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From: Luigi Leonardi <leonardi@redhat.com>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Cc: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>,
	 Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@redhat.com>,
	Ani Sinha <anisinha@redhat.com>,
	 Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
	Zhao Liu <zhao1.liu@intel.com>,
	 Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org,  Luigi Leonardi <leonardi@redhat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] sev: rename set_guest_policy to set_id_block and remove dead policy code
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:09:18 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260901-fix_igvm_policy-v1-1-e93a6cf8c5ac@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260901-fix_igvm_policy-v1-0-e93a6cf8c5ac@redhat.com>

The guest policy must be provided at guest launch start: LAUNCH_START for
SEV/SEV-ES and SNP_LAUNCH_START for SEV-SNP. See the SEV API
specification, chapter 3 (Guest Policy), and the SEV-SNP firmware ABI
specification, section 4.3 (Guest Policy).

The policy parameter in set_guest_policy was never effective: by the
time this callback runs, LAUNCH_START has already been issued for both
SEV/SEV-ES and SEV-SNP, so writing to kvm_start_conf.policy or
sev_guest->policy has no effect. In practice the only thing this
callback actually does is set the ID block and ID auth for SNP's
LAUNCH_FINISH, so rename it to set_id_block to reflect its real
purpose, remove the unused policy parameter, and drop the non-SNP code
path which was entirely dead.

This is preliminary work: actually forwarding the guest policy to the
platform before LAUNCH_START is added in a later commit.

Signed-off-by: Luigi Leonardi <leonardi@redhat.com>
---
 backends/confidential-guest-support.c       |  12 ++-
 backends/igvm.c                             |   6 +-
 include/system/confidential-guest-support.h |  28 ++++---
 target/i386/sev.c                           | 118 +++++++++++-----------------
 4 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 97 deletions(-)

diff --git a/backends/confidential-guest-support.c b/backends/confidential-guest-support.c
index 156dd15e66..a0b36d2da5 100644
--- a/backends/confidential-guest-support.c
+++ b/backends/confidential-guest-support.c
@@ -38,14 +38,12 @@ static int set_guest_state(hwaddr gpa, uint8_t *ptr, uint64_t len,
     return -1;
 }
 
-static int set_guest_policy(ConfidentialGuestPolicyType policy_type,
-                            uint64_t policy,
-                            void *policy_data1, uint32_t policy_data1_size,
-                            void *policy_data2, uint32_t policy_data2_size,
-                            Error **errp)
+static int set_id_block(void *id_block, uint32_t id_block_size,
+                        void *id_auth, uint32_t id_auth_size,
+                        Error **errp)
 {
     error_setg(errp,
-               "Setting confidential guest policy is not supported for this platform");
+               "Setting ID block is not supported for this platform");
     return -1;
 }
 
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ static void confidential_guest_support_class_init(ObjectClass *oc,
     ConfidentialGuestSupportClass *cgsc = CONFIDENTIAL_GUEST_SUPPORT_CLASS(oc);
     cgsc->check_support = check_support;
     cgsc->set_guest_state = set_guest_state;
-    cgsc->set_guest_policy = set_guest_policy;
+    cgsc->set_id_block = set_id_block;
     cgsc->get_mem_map_entry = get_mem_map_entry;
 }
 
diff --git a/backends/igvm.c b/backends/igvm.c
index 7b7bdc72b7..85de0d54ec 100644
--- a/backends/igvm.c
+++ b/backends/igvm.c
@@ -968,9 +968,9 @@ static int qigvm_handle_policy(QIgvm *ctx, Error **errp)
             id_block_len = sizeof(struct sev_id_block);
             id_auth_len = sizeof(struct sev_id_authentication);
         }
-        return ctx->cgsc->set_guest_policy(GUEST_POLICY_SEV, ctx->sev_policy,
-                                          ctx->id_block, id_block_len,
-                                          ctx->id_auth, id_auth_len, errp);
+
+        return ctx->cgsc->set_id_block(ctx->id_block, id_block_len,
+                                       ctx->id_auth, id_auth_len, errp);
     }
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/system/confidential-guest-support.h b/include/system/confidential-guest-support.h
index 5dca717308..6d35ddb97a 100644
--- a/include/system/confidential-guest-support.h
+++ b/include/system/confidential-guest-support.h
@@ -128,21 +128,23 @@ typedef struct ConfidentialGuestSupportClass {
                            uint16_t cpu_index, Error **errp);
 
     /*
-     * Set the guest policy. The policy can be used to configure the
-     * confidential platform, such as if debug is enabled or not and can contain
-     * information about expected launch measurements, signed verification of
-     * guest configuration and other platform data.
-     *
-     * The format of the policy data is specific to each platform. For example,
-     * SEV-SNP uses a policy bitfield in the 'policy' argument and provides an
-     * ID block and ID authentication in the 'policy_data' parameters. The type
-     * of policy data is identified by the 'policy_type' argument.
+     * Set the guest policy for the confidential platform. The policy
+     * configures properties of the guest, such as whether debug is
+     * enabled. Its format is platform-specific; for SEV/SEV-ES and
+     * SEV-SNP it is a policy bitfield. Must be called before LAUNCH_START
+     * so the policy is in effect for launch.
      */
     int (*set_guest_policy)(ConfidentialGuestPolicyType policy_type,
-                            uint64_t policy,
-                            void *policy_data1, uint32_t policy_data1_size,
-                            void *policy_data2, uint32_t policy_data2_size,
-                            Error **errp);
+                            uint64_t policy, Error **errp);
+
+    /*
+     * Set the SEV-SNP ID block and ID authentication block. These are
+     * passed to SNP_LAUNCH_FINISH to provide signed verification of the
+     * guest configuration.
+     */
+    int (*set_id_block)(void *id_block, uint32_t id_block_size,
+                        void *id_auth, uint32_t id_auth_size,
+                        Error **errp);
 
     /*
      * Iterate the system memory map, getting the entry with the given index
diff --git a/target/i386/sev.c b/target/i386/sev.c
index 4d875d10ff..465415c535 100644
--- a/target/i386/sev.c
+++ b/target/i386/sev.c
@@ -2723,10 +2723,9 @@ static int cgs_get_mem_map_entry(int index,
     return 0;
 }
 
-static int cgs_set_guest_policy(ConfidentialGuestPolicyType policy_type,
-                                uint64_t policy, void *policy_data1,
-                                uint32_t policy_data1_size, void *policy_data2,
-                                uint32_t policy_data2_size, Error **errp)
+static int cgs_set_id_block(void *id_block, uint32_t id_block_size,
+                            void *id_auth, uint32_t id_auth_size,
+                            Error **errp)
 {
     SevCommonState *sev_common = SEV_COMMON(MACHINE(qdev_get_machine())->cgs);
     if (sev_common->state == SEV_STATE_UNINIT) {
@@ -2734,86 +2733,57 @@ static int cgs_set_guest_policy(ConfidentialGuestPolicyType policy_type,
         return 0;
     }
 
-    if (policy_type != GUEST_POLICY_SEV) {
-        error_setg(errp, "SEV: Invalid guest policy type provided for SEV: %d",
-                   policy_type);
+    if (!sev_snp_enabled()) {
+        error_setg(errp, "SEV: ID block is only supported for SEV-SNP");
         return -1;
     }
-    /*
-     * SEV-SNP handles policy differently. The policy flags are defined in
-     * kvm_start_conf.policy and an ID block and ID auth can be provided.
-     */
-    if (sev_snp_enabled()) {
-        SevSnpGuestState *sev_snp_guest =
-            SEV_SNP_GUEST(MACHINE(qdev_get_machine())->cgs);
-        struct kvm_sev_snp_launch_finish *finish =
-            &sev_snp_guest->kvm_finish_conf;
 
-        /*
-         * The policy consists of flags in 'policy' and optionally an ID block
-         * and ID auth in policy_data1 and policy_data2 respectively. The ID
-         * block and auth are optional so clear any previous ID block and auth
-         * and set them if provided, but always set the policy flags.
-         */
-        g_free(sev_snp_guest->id_block);
-        g_free((guchar *)finish->id_block_uaddr);
-        g_free(sev_snp_guest->id_auth);
-        g_free((guchar *)finish->id_auth_uaddr);
-        sev_snp_guest->id_block = NULL;
-        finish->id_block_uaddr = 0;
-        sev_snp_guest->id_auth = NULL;
-        finish->id_auth_uaddr = 0;
-
-        if (policy_data1_size > 0) {
-            struct sev_snp_id_authentication *id_auth =
-                (struct sev_snp_id_authentication *)policy_data2;
-
-            if (policy_data1_size != KVM_SEV_SNP_ID_BLOCK_SIZE) {
-                error_setg(errp, "SEV: Invalid SEV-SNP ID block: incorrect size");
-                return -1;
-            }
-            if (policy_data2_size != KVM_SEV_SNP_ID_AUTH_SIZE) {
-                error_setg(errp,
-                           "SEV: Invalid SEV-SNP ID auth block: incorrect size");
-                return -1;
-            }
-            assert(policy_data1 != NULL);
-            assert(policy_data2 != NULL);
+    SevSnpGuestState *sev_snp_guest =
+        SEV_SNP_GUEST(MACHINE(qdev_get_machine())->cgs);
+    struct kvm_sev_snp_launch_finish *finish =
+        &sev_snp_guest->kvm_finish_conf;
 
-            finish->id_block_uaddr =
-                (__u64)g_memdup2(policy_data1, KVM_SEV_SNP_ID_BLOCK_SIZE);
-            finish->id_auth_uaddr =
-                (__u64)g_memdup2(policy_data2, KVM_SEV_SNP_ID_AUTH_SIZE);
+    g_free(sev_snp_guest->id_block);
+    g_free((guchar *)finish->id_block_uaddr);
+    g_free(sev_snp_guest->id_auth);
+    g_free((guchar *)finish->id_auth_uaddr);
+    sev_snp_guest->id_block = NULL;
+    finish->id_block_uaddr = 0;
+    sev_snp_guest->id_auth = NULL;
+    finish->id_auth_uaddr = 0;
 
-            /*
-             * Check if an author key has been provided and use that to flag
-             * whether the author key is enabled. The first of the author key
-             * must be non-zero to indicate the key type, which will currently
-             * always be 2.
-             */
-            sev_snp_guest->kvm_finish_conf.auth_key_en =
-                id_auth->author_key[0] ? 1 : 0;
-            finish->id_block_en = 1;
-        }
+    if (id_block_size > 0) {
+        struct sev_snp_id_authentication *auth =
+            (struct sev_snp_id_authentication *)id_auth;
 
-        /* do not reset existing policy if policy was not set in IGVM  */
-        if (policy != 0) {
-            sev_snp_guest->kvm_start_conf.policy = policy;
+        if (id_block_size != KVM_SEV_SNP_ID_BLOCK_SIZE) {
+            error_setg(errp, "SEV: Invalid SEV-SNP ID block: incorrect size");
+            return -1;
         }
-    } else {
-        SevGuestState *sev_guest = SEV_GUEST(MACHINE(qdev_get_machine())->cgs);
-        /* Only the policy flags are supported for SEV and SEV-ES */
-        if ((policy_data1_size > 0) || (policy_data2_size > 0) || !sev_guest) {
-            error_setg(errp, "SEV: An ID block/ID auth block has been provided "
-                             "but SEV-SNP is not enabled");
+        if (id_auth_size != KVM_SEV_SNP_ID_AUTH_SIZE) {
+            error_setg(errp,
+                       "SEV: Invalid SEV-SNP ID auth block: incorrect size");
             return -1;
         }
+        assert(id_block != NULL);
+        assert(id_auth != NULL);
 
-        /* do not reset existing policy if policy was not set in IGVM  */
-        if (policy != 0) {
-            sev_guest->policy = policy;
-        }
+        finish->id_block_uaddr =
+            (__u64)g_memdup2(id_block, KVM_SEV_SNP_ID_BLOCK_SIZE);
+        finish->id_auth_uaddr =
+            (__u64)g_memdup2(id_auth, KVM_SEV_SNP_ID_AUTH_SIZE);
+
+        /*
+         * Check if an author key has been provided and use that to flag
+         * whether the author key is enabled. The first of the author key
+         * must be non-zero to indicate the key type, which will currently
+         * always be 2.
+         */
+        sev_snp_guest->kvm_finish_conf.auth_key_en =
+            auth->author_key[0] ? 1 : 0;
+        finish->id_block_en = 1;
     }
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2878,7 +2848,7 @@ sev_common_instance_init(Object *obj)
     cgs->check_support = cgs_check_support;
     cgs->set_guest_state = cgs_set_guest_state;
     cgs->get_mem_map_entry = cgs_get_mem_map_entry;
-    cgs->set_guest_policy = cgs_set_guest_policy;
+    cgs->set_id_block = cgs_set_id_block;
     cgs->can_rebuild_guest_state = true;
 
     QTAILQ_INIT(&sev_common->launch_vmsa);

-- 
2.55.0


  reply	other threads:[~2026-09-01 10:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-01 10:09 [PATCH 0/4] igvm/sev: apply the IGVM guest policy before launch Luigi Leonardi
2026-09-01 10:09 ` Luigi Leonardi [this message]
2026-09-03  8:47   ` [PATCH 1/4] sev: rename set_guest_policy to set_id_block and remove dead policy code Ani Sinha
2026-09-03 10:32   ` Stefano Garzarella
2026-09-03 10:47     ` Luigi Leonardi
2026-09-03 13:55       ` Stefano Garzarella
2026-09-04  5:29         ` Gerd Hoffmann
2026-09-01 10:09 ` [PATCH 2/4] igvm: move set_id_block call into the SNP ID block directive handler Luigi Leonardi
2026-09-03 12:57   ` Stefano Garzarella
2026-09-03 13:29     ` Luigi Leonardi
2026-09-03 15:53       ` Stefano Garzarella
2026-09-01 10:09 ` [PATCH 3/4] i386/sev: convert the guest policy properties to custom accessors Luigi Leonardi
2026-09-03  8:46   ` Ani Sinha
2026-09-01 10:09 ` [PATCH 4/4] igvm/sev: forward the IGVM guest policy to the platform before launch Luigi Leonardi
2026-09-03  8:46   ` Ani Sinha
2026-09-03  9:01     ` Luigi Leonardi
2026-09-03 10:03       ` Ani Sinha
2026-09-03 11:02         ` Luigi Leonardi
2026-09-03 11:34           ` Ani Sinha
2026-09-03 11:50           ` Daniel P. Berrangé
2026-09-03 13:28             ` Stefano Garzarella
2026-09-03 13:40               ` Luigi Leonardi
2026-09-04  5:45                 ` Gerd Hoffmann
2026-09-03 13:14   ` Stefano Garzarella

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