linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/8] KVM: x86/mmu: adjust MMIO generation bit allocation and allowed mask

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Message-ID: <20251223054806.1611168-4-jon@nutanix.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 22:47:56 -0700
From: Jon Kohler <jon@...anix.com>
To: seanjc@...gle.com, pbonzini@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
        mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com,
        x86@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: ken@...elabs.ch, Alexander.Grest@...rosoft.com, chao.gao@...el.com,
        madvenka@...ux.microsoft.com, mic@...ikod.net, nsaenz@...zon.es,
        tao1.su@...ux.intel.com, xiaoyao.li@...el.com, zhao1.liu@...el.com,
        Jon Kohler <jon@...anix.com>, Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/8] KVM: x86/mmu: adjust MMIO generation bit allocation and allowed mask

Update SPTE_MMIO_ALLOWED_MASK to allow EPT user executable (bit 10) to
be treated like EPT RWX bit2:0, as when mode-based execute control is
enabled, bit 10 can act like a "present" bit.

No functional changes intended.

Cc: Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Jon Kohler <jon@...anix.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/mmu/spte.h | 13 +++++++------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/spte.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/spte.h
index 0fc83c9064c5..b60666778f61 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/spte.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/spte.h
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ static_assert(!(EPT_SPTE_MMU_WRITABLE & SHADOW_ACC_TRACK_SAVED_MASK));
 #undef SHADOW_ACC_TRACK_SAVED_MASK
 
 /*
- * Due to limited space in PTEs, the MMIO generation is a 19 bit subset of
+ * Due to limited space in PTEs, the MMIO generation is an 18 bit subset of
  * the memslots generation and is derived as follows:
  *
- * Bits 0-7 of the MMIO generation are propagated to spte bits 3-10
- * Bits 8-18 of the MMIO generation are propagated to spte bits 52-62
+ * Bits 0-6 of the MMIO generation are propagated to spte bits 3-9
+ * Bits 7-17 of the MMIO generation are propagated to spte bits 52-62
  *
  * The KVM_MEMSLOT_GEN_UPDATE_IN_PROGRESS flag is intentionally not included in
  * the MMIO generation number, as doing so would require stealing a bit from
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static_assert(!(EPT_SPTE_MMU_WRITABLE & SHADOW_ACC_TRACK_SAVED_MASK));
  */
 
 #define MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_START		3
-#define MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_END		10
+#define MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_END		9
 
 #define MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_START	52
 #define MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_END		62
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ static_assert(!(SPTE_MMU_PRESENT_MASK &
  * and so they're off-limits for generation; additional checks ensure the mask
  * doesn't overlap legal PA bits), and bit 63 (carved out for future usage).
  */
-#define SPTE_MMIO_ALLOWED_MASK (BIT_ULL(63) | GENMASK_ULL(51, 12) | GENMASK_ULL(2, 0))
+#define SPTE_MMIO_ALLOWED_MASK (BIT_ULL(63) | GENMASK_ULL(51, 12) | \
+				BIT_ULL(10) | GENMASK_ULL(2, 0))
 static_assert(!(SPTE_MMIO_ALLOWED_MASK &
 		(SPTE_MMU_PRESENT_MASK | MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_MASK | MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_MASK)));
 
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ static_assert(!(SPTE_MMIO_ALLOWED_MASK &
 #define MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_BITS		(MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_END - MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_START + 1)
 
 /* remember to adjust the comment above as well if you change these */
-static_assert(MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_BITS == 8 && MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_BITS == 11);
+static_assert(MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_BITS == 7 && MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_BITS == 11);
 
 #define MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_SHIFT		(MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_START - 0)
 #define MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_SHIFT	(MMIO_SPTE_GEN_HIGH_START - MMIO_SPTE_GEN_LOW_BITS)
-- 
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