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[PATCH v4 05/28] x86: use xvmalloc() for extended context buffer allocations


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  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 16:08:46 +0100
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  • Cc: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>, Teddy Astie <teddy.astie@xxxxxxxxxx>, Roger Pau Monné <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Delivery-date: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 15:08:49 +0000
  • List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xenproject.org>

This is in preparation for the buffer sizes exceeding a page's worth of
space, as will happen with AMX as well as Architectural LBR.

Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
---
v4: Re-base.
v2: New.
---
TBD: Really I'd like to see x*alloc_bytes() go away, but as per the
feedback on "assorted replacement of x[mz]alloc_bytes()" this looks to
be controversial.

--- a/xen/arch/x86/domctl.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/domctl.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <xen/trace.h>
 #include <xen/types.h>
 #include <xen/vm_event.h>
+#include <xen/xvmalloc.h>
 
 #include <asm/acpi.h>
 #include <asm/cpu-policy.h>
@@ -463,7 +464,7 @@ long arch_do_domctl(
             goto sethvmcontext_out;
 
         ret = -ENOMEM;
-        if ( (c.data = xmalloc_bytes(c.size)) == NULL )
+        if ( (c.data = xvmalloc_array(uint8_t, c.size)) == NULL )
             goto sethvmcontext_out;
 
         ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -479,7 +480,7 @@ long arch_do_domctl(
         domain_unpause(d);
 
     sethvmcontext_out:
-        xfree(c.data);
+        xvfree(c.data);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -509,7 +510,7 @@ long arch_do_domctl(
 
         /* Allocate our own marshalling buffer */
         ret = -ENOMEM;
-        if ( (c.data = xmalloc_bytes(c.size)) == NULL )
+        if ( (c.data = xvmalloc_array(uint8_t, c.size)) == NULL )
             goto gethvmcontext_out;
 
         domain_pause(d);
@@ -522,7 +523,7 @@ long arch_do_domctl(
 
     gethvmcontext_out:
         copyback = true;
-        xfree(c.data);
+        xvfree(c.data);
         break;
     }
 
@@ -1001,7 +1002,7 @@ long arch_do_domctl(
             if ( !ret && size > PV_XSAVE_HDR_SIZE )
             {
                 unsigned int xsave_size = size - PV_XSAVE_HDR_SIZE;
-                void *xsave_area = xmalloc_bytes(xsave_size);
+                void *xsave_area = xvmalloc_array(uint8_t, xsave_size);
 
                 if ( !xsave_area )
                 {
@@ -1015,7 +1016,7 @@ long arch_do_domctl(
                 if ( copy_to_guest_offset(evc->buffer, offset, xsave_area,
                                           xsave_size) )
                      ret = -EFAULT;
-                xfree(xsave_area);
+                xvfree(xsave_area);
            }
 
             vcpu_unpause(v);
@@ -1035,7 +1036,7 @@ long arch_do_domctl(
                  evc->size > PV_XSAVE_SIZE(xfeature_mask) )
                 goto vcpuextstate_out;
 
-            receive_buf = xmalloc_bytes(evc->size);
+            receive_buf = xvmalloc_array(uint8_t, evc->size);
             if ( !receive_buf )
             {
                 ret = -ENOMEM;
@@ -1045,7 +1046,7 @@ long arch_do_domctl(
                                         offset, evc->size) )
             {
                 ret = -EFAULT;
-                xfree(receive_buf);
+                xvfree(receive_buf);
                 goto vcpuextstate_out;
             }
 
@@ -1063,7 +1064,7 @@ long arch_do_domctl(
                 ret = 0;
             if ( ret )
             {
-                xfree(receive_buf);
+                xvfree(receive_buf);
                 goto vcpuextstate_out;
             }
 
@@ -1090,7 +1091,7 @@ long arch_do_domctl(
                 vcpu_unpause(v);
             }
 
-            xfree(receive_buf);
+            xvfree(receive_buf);
         }
 
 #undef PV_XSAVE_HDR_SIZE
--- a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/save.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/save.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <xen/guest_access.h>
 #include <xen/softirq.h>
 #include <xen/version.h>
+#include <xen/xvmalloc.h>
 
 #include <public/hvm/save.h>
 
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ int hvm_save_one(struct domain *d, unsig
     else
         v = d->vcpu[instance];
     ctxt.size = hvm_sr_handlers[typecode].size;
-    ctxt.data = xmalloc_bytes(ctxt.size);
+    ctxt.data = xvmalloc_array(uint8_t, ctxt.size);
     if ( !ctxt.data )
         return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ int hvm_save_one(struct domain *d, unsig
     else
         domain_unpause(d);
 
-    xfree(ctxt.data);
+    xvfree(ctxt.data);
     return rv;
 }
 




 


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