Re: [PATCH] KVM: arm64: pkvm: Don't reprobe for ICH_VTR_EL2.TDS on CPU hotplug
From: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>
Date: 2026-03-10 09:18:50
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On 10/03/2026 08:54, Marc Zyngier wrote:
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
Hotplugging a CPU off and back on fails with pKVM, as we try to probe for ICH_VTR_EL2.TDS. In a non-VHE setup, this is achieved by using an EL2 stub helper. However, the stubs are out of reach once pKVM has deprivileged the kernel. The CPU never boots. Since pKVM doesn't allow late onlining of CPUs, we can detect that protected mode is enforced early on, and return the current state of the capability. Fixes: 2a28810cbb8b2 ("KVM: arm64: GICv3: Detect and work around the lack of ICV_DIR_EL1 trapping") Reported-by: Vincent Donnefort <redacted> Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org --- arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c index c31f8e17732a3..947ff71b3b66b 100644 --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c@@ -2345,6 +2345,9 @@ static bool can_trap_icv_dir_el1(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry, !is_midr_in_range_list(has_vgic_v3)) return false; + if (system_capabilities_finalized() && is_protected_kvm_enabled()) + return cpus_have_final_cap(ARM64_HAS_ICH_HCR_EL2_TDIR);
Is it a worth adding a comment here ? Otherwise this looks very odd - Returning the system state of a capability for a "hotplugged" CPU. Otherwise Reviewed-by: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>
+ if (is_kernel_in_hyp_mode()) res.a1 = read_sysreg_s(SYS_ICH_VTR_EL2); else