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| author | Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com> | 2026-09-23 09:37:21 -0700 |
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| committer | Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> | 2026-09-26 00:39:55 -0400 |
| commit | 93de2a6a4b91b72607136dd656edf03fb399d27f (patch) | |
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KVM: SEV: Do cache maintenance on the source VM during intra-host migrationgrafted
Manually perform cache maintenance on the source VM during intra-host
migration to ensure no stale data is left in CPU caches after the VM is
destroyed. Because the source VM is "converted" to a non-SEV VM, KVM's
memory reclaim flows won't trigger cache maintenance, e.g. when all guest
memory is reclaimed in response to detaching from the mmu_notifier.
Note, relying on the destination VM to do cache maintenance isn't an option
as KVM doesn't require identical guest memory configurations, i.e. the
source VM may have access to memory that the destination VM does not.
Enforcing equivalent memory configurations is infeasible, as it would
require a *deep* comparison of memslots, e.g. to verify that not only are
the memslot identical, but what the memslots point at is also identical.
Fixes: b56639318bb2 ("KVM: SEV: Add support for SEV intra host migration")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reported-by: Stefan Teodorescu <fane@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Message-ID: <20260923163721.1584779-3-seanjc@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/introduction.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/introduction.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..211cb44eb --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/firmware/introduction.rst @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +============ +Introduction +============ + +The firmware API enables kernel code to request files required +for functionality from userspace, the uses vary: + +* Microcode for CPU errata +* Device driver firmware, required to be loaded onto device + microcontrollers +* Device driver information data (calibration data, EEPROM overrides), + some of which can be completely optional. + +Types of firmware requests +========================== + +There are two types of calls: + +* Synchronous +* Asynchronous + +Which one you use vary depending on your requirements, the rule of thumb +however is you should strive to use the asynchronous APIs unless you also +are already using asynchronous initialization mechanisms which will not +stall or delay boot. Even if loading firmware does not take a lot of time +processing firmware might, and this can still delay boot or initialization, +as such mechanisms such as asynchronous probe can help supplement drivers. |
