linux-kernel - [PATCH v5 16/21] arm64: Make kvm-arm.mode={nvhe, protected} an alias of id

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Date:   Mon, 25 Jan 2021 10:50:14 +0000
From:   Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
To:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, kvmarm@...ts.cs.columbia.edu,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        David Brazdil <dbrazdil@...gle.com>,
        Alexandru Elisei <alexandru.elisei@....com>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Jing Zhang <jingzhangos@...gle.com>,
        Ajay Patil <pajay@....qualcomm.com>,
        Prasad Sodagudi <psodagud@...eaurora.org>,
        Srinivas Ramana <sramana@...eaurora.org>,
        James Morse <james.morse@....com>,
        Julien Thierry <julien.thierry.kdev@...il.com>,
        Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@....com>,
        kernel-team@...roid.com
Subject: [PATCH v5 16/21] arm64: Make kvm-arm.mode={nvhe, protected} an alias of id_aa64mmfr1.vh=0

Admitedly, passing id_aa64mmfr1.vh=0 on the command-line isn't
that easy to understand, and it is likely that users would much
prefer write "kvm-arm.mode=nvhe", or "...=protected".

So here you go. This has the added advantage that we can now
always honor the "kvm-arm.mode=protected" option, even when
booting on a VHE system.

Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>
Acked-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
Acked-by: David Brazdil <dbrazdil@...gle.com>
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 3 +++
 arch/arm64/kernel/idreg-override.c              | 2 ++
 arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c                            | 3 +++
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 9e3cdb271d06..2786fd39a047 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2257,6 +2257,9 @@
 	kvm-arm.mode=
 			[KVM,ARM] Select one of KVM/arm64's modes of operation.
 
+			nvhe: Standard nVHE-based mode, without support for
+			      protected guests.
+
 			protected: nVHE-based mode with support for guests whose
 				   state is kept private from the host.
 				   Not valid if the kernel is running in EL2.
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/idreg-override.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/idreg-override.c
index 4fad3fc4d104..cbb8eaa48742 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/idreg-override.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/idreg-override.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ static const struct {
 	const char	*alias;
 	const char	*feature;
 } aliases[] __initdata = {
+	{ "kvm-arm.mode=nvhe",		"id_aa64mmfr1.vh=0" },
+	{ "kvm-arm.mode=protected",	"id_aa64mmfr1.vh=0" },
 };
 
 static char *cmdline_contains_option(const char *cmdline, const char *option)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index 04c44853b103..597565a65ca2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -1966,6 +1966,9 @@ static int __init early_kvm_mode_cfg(char *arg)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (strcmp(arg, "nvhe") == 0 && !WARN_ON(is_kernel_in_hyp_mode()))
+		return 0;
+
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 early_param("kvm-arm.mode", early_kvm_mode_cfg);
-- 
2.29.2