Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 04/13] dma: swiotlb: track pool encryption state and honor DMA_ATTR_CC_SHARED

From: Aneesh Kumar K.V <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 20:13:25 +0530

Mostafa Saleh <[email-masked]> writes:

> On Thu, May 14, 2026 at 06:18:05PM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
>> Mostafa Saleh <[email-masked]> writes:
>> 
>> > On Thu, May 14, 2026 at 11:24:42AM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V wrote:
>> >> Mostafa Saleh <[email-masked]> writes:
>> >> 
>> >> > On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 02:33:59PM +0530, Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm) wrote:
>> >> >> Teach swiotlb to distinguish between encrypted and decrypted bounce
>> >> >> buffer pools, and make allocation and mapping paths select a pool whose
>> >> >> state matches the requested DMA attributes.
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> Add a decrypted flag to io_tlb_mem, initialize it for the default and
>> >> >> restricted pools, and propagate DMA_ATTR_CC_SHARED into swiotlb pool
>> >> >> allocation. Reject swiotlb alloc/map requests when the selected pool does
>> >> >> not match the required encrypted/decrypted state.
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> Also return DMA addresses with the matching phys_to_dma_{encrypted,
>> >> >> unencrypted} helper so the DMA address encoding stays consistent with the
>> >> >> chosen pool.
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V (Arm) <[email-masked]>
>> >> >> ---
>> >> >>  include/linux/dma-direct.h |  10 ++++
>> >> >>  include/linux/swiotlb.h    |   8 ++-
>> >> >>  kernel/dma/direct.c        |  14 +++--
>> >> >>  kernel/dma/swiotlb.c       | 108 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
>> >> >>  4 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> diff --git a/include/linux/dma-direct.h b/include/linux/dma-direct.h
>> >> >> index c249912456f9..94fad4e7c11e 100644
>> >> >> --- a/include/linux/dma-direct.h
>> >> >> +++ b/include/linux/dma-direct.h
>> >> >> @@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ static inline dma_addr_t dma_range_map_max(const struct bus_dma_region *map)
>> >> >>  #ifndef phys_to_dma_unencrypted
>> >> >>  #define phys_to_dma_unencrypted		phys_to_dma
>> >> >>  #endif
>> >> >> +
>> >> >> +#ifndef phys_to_dma_encrypted
>> >> >> +#define phys_to_dma_encrypted		phys_to_dma
>> >> >> +#endif
>> >> >>  #else
>> >> >>  static inline dma_addr_t __phys_to_dma(struct device *dev, phys_addr_t paddr)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >> @@ -90,6 +94,12 @@ static inline dma_addr_t phys_to_dma_unencrypted(struct device *dev,
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >>  	return dma_addr_unencrypted(__phys_to_dma(dev, paddr));
>> >> >>  }
>> >> >> +
>> >> >> +static inline dma_addr_t phys_to_dma_encrypted(struct device *dev,
>> >> >> +		phys_addr_t paddr)
>> >> >> +{
>> >> >> +	return dma_addr_encrypted(__phys_to_dma(dev, paddr));
>> >> >> +}
>> >> >>  /*
>> >> >>   * If memory encryption is supported, phys_to_dma will set the memory encryption
>> >> >>   * bit in the DMA address, and dma_to_phys will clear it.
>> >> >> diff --git a/include/linux/swiotlb.h b/include/linux/swiotlb.h
>> >> >> index 3dae0f592063..b3fa3c6e0169 100644
>> >> >> --- a/include/linux/swiotlb.h
>> >> >> +++ b/include/linux/swiotlb.h
>> >> >> @@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ struct io_tlb_pool {
>> >> >>  	struct list_head node;
>> >> >>  	struct rcu_head rcu;
>> >> >>  	bool transient;
>> >> >> +	bool unencrypted;
>> >> >>  #endif
>> >> >>  };
>> >> >>  
>> >> >> @@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ struct io_tlb_mem {
>> >> >>  	struct dentry *debugfs;
>> >> >>  	bool force_bounce;
>> >> >>  	bool for_alloc;
>> >> >> +	bool unencrypted;
>> >> >>  #ifdef CONFIG_SWIOTLB_DYNAMIC
>> >> >>  	bool can_grow;
>> >> >>  	u64 phys_limit;
>> >> >> @@ -282,7 +284,8 @@ static inline void swiotlb_sync_single_for_cpu(struct device *dev,
>> >> >>  extern void swiotlb_print_info(void);
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  #ifdef CONFIG_DMA_RESTRICTED_POOL
>> >> >> -struct page *swiotlb_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t size);
>> >> >> +struct page *swiotlb_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t size,
>> >> >> +		unsigned long attrs);
>> >> >>  bool swiotlb_free(struct device *dev, struct page *page, size_t size);
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  static inline bool is_swiotlb_for_alloc(struct device *dev)
>> >> >> @@ -290,7 +293,8 @@ static inline bool is_swiotlb_for_alloc(struct device *dev)
>> >> >>  	return dev->dma_io_tlb_mem->for_alloc;
>> >> >>  }
>> >> >>  #else
>> >> >> -static inline struct page *swiotlb_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t size)
>> >> >> +static inline struct page *swiotlb_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t size,
>> >> >> +		unsigned long attrs)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >>  	return NULL;
>> >> >>  }
>> >> >> diff --git a/kernel/dma/direct.c b/kernel/dma/direct.c
>> >> >> index dc2907439b3d..97ae4fa10521 100644
>> >> >> --- a/kernel/dma/direct.c
>> >> >> +++ b/kernel/dma/direct.c
>> >> >> @@ -104,9 +104,10 @@ static void __dma_direct_free_pages(struct device *dev, struct page *page,
>> >> >>  	dma_free_contiguous(dev, page, size);
>> >> >>  }
>> >> >>  
>> >> >> -static struct page *dma_direct_alloc_swiotlb(struct device *dev, size_t size)
>> >> >> +static struct page *dma_direct_alloc_swiotlb(struct device *dev, size_t size,
>> >> >> +		unsigned long attrs)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >> -	struct page *page = swiotlb_alloc(dev, size);
>> >> >> +	struct page *page = swiotlb_alloc(dev, size, attrs);
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  	if (page && !dma_coherent_ok(dev, page_to_phys(page), size)) {
>> >> >>  		swiotlb_free(dev, page, size);
>> >> >> @@ -266,8 +267,12 @@ void *dma_direct_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t size,
>> >> >>  						  gfp, attrs);
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  	if (is_swiotlb_for_alloc(dev)) {
>> >> >> -		page = dma_direct_alloc_swiotlb(dev, size);
>> >> >> +		page = dma_direct_alloc_swiotlb(dev, size, attrs);
>> >> >>  		if (page) {
>> >> >> +			/*
>> >> >> +			 * swiotlb allocations comes from pool already marked
>> >> >> +			 * decrypted
>> >> >> +			 */
>> >> >>  			mark_mem_decrypt = false;
>> >> >>  			goto setup_page;
>> >> >>  		}
>> >> >> @@ -374,6 +379,7 @@ void dma_direct_free(struct device *dev, size_t size,
>> >> >>  		return;
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  	if (swiotlb_find_pool(dev, dma_to_phys(dev, dma_addr)))
>> >> >> +		/* Swiotlb doesn't need a page attribute update on free */
>> >> >>  		mark_mem_encrypted = false;
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  	if (is_vmalloc_addr(cpu_addr)) {
>> >> >> @@ -403,7 +409,7 @@ struct page *dma_direct_alloc_pages(struct device *dev, size_t size,
>> >> >>  						  gfp, attrs);
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  	if (is_swiotlb_for_alloc(dev)) {
>> >> >> -		page = dma_direct_alloc_swiotlb(dev, size);
>> >> >> +		page = dma_direct_alloc_swiotlb(dev, size, attrs);
>> >> >>  		if (!page)
>> >> >>  			return NULL;
>> >> >>  
>> >> >> diff --git a/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c b/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
>> >> >> index ab4eccbaa076..065663be282c 100644
>> >> >> --- a/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
>> >> >> +++ b/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
>> >> >> @@ -259,10 +259,21 @@ void __init swiotlb_update_mem_attributes(void)
>> >> >>  	struct io_tlb_pool *mem = &io_tlb_default_mem.defpool;
>> >> >>  	unsigned long bytes;
>> >> >>  
>> >> >> +	/*
>> >> >> +	 * if platform support memory encryption, swiotlb buffers are
>> >> >> +	 * decrypted by default.
>> >> >> +	 */
>> >> >> +	if (cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_MEM_ENCRYPT))
>> >> >> +		io_tlb_default_mem.unencrypted = true;
>> >> >> +	else
>> >> >> +		io_tlb_default_mem.unencrypted = false;
>> >> >> +
>> >> >>  	if (!mem->nslabs || mem->late_alloc)
>> >> >>  		return;
>> >> >>  	bytes = PAGE_ALIGN(mem->nslabs << IO_TLB_SHIFT);
>> >> >> -	set_memory_decrypted((unsigned long)mem->vaddr, bytes >> PAGE_SHIFT);
>> >> >> +
>> >> >> +	if (io_tlb_default_mem.unencrypted)
>> >> >> +		set_memory_decrypted((unsigned long)mem->vaddr, bytes >> PAGE_SHIFT);
>> >> >>  }
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  static void swiotlb_init_io_tlb_pool(struct io_tlb_pool *mem, phys_addr_t start,
>> >> >> @@ -505,8 +516,10 @@ int swiotlb_init_late(size_t size, gfp_t gfp_mask,
>> >> >>  	if (!mem->slots)
>> >> >>  		goto error_slots;
>> >> >>  
>> >> >> -	set_memory_decrypted((unsigned long)vstart,
>> >> >> -			     (nslabs << IO_TLB_SHIFT) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
>> >> >> +	if (io_tlb_default_mem.unencrypted)
>> >> >> +		set_memory_decrypted((unsigned long)vstart,
>> >> >> +				     (nslabs << IO_TLB_SHIFT) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
>> >> >> +
>> >> >>  	swiotlb_init_io_tlb_pool(mem, virt_to_phys(vstart), nslabs, true,
>> >> >>  				 nareas);
>> >> >>  	add_mem_pool(&io_tlb_default_mem, mem);
>> >> >> @@ -539,7 +552,9 @@ void __init swiotlb_exit(void)
>> >> >>  	tbl_size = PAGE_ALIGN(mem->end - mem->start);
>> >> >>  	slots_size = PAGE_ALIGN(array_size(sizeof(*mem->slots), mem->nslabs));
>> >> >>  
>> >> >> -	set_memory_encrypted(tbl_vaddr, tbl_size >> PAGE_SHIFT);
>> >> >> +	if (io_tlb_default_mem.unencrypted)
>> >> >> +		set_memory_encrypted(tbl_vaddr, tbl_size >> PAGE_SHIFT);
>> >> >> +
>> >> >>  	if (mem->late_alloc) {
>> >> >>  		area_order = get_order(array_size(sizeof(*mem->areas),
>> >> >>  			mem->nareas));
>> >> >> @@ -563,6 +578,7 @@ void __init swiotlb_exit(void)
>> >> >>   * @gfp:	GFP flags for the allocation.
>> >> >>   * @bytes:	Size of the buffer.
>> >> >>   * @phys_limit:	Maximum allowed physical address of the buffer.
>> >> >> + * @unencrypted: true to allocate unencrypted memory, false for encrypted memory
>> >> >>   *
>> >> >>   * Allocate pages from the buddy allocator. If successful, make the allocated
>> >> >>   * pages decrypted that they can be used for DMA.
>> >> >> @@ -570,7 +586,8 @@ void __init swiotlb_exit(void)
>> >> >>   * Return: Decrypted pages, %NULL on allocation failure, or ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN)
>> >> >>   * if the allocated physical address was above @phys_limit.
>> >> >>   */
>> >> >> -static struct page *alloc_dma_pages(gfp_t gfp, size_t bytes, u64 phys_limit)
>> >> >> +static struct page *alloc_dma_pages(gfp_t gfp, size_t bytes,
>> >> >> +		u64 phys_limit, bool unencrypted)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >>  	unsigned int order = get_order(bytes);
>> >> >>  	struct page *page;
>> >> >> @@ -588,13 +605,13 @@ static struct page *alloc_dma_pages(gfp_t gfp, size_t bytes, u64 phys_limit)
>> >> >>  	}
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  	vaddr = phys_to_virt(paddr);
>> >> >> -	if (set_memory_decrypted((unsigned long)vaddr, PFN_UP(bytes)))
>> >> >> +	if (unencrypted && set_memory_decrypted((unsigned long)vaddr, PFN_UP(bytes)))
>> >> >>  		goto error;
>> >> >>  	return page;
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  error:
>> >> >>  	/* Intentional leak if pages cannot be encrypted again. */
>> >> >> -	if (!set_memory_encrypted((unsigned long)vaddr, PFN_UP(bytes)))
>> >> >> +	if (unencrypted && !set_memory_encrypted((unsigned long)vaddr, PFN_UP(bytes)))
>> >> >>  		__free_pages(page, order);
>> >> >>  	return NULL;
>> >> >>  }
>> >> >> @@ -604,30 +621,26 @@ static struct page *alloc_dma_pages(gfp_t gfp, size_t bytes, u64 phys_limit)
>> >> >>   * @dev:	Device for which a memory pool is allocated.
>> >> >>   * @bytes:	Size of the buffer.
>> >> >>   * @phys_limit:	Maximum allowed physical address of the buffer.
>> >> >> + * @attrs:	DMA attributes for the allocation.
>> >> >>   * @gfp:	GFP flags for the allocation.
>> >> >>   *
>> >> >>   * Return: Allocated pages, or %NULL on allocation failure.
>> >> >>   */
>> >> >>  static struct page *swiotlb_alloc_tlb(struct device *dev, size_t bytes,
>> >> >> -		u64 phys_limit, gfp_t gfp)
>> >> >> +		u64 phys_limit, unsigned long attrs, gfp_t gfp)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >>  	struct page *page;
>> >> >> -	unsigned long attrs = 0;
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  	/*
>> >> >>  	 * Allocate from the atomic pools if memory is encrypted and
>> >> >>  	 * the allocation is atomic, because decrypting may block.
>> >> >>  	 */
>> >> >> -	if (!gfpflags_allow_blocking(gfp) && dev && force_dma_unencrypted(dev)) {
>> >> >> +	if (!gfpflags_allow_blocking(gfp) && (attrs & DMA_ATTR_CC_SHARED)) {
>> >> >>  		void *vaddr;
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DMA_COHERENT_POOL))
>> >> >>  			return NULL;
>> >> >>  
>> >> >> -		/* swiotlb considered decrypted by default */
>> >> >> -		if (cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_MEM_ENCRYPT))
>> >> >> -			attrs = DMA_ATTR_CC_SHARED;
>> >> >> -
>> >> >>  		return dma_alloc_from_pool(dev, bytes, &vaddr, gfp,
>> >> >>  					   attrs, dma_coherent_ok);
>> >> >>  	}
>> >> >> @@ -638,7 +651,8 @@ static struct page *swiotlb_alloc_tlb(struct device *dev, size_t bytes,
>> >> >>  	else if (phys_limit <= DMA_BIT_MASK(32))
>> >> >>  		gfp |= __GFP_DMA32;
>> >> >>  
>> >> >> -	while (IS_ERR(page = alloc_dma_pages(gfp, bytes, phys_limit))) {
>> >> >> +	while (IS_ERR(page = alloc_dma_pages(gfp, bytes, phys_limit,
>> >> >> +					     !!(attrs & DMA_ATTR_CC_SHARED)))) {
>> >> >>  		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZONE_DMA32) &&
>> >> >>  		    phys_limit < DMA_BIT_MASK(64) &&
>> >> >>  		    !(gfp & (__GFP_DMA32 | __GFP_DMA)))
>> >> >> @@ -657,15 +671,18 @@ static struct page *swiotlb_alloc_tlb(struct device *dev, size_t bytes,
>> >> >>   * swiotlb_free_tlb() - free a dynamically allocated IO TLB buffer
>> >> >>   * @vaddr:	Virtual address of the buffer.
>> >> >>   * @bytes:	Size of the buffer.
>> >> >> + * @unencrypted: true if @vaddr was allocated decrypted and must be
>> >> >> + *	re-encrypted before being freed
>> >> >>   */
>> >> >> -static void swiotlb_free_tlb(void *vaddr, size_t bytes)
>> >> >> +static void swiotlb_free_tlb(void *vaddr, size_t bytes, bool unencrypted)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >>  	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DMA_COHERENT_POOL) &&
>> >> >>  	    dma_free_from_pool(NULL, vaddr, bytes))
>> >> >>  		return;
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  	/* Intentional leak if pages cannot be encrypted again. */
>> >> >> -	if (!set_memory_encrypted((unsigned long)vaddr, PFN_UP(bytes)))
>> >> >> +	if (!unencrypted ||
>> >> >> +	    !set_memory_encrypted((unsigned long)vaddr, PFN_UP(bytes)))
>> >> >>  		__free_pages(virt_to_page(vaddr), get_order(bytes));
>> >> >>  }
>> >> >>  
>> >> >> @@ -676,6 +693,7 @@ static void swiotlb_free_tlb(void *vaddr, size_t bytes)
>> >> >>   * @nslabs:	Desired (maximum) number of slabs.
>> >> >>   * @nareas:	Number of areas.
>> >> >>   * @phys_limit:	Maximum DMA buffer physical address.
>> >> >> + * @attrs:	DMA attributes for the allocation.
>> >> >>   * @gfp:	GFP flags for the allocations.
>> >> >>   *
>> >> >>   * Allocate and initialize a new IO TLB memory pool. The actual number of
>> >> >> @@ -686,7 +704,8 @@ static void swiotlb_free_tlb(void *vaddr, size_t bytes)
>> >> >>   */
>> >> >>  static struct io_tlb_pool *swiotlb_alloc_pool(struct device *dev,
>> >> >>  		unsigned long minslabs, unsigned long nslabs,
>> >> >> -		unsigned int nareas, u64 phys_limit, gfp_t gfp)
>> >> >> +		unsigned int nareas, u64 phys_limit, unsigned long attrs,
>> >> >> +		gfp_t gfp)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >>  	struct io_tlb_pool *pool;
>> >> >>  	unsigned int slot_order;
>> >> >> @@ -704,9 +723,10 @@ static struct io_tlb_pool *swiotlb_alloc_pool(struct device *dev,
>> >> >>  	if (!pool)
>> >> >>  		goto error;
>> >> >>  	pool->areas = (void *)pool + sizeof(*pool);
>> >> >> +	pool->unencrypted = !!(attrs & DMA_ATTR_CC_SHARED);
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  	tlb_size = nslabs << IO_TLB_SHIFT;
>> >> >> -	while (!(tlb = swiotlb_alloc_tlb(dev, tlb_size, phys_limit, gfp))) {
>> >> >> +	while (!(tlb = swiotlb_alloc_tlb(dev, tlb_size, phys_limit, attrs, gfp))) {
>> >> >>  		if (nslabs <= minslabs)
>> >> >>  			goto error_tlb;
>> >> >>  		nslabs = ALIGN(nslabs >> 1, IO_TLB_SEGSIZE);
>> >> >> @@ -724,7 +744,8 @@ static struct io_tlb_pool *swiotlb_alloc_pool(struct device *dev,
>> >> >>  	return pool;
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  error_slots:
>> >> >> -	swiotlb_free_tlb(page_address(tlb), tlb_size);
>> >> >> +	swiotlb_free_tlb(page_address(tlb), tlb_size,
>> >> >> +			 !!(attrs & DMA_ATTR_CC_SHARED));
>> >> >>  error_tlb:
>> >> >>  	kfree(pool);
>> >> >>  error:
>> >> >> @@ -742,7 +763,9 @@ static void swiotlb_dyn_alloc(struct work_struct *work)
>> >> >>  	struct io_tlb_pool *pool;
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  	pool = swiotlb_alloc_pool(NULL, IO_TLB_MIN_SLABS, default_nslabs,
>> >> >> -				  default_nareas, mem->phys_limit, GFP_KERNEL);
>> >> >> +				  default_nareas, mem->phys_limit,
>> >> >> +				  mem->unencrypted ? DMA_ATTR_CC_SHARED : 0,
>> >> >> +				  GFP_KERNEL);
>> >> >>  	if (!pool) {
>> >> >>  		pr_warn_ratelimited("Failed to allocate new pool");
>> >> >>  		return;
>> >> >> @@ -762,7 +785,7 @@ static void swiotlb_dyn_free(struct rcu_head *rcu)
>> >> >>  	size_t tlb_size = pool->end - pool->start;
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  	free_pages((unsigned long)pool->slots, get_order(slots_size));
>> >> >> -	swiotlb_free_tlb(pool->vaddr, tlb_size);
>> >> >> +	swiotlb_free_tlb(pool->vaddr, tlb_size, pool->unencrypted);
>> >> >>  	kfree(pool);
>> >> >>  }
>> >> >>  
>> >> >> @@ -1232,6 +1255,7 @@ static int swiotlb_find_slots(struct device *dev, phys_addr_t orig_addr,
>> >> >>  	nslabs = nr_slots(alloc_size);
>> >> >>  	phys_limit = min_not_zero(*dev->dma_mask, dev->bus_dma_limit);
>> >> >>  	pool = swiotlb_alloc_pool(dev, nslabs, nslabs, 1, phys_limit,
>> >> >> +				  mem->unencrypted ? DMA_ATTR_CC_SHARED : 0,
>> >> >>  				  GFP_NOWAIT);
>> >> >>  	if (!pool)
>> >> >>  		return -1;
>> >> >> @@ -1394,6 +1418,7 @@ phys_addr_t swiotlb_tbl_map_single(struct device *dev, phys_addr_t orig_addr,
>> >> >>  		enum dma_data_direction dir, unsigned long attrs)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >>  	struct io_tlb_mem *mem = dev->dma_io_tlb_mem;
>> >> >> +	bool require_decrypted = false;
>> >> >>  	unsigned int offset;
>> >> >>  	struct io_tlb_pool *pool;
>> >> >>  	unsigned int i;
>> >> >> @@ -1411,6 +1436,16 @@ phys_addr_t swiotlb_tbl_map_single(struct device *dev, phys_addr_t orig_addr,
>> >> >>  	if (cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_MEM_ENCRYPT))
>> >> >>  		pr_warn_once("Memory encryption is active and system is using DMA bounce buffers\n");
>> >> >>  
>> >> >> +	/*
>> >> >> +	 * if we are trying to swiotlb map a decrypted paddr or the paddr is encrypted
>> >> >> +	 * but the device is forcing decryption, use decrypted io_tlb_mem
>> >> >> +	 */
>> >> >> +	if ((attrs & DMA_ATTR_CC_SHARED) || force_dma_unencrypted(dev))
>> >> >> +		require_decrypted = true;
>> >> >> +
>> >> >> +	if (require_decrypted != mem->unencrypted)
>> >> >> +		return (phys_addr_t)DMA_MAPPING_ERROR;
>> >> >> +
>> >> >>  	/*
>> >> >>  	 * The default swiotlb memory pool is allocated with PAGE_SIZE
>> >> >>  	 * alignment. If a mapping is requested with larger alignment,
>> >> >> @@ -1608,8 +1643,14 @@ dma_addr_t swiotlb_map(struct device *dev, phys_addr_t paddr, size_t size,
>> >> >>  	if (swiotlb_addr == (phys_addr_t)DMA_MAPPING_ERROR)
>> >> >>  		return DMA_MAPPING_ERROR;
>> >> >>  
>> >> >> -	/* Ensure that the address returned is DMA'ble */
>> >> >> -	dma_addr = phys_to_dma_unencrypted(dev, swiotlb_addr);
>> >> >> +	/*
>> >> >> +	 * Use the allocated io_tlb_mem encryption type to determine dma addr.
>> >> >> +	 */
>> >> >> +	if (dev->dma_io_tlb_mem->unencrypted)
>> >> >> +		dma_addr = phys_to_dma_unencrypted(dev, swiotlb_addr);
>> >> >> +	else
>> >> >> +		dma_addr = phys_to_dma_encrypted(dev, swiotlb_addr);
>> >> >> +
>> >> >>  	if (unlikely(!dma_capable(dev, dma_addr, size, true))) {
>> >> >>  		__swiotlb_tbl_unmap_single(dev, swiotlb_addr, size, dir,
>> >> >>  			attrs | DMA_ATTR_SKIP_CPU_SYNC,
>> >> >> @@ -1773,7 +1814,8 @@ static inline void swiotlb_create_debugfs_files(struct io_tlb_mem *mem,
>> >> >>  
>> >> >>  #ifdef CONFIG_DMA_RESTRICTED_POOL
>> >> >>  
>> >> >> -struct page *swiotlb_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t size)
>> >> >> +struct page *swiotlb_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t size,
>> >> >> +		unsigned long attrs)
>> >> >>  {
>> >> >>  	struct io_tlb_mem *mem = dev->dma_io_tlb_mem;
>> >> >>  	struct io_tlb_pool *pool;
>> >> >> @@ -1784,6 +1826,9 @@ struct page *swiotlb_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t size)
>> >> >>  	if (!mem)
>> >> >>  		return NULL;
>> >> >>  
>> >> >> +	if (mem->unencrypted != !!(attrs & DMA_ATTR_CC_SHARED))
>> >> >> +		return NULL;
>> >> >> +
>> >> >>  	align = (1 << (get_order(size) + PAGE_SHIFT)) - 1;
>> >> >>  	index = swiotlb_find_slots(dev, 0, size, align, &pool);
>> >> >>  	if (index == -1)
>> >> >> @@ -1853,9 +1898,18 @@ static int rmem_swiotlb_device_init(struct reserved_mem *rmem,
>> >> >>  			kfree(mem);
>> >> >>  			return -ENOMEM;
>> >> >>  		}
>> >> >> +		/*
>> >> >> +		 * if platform supports memory encryption,
>> >> >> +		 * restricted mem pool is decrypted by default
>> >> >> +		 */
>> >> >> +		if (cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_MEM_ENCRYPT)) {
>> >> >> +			mem->unencrypted = true;
>> >> >> +			set_memory_decrypted((unsigned long)phys_to_virt(rmem->base),
>> >> >> +					     rmem->size >> PAGE_SHIFT);
>> >> >> +		} else {
>> >> >> +			mem->unencrypted = false;
>> >> >> +		}
>> >> >
>> >> > This breaks pKVM as it doesn’t set CC_ATTR_MEM_ENCRYPT, so all virtio
>> >> > traffic now fails.
>> >> >
>> >> > Also, by design, some drivers are clueless about bouncing, so
>> >> > I believe that the pool should have a way to control it’s property
>> >> > (encrypted or decrypted) and that takes priority over whatever
>> >> > attributes comes from allocation.
>> >> > And that brings us to the same point whether it’s better to return
>> >> > the memory along with it’s state or we pass the requested state.
>> >> > I think for other cases it’s fine for the device/DMA-API to dictate
>> >> > the attrs, but not in restricted-dma case, the firmware just knows better.
>> >> >
>> >> 
>> >> Is it that the pKVM guest kernel does not have awareness of
>> >> encrypted/decrypted DMA allocations? Instead, the firmware attaches
>> >> hypervisor-shared pages to the device via restricted-dma-pool? The
>> >> kernel then has swiotlb->for_alloc = true, and hence all DMA allocations
>> >> go through the restricted-dma-pool?
>> >
>> > Yes.
>> >
>> >> 
>> >> Given that pKVM supports pkvm_set_memory_encrypted() and
>> >> pkvm_set_memory_decrypted(), can we consider adding CC_ATTR_MEM_ENCRYPT
>> >> support to pKVM? It would also be good to investigate whether we can set
>> >> force_dma_unencrypted(dev) to true where needed.
>> >
>> > I was looking in to that, but it didn't work because
>> > force_dma_unencrypted() is broken with restricted-dma due to the
>> > double decryption issue, that's when I sent my first series [1]
>> >
>> > May be we should land some basic fixes for that path so we can
>> > convert pKVM, then we do the full rework.
>> >
>> > I will revive my old work and see if I can send a RFC.
>> >
>> > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email-masked]/
>> >
>> 
>> With this series, can you check whether the only change needed is
>> something like the following?
>> 
>> modified   kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
>> @@ -1905,7 +1905,8 @@ static int rmem_swiotlb_device_init(struct reserved_mem *rmem,
>>  		 * if platform supports memory encryption,
>>  		 * restricted mem pool is decrypted by default
>>  		 */
>> -		if (cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_MEM_ENCRYPT)) {
>> +		//if (cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_MEM_ENCRYPT)) {
>> +		if (true) {
>>  			mem->unencrypted = true;
>>  			set_memory_decrypted((unsigned long)phys_to_virt(rmem->base),
>>  					     rmem->size >> PAGE_SHIFT);
>
> Yes, that boots, but I will need to do more tests.
>
>> 
>> >
>> >> 
>> >> I agree that this patch, as it stands, can break pKVM because we are now
>> >> missing the set_memory_decrypted() call required for pKVM to work.
>> >> 
>> >> We now mark the swiotlb io_tlb_mem as unencrypted/encrypted in the guest
>> >> using struct io_tlb_mem->unencrypted. I am not clear what we can use for
>> >> pKVM to conditionalize this so that it works for both protected and
>> >> unprotected guests.
>> >
>> > There is no problem with non-protected guests as they don't use memory
>> > encryption, my initial thought was that th encrpyted/decrypted is
>> > per-pool property which is decided by FW (device-tree).
>> >
>> 
>> What I meant was that we need a generic way to identify a pKVM guest, so
>> that we can use it in the conditional above.
>
> I have this patch, with that I can boot with your series unmodified,
> but I will need to do more testing.
>

Thanks, I can add this to the series once you complete the required testing.

>
> From d795b4c4ee2437587616b2b342e9996afe6d6680 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Mostafa Saleh <[email-masked]>
> Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 13:46:15 +0000
> Subject: [PATCH] arm64/coco: Add pKVM as a CC platform
>
> pKVM does support memory encryption, expose that to the rest of
> the kernel through cc_platform_has()
>
> At the moment, all devices inside the guest are emulated which
> requires its memory to be shared back to the host (decrypted), so
> set force_dma_unencrypted() to always return true.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mostafa Saleh <[email-masked]>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/hypervisor.h           |  6 ++++++
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h          |  3 ++-
>  arch/arm64/kernel/rsi.c                       | 12 ------------
>  arch/arm64/mm/init.c                          | 13 +++++++++++++
>  drivers/virt/coco/pkvm-guest/arm-pkvm-guest.c |  5 +++++
>  5 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/hypervisor.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/hypervisor.h
> index a12fd897c877..1b0e15f290be 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/hypervisor.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/hypervisor.h
> @@ -10,8 +10,14 @@ void kvm_arm_target_impl_cpu_init(void);
>
>  #ifdef CONFIG_ARM_PKVM_GUEST
>  void pkvm_init_hyp_services(void);
> +bool is_protected_kvm_guest(void);
>  #else
>  static inline void pkvm_init_hyp_services(void) { };
> +
> +static inline bool is_protected_kvm_guest(void)
> +{
> +	return false;
> +}
>  #endif
>
>  static inline void kvm_arch_init_hyp_services(void)
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h
> index 314b2b52025f..636f45b4d8af 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h
> @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
>  #ifndef __ASM_MEM_ENCRYPT_H
>  #define __ASM_MEM_ENCRYPT_H
>
> +#include <asm/hypervisor.h>
>  #include <asm/rsi.h>
>
>  struct device;
> @@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ int realm_register_memory_enc_ops(void);
>
>  static inline bool force_dma_unencrypted(struct device *dev)
>  {
> -	return is_realm_world();
> +	return is_realm_world() || is_protected_kvm_guest();
>  }
>
>  /*
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/rsi.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/rsi.c
> index 92160f2e57ff..25ca75ce1a4d 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/rsi.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/rsi.c
> @@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
>  #include <linux/memblock.h>
>  #include <linux/psci.h>
>  #include <linux/swiotlb.h>
> -#include <linux/cc_platform.h>
>  #include <linux/platform_device.h>
>
>  #include <asm/io.h>
> @@ -23,17 +22,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(prot_ns_shared);
>  DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE_RO(rsi_present);
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(rsi_present);
>
> -bool cc_platform_has(enum cc_attr attr)
> -{
> -	switch (attr) {
> -	case CC_ATTR_MEM_ENCRYPT:
> -		return is_realm_world();
> -	default:
> -		return false;
> -	}
> -}
> -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cc_platform_has);
> -
>  static bool rsi_version_matches(void)
>  {
>  	unsigned long ver_lower, ver_higher;
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/init.c b/arch/arm64/mm/init.c
> index acf67c7064db..a087ac5b15f7 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/mm/init.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/init.c
> @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
>  #include <linux/swap.h>
>  #include <linux/init.h>
>  #include <linux/cache.h>
> +#include <linux/cc_platform.h>
>  #include <linux/mman.h>
>  #include <linux/nodemask.h>
>  #include <linux/initrd.h>
> @@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
>
>  #include <asm/boot.h>
>  #include <asm/fixmap.h>
> +#include <asm/hypervisor.h>
>  #include <asm/kasan.h>
>  #include <asm/kernel-pgtable.h>
>  #include <asm/kvm_host.h>
> @@ -414,6 +416,17 @@ void dump_mem_limit(void)
>  	}
>  }
>
> +bool cc_platform_has(enum cc_attr attr)
> +{
> +	switch (attr) {
> +	case CC_ATTR_MEM_ENCRYPT:
> +		return is_realm_world() || is_protected_kvm_guest();
> +	default:
> +		return false;
> +	}
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cc_platform_has);
> +
>  #ifdef CONFIG_EXECMEM
>  static u64 module_direct_base __ro_after_init = 0;
>  static u64 module_plt_base __ro_after_init = 0;
> diff --git a/drivers/virt/coco/pkvm-guest/arm-pkvm-guest.c b/drivers/virt/coco/pkvm-guest/arm-pkvm-guest.c
> index 4230b817a80b..297e6d6019b8 100644
> --- a/drivers/virt/coco/pkvm-guest/arm-pkvm-guest.c
> +++ b/drivers/virt/coco/pkvm-guest/arm-pkvm-guest.c
> @@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ static int mmio_guard_ioremap_hook(phys_addr_t phys, size_t size,
>  	return 0;
>  }
>
> +bool is_protected_kvm_guest(void)
> +{
> +	return !!pkvm_granule;
> +}
> +
>  void pkvm_init_hyp_services(void)
>  {
>  	int i;

-aneesh