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From: Venu Busireddy <venu.busireddy@oracle.com>
To: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
	Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@amd.com>,
	x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
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	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, Joerg Roedel <jroedel@suse.de>,
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	Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>,
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	Michael Roth <michael.roth@amd.com>,
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	sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@linux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 01/40] x86/compressed/64: detect/setup SEV/SME features earlier in boot
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:58:32 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Ybo62DbVK8tzwyDO@dt> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <b18655e3-3922-2b5d-0c35-1dcfef568e4d@amd.com>

On 2021-12-15 08:43:23 -0600, Tom Lendacky wrote:
> 
> I'm not a fan of this name. You are specifically returning the encryption
> bit position but using a very generic name of get_pagetable_bit_pos() in a
> very common header file. Maybe something more like get_me_bit() and move the
> function to an existing SEV header file.
> 
> Also, this can probably just return an unsigned int that will be either 0 or
> the bit position, right?  Then the check above can be for a zero value,
> e.g.:
> 
> 	me_bit = get_me_bit();
> 	if (!me_bit) {
> 
> 	...
> 
> 	sme_me_mask = BIT_ULL(me_bit);
> 
> That should work below, too, but you'll need to verify that.
> 

Implemented the changes as you suggested. Patch attached below. Will
submit another if we reach a different consensus.

Venu

---
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
index 7a5934af9d47..f0d5a00e490d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
@@ -17,6 +17,45 @@
 #define GHCB_PROTOCOL_MAX	2ULL
 #define GHCB_DEFAULT_USAGE	0ULL
 
+#define AMD_SME_BIT		BIT(0)
+#define AMD_SEV_BIT		BIT(1)
+
+/*
+ * Returns the memory encryption bit position,
+ * if the specified features are supported.
+ * Returns 0, otherwise.
+ */
+static inline unsigned int get_me_bit_pos(unsigned long features)
+{
+	unsigned int eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
+
+	/* Check for the SME/SEV support leaf */
+	eax = 0x80000000;
+	ecx = 0;
+	native_cpuid(&eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+	if (eax < 0x8000001f)
+		return 0;
+
+	eax = 0x8000001f;
+	ecx = 0;
+	native_cpuid(&eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
+
+	/* Check whether the specified features are supported.
+	 * SME/SEV features:
+	 *   CPUID Fn8000_001F[EAX]
+	 *   - Bit 0 - Secure Memory Encryption support
+	 *   - Bit 1 - Secure Encrypted Virtualization support
+	 */
+	if (!(eax & features))
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 *   CPUID Fn8000_001F[EBX]
+	 *   - Bits 5:0 - Pagetable bit position used to indicate encryption
+	 */
+	return ebx & 0x3f;
+}
+
 #define	VMGEXIT()			{ asm volatile("rep; vmmcall\n\r"); }
 
 enum es_result {
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c
index c2bf99522e5e..838c383f102b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ static void enforce_vmpl0(void)
 void sev_enable(struct boot_params *bp)
 {
 	unsigned int eax, ebx, ecx, edx;
+	unsigned int me_bit_pos;
 	bool snp;
 
 	/*
@@ -299,26 +300,9 @@ void sev_enable(struct boot_params *bp)
 	 */
 	snp = snp_init(bp);
 
-	/* Check for the SME/SEV support leaf */
-	eax = 0x80000000;
-	ecx = 0;
-	native_cpuid(&eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
-	if (eax < 0x8000001f)
-		return;
-
-	/*
-	 * Check for the SME/SEV feature:
-	 *   CPUID Fn8000_001F[EAX]
-	 *   - Bit 0 - Secure Memory Encryption support
-	 *   - Bit 1 - Secure Encrypted Virtualization support
-	 *   CPUID Fn8000_001F[EBX]
-	 *   - Bits 5:0 - Pagetable bit position used to indicate encryption
-	 */
-	eax = 0x8000001f;
-	ecx = 0;
-	native_cpuid(&eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
-	/* Check whether SEV is supported */
-	if (!(eax & BIT(1))) {
+	/* Get the memory encryption bit position if SEV is supported */
+	me_bit_pos = get_me_bit_pos(AMD_SEV_BIT);
+	if (!me_bit_pos) {
 		if (snp)
 			error("SEV-SNP support indicated by CC blob, but not CPUID.");
 		return;
@@ -350,7 +334,7 @@ void sev_enable(struct boot_params *bp)
 	if (snp && !(sev_status & MSR_AMD64_SEV_SNP_ENABLED))
 		error("SEV-SNP supported indicated by CC blob, but not SEV status MSR.");
 
-	sme_me_mask = BIT_ULL(ebx & 0x3f);
+	sme_me_mask = BIT_ULL(me_bit_pos);
 }
 
 /* Search for Confidential Computing blob in the EFI config table. */
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
index 2f723e106ed3..57bc77382288 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c
@@ -508,38 +508,19 @@ void __init sme_enable(struct boot_params *bp)
 	unsigned long feature_mask;
 	bool active_by_default;
 	unsigned long me_mask;
+	unsigned int me_bit_pos;
 	char buffer[16];
 	bool snp;
 	u64 msr;
 
 	snp = snp_init(bp);
 
-	/* Check for the SME/SEV support leaf */
-	eax = 0x80000000;
-	ecx = 0;
-	native_cpuid(&eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
-	if (eax < 0x8000001f)
+	/* Get the memory encryption bit position if SEV or SME are supported */
+	me_bit_pos = get_me_bit_pos(AMD_SEV_BIT | AMD_SME_BIT);
+	if (!me_bit_pos)
 		return;
 
-#define AMD_SME_BIT	BIT(0)
-#define AMD_SEV_BIT	BIT(1)
-
-	/*
-	 * Check for the SME/SEV feature:
-	 *   CPUID Fn8000_001F[EAX]
-	 *   - Bit 0 - Secure Memory Encryption support
-	 *   - Bit 1 - Secure Encrypted Virtualization support
-	 *   CPUID Fn8000_001F[EBX]
-	 *   - Bits 5:0 - Pagetable bit position used to indicate encryption
-	 */
-	eax = 0x8000001f;
-	ecx = 0;
-	native_cpuid(&eax, &ebx, &ecx, &edx);
-	/* Check whether SEV or SME is supported */
-	if (!(eax & (AMD_SEV_BIT | AMD_SME_BIT)))
-		return;
-
-	me_mask = 1UL << (ebx & 0x3f);
+	me_mask = BIT_ULL(me_bit_pos);
 
 	/* Check the SEV MSR whether SEV or SME is enabled */
 	sev_status   = __rdmsr(MSR_AMD64_SEV);

  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-12-15 18:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 183+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
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 [this message]
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
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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