Re: [PATCH v38 17/24] x86/sgx: ptrace() support for the SGX driver

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Wed Sep 23 2020 - 12:17:43 EST


On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 04:20:49PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> Intel Sofware Guard eXtensions (SGX) allows creation of executable blobs
> called enclaves, which cannot be accessed by default when not executing
> inside the enclave. Enclaves can be entered by only using predefined memory
> addresses, which are defined the enclave is loaded.
^
"when" or "before". I think it is before.

> However, enclaves can defined as debug enclaves during the load time. In

"However, enclaves can be defined as debug enclaves at load time."

> debug enclaves data can be read and/or written a memory word at a time by
> using by using ENCLS[EDBGRD] and ENCLS[EDBGWR] leaf instructions.

only one "by using" is enough.

> Add 'access' implementation to vm_ops with the help of these functions.

"Add an ->access virtual MM function for accessing the enclave's memory... "

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