Re: [PATCH v6 04/11] x86: define IA32_FEATUE_CONTROL.SGX_LC

[Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com>]

On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 12:03:23AM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 01:44:50PM -0800, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> > On Tue, 2017-11-28 at 23:40 +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 11:24:07PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 10:53:24PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > So, maybe something like this?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >     After SGX is activated[1] the IA32_SGXLEPUBKEYHASHn MSRs are writable
> > > > > >     if and only if SGX_LC is set in the IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL MSR and the
> > > > > >     IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL MSR is locked, otherwise they are read-only.
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >     For example, firmware can allow the OS to change the launch enclave
> > > > > >     root key by setting IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL.SGX_LC, and thus give the
> > > > > >     OS complete control over the enclaves it runs.  Alternatively,
> > > > > >     firmware can clear IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL.SGX_LC to lock down the root
> > > > > >     key and restrict the OS to running enclaves signed with the root key
> > > > > >     or whitelisted/trusted by a launch enclave (which must be signed with
> > > > > >     the root key).
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >     [1] SGX related bits in IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL cannot be set until SGX
> > > > > >         is activated, e.g. by firmware.  SGX activation is triggered by
> > > > > >         setting bit 0 in MSR 0x7a.  Until SGX is activated, the LE hash
> > > > > >         MSRs are writable, e.g. to allow firmware to lock down the LE
> > > > > >         root key with a non-Intel value.
> > > > > Thanks I'll use this as a basis and move most of the crappy commit
> > > > > message to the commit (with some editing) that defines the MSRs.
> > > > Not sure after all if I'm following this.
> > > > 
> > > > IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL[17] contols whether the MSRs are writable or not
> > > > after the feature control MSR is locked. SGX_LC means just that the
> > > > CPU supports the launch configuration.
> > > > 
> > > > /Jarkko
> > > I used this commit message with some minor editing in the commit that
> > > defines the MSRs and squashed commits that define cpuid level 7 bits.
> > > Can you peer check the commit messages? They are in the le branch.
> > > 
> > > /Jarkko
> > 
> > The commit defines FEATURE_CONTROL_SGX_LAUNCH_CONTROL_ENABLE in addition
> > to the LE hash MSRs, which is why my suggestion referred to "SGX_LC" and
> > not simply bit 17.  I used "SGX_LC" instead of the full name because
> > that's what your original commit messaged used (though it was attached
> > to the CPUID patch, thus all the confusion).
> > 
> > Anyways, I think the commit should have a blurb about defining bit 17,
> > and then refer to SGX_LAUNCH_CONTROL_ENABLE (or some variation) rather
> > than bit 17 when talking about its effects on SGX.
> 
> Not sure I'm following because this commit only defines the CPUID
> feature bits. I think it woul be a bad idea to refer to bit 17 with
> SGX_LC because CPUID chapter in the instruction reference uses the
> same acronym.
> 
> /Jarkko

I guess you are point this to the commit that adds LE keyhash MSRS and adds
FEATURE_CONTROL_SGX_LAUNCH_CONTROL_ENABLE :-)

I will squash that commit to the one that defines
FEATURE_CONTROL_SGX_ENABLE and rename the constant as
FEATURE_CONTROL_SGX_LAUNCH_CONTROL_WRITABLE.

Then it is obvious what it does and also commits and commit messages
are better self-contained and make sense. One commit for CPUID updates
and for MSR updates.

How does this sound?

/Jarkko