/*
* nx_huge_pages needs to be resolved to true/false when kvm.ko is loaded, as
* its default value of -1 is technically undefined behavior for a boolean.
+ * Forward the module init call to SPTE code so that it too can handle module
+ * params that need to be resolved/snapshot.
*/
void __init kvm_mmu_x86_module_init(void)
{
if (nx_huge_pages == -1)
__set_nx_huge_pages(get_nx_auto_mode());
+
+ kvm_mmu_spte_module_init();
}
/*
#include <asm/vmx.h>
bool __read_mostly enable_mmio_caching = true;
+static bool __ro_after_init allow_mmio_caching;
module_param_named(mmio_caching, enable_mmio_caching, bool, 0444);
u64 __read_mostly shadow_host_writable_mask;
u8 __read_mostly shadow_phys_bits;
+void __init kvm_mmu_spte_module_init(void)
+{
+ /*
+ * Snapshot userspace's desire to allow MMIO caching. Whether or not
+ * KVM can actually enable MMIO caching depends on vendor-specific
+ * hardware capabilities and other module params that can't be resolved
+ * until the vendor module is loaded, i.e. enable_mmio_caching can and
+ * will change when the vendor module is (re)loaded.
+ */
+ allow_mmio_caching = enable_mmio_caching;
+}
+
static u64 generation_mmio_spte_mask(u64 gen)
{
u64 mask;
BUG_ON((u64)(unsigned)access_mask != access_mask);
WARN_ON(mmio_value & shadow_nonpresent_or_rsvd_lower_gfn_mask);
+ /*
+ * Reset to the original module param value to honor userspace's desire
+ * to (dis)allow MMIO caching. Update the param itself so that
+ * userspace can see whether or not KVM is actually using MMIO caching.
+ */
+ enable_mmio_caching = allow_mmio_caching;
if (!enable_mmio_caching)
mmio_value = 0;