linux-kernel - [PATCH 0/5] KVM: arm64: Enable GICv3 guests on GICv5 hosts using FEAT_GCIE

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Message-ID: <20250620160741.3513940-1-sascha.bischoff@arm.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:07:50 +0000
From: Sascha Bischoff <Sascha.Bischoff@....com>
To: "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org"
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, "kvmarm@...ts.linux.dev"
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Subject: [PATCH 0/5] KVM: arm64: Enable GICv3 guests on GICv5 hosts using
 FEAT_GCIE_LEGACY

Hi all,

This series introduces support for running GICv3 guests on GICv5 hosts
by leveraging the GICv5 legacy compatibility feature
(FEAT_GCIE_LEGACY). The main motivation is to enable existing GICv3
VMs on GICv5 system without VM or VMM modifications - things should
work out of the box.

The changes are focused on two main areas:

    KVM GIC support: Enabling detection of a GICv5 host and
    configuring it to support GICv3 guests.

    IRQ chip support: Ensuring forwarded PPIs behave consistently with
    GICv3 expectations.

Summary of the patches:

    Ensure injected guest interrupts behave correctly by deferring
    deactivation to the guest, matching GICv3-native behavior.

    Set up the necessary GIC capabilities to advertise
    FEAT_GCIE_LEGACY to KVM.

    Add missing system register required for enabling GICv3 compat
    mode from EL2.

    Enable full support for running GICv3 VMs on a GICv5 host when
    compat mode is present, covering VHE, nVHE, and protected KVM
    configurations (excluding nested virt).

    Introduce a probe routine to enable GICv5 when FEAT_GCIE_LEGACY is
    detected. This consumes the gic_kvm_info populated earlier.

This support has been co-developed with T.Hayes, indicated with
Co-authored-by tags.

This series is based and dependent on [PATCH v5 00/27] Arm GICv5: Host
driver implementation [1].

Feedback welcome!

Thanks,
Sascha

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250618-gicv5-host-v5-0-d9e622ac5539@kernel.org/

Sascha Bischoff (5):
  irqchip/gic-v5: Skip deactivate for forwarded PPI interrupts
  irqchip/gic-v5: Populate struct gic_kvm_info
  arm64/sysreg: Add ICH_VCTLR_EL2
  KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Support GICv3 compat
  KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Probe for GICv5

 arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_asm.h      |  2 +
 arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_hyp.h      |  2 +
 arch/arm64/kvm/Makefile               |  3 +-
 arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/hyp-main.c    | 12 +++++
 arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/vgic-v3-sr.c       | 51 +++++++++++++++++----
 arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c             | 10 ++++-
 arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c       |  9 +++-
 arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v3.c         |  6 +++
 arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v5.c         | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic.h            |  4 ++
 arch/arm64/tools/sysreg               |  6 +++
 drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v5.c          | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++
 include/kvm/arm_vgic.h                |  9 +++-
 include/linux/irqchip/arm-vgic-info.h |  4 ++
 14 files changed, 220 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v5.c

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