Re: [PATCHv4 18/18] x86: Introduce CONFIG_X86_INTEL_MKTME

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Tue Jun 26 2018 - 13:30:23 EST


On 06/26/2018 07:22 AM, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> Add new config option to enabled/disable Multi-Key Total Memory
> Encryption support.
>
> MKTME uses MEMORY_PHYSICAL_PADDING to reserve enough space in per-KeyID
> direct mappings for memory hotplug.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/Kconfig | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> index fa5e1ec09247..9a843bd63108 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -1523,6 +1523,23 @@ config ARCH_USE_MEMREMAP_PROT
> def_bool y
> depends on AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT
>
> +config X86_INTEL_MKTME
> + bool "Intel Multi-Key Total Memory Encryption"
> + select DYNAMIC_PHYSICAL_MASK
> + select PAGE_EXTENSION
> + depends on X86_64 && CPU_SUP_INTEL
> + ---help---
> + Say yes to enable support for Multi-Key Total Memory Encryption.
> + This requires an Intel processor that has support of the feature.
> +
> + Multikey Total Memory Encryption (MKTME) is a technology that allows
> + transparent memory encryption in and upcoming Intel platforms.

huh? Maybe drop the "and"?

> +
> + MKTME is built on top of TME. TME allows encryption of the entirety
> + of system memory using a single key. MKTME allows having multiple
> + encryption domains, each having own key -- different memory pages can
> + be encrypted with different keys.
> +
> # Common NUMA Features
> config NUMA
> bool "Numa Memory Allocation and Scheduler Support"
> @@ -2199,7 +2216,7 @@ config RANDOMIZE_MEMORY
>
> config MEMORY_PHYSICAL_PADDING
> hex "Physical memory mapping padding" if EXPERT
> - depends on RANDOMIZE_MEMORY
> + depends on RANDOMIZE_MEMORY || X86_INTEL_MKTME
> default "0xa" if MEMORY_HOTPLUG
> default "0x0"
> range 0x1 0x40 if MEMORY_HOTPLUG
>


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~Randy