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From: "Huang, Kai" <kai.huang@intel.com>
To: "Gao, Chao" <chao.gao@intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 24/24] [NOT-FOR-REVIEW] x86/virt/seamldr: Save and restore current VMCS
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:59:46 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <a1d0a71f19610dcb5e29db86d8e0aed2a29e1367.camel@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <abJ90EMUnEAy763n@intel.com>

> 
> But I agree that following the X86_BUG_TDX_PW_MCE is better in consistency
> and extensibility. So, here is the refined patch:
> 
> 
> From 46e89a50803d6568eb60bd8ec866ac3fd9f6e6da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Chao Gao <chao.gao@intel.com>
> Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:49:41 -0700
> Subject: [PATCH] coco/tdx-host: Don't expose P-SEAMLDR features on CPUs with
>  erratum
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
> 
> Some TDX-capable CPUs have an erratum, as documented in Intel® Trust
> Domain CPU Architectural Extensions (May 2021 edition) Chapter 2.3:
> 
>   SEAMRET from the P-SEAMLDR clears the current VMCS structure pointed
>   to by the current-VMCS pointer. A VMM that invokes the P-SEAMLDR using
>   SEAMCALL must reload the current-VMCS, if required, using the VMPTRLD
>   instruction.
> 
> Clearing the current VMCS behind KVM's back will break KVM.
> 
> This erratum is not present when IA32_VMX_BASIC[60] is set. Add a CPU
> bug bit for this erratum and refuse to expose P-SEAMLDR features (e.g.,
> TDX module updates) on affected CPUs. Also, emit a message to clarify
> why P-SEAMLDR features are disabled for affected CPUs.

The user can actually see this new bug flag in /proc/cpuinfo, so the error
message may not be mandatory.  It's fine to me anyway, so will leave to
others.

> 
> == Alternatives ==
> Two workarounds were considered but both were rejected:
> 
> 1. Save/restore the current VMCS around P-SEAMLDR calls. This produces ugly
>    assembly code [1] and doesn't play well with #MCE or #NMI if they
>    need to use the current VMCS.
> 
> 2. Move KVM's VMCS tracking logic to the TDX core code, which would break
>    the boundary between KVM and the TDX core code [2].
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chao Gao <chao.gao@intel.com>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/fedb3192-e68c-423c-93b2-a4dc2f964148@intel.com/ # [1]
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/aYIXFmT-676oN6j0@google.com/ # [2]

LGTM:

Reviewed-by: Kai Huang <kai.huang@intel.com>

One nit below:


[...]

> +#define X86_BUG_SEAMRET_INVD_VMCS	X86_BUG( 1*32+11) /* "seamret_invd_vmcs" SEAMRET may clear the current VMCS */

"may clear" -> "clears" ?

  reply	other threads:[~2026-03-12  9:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 115+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-02-12 14:35 [PATCH v4 00/24] Runtime TDX Module update support Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 01/24] x86/virt/tdx: Move low level SEAMCALL helpers out of <asm/tdx.h> Chao Gao
2026-03-02 12:24   ` Chao Gao
2026-03-05  9:24   ` Binbin Wu
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 02/24] coco/tdx-host: Introduce a "tdx_host" device Chao Gao
2026-02-20  0:15   ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-24  1:11     ` Chao Gao
2026-03-05  9:25   ` Binbin Wu
2026-03-06  2:13     ` Chao Gao
2026-03-06  4:17       ` Dave Hansen
2026-03-06  5:12         ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 03/24] coco/tdx-host: Expose TDX Module version Chao Gao
2026-02-20  0:40   ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-24  2:02     ` Chao Gao
2026-02-24 10:18       ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 04/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Introduce a wrapper for P-SEAMLDR SEAMCALLs Chao Gao
2026-02-20  1:12   ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-24  2:31     ` Chao Gao
2026-02-24 10:25       ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-12 20:15         ` Dave Hansen
2026-03-05  9:51   ` Binbin Wu
2026-03-12 20:14   ` Dave Hansen
2026-03-13  8:02     ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 05/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Retrieve P-SEAMLDR information Chao Gao
2026-02-20  9:36   ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-24  2:59     ` Chao Gao
2026-02-24 10:30       ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 06/24] coco/tdx-host: Expose P-SEAMLDR information via sysfs Chao Gao
2026-03-06  9:29   ` Binbin Wu
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 07/24] coco/tdx-host: Implement firmware upload sysfs ABI for TDX Module updates Chao Gao
2026-02-27  3:30   ` Xu Yilun
2026-02-27  4:36   ` Xu Yilun
2026-03-10  2:31   ` Yan Zhao
2026-03-12 20:20   ` Dave Hansen
2026-03-13  8:28     ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 08/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Block TDX Module updates if any CPU is offline Chao Gao
2026-03-05  7:02   ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-12 20:20   ` Dave Hansen
2026-03-13  8:17     ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 09/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Check update limit before TDX Module updates Chao Gao
2026-03-05  4:09   ` Xu Yilun
2026-03-05  7:04   ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-12  2:35   ` Yan Zhao
2026-03-12 14:13     ` Chao Gao
2026-03-12 19:21   ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-03-12 20:23   ` Dave Hansen
2026-03-13  8:32     ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 10/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Allocate and populate a module update request Chao Gao
2026-02-19 22:31   ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-24  5:15     ` Chao Gao
2026-02-24 10:46       ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-05  4:12   ` Xu Yilun
2026-03-12  2:32   ` Yan Zhao
2026-03-12 14:36     ` Chao Gao
2026-03-12 16:56       ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-03-13 12:16         ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 11/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Introduce skeleton for TDX Module updates Chao Gao
2026-02-23  9:25   ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-24  6:00     ` Chao Gao
2026-02-24 10:49       ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-12  2:00   ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-03-12 14:09     ` Chao Gao
2026-03-12 18:05       ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-03-13 13:54         ` Chao Gao
2026-03-13 17:43           ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-03-12 20:40   ` Dave Hansen
2026-03-13 12:15     ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 12/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Abort updates if errors occurred midway Chao Gao
2026-03-04 22:38   ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 13/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Shut down the current TDX module Chao Gao
2026-03-04 22:59   ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-06  8:14     ` Chao Gao
2026-03-12  2:34       ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-03-05  4:14   ` Xu Yilun
2026-03-12  2:17   ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-03-12  2:57     ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 14/24] x86/virt/tdx: Reset software states during TDX Module shutdown Chao Gao
2026-03-04 23:06   ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 15/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Log TDX Module update failures Chao Gao
2026-03-04 23:08   ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-05  4:18   ` Xu Yilun
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 16/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Install a new TDX Module Chao Gao
2026-03-04 23:17   ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-05  4:22     ` Xu Yilun
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 17/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Do TDX per-CPU initialization after updates Chao Gao
2026-03-04 23:18   ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 18/24] x86/virt/tdx: Restore TDX Module state Chao Gao
2026-03-04 23:24   ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 19/24] x86/virt/tdx: Update tdx_sysinfo and check features post-update Chao Gao
2026-03-04 23:40   ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-06  8:32     ` Chao Gao
2026-03-06  9:35       ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-12 18:48   ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 20/24] x86/virt/tdx: Enable TDX Module runtime updates Chao Gao
2026-02-23  5:09   ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-24  6:02     ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 21/24] x86/virt/tdx: Avoid updates during update-sensitive operations Chao Gao
2026-02-23  4:58   ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-26  3:02     ` Chao Gao
2026-02-26  6:34       ` dan.j.williams
2026-02-26 15:32         ` Chao Gao
2026-02-26 22:06           ` dan.j.williams
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 22/24] coco/tdx-host: Document TDX Module update expectations Chao Gao
2026-02-12 21:59   ` dan.j.williams
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 23/24] x86/virt/tdx: Document TDX Module updates Chao Gao
2026-03-04 23:49   ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-12  2:42   ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 24/24] [NOT-FOR-REVIEW] x86/virt/seamldr: Save and restore current VMCS Chao Gao
2026-03-11 12:50   ` Chao Gao
2026-03-11 22:06     ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-12  8:48       ` Chao Gao
2026-03-12  9:59         ` Huang, Kai [this message]
2026-03-12 15:26         ` Vishal Annapurve
2026-03-12 15:31           ` Dave Hansen
2026-02-12 14:46 ` [PATCH v4 00/24] Runtime TDX Module update support Chao Gao

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