From: Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@amd.com>
To: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>, Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 08/40] x86/sev: Check the vmpl level
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2022 09:23:25 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5fb651e9-3e36-0b36-81d0-8cdd865eecdf@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <YcDHF016tJLkempZ@zn.tnic>
On 12/20/21 12:10 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 04:33:02PM -0600, Tom Lendacky wrote:
>>>>>> + * There is no straightforward way to query the current VMPL level. The
>>>>>> + * simplest method is to use the RMPADJUST instruction to change a page
>>>>>> + * permission to a VMPL level-1, and if the guest kernel is launched at
>>>>>> + * a level <= 1, then RMPADJUST instruction will return an error.
>>>>> Perhaps a nit. When you say "level <= 1", do you mean a level lower than or
>>>>> equal to 1 semantically, or numerically?
>>>
>>> Its numerically, please see the AMD APM vol 3.
>>
>> Actually it is not numerically... if it was numerically, then 0 <= 1 would
>> return an error, but VMPL0 is the highest permission level.
>
> Just write in that comment exactly what this function does:
>
> "RMPADJUST modifies RMP permissions of a lesser-privileged (numerically
> higher) privilege level. Here, clear the VMPL1 permission mask of the
> GHCB page. If the guest is not running at VMPL0, this will fail.
>
> If the guest is running at VMP0, it will succeed. Even if that operation
> modifies permission bits, it is still ok to do currently because Linux
> SNP guests are supported only on VMPL0 so VMPL1 or higher permission
> masks changing is a don't-care."
>
> and then everything is clear wrt numbering, privilege, etc.
>
> Ok?
>
Noted.
thanks
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-01-04 15:23 UTC|newest]
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2021-12-10 15:42 [PATCH v8 00/40] Add AMD Secure Nested Paging (SEV-SNP) Guest Support Brijesh Singh
2021-12-10 15:42 ` [PATCH v8 01/40] x86/compressed/64: detect/setup SEV/SME features earlier in boot Brijesh Singh
2021-12-10 18:47 ` Dave Hansen
2021-12-10 19:12 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-10 19:23 ` Dave Hansen
2021-12-10 19:33 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-13 19:09 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-13 19:17 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-14 17:46 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-14 19:10 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-15 0:14 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-15 11:57 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-15 14:43 ` Tom Lendacky
2021-12-15 17:49 ` Michael Roth
2021-12-15 18:17 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-15 18:33 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-15 20:17 ` Michael Roth
2021-12-15 20:38 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-15 21:22 ` Michael Roth
2022-01-03 19:10 ` Venu Busireddy
2022-01-05 19:34 ` Brijesh Singh
2022-01-10 20:46 ` Brijesh Singh
2022-01-10 21:17 ` Venu Busireddy
2022-01-10 21:38 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-15 20:43 ` Michael Roth
2021-12-15 19:54 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-15 18:58 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-15 17:51 ` Michael Roth
2021-12-10 15:42 ` [PATCH v8 02/40] x86/sev: " Brijesh Singh
2021-12-13 22:36 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:42 ` [PATCH v8 03/40] x86/mm: Extend cc_attr to include AMD SEV-SNP Brijesh Singh
2021-12-13 22:47 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-14 15:53 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-10 15:42 ` [PATCH v8 04/40] x86/sev: Define the Linux specific guest termination reasons Brijesh Singh
2021-12-14 0:13 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-14 22:22 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-10 15:42 ` [PATCH v8 05/40] x86/sev: Save the negotiated GHCB version Brijesh Singh
2021-12-14 0:32 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:42 ` [PATCH v8 06/40] x86/sev: Check SEV-SNP features support Brijesh Singh
2021-12-16 15:47 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-16 16:28 ` Brijesh Singh
2021-12-16 16:58 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-16 19:01 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:42 ` [PATCH v8 07/40] x86/sev: Add a helper for the PVALIDATE instruction Brijesh Singh
2021-12-16 20:20 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 08/40] x86/sev: Check the vmpl level Brijesh Singh
2021-12-16 20:24 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-16 23:39 ` Mikolaj Lisik
2021-12-17 22:19 ` Brijesh Singh
2021-12-17 22:33 ` Tom Lendacky
2021-12-20 18:10 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-04 15:23 ` Brijesh Singh [this message]
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 09/40] x86/compressed: Add helper for validating pages in the decompression stage Brijesh Singh
2021-12-17 20:47 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-17 23:24 ` Brijesh Singh
2022-01-03 18:43 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-21 13:01 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 10/40] x86/compressed: Register GHCB memory when SEV-SNP is active Brijesh Singh
2022-01-03 19:54 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 11/40] x86/sev: " Brijesh Singh
2021-12-22 13:16 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-22 15:16 ` Brijesh Singh
2022-01-03 22:47 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 12/40] x86/sev: Add helper for validating pages in early enc attribute changes Brijesh Singh
2021-12-23 11:50 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-04 15:33 ` Brijesh Singh
2022-01-03 23:28 ` Venu Busireddy
2022-01-11 21:22 ` Brijesh Singh
2022-01-11 21:51 ` Venu Busireddy
2022-01-11 21:57 ` Brijesh Singh
2022-01-11 22:42 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 13/40] x86/kernel: Make the bss.decrypted section shared in RMP table Brijesh Singh
2021-12-28 11:53 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-04 17:56 ` Venu Busireddy
2022-01-05 19:52 ` Brijesh Singh
2022-01-05 20:27 ` Dave Hansen
2022-01-05 21:39 ` Brijesh Singh
2022-01-06 17:40 ` Venu Busireddy
2022-01-06 19:06 ` Tom Lendacky
2022-01-06 20:16 ` Venu Busireddy
2022-01-06 20:50 ` Tom Lendacky
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 14/40] x86/kernel: Validate rom memory before accessing when SEV-SNP is active Brijesh Singh
2021-12-28 15:40 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 15/40] x86/mm: Add support to validate memory when changing C-bit Brijesh Singh
2021-12-29 11:09 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-04 22:31 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 16/40] KVM: SVM: Define sev_features and vmpl field in the VMSA Brijesh Singh
2022-01-04 22:59 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 17/40] KVM: SVM: Create a separate mapping for the SEV-ES save area Brijesh Singh
2021-12-30 12:19 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-05 1:38 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 18/40] KVM: SVM: Create a separate mapping for the GHCB " Brijesh Singh
2022-01-05 18:41 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 19/40] KVM: SVM: Update the SEV-ES save area mapping Brijesh Singh
2022-01-05 18:54 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 20/40] x86/sev: Use SEV-SNP AP creation to start secondary CPUs Brijesh Singh
2021-12-10 18:50 ` Dave Hansen
2022-01-12 16:17 ` Brijesh Singh
2021-12-31 15:36 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-03 18:10 ` Vlastimil Babka
2022-01-12 16:33 ` Brijesh Singh
2022-01-12 17:10 ` Tom Lendacky
2022-01-13 12:23 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-13 12:21 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 21/40] x86/head: re-enable stack protection for 32/64-bit builds Brijesh Singh
2022-01-03 16:49 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 22/40] x86/sev: move MSR-based VMGEXITs for CPUID to helper Brijesh Singh
2021-12-30 18:52 ` Sean Christopherson
2022-01-04 20:57 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-04 23:36 ` Michael Roth
2022-01-06 18:38 ` Venu Busireddy
2022-01-06 20:21 ` Michael Roth
2022-01-06 20:36 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 23/40] KVM: x86: move lookup of indexed CPUID leafs " Brijesh Singh
2022-01-06 18:46 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 24/40] x86/compressed/acpi: move EFI system table lookup " Brijesh Singh
2021-12-10 18:54 ` Dave Hansen
2021-12-13 15:47 ` Michael Roth
2021-12-13 16:21 ` Dave Hansen
2021-12-13 18:00 ` Michael Roth
2022-01-11 8:59 ` Chao Fan
2022-01-05 23:50 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-06 19:59 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 25/40] x86/compressed/acpi: move EFI config " Brijesh Singh
2022-01-06 20:33 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 26/40] x86/compressed/acpi: move EFI vendor " Brijesh Singh
2022-01-06 20:47 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 27/40] x86/boot: Add Confidential Computing type to setup_data Brijesh Singh
2021-12-10 19:12 ` Dave Hansen
2021-12-10 20:18 ` Brijesh Singh
2021-12-10 20:30 ` Dave Hansen
2021-12-13 14:49 ` Brijesh Singh
2021-12-13 15:08 ` Dave Hansen
2021-12-13 15:55 ` Brijesh Singh
2022-01-07 11:54 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-06 22:48 ` Venu Busireddy
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 28/40] KVM: SEV: Add documentation for SEV-SNP CPUID Enforcement Brijesh Singh
2022-01-07 13:22 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 29/40] x86/compressed/64: add support for SEV-SNP CPUID table in #VC handlers Brijesh Singh
2022-01-13 13:16 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-13 16:39 ` Michael Roth
2022-01-14 16:13 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-18 4:35 ` Michael Roth
2022-01-18 14:02 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-18 14:23 ` Michael Roth
2022-01-18 14:32 ` Michael Roth
2022-01-18 14:37 ` Michael Roth
2022-01-18 16:34 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-18 17:20 ` Michael Roth
2022-01-18 17:41 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-18 18:49 ` Michael Roth
2022-01-19 1:18 ` Michael Roth
2022-01-19 11:17 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-19 16:27 ` Michael Roth
2022-01-27 17:23 ` Michael Roth
2022-01-28 22:58 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 30/40] x86/boot: add a pointer to Confidential Computing blob in bootparams Brijesh Singh
2022-01-17 18:14 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 31/40] x86/compressed: add SEV-SNP feature detection/setup Brijesh Singh
2022-01-19 12:55 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 32/40] x86/compressed: use firmware-validated CPUID for SEV-SNP guests Brijesh Singh
2022-01-20 12:18 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 33/40] x86/compressed/64: add identity mapping for Confidential Computing blob Brijesh Singh
2021-12-10 19:52 ` Dave Hansen
2021-12-13 17:54 ` Michael Roth
2022-01-25 13:48 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 34/40] x86/sev: add SEV-SNP feature detection/setup Brijesh Singh
2022-01-25 18:43 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 35/40] x86/sev: use firmware-validated CPUID for SEV-SNP guests Brijesh Singh
2022-01-26 18:35 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 36/40] x86/sev: Provide support for SNP guest request NAEs Brijesh Singh
2022-01-27 16:21 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-27 17:02 ` Brijesh Singh
2022-01-29 10:27 ` Borislav Petkov
2022-01-29 11:49 ` Brijesh Singh
2022-01-29 12:02 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 37/40] x86/sev: Register SNP guest request platform device Brijesh Singh
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 38/40] virt: Add SEV-SNP guest driver Brijesh Singh
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 39/40] virt: sevguest: Add support to derive key Brijesh Singh
2021-12-10 22:27 ` Liam Merwick
2021-12-10 15:43 ` [PATCH v8 40/40] virt: sevguest: Add support to get extended report Brijesh Singh
2021-12-10 20:17 ` [PATCH v8 00/40] Add AMD Secure Nested Paging (SEV-SNP) Guest Support Dave Hansen
2021-12-10 20:20 ` Brijesh Singh
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