Re: [PATCH v6 20/76] x86/boot/compressed/64: Call set_sev_encryption_mask earlier

[Borislav Petkov]

On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 10:54:15AM +0200, Joerg Roedel wrote:

Just minor style issues to be fixed by committer or in case you have to
send a new version:

Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 20/76] x86/boot/compressed/64: Call set_sev_encryption_mask earlier

set_sev_encryption_mask() <- it is a function.

> From: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@xxxxxxx>
> 
> Call set_sev_encryption_mask() while still on the stage 1 #VC-handler,
> because the stage 2 handler needs our own page-tables to be set up, to

"... needs the kernel's own page tables to be set up... "

"we" is almost always ambiguous and should be avoided by formulating the
commit message in passive voice.

> which calling set_sev_encryption_mask() is a prerequisite.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@xxxxxxx>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200724160336.5435-20-joro@xxxxxxxxxx
> ---
>  arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S      | 8 +++++++-
>  arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c | 3 ---
>  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
> index 013b29921836..c7fcf60cbd08 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
> @@ -533,9 +533,15 @@ SYM_FUNC_START_LOCAL_NOALIGN(.Lrelocated)
>  	rep	stosq
>  
>  /*
> - * Load stage2 IDT and switch to our own page-table
> + * If running as an SEV guest, the encryption mask is required in the
> + * page-table setup code below. When the guest also has SEV-ES enabled
> + * set_sev_encryption_mask() will cause #VC exceptions, but the stage2
> + * handler can't map its GHCB because the page-table is not set up yet.
> + * So set up the encryption mask here while still on the stage1 #VC
> + * handler. Then load stage2 IDT and switch to our own page-table.

	... to the kernel's own page table."

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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