This patchset refactors non-composite global variables into a common
struct that can be initialized and passed around per-test instead of
relying on the presence of global variables.
This allows:
- Better encapsulation
- Debugging becomes easier -- local variable state can be viewed per
stack frame, and we can more easily reason about the variable
mutations
Patch 1 needs to be applied first and can be followed by any of the
other patches.
I've ensured that the tests are passing locally (or atleast have the
same output as the code on master).
Ujwal Kundur (4):
selftests/mm/uffd: Refactor non-composite global vars into struct
selftests/mm/uffd: Swap global vars with global test options
selftests/mm/uffd: Swap global variables with global test opts
selftests/mm/uffd: Swap global variables with global test opts
tools/testing/selftests/mm/uffd-common.c | 269 +++++-----
tools/testing/selftests/mm/uffd-common.h | 78 +--
tools/testing/selftests/mm/uffd-stress.c | 226 ++++----
tools/testing/selftests/mm/uffd-unit-tests.c | 523 ++++++++++---------
tools/testing/selftests/mm/uffd-wp-mremap.c | 23 +-
5 files changed, 591 insertions(+), 528 deletions(-)
--
2.20.1
The kernel has recently added support for shadow stacks, currently
x86 only using their CET feature but both arm64 and RISC-V have
equivalent features (GCS and Zicfiss respectively), I am actively
working on GCS[1]. With shadow stacks the hardware maintains an
additional stack containing only the return addresses for branch
instructions which is not generally writeable by userspace and ensures
that any returns are to the recorded addresses. This provides some
protection against ROP attacks and making it easier to collect call
stacks. These shadow stacks are allocated in the address space of the
userspace process.
Our API for shadow stacks does not currently offer userspace any
flexiblity for managing the allocation of shadow stacks for newly
created threads, instead the kernel allocates a new shadow stack with
the same size as the normal stack whenever a thread is created with the
feature enabled. The stacks allocated in this way are freed by the
kernel when the thread exits or shadow stacks are disabled for the
thread. This lack of flexibility and control isn't ideal, in the vast
majority of cases the shadow stack will be over allocated and the
implicit allocation and deallocation is not consistent with other
interfaces. As far as I can tell the interface is done in this manner
mainly because the shadow stack patches were in development since before
clone3() was implemented.
Since clone3() is readily extensible let's add support for specifying a
shadow stack when creating a new thread or process, keeping the current
implicit allocation behaviour if one is not specified either with
clone3() or through the use of clone(). The user must provide a shadow
stack pointer, this must point to memory mapped for use as a shadow
stackby map_shadow_stack() with an architecture specified shadow stack
token at the top of the stack.
Yuri Khrustalev has raised questions from the libc side regarding
discoverability of extended clone3() structure sizes[2], this seems like
a general issue with clone3(). There was a suggestion to add a hwcap on
arm64 which isn't ideal but is doable there, though architecture
specific mechanisms would also be needed for x86 (and RISC-V if it's
support gets merged before this does). The idea has, however, had
strong pushback from the architecture maintainers and it is possible to
detect support for this in clone3() by attempting a call with a
misaligned shadow stack pointer specified so no hwcap has been added.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/20241001-arm64-gcs-v13-0-222b78d87…
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/r/aCs65ccRQtJBnZ_5@arm.com
Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie(a)kernel.org>
---
Changes in v18:
- Rebase onto v6.16-rc3.
- Thanks to pointers from Yuri Khrustalev this version has been tested
on x86 so I have removed the RFT tag.
- Clarify clone3_shadow_stack_valid() comment about the Kconfig check.
- Remove redundant GCSB DSYNCs in arm64 code.
- Fix token validation on x86.
- Link to v17: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250609-clone3-shadow-stack-v17-0-8840ed97ff6f@k…
Changes in v17:
- Rebase onto v6.16-rc1.
- Link to v16: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250416-clone3-shadow-stack-v16-0-2ffc9ca3917b@k…
Changes in v16:
- Rebase onto v6.15-rc2.
- Roll in fixes from x86 testing from Rick Edgecombe.
- Rework so that the argument is shadow_stack_token.
- Link to v15: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250408-clone3-shadow-stack-v15-0-3fa245c6e3be@k…
Changes in v15:
- Rebase onto v6.15-rc1.
- Link to v14: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250206-clone3-shadow-stack-v14-0-805b53af73b9@k…
Changes in v14:
- Rebase onto v6.14-rc1.
- Link to v13: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241203-clone3-shadow-stack-v13-0-93b89a81a5ed@k…
Changes in v13:
- Rebase onto v6.13-rc1.
- Link to v12: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241031-clone3-shadow-stack-v12-0-7183eb8bee17@k…
Changes in v12:
- Add the regular prctl() to the userspace API document since arm64
support is queued in -next.
- Link to v11: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241005-clone3-shadow-stack-v11-0-2a6a2bd6d651@k…
Changes in v11:
- Rebase onto arm64 for-next/gcs, which is based on v6.12-rc1, and
integrate arm64 support.
- Rework the interface to specify a shadow stack pointer rather than a
base and size like we do for the regular stack.
- Link to v10: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240821-clone3-shadow-stack-v10-0-06e8797b9445@k…
Changes in v10:
- Integrate fixes & improvements for the x86 implementation from Rick
Edgecombe.
- Require that the shadow stack be VM_WRITE.
- Require that the shadow stack base and size be sizeof(void *) aligned.
- Clean up trailing newline.
- Link to v9: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240819-clone3-shadow-stack-v9-0-962d74f99464@ke…
Changes in v9:
- Pull token validation earlier and report problems with an error return
to parent rather than signal delivery to the child.
- Verify that the top of the supplied shadow stack is VM_SHADOW_STACK.
- Rework token validation to only do the page mapping once.
- Drop no longer needed support for testing for signals in selftest.
- Fix typo in comments.
- Link to v8: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240808-clone3-shadow-stack-v8-0-0acf37caf14c@ke…
Changes in v8:
- Fix token verification with user specified shadow stack.
- Don't track user managed shadow stacks for child processes.
- Link to v7: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240731-clone3-shadow-stack-v7-0-a9532eebfb1d@ke…
Changes in v7:
- Rebase onto v6.11-rc1.
- Typo fixes.
- Link to v6: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240623-clone3-shadow-stack-v6-0-9ee7783b1fb9@ke…
Changes in v6:
- Rebase onto v6.10-rc3.
- Ensure we don't try to free the parent shadow stack in error paths of
x86 arch code.
- Spelling fixes in userspace API document.
- Additional cleanups and improvements to the clone3() tests to support
the shadow stack tests.
- Link to v5: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240203-clone3-shadow-stack-v5-0-322c69598e4b@ke…
Changes in v5:
- Rebase onto v6.8-rc2.
- Rework ABI to have the user allocate the shadow stack memory with
map_shadow_stack() and a token.
- Force inlining of the x86 shadow stack enablement.
- Move shadow stack enablement out into a shared header for reuse by
other tests.
- Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231128-clone3-shadow-stack-v4-0-8b28ffe4f676@ke…
Changes in v4:
- Formatting changes.
- Use a define for minimum shadow stack size and move some basic
validation to fork.c.
- Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231120-clone3-shadow-stack-v3-0-a7b8ed3e2acc@ke…
Changes in v3:
- Rebase onto v6.7-rc2.
- Remove stale shadow_stack in internal kargs.
- If a shadow stack is specified unconditionally use it regardless of
CLONE_ parameters.
- Force enable shadow stacks in the selftest.
- Update changelogs for RISC-V feature rename.
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231114-clone3-shadow-stack-v2-0-b613f8681155@ke…
Changes in v2:
- Rebase onto v6.7-rc1.
- Remove ability to provide preallocated shadow stack, just specify the
desired size.
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20231023-clone3-shadow-stack-v1-0-d867d0b5d4d0@ke…
---
Mark Brown (8):
arm64/gcs: Return a success value from gcs_alloc_thread_stack()
Documentation: userspace-api: Add shadow stack API documentation
selftests: Provide helper header for shadow stack testing
fork: Add shadow stack support to clone3()
selftests/clone3: Remove redundant flushes of output streams
selftests/clone3: Factor more of main loop into test_clone3()
selftests/clone3: Allow tests to flag if -E2BIG is a valid error code
selftests/clone3: Test shadow stack support
Documentation/userspace-api/index.rst | 1 +
Documentation/userspace-api/shadow_stack.rst | 44 +++++
arch/arm64/include/asm/gcs.h | 8 +-
arch/arm64/kernel/process.c | 8 +-
arch/arm64/mm/gcs.c | 55 +++++-
arch/x86/include/asm/shstk.h | 11 +-
arch/x86/kernel/process.c | 2 +-
arch/x86/kernel/shstk.c | 53 ++++-
include/asm-generic/cacheflush.h | 11 ++
include/linux/sched/task.h | 17 ++
include/uapi/linux/sched.h | 9 +-
kernel/fork.c | 93 +++++++--
tools/testing/selftests/clone3/clone3.c | 226 ++++++++++++++++++----
tools/testing/selftests/clone3/clone3_selftests.h | 65 ++++++-
tools/testing/selftests/ksft_shstk.h | 98 ++++++++++
15 files changed, 620 insertions(+), 81 deletions(-)
---
base-commit: 86731a2a651e58953fc949573895f2fa6d456841
change-id: 20231019-clone3-shadow-stack-15d40d2bf536
Best regards,
--
Mark Brown <broonie(a)kernel.org>
This series creates a new PMU scheme on ARM, a partitioned PMU that
allows reserving a subset of counters for more direct guest access,
significantly reducing overhead. More details, including performance
benchmarks, can be read in the v1 cover letter linked below.
v4:
* Apply Mark Brown's non-UNDEF FGT control commit to the PMU FGT
controls and calculate those controls with the others in
kvm_calculate_traps()
* Introduce lazy context swaps for guests that only turns on for
guests that have enabled partitioning and accessed PMU registers.
* Rename pmu-part.c to pmu-direct.c because future features might
achieve direct PMU access without partitioning.
* Better explain certain commits, such as why the untrapped registers
are safe to untrap.
* Reduce the PMU include cleanup down to only what is still necessary
and explain why.
v3:
https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20250626200459.1153955-1-coltonlewis@google.com/
v2:
https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20250620221326.1261128-1-coltonlewis@google.com/
v1:
https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20250602192702.2125115-1-coltonlewis@google.com/
Colton Lewis (21):
arm64: cpufeature: Add cpucap for HPMN0
KVM: arm64: Reorganize PMU functions
perf: arm_pmuv3: Introduce method to partition the PMU
perf: arm_pmuv3: Generalize counter bitmasks
perf: arm_pmuv3: Keep out of guest counter partition
KVM: arm64: Account for partitioning in kvm_pmu_get_max_counters()
KVM: arm64: Set up FGT for Partitioned PMU
KVM: arm64: Writethrough trapped PMEVTYPER register
KVM: arm64: Use physical PMSELR for PMXEVTYPER if partitioned
KVM: arm64: Writethrough trapped PMOVS register
KVM: arm64: Write fast path PMU register handlers
KVM: arm64: Setup MDCR_EL2 to handle a partitioned PMU
KVM: arm64: Account for partitioning in PMCR_EL0 access
KVM: arm64: Context swap Partitioned PMU guest registers
KVM: arm64: Enforce PMU event filter at vcpu_load()
KVM: arm64: Extract enum debug_owner to enum vcpu_register_owner
KVM: arm64: Implement lazy PMU context swaps
perf: arm_pmuv3: Handle IRQs for Partitioned PMU guest counters
KVM: arm64: Inject recorded guest interrupts
KVM: arm64: Add ioctl to partition the PMU when supported
KVM: arm64: selftests: Add test case for partitioned PMU
Marc Zyngier (1):
KVM: arm64: Reorganize PMU includes
Mark Brown (1):
KVM: arm64: Introduce non-UNDEF FGT control
Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst | 21 +
arch/arm/include/asm/arm_pmuv3.h | 38 +
arch/arm64/include/asm/arm_pmuv3.h | 61 +-
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 34 +-
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_pmu.h | 123 +++
arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_types.h | 7 +-
arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c | 8 +
arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile | 2 +-
arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c | 22 +
arch/arm64/kvm/debug.c | 33 +-
arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/debug-sr.h | 6 +-
arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/hyp/switch.h | 181 ++++-
arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-direct.c | 395 ++++++++++
arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c | 674 +---------------
arch/arm64/kvm/pmu.c | 725 ++++++++++++++++++
arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c | 137 +++-
arch/arm64/tools/cpucaps | 1 +
arch/arm64/tools/sysreg | 6 +-
drivers/perf/arm_pmuv3.c | 128 +++-
include/linux/perf/arm_pmu.h | 1 +
include/linux/perf/arm_pmuv3.h | 14 +-
include/uapi/linux/kvm.h | 4 +
tools/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h | 2 +
.../selftests/kvm/arm64/vpmu_counter_access.c | 62 +-
24 files changed, 1910 insertions(+), 775 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-direct.c
base-commit: 79150772457f4d45e38b842d786240c36bb1f97f
--
2.50.0.727.gbf7dc18ff4-goog
Currently testing of userspace and in-kernel API use two different
frameworks. kselftests for the userspace ones and Kunit for the
in-kernel ones. Besides their different scopes, both have different
strengths and limitations:
Kunit:
* Tests are normal kernel code.
* They use the regular kernel toolchain.
* They can be packaged and distributed as modules conveniently.
Kselftests:
* Tests are normal userspace code
* They need a userspace toolchain.
A kernel cross toolchain is likely not enough.
* A fair amout of userland is required to run the tests,
which means a full distro or handcrafted rootfs.
* There is no way to conveniently package and run kselftests with a
given kernel image.
* The kselftests makefiles are not as powerful as regular kbuild.
For example they are missing proper header dependency tracking or more
complex compiler option modifications.
Therefore kunit is much easier to run against different kernel
configurations and architectures.
This series aims to combine kselftests and kunit, avoiding both their
limitations. It works by compiling the userspace kselftests as part of
the regular kernel build, embedding them into the kunit kernel or module
and executing them from there. If the kernel toolchain is not fit to
produce userspace because of a missing libc, the kernel's own nolibc can
be used instead.
The structured TAP output from the kselftest is integrated into the
kunit KTAP output transparently, the kunit parser can parse the combined
logs together.
Further room for improvements:
* Call each test in its completely dedicated namespace
* Handle additional test files besides the test executable through
archives. CPIO, cramfs, etc.
* Compatibility with kselftest_harness.h (in progress)
* Expose the blobs in debugfs
* Provide some convience wrappers around compat userprogs
* Figure out a migration path/coexistence solution for
kunit UAPI and tools/testing/selftests/
Output from the kunit example testcase, note the output of
"example_uapi_tests".
$ ./tools/testing/kunit/kunit.py run --kunitconfig lib/kunit example
...
Running tests with:
$ .kunit/linux kunit.filter_glob=example kunit.enable=1 mem=1G console=tty kunit_shutdown=halt
[11:53:53] ================== example (10 subtests) ===================
[11:53:53] [PASSED] example_simple_test
[11:53:53] [SKIPPED] example_skip_test
[11:53:53] [SKIPPED] example_mark_skipped_test
[11:53:53] [PASSED] example_all_expect_macros_test
[11:53:53] [PASSED] example_static_stub_test
[11:53:53] [PASSED] example_static_stub_using_fn_ptr_test
[11:53:53] [PASSED] example_priv_test
[11:53:53] =================== example_params_test ===================
[11:53:53] [SKIPPED] example value 3
[11:53:53] [PASSED] example value 2
[11:53:53] [PASSED] example value 1
[11:53:53] [SKIPPED] example value 0
[11:53:53] =============== [PASSED] example_params_test ===============
[11:53:53] [PASSED] example_slow_test
[11:53:53] ======================= (4 subtests) =======================
[11:53:53] [PASSED] procfs
[11:53:53] [PASSED] userspace test 2
[11:53:53] [SKIPPED] userspace test 3: some reason
[11:53:53] [PASSED] userspace test 4
[11:53:53] ================ [PASSED] example_uapi_test ================
[11:53:53] ===================== [PASSED] example =====================
[11:53:53] ============================================================
[11:53:53] Testing complete. Ran 16 tests: passed: 11, skipped: 5
[11:53:53] Elapsed time: 67.543s total, 1.823s configuring, 65.655s building, 0.058s running
Based on v6.16-rc1.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh(a)linutronix.de>
---
Changes in v5:
- Initialize output variable of kernel_wait()
- Fix .incbin with in-tree builds
- Keep requirement of KTAP tests to have a number which was removed accidentally
- Only synthesize KTAP subtest failure if the outer one is TestStatus.FAILURE
- Use -I instead of -isystem in NOLIBC_USERCFLAGS to populate dependency files
- +To filesystem developers to all patches
- +To Luis Chamberlain for discussions about usage of usermodehelper
(see patches 6 and 12)
- Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250626-kunit-kselftests-v4-0-48760534fef5@linut…
Changes in v4:
- Move Kconfig.nolibc from tools/ to init/
- Drop generic userprogs nolibc integration
- Drop generic blob framework
- Pick up review tags from David
- Extend new kunit TAP parser tests
- Add MAINTAINERS entry
- Allow CONFIG_KUNIT_UAPI=m
- Split /proc validation into dedicated UAPI test
- Trim recipient list a bit
- Use KUNIT_FAIL_AND_ABORT() over KUNIT_FAIL()
- Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250611-kunit-kselftests-v3-0-55e3d148cbc6@linut…
Changes in v3:
- Reintroduce CONFIG_CC_CAN_LINK_STATIC
- Enable CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_NOLIBC for m68k and SPARC
- Properly handle 'clean' target for userprogs
- Use ramfs over tmpfs to reduce dependencies
- Inherit userprogs byte order and ABI from kernel
- Drop now unnecessary "#ifndef NOLIBC"
- Pick up review tags
- Drop usage of __private in blob.h,
sparse complains and it is not really necessary
- Fix execution on loongarch when using clang
- Drop userprogs libgcc handling, it was ugly and is not yet necessary
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250407-kunit-kselftests-v2-0-454114e287fd@linut…
Changes in v2:
- Rebase onto v6.15-rc1
- Add documentation and kernel docs
- Resolve invalid kconfig breakages
- Drop already applied patch "kbuild: implement CONFIG_HEADERS_INSTALL for Usermode Linux"
- Drop userprogs CONFIG_WERROR integration, it doesn't need to be part of this series
- Replace patch prefix "kconfig" with "kbuild"
- Rename kunit_uapi_run_executable() to kunit_uapi_run_kselftest()
- Generate private, conflict-free symbols in the blob framework
- Handle kselftest exit codes
- Handle SIGABRT
- Forward output also to kunit debugfs log
- Install a fd=0 stdin filedescriptor
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250217-kunit-kselftests-v1-0-42b4524c3b0a@linut…
---
Thomas Weißschuh (15):
kbuild: userprogs: avoid duplication of flags inherited from kernel
kbuild: userprogs: also inherit byte order and ABI from kernel
kbuild: doc: add label for userprogs section
init: re-add CONFIG_CC_CAN_LINK_STATIC
init: add nolibc build support
fs,fork,exit: export symbols necessary for KUnit UAPI support
kunit: tool: Add test for nested test result reporting
kunit: tool: Don't overwrite test status based on subtest counts
kunit: tool: Parse skipped tests from kselftest.h
kunit: Always descend into kunit directory during build
kunit: qemu_configs: loongarch: Enable LSX/LSAX
kunit: Introduce UAPI testing framework
kunit: uapi: Add example for UAPI tests
kunit: uapi: Introduce preinit executable
kunit: uapi: Validate usability of /proc
Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/index.rst | 5 +
Documentation/dev-tools/kunit/api/uapi.rst | 14 +
Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst | 2 +
MAINTAINERS | 11 +
Makefile | 7 +-
fs/exec.c | 2 +
fs/file.c | 1 +
fs/filesystems.c | 2 +
fs/fs_struct.c | 1 +
fs/pipe.c | 2 +
include/kunit/uapi.h | 77 ++++++
init/Kconfig | 7 +
init/Kconfig.nolibc | 15 +
init/Makefile.nolibc | 13 +
kernel/exit.c | 3 +
kernel/fork.c | 2 +
lib/Makefile | 4 -
lib/kunit/Kconfig | 14 +
lib/kunit/Makefile | 30 +-
lib/kunit/kunit-example-test.c | 15 +
lib/kunit/kunit-example-uapi.c | 22 ++
lib/kunit/kunit-test-uapi.c | 51 ++++
lib/kunit/kunit-test.c | 23 +-
lib/kunit/kunit-uapi.c | 305 +++++++++++++++++++++
lib/kunit/uapi-preinit.c | 63 +++++
tools/testing/kunit/kunit_parser.py | 11 +-
tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py | 11 +
tools/testing/kunit/qemu_configs/loongarch.py | 2 +
.../test_is_test_passed-failure-nested.log | 10 +
.../test_data/test_is_test_passed-kselftest.log | 3 +-
30 files changed, 715 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
---
base-commit: 9d5898b413d17510b2a41664a42390a2c79f8bf4
change-id: 20241015-kunit-kselftests-56273bc40442
Best regards,
--
Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh(a)linutronix.de>
This patchset introduces a new per-port bonding option: `ad_actor_port_prio`.
It allows users to configure the actor's port priority, which can then be used
by the bonding driver for aggregator selection based on port priority.
This provides finer control over LACP aggregator choice, especially in setups
with multiple eligible aggregators over 2 switches.
Hangbin Liu (3):
bonding: add support for per-port LACP actor priority
bonding: support aggregator selection based on port priority
selftests: bonding: add test for LACP actor port priority
Documentation/networking/bonding.rst | 18 ++++-
drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c | 31 ++++++++
drivers/net/bonding/bond_netlink.c | 16 ++++
drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c | 36 +++++++++
include/net/bond_3ad.h | 2 +
include/net/bond_options.h | 1 +
include/uapi/linux/if_link.h | 1 +
.../selftests/drivers/net/bonding/Makefile | 3 +-
.../drivers/net/bonding/bond_lacp_prio.sh | 73 +++++++++++++++++++
tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/lib.sh | 24 ------
tools/testing/selftests/net/lib.sh | 24 ++++++
11 files changed, 203 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
create mode 100755 tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/bond_lacp_prio.sh
--
2.46.0
This series introduces NUMA-aware memory placement support for KVM guests
with guest_memfd memory backends. It builds upon Fuad Tabba's work that
enabled host-mapping for guest_memfd memory [1].
== Background ==
KVM's guest-memfd memory backend currently lacks support for NUMA policy
enforcement, causing guest memory allocations to be distributed across host
nodes according to kernel's default behavior, irrespective of any policy
specified by the VMM. This limitation arises because conventional userspace
NUMA control mechanisms like mbind(2) don't work since the memory isn't
directly mapped to userspace when allocations occur.
Fuad's work [1] provides the necessary mmap capability, and this series
leverages it to enable mbind(2).
== Implementation ==
This series implements proper NUMA policy support for guest-memfd by:
1. Adding mempolicy-aware allocation APIs to the filemap layer.
2. Introducing custom inodes (via a dedicated slab-allocated inode cache,
kvm_gmem_inode_info) to store NUMA policy and metadata for guest memory.
3. Implementing get/set_policy vm_ops in guest_memfd to support NUMA
policy.
With these changes, VMMs can now control guest memory placement by mapping
guest_memfd file descriptor and using mbind(2) to specify:
- Policy modes: default, bind, interleave, or preferred
- Host NUMA nodes: List of target nodes for memory allocation
These Policies affect only future allocations and do not migrate existing
memory. This matches mbind(2)'s default behavior which affects only new
allocations unless overridden with MPOL_MF_MOVE/MPOL_MF_MOVE_ALL flags (Not
supported for guest_memfd as it is unmovable by design).
== Upstream Plan ==
Phased approach as per David's guest_memfd extension overview [2] and
community calls [3]:
Phase 1 (this series):
1. Focuses on shared guest_memfd support (non-CoCo VMs).
2. Builds on Fuad's host-mapping work.
Phase2 (future work):
1. NUMA support for private guest_memfd (CoCo VMs).
2. Depends on SNP in-place conversion support [4].
This series provides a clean integration path for NUMA-aware memory
management for guest_memfd and lays the groundwork for future confidential
computing NUMA capabilities.
Please review and provide feedback!
Thanks,
Shivank
== Changelog ==
- v1,v2: Extended the KVM_CREATE_GUEST_MEMFD IOCTL to pass mempolicy.
- v3: Introduced fbind() syscall for VMM memory-placement configuration.
- v4-v6: Current approach using shared_policy support and vm_ops (based on
suggestions from David [5] and guest_memfd bi-weekly upstream
call discussion [6]).
- v7: Use inodes to store NUMA policy instead of file [7].
- v8: Rebase on top of Fuad's V12: Host mmaping for guest_memfd memory.
- v9: Rebase on top of Fuad's V13 and incorporate review comments
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250709105946.4009897-1-tabba@google.com
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/c1c9591d-218a-495c-957b-ba356c8f8e09@redhat.com
[3] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M6766BzdY1Lhk7LiR5IqVR8B8mG3cr-cxTxOrAo…
[4] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250613005400.3694904-1-michael.roth@amd.com
[5] https://lore.kernel.org/all/6fbef654-36e2-4be5-906e-2a648a845278@redhat.com
[6] https://lore.kernel.org/all/2b77e055-98ac-43a1-a7ad-9f9065d7f38f@amd.com
[7] https://lore.kernel.org/all/diqzbjumm167.fsf@ackerleytng-ctop.c.googlers.com
Ackerley Tng (1):
KVM: guest_memfd: Use guest mem inodes instead of anonymous inodes
Matthew Wilcox (Oracle) (2):
mm/filemap: Add NUMA mempolicy support to filemap_alloc_folio()
mm/filemap: Extend __filemap_get_folio() to support NUMA memory
policies
Shivank Garg (4):
mm/mempolicy: Export memory policy symbols
KVM: guest_memfd: Add slab-allocated inode cache
KVM: guest_memfd: Enforce NUMA mempolicy using shared policy
KVM: guest_memfd: selftests: Add tests for mmap and NUMA policy
support
fs/bcachefs/fs-io-buffered.c | 2 +-
fs/btrfs/compression.c | 4 +-
fs/btrfs/verity.c | 2 +-
fs/erofs/zdata.c | 2 +-
fs/f2fs/compress.c | 2 +-
include/linux/pagemap.h | 18 +-
include/uapi/linux/magic.h | 1 +
mm/filemap.c | 23 +-
mm/mempolicy.c | 6 +
mm/readahead.c | 2 +-
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm | 1 +
.../testing/selftests/kvm/guest_memfd_test.c | 122 ++++++++-
virt/kvm/guest_memfd.c | 255 ++++++++++++++++--
virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 7 +-
virt/kvm/kvm_mm.h | 10 +-
15 files changed, 408 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
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2.43.0
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== Earlier Postings ==
v8: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250618112935.7629-1-shivankg@amd.com
v7: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250408112402.181574-1-shivankg@amd.com
v6: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250226082549.6034-1-shivankg@amd.com
v5: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250219101559.414878-1-shivankg@amd.com
v4: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250210063227.41125-1-shivankg@amd.com
v3: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241105164549.154700-1-shivankg@amd.com
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240919094438.10987-1-shivankg@amd.com
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240916165743.201087-1-shivankg@amd.com