Re: [PATCH 1/1] crypto: ccp - Add the SNP_VERIFY_MITIGATION command

[Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>]

On Wed, Jul 09, 2025, Pratik R. Sampat wrote:
> Hi Sean,
> 
> On 7/8/25 8:57 AM, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 30, 2025, Pratik R. Sampat wrote:
> >> The SEV-SNP firmware provides the SNP_VERIFY_MITIGATION command, which
> >> can be used to query the status of currently supported vulnerability
> >> mitigations and to initiate mitigations within the firmware.
> >>
> >> See SEV-SNP Firmware ABI specifications 1.58, SNP_VERIFY_MITIGATION for
> >> more details.
> > 
> > Nothing here explains why this needs to be exposed directly to userspace.
> 
> The general idea is that not all mitigations may/can be applied
> immediately, for ex: some mitigations may require all the guest to be
> shutdown before they can be applied. So a host userspace interface to
> query+apply mitigations can be useful for that coordination before
> attempting to apply the mitigation.

But why expose ioctls to effectively give userspace direct access to firmware?
E.g. why not configure firmware mitigations via the kernel's upcoming
Attack Vector Controls.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250707183316.1349127-1-david.kaplan@amd.com