summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt3
-rw-r--r--arch/arm64/Kconfig20
-rw-r--r--arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c4
-rw-r--r--arch/arm64/kernel/hyp-stub.S2
4 files changed, 1 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 04545725f187..18f8bb3024f4 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2279,8 +2279,7 @@
state is kept private from the host.
Not valid if the kernel is running in EL2.
- Defaults to VHE/nVHE based on hardware support and
- the value of CONFIG_ARM64_VHE.
+ Defaults to VHE/nVHE based on hardware support.
kvm-arm.vgic_v3_group0_trap=
[KVM,ARM] Trap guest accesses to GICv3 group-0
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 5656e7aacd69..e9fbb0b45793 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -1416,19 +1416,6 @@ config ARM64_USE_LSE_ATOMICS
built with binutils >= 2.25 in order for the new instructions
to be used.
-config ARM64_VHE
- bool "Enable support for Virtualization Host Extensions (VHE)"
- default y
- help
- Virtualization Host Extensions (VHE) allow the kernel to run
- directly at EL2 (instead of EL1) on processors that support
- it. This leads to better performance for KVM, as they reduce
- the cost of the world switch.
-
- Selecting this option allows the VHE feature to be detected
- at runtime, and does not affect processors that do not
- implement this feature.
-
endmenu
menu "ARMv8.2 architectural features"
@@ -1684,7 +1671,6 @@ endmenu
config ARM64_SVE
bool "ARM Scalable Vector Extension support"
default y
- depends on !KVM || ARM64_VHE
help
The Scalable Vector Extension (SVE) is an extension to the AArch64
execution state which complements and extends the SIMD functionality
@@ -1713,12 +1699,6 @@ config ARM64_SVE
booting the kernel. If unsure and you are not observing these
symptoms, you should assume that it is safe to say Y.
- CPUs that support SVE are architecturally required to support the
- Virtualization Host Extensions (VHE), so the kernel makes no
- provision for supporting SVE alongside KVM without VHE enabled.
- Thus, you will need to enable CONFIG_ARM64_VHE if you want to support
- KVM in the same kernel image.
-
config ARM64_MODULE_PLTS
bool "Use PLTs to allow module memory to spill over into vmalloc area"
depends on MODULES
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
index 6de15deaa912..fa6023ac3548 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -1623,7 +1623,6 @@ int get_cpu_with_amu_feat(void)
}
#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_VHE
static bool runs_at_el2(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry, int __unused)
{
return is_kernel_in_hyp_mode();
@@ -1642,7 +1641,6 @@ static void cpu_copy_el2regs(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *__unused)
if (!alternative_is_applied(ARM64_HAS_VIRT_HOST_EXTN))
write_sysreg(read_sysreg(tpidr_el1), tpidr_el2);
}
-#endif
static void cpu_has_fwb(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *__unused)
{
@@ -1845,7 +1843,6 @@ static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_features[] = {
.type = ARM64_CPUCAP_WEAK_LOCAL_CPU_FEATURE,
.matches = has_no_hw_prefetch,
},
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_VHE
{
.desc = "Virtualization Host Extensions",
.capability = ARM64_HAS_VIRT_HOST_EXTN,
@@ -1853,7 +1850,6 @@ static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_features[] = {
.matches = runs_at_el2,
.cpu_enable = cpu_copy_el2regs,
},
-#endif /* CONFIG_ARM64_VHE */
{
.desc = "32-bit EL0 Support",
.capability = ARM64_HAS_32BIT_EL0,
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/hyp-stub.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/hyp-stub.S
index 9c9b4d8fc395..74ad3db061d1 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/hyp-stub.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/hyp-stub.S
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ SYM_FUNC_END(__hyp_reset_vectors)
* Entry point to switch to VHE if deemed capable
*/
SYM_FUNC_START(switch_to_vhe)
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_VHE
// Need to have booted at EL2
adr_l x1, __boot_cpu_mode
ldr w0, [x1]
@@ -240,6 +239,5 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(switch_to_vhe)
mov x0, #HVC_VHE_RESTART
hvc #0
1:
-#endif
ret
SYM_FUNC_END(switch_to_vhe)