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From: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com>
To: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com>
Cc: x86@kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org,
	sean.j.christopherson@intel.com, nhorman@redhat.com,
	npmccallum@redhat.com, linux-sgx@vger.kernel.org,
	Serge Ayoun <serge.ayoun@intel.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com>,
	"open list:X86 ARCHITECTURE (32-BIT AND 64-BIT)" 
	<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v13 07/13] x86/sgx: Add data structures for tracking the EPC pages
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:10:38 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180831111038.GA16827@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <68d730bc-898c-973f-9506-648fd8a7c610@intel.com>

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 09:53:11AM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> >>>  extern bool sgx_enabled;
> >>>  extern bool sgx_lc_enabled;
> >>> +extern struct sgx_epc_bank sgx_epc_banks[SGX_MAX_EPC_BANKS];
> >>> +
> >>> +/*
> >>> + * enum sgx_epc_page_desc - defines bits and masks for an EPC page's desc
> >>
> >> Why are you bothering packing these bits?  This seems a rather
> >> convoluted way to store two integers.
> > 
> > To keep struct sgx_epc_page 64 bytes.
> 
> It's a list_head and a ulong now.  That doesn't add up to 64.

Ah, there used to be one more variable in it.

> If you properly describe the bounds and limits of banks we can possibly
> help you find a nice solution.  As it stands, they are totally opaque
> and we have no idea what is going on.

Great, I see what I can do. I understand now better what you are looking
for. Thanks Dave.

/Jarkko

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From: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@linux.intel.com>
To: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com>
Cc: <x86@kernel.org>, <platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org>,
	<sean.j.christopherson@intel.com>, <nhorman@redhat.com>,
	<npmccallum@redhat.com>, <linux-sgx@vger.kernel.org>,
	Serge Ayoun <serge.ayoun@intel.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com>,
	"open list:X86 ARCHITECTURE (32-BIT AND 64-BIT)"
	<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v13 07/13] x86/sgx: Add data structures for tracking the EPC pages
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:10:38 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180831111038.GA16827@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <68d730bc-898c-973f-9506-648fd8a7c610@intel.com>

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 09:53:11AM -0700, Dave Hansen wrote:
> >>>  extern bool sgx_enabled;
> >>>  extern bool sgx_lc_enabled;
> >>> +extern struct sgx_epc_bank sgx_epc_banks[SGX_MAX_EPC_BANKS];
> >>> +
> >>> +/*
> >>> + * enum sgx_epc_page_desc - defines bits and masks for an EPC page's desc
> >>
> >> Why are you bothering packing these bits?  This seems a rather
> >> convoluted way to store two integers.
> > 
> > To keep struct sgx_epc_page 64 bytes.
> 
> It's a list_head and a ulong now.  That doesn't add up to 64.

Ah, there used to be one more variable in it.

> If you properly describe the bounds and limits of banks we can possibly
> help you find a nice solution.  As it stands, they are totally opaque
> and we have no idea what is going on.

Great, I see what I can do. I understand now better what you are looking
for. Thanks Dave.

/Jarkko

  parent reply	other threads:[~2018-08-31 11:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 259+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-08-27 18:53 [PATCH v13 00/13] Intel SGX1 support Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53 ` [PATCH v13 01/13] x86/sgx: Update MAINTAINERS Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-03 12:56   ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-03 12:56     ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-03 19:10     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-03 19:10       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53 ` [PATCH v13 02/13] x86/cpufeature: Add SGX and SGX_LC CPU features Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  0:07   ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-28  0:07     ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-28  0:07     ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-28  7:17     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  7:17       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-29  7:36       ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-29  7:36         ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-29  7:36         ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-31 12:19         ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-31 12:19           ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-31 12:19           ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-31 16:18   ` Dr. Greg
2018-08-31 16:18     ` Dr. Greg
2018-08-31 16:18     ` Dr. Greg
2018-08-27 18:53 ` [PATCH v13 03/13] x86/cpufeatures: Add Intel-defined SGX leaf CPUID_12_EAX Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 19:39   ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-27 19:39     ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-27 19:39     ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-27 19:39     ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-28  7:23     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  7:23       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28 10:21   ` Borislav Petkov
2018-08-28 10:21     ` Borislav Petkov
2018-08-28 10:38     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28 10:38       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28 10:38       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53 ` [PATCH v13 04/13] x86/sgx: Architectural structures Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 19:41   ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-27 19:41     ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-27 19:41     ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-28  8:08     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  8:08       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  8:08       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-03 13:16   ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-03 13:16     ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-03 19:17     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-03 19:17       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-04 16:04     ` Dave Hansen
2018-09-04 16:04       ` Dave Hansen
2018-09-04 16:06       ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-04 16:06         ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-05 17:32       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-05 17:32         ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53 ` [PATCH v13 05/13] x86/msr: Add SGX definitions to msr-index.h Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 19:42   ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-27 19:42     ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-27 19:42     ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-28  8:11     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  8:11       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  8:11       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53 ` [PATCH v13 06/13] x86/sgx: Detect Intel SGX Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 19:53   ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-27 19:53     ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-27 19:53     ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-28  8:28     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  8:28       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  8:28       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-03 14:26   ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-03 14:26     ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-04  9:56     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-04  9:56       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53 ` [PATCH v13 07/13] x86/sgx: Add data structures for tracking the EPC pages Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 21:07   ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-27 21:07     ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-27 21:07     ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-28 10:30     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28 10:30       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28 10:30       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28 16:53       ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-28 16:53         ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-28 16:53         ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-28 21:34         ` Sean Christopherson
2018-08-28 21:34           ` Sean Christopherson
2018-08-28 21:34           ` Sean Christopherson
2018-08-31 11:13           ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-31 11:13             ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-31 11:13             ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-31 11:10         ` Jarkko Sakkinen [this message]
2018-08-31 11:10           ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-31 11:10           ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-03 14:41   ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-03 14:41     ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-04  9:59     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-04  9:59       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-04 17:49     ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-04 17:49       ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-04 18:01       ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-04 18:01         ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-04 18:17         ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-04 18:17           ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-05 17:36           ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-05 17:36             ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53 ` [PATCH v13 08/13] x86/sgx: Add wrappers for ENCLS leaf functions Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-03 15:01   ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-03 15:01     ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-04 11:09     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-04 11:09       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53 ` [PATCH v13 09/13] x86/sgx: Enclave Page Cache (EPC) memory manager Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 21:14   ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-27 21:14     ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-27 21:14     ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-28  8:36     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  8:36       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  8:36       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 21:15   ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-27 21:15     ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-27 21:15     ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-28  8:35     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  8:35       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  8:35       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28 14:07       ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-28 14:07         ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-28 14:07         ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-28 21:22         ` Sean Christopherson
2018-08-28 21:22           ` Sean Christopherson
2018-08-28 21:22           ` Sean Christopherson
2018-08-28 21:26           ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-28 21:26             ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-28 21:26             ` Dave Hansen
2018-08-28 21:52             ` Sean Christopherson
2018-08-28 21:52               ` Sean Christopherson
2018-08-28 21:52               ` Sean Christopherson
2018-08-31 11:22           ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-31 11:22             ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-31 11:22             ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-03 19:02   ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-03 19:02     ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-04 15:38     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-04 15:38       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-04 15:45       ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-04 15:45         ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-11 15:04   ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-11 15:04     ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-11 15:04     ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-16 11:40     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-16 11:40       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-16 11:40       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53 ` [PATCH v13 10/13] x86/sgx: Add sgx_einit() for initializing enclaves Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 21:41   ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-27 21:41     ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-27 21:41     ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-28  7:01     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  7:01       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-29  7:33       ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-29  7:33         ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-29  7:33         ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-29 20:33         ` Sean Christopherson
2018-08-29 20:33           ` Sean Christopherson
2018-08-29 20:58           ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-29 20:58             ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-29 20:58             ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-29 21:09             ` Sean Christopherson
2018-08-29 21:09               ` Sean Christopherson
2018-08-30  1:45               ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-30  1:45                 ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-30  1:45                 ` Huang, Kai
2018-08-31 17:43                 ` Sean Christopherson
2018-08-31 17:43                   ` Sean Christopherson
2018-08-31 21:34                   ` Dr. Greg
2018-08-31 21:34                     ` Dr. Greg
2018-08-31 21:34                     ` Dr. Greg
2018-09-03 19:27                     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-03 19:27                       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-03 18:15                 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-03 18:15                   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-31 12:17         ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-31 12:17           ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-31 18:15           ` Sean Christopherson
2018-08-31 18:15             ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-03 19:19             ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-03 19:19               ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-03 23:45               ` Huang, Kai
2018-09-03 23:45                 ` Huang, Kai
2018-09-03 23:45                 ` Huang, Kai
2018-09-04 14:54                 ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-04 14:54                   ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-04 15:30                   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-04 15:30                     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-04 16:35                     ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-04 16:35                       ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-04 22:13                       ` Huang, Kai
2018-09-04 22:13                         ` Huang, Kai
2018-09-04 22:13                         ` Huang, Kai
2018-09-05 17:39                       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-05 17:39                         ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-04 15:26                 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-04 15:26                   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-03 13:53   ` Jann Horn
2018-09-03 13:53     ` Jann Horn
2018-09-04  9:55     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-04  9:55       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-04 16:05   ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-04 16:05     ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-08-27 18:53 ` [PATCH v13 11/13] platform/x86: Intel SGX driver Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-04 17:59   ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-04 17:59     ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-05 17:33     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-05 17:33       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-05 17:36       ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-05 17:36         ` Andy Shevchenko
2018-09-06  9:21         ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-06  9:21           ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-06 17:35           ` Miguel Ojeda
2018-09-06 17:35             ` Miguel Ojeda
2018-09-07  0:50             ` Joe Perches
2018-09-07  0:50               ` Joe Perches
2018-09-07 17:02               ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-07 17:02                 ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-07 17:02                 ` Sean Christopherson
2018-09-10 18:37               ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-10 18:37                 ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-10 21:22                 ` Joe Perches
2018-09-10 21:22                   ` Joe Perches
2018-09-10 18:33             ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-09-10 18:33               ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53 ` [PATCH v13 12/13] platform/x86: ptrace() support for the " Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53 ` [PATCH v13 13/13] x86/sgx: Driver documentation Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 18:53   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-27 19:40   ` Randy Dunlap
2018-08-27 19:40     ` Randy Dunlap
2018-08-28  7:58     ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  7:58       ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  8:03   ` Jarkko Sakkinen
2018-08-28  8:03     ` Jarkko Sakkinen

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