Re: [PATCH v12 19/22] x86/kexec(): Reset TDX private memory on platforms with TDX erratum

[kirill . shutemov]

On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 02:12:49AM +1200, Kai Huang wrote:
> @@ -1113,6 +1115,17 @@ static int init_tdx_module(void)
>  	 */
>  	wbinvd_on_all_cpus();
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * Starting from this point the system may have TDX private
> +	 * memory.  Make it globally visible so tdx_reset_memory() only
> +	 * reads TDMRs/PAMTs when they are stable.
> +	 *
> +	 * Note using atomic_inc_return() to provide the explicit memory
> +	 * ordering isn't mandatory here as the WBINVD above already
> +	 * does that.  Compiler barrier isn't needed here either.
> +	 */
> +	atomic_inc_return(&tdx_may_has_private_mem);

Why do we need atomics at all here? Writers seems serialized with
tdx_module_lock and reader accesses the variable when all CPUs, but one is
down and cannot race.

Hm?

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  Kiryl Shutsemau / Kirill A. Shutemov