU state sync for non-protected guests

Marc Zyngier (3):
KVM: arm64: Add host and hypervisor vCPU lookup primitives
KVM: arm64: Minimise EL2's exposure of host VGIC state during world
switch
KVM: arm64: Add primitives to flush/sync the VGIC state at EL2

arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_arm.h | 12 ++
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_asm.h | 1 +
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_emulate.h | 79 +++++++-
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 2 +
arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c | 7 +
arch/arm64/kvm/handle_exit.c | 23 +++
arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/exception.c | 34 +---
arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/hyp-main.c | 258 +++++++++++++++++++++++----
arch/arm64/kvm/psci.c | 30 +---
arch/arm64/kvm/reset.c | 60 +------
arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c | 14 +-
arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.h | 19 ++
include/kvm/arm_psci.h | 27 +++
13 files changed, 403 insertions(+), 163 deletions(-)

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