From: Steffen Eiden <seiden@linux.ibm.com>
To: kvm@vger.kernel.org, kvmarm@lists.linux.dev,
linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-s390@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>,
Andreas Grapentin <gra@linux.ibm.com>,
Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@linux.ibm.com>,
Claudio Imbrenda <imbrenda@linux.ibm.com>,
David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
Friedrich Welter <fritz@linux.ibm.com>,
Fuad Tabba <tabba@google.com>, Gautam Gala <ggala@linux.ibm.com>,
Hariharan Mari <hari55@linux.ibm.com>,
Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com>,
Hendrik Brueckner <brueckner@linux.ibm.com>,
Ilya Leoshkevich <iii@linux.ibm.com>,
Janosch Frank <frankja@linux.ibm.com>,
Joey Gouly <joey.gouly@arm.com>, Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>,
Nico Boehr <nrb@linux.ibm.com>,
Nina Schoetterl-Glausch <oss@nina.schoetterlglausch.eu>,
Oliver Upton <oupton@kernel.org>,
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>,
Sven Schnelle <svens@linux.ibm.com>,
Ulrich Weigand <Ulrich.Weigand@de.ibm.com>,
Vasily Gorbik <gor@linux.ibm.com>, Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>,
Zenghui Yu <yuzenghui@huawei.com>
Subject: [PATCH v8 02/29] KVM: Add file back-pointer to struct kvm
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:30:39 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260918133107.1042730-3-seiden@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260918133107.1042730-1-seiden@linux.ibm.com>
Add kvm->file as a no-reference back-pointer to the VM file in struct
kvm. The pointer is set at VM creation time and cleared under
WRITE_ONCE() in kvm_vm_release() before the file is freed.
Callers storing the file must take their own reference.
Co-developed-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Steffen Eiden <seiden@linux.ibm.com>
---
include/linux/kvm_host.h | 6 ++++++
virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 4 ++++
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index a1bf6d4a8f46..2b56fb4e8555 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -784,6 +784,12 @@ struct kvm {
* kvm_swap_active_memslots().
*/
struct mutex slots_arch_lock;
+ /*
+ * Back-reference to the VM file for subsystems (e.g., VFIO). Holds no
+ * reference to avoid pinning the VM. Callers storing the file must
+ * take their own reference.
+ */
+ struct file *file;
struct mm_struct *mm; /* userspace tied to this vm */
unsigned long nr_memslot_pages;
/* The two memslot sets - active and inactive (per address space) */
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 0172ca94f82e..bab71d398236 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -1352,6 +1352,8 @@ static int kvm_vm_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
kvm_irqfd_release(kvm);
+ WRITE_ONCE(kvm->file, NULL);
+
kvm_put_kvm(kvm);
return 0;
}
@@ -5532,6 +5534,8 @@ static int kvm_dev_ioctl_create_vm(unsigned long type)
goto put_kvm;
}
+ kvm->file = file;
+
/*
* Don't call kvm_put_kvm anymore at this point; file->f_op is
* already set, with ->release() being kvm_vm_release(). In error
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-18 13:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-18 13:30 [PATCH v8 00/29] KVM: s390: Introduce arm64 KVM Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 01/29] KVM: Introduce file_to_kvm_<arch>() infrastructure Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` Steffen Eiden [this message]
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 03/29] KVM: x86: Use file_to_kvm_x86() in SEV Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 04/29] KVM/vfio: Use file-based reference counting for KVM Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 05/29] KVM: Restrict kvm_get_kvm/kvm_put_kvm export to internal KVM modules Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 06/29] KVM: Move export symbol check macros to Makefile.kvm Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 07/29] KVM: Make device name configurable Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 08/29] KVM: Move architecture capability Kconfigs to header defines Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 09/29] KVM: Replace CONFIG_KVM_MMIO with KVM_NO_MMIO Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 10/29] arm64: Use proper include variant Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 11/29] arm64: ptrace: Use constants for compat register numbers Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 12/29] arm64: sysreg: Convert SPSR_ELx to automatic register generation Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 13/29] KVM: arm64: Access elements of vcpu_gp_regs individually Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 14/29] KVM: arm64: Use accessor functions for core regs Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 15/29] arm64: Prepare sharing arm64 headers with s390 Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 16/29] arm64: Share " Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 17/29] KVM: arm64: Share arm64 code " Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 18/29] s390/tools: Use arm64 headers Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 19/29] KVM: s390: Use arm64 code Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 20/29] s390: Introduce Start Arm Execution instruction Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 21/29] KVM: s390: arm64: Introduce host definitions Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:30 ` [PATCH v8 22/29] s390/hwcaps: Report SAE support as hwcap Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:31 ` [PATCH v8 23/29] KVM: s390: Add basic arm64 kvm module Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:31 ` [PATCH v8 24/29] KVM: s390: arm64: Implement required functions Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:31 ` [PATCH v8 25/29] KVM: s390: arm64: Implement vm/vcpu create destroy Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:31 ` [PATCH v8 26/29] KVM: s390: arm64: Implement vCPU IOCTLs Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:31 ` [PATCH v8 27/29] KVM: s390: arm64: Implement basic page fault handler Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:31 ` [PATCH v8 28/29] KVM: s390: arm64: Integrate arm on s390 Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:31 ` [PATCH v8 29/29] KVM: s390: Enforce no unexpected external symbol exports in s390 KVM Steffen Eiden
2026-09-18 13:38 ` [PATCH v8 00/29] KVM: s390: Introduce arm64 KVM Steffen Eiden
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=20260918133107.1042730-3-seiden@linux.ibm.com \
--to=seiden@linux.ibm.com \
--cc=Ulrich.Weigand@de.ibm.com \
--cc=agordeev@linux.ibm.com \
--cc=arnd@arndb.de \
--cc=borntraeger@linux.ibm.com \
--cc=brueckner@linux.ibm.com \
--cc=catalin.marinas@arm.com \
--cc=david@kernel.org \
--cc=frankja@linux.ibm.com \
--cc=fritz@linux.ibm.com \
--cc=ggala@linux.ibm.com \
--cc=gor@linux.ibm.com \
--cc=gra@linux.ibm.com \
--cc=hari55@linux.ibm.com \
--cc=hca@linux.ibm.com \
--cc=iii@linux.ibm.com \
--cc=imbrenda@linux.ibm.com \
--cc=joey.gouly@arm.com \
--cc=kvm@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=kvmarm@lists.linux.dev \
--cc=linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org \
--cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-s390@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=maz@kernel.org \
--cc=nrb@linux.ibm.com \
--cc=oss@nina.schoetterlglausch.eu \
--cc=oupton@kernel.org \
--cc=pbonzini@redhat.com \
--cc=suzuki.poulose@arm.com \
--cc=svens@linux.ibm.com \
--cc=tabba@google.com \
--cc=will@kernel.org \
--cc=yuzenghui@huawei.com \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox
all inboxes | Powered by JetHome®