[PATCH v2 5/8] KVM: SEV: Allow VMSA pages in SNP launch updates

From: Jörg Rödel

Date: Tue Sep 08 2026 - 07:23:59 EST


From: Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@xxxxxxx>

Pass the firmware VMSA page type through KVM_SEV_SNP_LAUNCH_UPDATE.
Only accept VMSA pages when userspace has enabled
KVM_CAP_SNP_DIRECT_VMSA.
Require each request to describe exactly one 4-KiB VMSA page. Allow
repeated requests and keep VMSA creation independent of association with a
vCPU.

The VMSA's VMPL and SEV features define its execution context. They must
agree with KVM's VM-wide configuration. Before passing a VMSA to firmware,
require VMPL 0. Require sev_features to exactly match the VM's configured
VMSA features. Treat the remaining contents as guest-owned data.

Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h | 1 +
arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
index 1585ec804066..69dcd044583f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h
@@ -887,6 +887,7 @@ struct kvm_sev_snp_launch_start {
/* Kept in sync with firmware values for simplicity. */
#define KVM_SEV_PAGE_TYPE_INVALID 0x0
#define KVM_SEV_SNP_PAGE_TYPE_NORMAL 0x1
+#define KVM_SEV_SNP_PAGE_TYPE_VMSA 0x2
#define KVM_SEV_SNP_PAGE_TYPE_ZERO 0x3
#define KVM_SEV_SNP_PAGE_TYPE_UNMEASURED 0x4
#define KVM_SEV_SNP_PAGE_TYPE_SECRETS 0x5
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
index 5a282aff04a8..7a9ef1bc54e9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
@@ -2346,6 +2346,7 @@ struct sev_gmem_populate_args {
__u8 type;
int sev_fd;
int fw_error;
+ bool vmsa_invalid;
};

static int sev_gmem_post_populate(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn, kvm_pfn_t pfn,
@@ -2369,11 +2370,20 @@ static int sev_gmem_post_populate(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn, kvm_pfn_t pfn,
if (src_page) {
void *src_vaddr = kmap_local_page(src_page);
void *dst_vaddr = kmap_local_pfn(pfn);
+ struct sev_es_save_area *vmsa = dst_vaddr;

memcpy(dst_vaddr, src_vaddr, PAGE_SIZE);
+ if (sev_populate_args->type == KVM_SEV_SNP_PAGE_TYPE_VMSA &&
+ (vmsa->vmpl || vmsa->sev_features != sev->vmsa_features)) {
+ sev_populate_args->vmsa_invalid = true;
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ }

kunmap_local(dst_vaddr);
kunmap_local(src_vaddr);
+
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
}

ret = rmp_make_private(pfn, gfn << PAGE_SHIFT, PG_LEVEL_4K,
@@ -2439,7 +2449,10 @@ static int snp_launch_update(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_sev_cmd *argp)
params.gfn_start, params.len, params.type, params.flags);

if (!params.len || !PAGE_ALIGNED(params.len) || params.flags ||
+ (params.type == KVM_SEV_SNP_PAGE_TYPE_VMSA &&
+ (!sev->snp_direct_vmsa || params.len != PAGE_SIZE)) ||
(params.type != KVM_SEV_SNP_PAGE_TYPE_NORMAL &&
+ params.type != KVM_SEV_SNP_PAGE_TYPE_VMSA &&
params.type != KVM_SEV_SNP_PAGE_TYPE_ZERO &&
params.type != KVM_SEV_SNP_PAGE_TYPE_UNMEASURED &&
params.type != KVM_SEV_SNP_PAGE_TYPE_SECRETS &&
@@ -2487,6 +2500,9 @@ static int snp_launch_update(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_sev_cmd *argp)
params.type == KVM_SEV_SNP_PAGE_TYPE_CPUID,
sev_gmem_post_populate, &sev_populate_args);
if (count < 0) {
+ if (sev_populate_args.vmsa_invalid)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
argp->error = sev_populate_args.fw_error;
pr_debug("%s: kvm_gmem_populate failed, ret %ld (fw_error %d)\n",
__func__, count, argp->error);
--
2.53.0