Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] x86/mm: Restructure sme_encrypt_kernel()

[Borislav Petkov]

On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 05:12:55PM -0500, Brijesh Singh wrote:
> Re-arrange the sme_encrypt_kernel() by moving the workarea map/unmap
> logic in a separate static function. There are no logical changes in this
> patch. The restructuring will allow us to expand the sme_encrypt_kernel
> in future.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

This patch is going to be a prerequisite for the actual fix so you
probably should write here:

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # prerequisite for <patch name>

or better yet do a separate backport/submission to stable@ once those
have been upstreamed.

...

> +void __init sme_encrypt_kernel(struct boot_params *bp)
> +{
> +	struct sme_populate_pgd_data ppd;
> +	struct sme_workarea_data wa;
> +
> +	if (!sme_active())
> +		return;
> +
> +	build_workarea_map(bp, &wa, &ppd);
> +
> +	/* When SEV is active, encrypt kernel and initrd */
> +	sme_encrypt_execute(wa.kernel_start,
> +			    wa.kernel_start + wa.decrypted_base,
> +			    wa.kernel_len, wa.workarea_start,
> +			    (unsigned long)ppd.pgd);
> +
> +	if (wa.initrd_len)
> +		sme_encrypt_execute(wa.initrd_start,
> +				    wa.initrd_start + wa.decrypted_base,
> +				    wa.initrd_len, wa.workarea_start,
> +				    (unsigned long)ppd.pgd);
> +
> +	remove_workarea_map(&wa, &ppd);

teardown_workarea_map() is a better naming counterpart to
build_workarea_map().

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