# Re: \[PATCH V3 12/13\] HV/Netvsc: Add Isolation VM support for netvsc driver

- From: Tom Lendacky \<thomas.lendacky@amd.com\>
- Date: 2021-08-20 13:30:59 
- List: linux-hyperv
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-hyperv/2021/08/1483970
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/xen-devel/2021/08/1472230/t.md

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On 8/19/21 11:21 PM, hch@lst.de wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 06:14:51PM +0000, Michael Kelley wrote:
>>> +	if (!pfns)
>>> +		return NULL;
>>> +
>>> +	for (i = 0; i < size / HV_HYP_PAGE_SIZE; i++)
>>> +		pfns[i] = virt_to_hvpfn(buf + i * HV_HYP_PAGE_SIZE)
>>> +			+ (ms_hyperv.shared_gpa_boundary >> HV_HYP_PAGE_SHIFT);
>>> +
>>> +	vaddr = vmap_pfn(pfns, size / HV_HYP_PAGE_SIZE, PAGE_KERNEL_IO);
>>> +	kfree(pfns);
>>> +
>>> +	return vaddr;
>>> +}
>>
>> This function appears to be a duplicate of hv_map_memory() in Patch 11 of this
>> series.  Is it possible to structure things so there is only one implementation?  In
>
> So right now it it identical, but there is an important difference:
> the swiotlb memory is physically contiguous to start with, so we can
> do the simple remap using vmap_range as suggested in the last mail.
> The cases here are pretty weird in that netvsc_remap_buf is called right
> after vzalloc.  That is we create _two_ mappings in vmalloc space right
> after another, where the original one is just used for establishing the
> "GPADL handle" and freeing the memory.  In other words, the obvious thing
> to do here would be to use a vmalloc variant that allows to take the
> shared_gpa_boundary into account when setting up the PTEs.
>
> And here is somthing I need help from the x86 experts:  does the CPU
> actually care about this shared_gpa_boundary?  Or does it just matter
> for the generated DMA address?  Does somehow have a good pointer to
> how this mechanism works?

The CPU does care. Here's some info:

APM Volume 2, Section 15.36.8:
https://www.amd.com/system/files/TechDocs/24593.pdf

AMD SEV-SNP Whitepaper, Virtual Machine Privilege Levels (~page 14):
https://www.amd.com/system/files/TechDocs/SEV-SNP-strengthening-vm-isolation-with-integrity-protection-and-more.pdf

Thanks,
Tom

>
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