Hemanth Selam b18ee21055 KVM: selftests: Add a test for KVM_CREATE_VM VM type enforcement
KVM_CAP_VM_TYPES advertises the bitmap of VM types that KVM_CREATE_VM
accepts, but nothing verified that the ioctl actually enforces it: that
every advertised type can be created and every non-advertised type is
rejected. sev_init2_tests carried a TODO for this ("check that
unsupported types cannot be created. Probably a separate selftest"),
but the check is not specific to SEV or KVM_SEV_INIT2, and not even to
x86.

Add a standalone test that walks the type space and, for each value,
asserts that KVM_CREATE_VM succeeds iff the corresponding bit is set in
KVM_CAP_VM_TYPES, and otherwise fails with -EINVAL. The walk extends
past bit 31 so that out-of-range type values, which can never be
advertised in the u32 bitmap, are also confirmed to be rejected. The
test only depends on KVM_CAP_VM_TYPES, so it lives in the common set and
is skipped on architectures that don't advertise the capability.

Drop the now-addressed TODO from sev_init2_tests.c.

Tested on an AMD SEV-SNP capable host. With KVM_CAP_VM_TYPES=0x15
(DEFAULT/SEV/SNP), only the advertised types are created and everything
else is rejected:

  $ strace -e trace=ioctl ./vm_types_test 2>&1 | grep KVM_CREATE_VM
  ioctl(3, KVM_CREATE_VM, 0)    = 4              # DEFAULT
  ioctl(3, KVM_CREATE_VM, 0x1)  = -1 EINVAL      # SW_PROTECTED
  ioctl(3, KVM_CREATE_VM, 0x2)  = 4              # SEV
  ioctl(3, KVM_CREATE_VM, 0x3)  = -1 EINVAL      # SEV-ES
  ioctl(3, KVM_CREATE_VM, 0x4)  = 4              # SNP
  ioctl(3, KVM_CREATE_VM, 0x5)  = -1 EINVAL      # TDX
  ... 0x6..0x3f all -1 EINVAL ...

Reloading kvm_amd with sev_snp=0 drops the bitmap to 0x5 and only types
0 and 2 are then created, confirming the test tracks the advertised set
rather than hard-coded types.

Signed-off-by: Hemanth Selam <hemanth.selam@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260710050442.826777-1-hemanth.selam@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
2026-07-31 15:47:25 -07:00
2026-01-26 19:07:09 -08:00
2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
2026-06-14 15:58:38 +01:00

Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
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* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

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* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
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* License: See COPYING

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============

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* New Kernel Developer - Getting started with kernel development
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* System Administrator - Configuring and troubleshooting
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* Hardware Vendor - Writing drivers for new hardware
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* AI Coding Assistant - LLMs and AI-powered development tools


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


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=========================

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