Thread (105 messages) 105 messages, 2 authors, 2020-09-01

Re: [PATCH v6 20/76] x86/boot/compressed/64: Call set_sev_encryption_mask earlier

From: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Date: 2020-08-27 09:36:56
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On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 10:54:15AM +0200, Joerg Roedel wrote:

Just minor style issues to be fixed by committer or in case you have to
send a new version:

Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 20/76] x86/boot/compressed/64: Call set_sev_encryption_mask earlier

set_sev_encryption_mask() <- it is a function.
From: Joerg Roedel <redacted>

Call set_sev_encryption_mask() while still on the stage 1 #VC-handler,
because the stage 2 handler needs our own page-tables to be set up, to
"... needs the kernel's own page tables to be set up... "

"we" is almost always ambiguous and should be avoided by formulating the
commit message in passive voice.
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
which calling set_sev_encryption_mask() is a prerequisite.

Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <redacted>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200724160336.5435-20-joro@8bytes.org (local)
---
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S      | 8 +++++++-
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c | 3 ---
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
index 013b29921836..c7fcf60cbd08 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
@@ -533,9 +533,15 @@ SYM_FUNC_START_LOCAL_NOALIGN(.Lrelocated)
 	rep	stosq
 
 /*
- * Load stage2 IDT and switch to our own page-table
+ * If running as an SEV guest, the encryption mask is required in the
+ * page-table setup code below. When the guest also has SEV-ES enabled
+ * set_sev_encryption_mask() will cause #VC exceptions, but the stage2
+ * handler can't map its GHCB because the page-table is not set up yet.
+ * So set up the encryption mask here while still on the stage1 #VC
+ * handler. Then load stage2 IDT and switch to our own page-table.
	... to the kernel's own page table."

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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