Re: [PATCH v21 16/28] x86/sgx: Add the Linux SGX Enclave Driver

From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Wed Aug 07 2019 - 11:18:58 EST


On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 11:17:57AM +0000, Ayoun, Serge wrote:
> > + /* TCS pages need to be RW in the PTEs, but can be 0 in the EPCM. */
> > + if ((secinfo.flags & SGX_SECINFO_PAGE_TYPE_MASK) ==
> > SGX_SECINFO_TCS)
> > + prot |= PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE;
>
> For TCS pages you add both RD and WR maximum protection bits.
> For the enclave to be able to run, user mode will have to change the
> "vma->vm_flags" from PROT_NONE to PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE (otherwise
> eenter fails). This is exactly what your selftest does.

Recap where the TCS requirements came from? Why does it need
RW in PTEs and can be 0 in the EPCM? The comment should explain
it rather leave it as a claim IMHO.

/Jarkko