Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] Add prctl to allow userlevel TDX hypercalls
From: Kirill A . Shutemov
Date: Fri Aug 02 2024 - 08:47:35 EST
On Fri, Jul 26, 2024 at 06:58:00PM +0000, Tim Merrifield wrote:
> Add a new process-level prctl option to enable/disable user-level
> hypercalls when running in a confidential VM. Add support for
> checking this flag on VMCALL #VE for TDX and transfer control to
> a hypervisor vendor-specific handler.
We need more context from the cover letter here.
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
> index f63f8fd00a91..198431919fd2 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
> @@ -1042,6 +1042,24 @@ unsigned long __get_wchan(struct task_struct *p)
> return addr;
> }
>
> +static int get_coco_user_hcall_mode(void)
> +{
> + return !test_bit(MM_CONTEXT_COCO_USER_HCALL,
> + ¤t->mm->context.flags);
Hm. Why "!"?
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Kiryl Shutsemau / Kirill A. Shutemov