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From: Liam Merwick <liam.merwick@oracle.com>
To: Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@amd.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 39/40] virt: sevguest: Add support to derive key
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:27:22 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5d972a2c-e98a-0629-ad1e-30804148c5c9@oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20211210154332.11526-40-brijesh.singh@amd.com>

On 10/12/2021 15:43, Brijesh Singh wrote:
> The SNP_GET_DERIVED_KEY ioctl interface can be used by the SNP guest to
> ask the firmware to provide a key derived from a root key. The derived
> key may be used by the guest for any purposes it choose, such as a

nit: choose -> chooses

> sealing key or communicating with the external entities.
> 
> See SEV-SNP firmware spec for more information.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@amd.com>
> ---
>   Documentation/virt/coco/sevguest.rst  | 17 ++++++++++
>   drivers/virt/coco/sevguest/sevguest.c | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   include/uapi/linux/sev-guest.h        | 17 ++++++++++
>   3 files changed, 79 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/virt/coco/sevguest.rst b/Documentation/virt/coco/sevguest.rst
> index 47ef3b0821d5..8c22d514d44f 100644
> --- a/Documentation/virt/coco/sevguest.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/virt/coco/sevguest.rst
> @@ -72,6 +72,23 @@ On success, the snp_report_resp.data will contains the report. The report
>   contain the format described in the SEV-SNP specification. See the SEV-SNP
>   specification for further details.
>   
> +2.2 SNP_GET_DERIVED_KEY
> +-----------------------
> +:Technology: sev-snp
> +:Type: guest ioctl
> +:Parameters (in): struct snp_derived_key_req
> +:Returns (out): struct snp_derived_key_req on success, -negative on error
> +

Does it return 'struct snp_derived_key_resp' on success?


> +The SNP_GET_DERIVED_KEY ioctl can be used to get a key derive from a root key.

nit: derive -> derived ?

Otherwise

Reviewed-by: Liam Merwick <liam.merwick@oracle.com>

> +The derived key can be used by the guest for any purpose, such as sealing keys
> +or communicating with external entities.
> +
> +The ioctl uses the SNP_GUEST_REQUEST (MSG_KEY_REQ) command provided by the
> +SEV-SNP firmware to derive the key. See SEV-SNP specification for further details
> +on the various fields passed in the key derivation request.
> +
> +On success, the snp_derived_key_resp.data contains the derived key value. See
> +the SEV-SNP specification for further details.
>   
>   Reference
>   ---------
> diff --git a/drivers/virt/coco/sevguest/sevguest.c b/drivers/virt/coco/sevguest/sevguest.c
> index b3b080c9b2d6..d8dcafc32e11 100644
> --- a/drivers/virt/coco/sevguest/sevguest.c
> +++ b/drivers/virt/coco/sevguest/sevguest.c
> @@ -391,6 +391,48 @@ static int get_report(struct snp_guest_dev *snp_dev, struct snp_guest_request_io
>   	return rc;
>   }
>   
> +static int get_derived_key(struct snp_guest_dev *snp_dev, struct snp_guest_request_ioctl *arg)
> +{
> +	struct snp_guest_crypto *crypto = snp_dev->crypto;
> +	struct snp_derived_key_resp resp = {0};
> +	struct snp_derived_key_req req;
> +	int rc, resp_len;
> +	u8 buf[64+16]; /* Response data is 64 bytes and max authsize for GCM is 16 bytes */
> +
> +	if (!arg->req_data || !arg->resp_data)
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +
> +	/* Copy the request payload from userspace */
> +	if (copy_from_user(&req, (void __user *)arg->req_data, sizeof(req)))
> +		return -EFAULT;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * The intermediate response buffer is used while decrypting the
> +	 * response payload. Make sure that it has enough space to cover the
> +	 * authtag.
> +	 */
> +	resp_len = sizeof(resp.data) + crypto->a_len;
> +	if (sizeof(buf) < resp_len)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +	/* Issue the command to get the attestation report */
> +	rc = handle_guest_request(snp_dev, SVM_VMGEXIT_GUEST_REQUEST, arg->msg_version,
> +				  SNP_MSG_KEY_REQ, &req, sizeof(req), buf, resp_len,
> +				  &arg->fw_err);
> +	if (rc)
> +		goto e_free;
> +
> +	/* Copy the response payload to userspace */
> +	memcpy(resp.data, buf, sizeof(resp.data));
> +	if (copy_to_user((void __user *)arg->resp_data, &resp, sizeof(resp)))
> +		rc = -EFAULT;
> +
> +e_free:
> +	memzero_explicit(buf, sizeof(buf));
> +	memzero_explicit(&resp, sizeof(resp));
> +	return rc;
> +}
> +
>   static long snp_guest_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int ioctl, unsigned long arg)
>   {
>   	struct snp_guest_dev *snp_dev = to_snp_dev(file);
> @@ -420,6 +462,9 @@ static long snp_guest_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int ioctl, unsigned long
>   	case SNP_GET_REPORT:
>   		ret = get_report(snp_dev, &input);
>   		break;
> +	case SNP_GET_DERIVED_KEY:
> +		ret = get_derived_key(snp_dev, &input);
> +		break;
>   	default:
>   		break;
>   	}
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/sev-guest.h b/include/uapi/linux/sev-guest.h
> index 0bfc162da465..ce595539e00c 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/sev-guest.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/sev-guest.h
> @@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ struct snp_report_resp {
>   	__u8 data[4000];
>   };
>   
> +struct snp_derived_key_req {
> +	__u32 root_key_select;
> +	__u32 rsvd;
> +	__u64 guest_field_select;
> +	__u32 vmpl;
> +	__u32 guest_svn;
> +	__u64 tcb_version;
> +};
> +
> +struct snp_derived_key_resp {
> +	/* response data, see SEV-SNP spec for the format */
> +	__u8 data[64];
> +};
> +
>   struct snp_guest_request_ioctl {
>   	/* message version number (must be non-zero) */
>   	__u8 msg_version;
> @@ -44,4 +58,7 @@ struct snp_guest_request_ioctl {
>   /* Get SNP attestation report */
>   #define SNP_GET_REPORT _IOWR(SNP_GUEST_REQ_IOC_TYPE, 0x0, struct snp_guest_request_ioctl)
>   
> +/* Get a derived key from the root */
> +#define SNP_GET_DERIVED_KEY _IOWR(SNP_GUEST_REQ_IOC_TYPE, 0x1, struct snp_guest_request_ioctl)
> +
>   #endif /* __UAPI_LINUX_SEV_GUEST_H_ */
> 


  reply	other threads:[~2021-12-10 22:28 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
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 [this message]
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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