Re: [RFC 01/14] x86/apic: Add new driver for Secure AVIC

From: Neeraj Upadhyay
Date: Wed Oct 09 2024 - 07:00:36 EST




On 10/9/2024 4:08 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 09, 2024 at 11:31:07AM +0530, Neeraj Upadhyay wrote:
>> Before this patch, if hypervisor enables Secure AVIC (reported in sev_status), guest would
>> terminate in snp_check_features().
>
> We want the guest to terminate at this patch too.
>

If I understand it correctly, you are fine with adding MSR_AMD64_SNP_SECURE_AVIC_ENABLED
to SNP_FEATURES_IMPL_REQ in this patch.

> The only case where the guest should not terminate is when the *full* sAVIC
> support is in. I.e., at patch 14.
>

Got it. This version of the patch series is following that.


- Neeraj