Re: [PATCH v7 04/22] x86/virt/seamldr: Introduce a wrapper for P-SEAMLDR SEAMCALLs

Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-04-10T23:58:10Z

On Tue, 2026-03-31 at 05:41 -0700, Chao Gao wrote:
> The TDX architecture uses the "SEAMCALL" instruction to communicate with
> SEAM mode software. Right now, the only SEAM mode software that the kernel
> communicates with is the TDX module. But, there is actually another
> component that runs in SEAM mode but it is separate from the TDX module:
> the persistent SEAM loader or "P-SEAMLDR". Right now, the only component
> that communicates with it is the BIOS which loads the TDX module itself at
> boot. But, to support updating the TDX module, the kernel now needs to be
> able to talk to it.
>
> P-SEAMLDR SEAMCALLs differ from TDX module SEAMCALLs in areas such as
> concurrency requirements. Add a P-SEAMLDR wrapper to handle these
> differences and prepare for implementing concrete functions.
>
> Use seamcall_prerr() (not '_ret') because current P-SEAMLDR calls do not
> use any output registers other than RAX.
>
> Note that unlike P-SEAMLDR, there is also a non-persistent SEAM loader
> ("NP-SEAMLDR"). This is an authenticated code module (ACM) that is not
> callable at runtime. Only BIOS launches it to load P-SEAMLDR at boot;
> the kernel does not need to interact with it for runtime update.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chao Gao <chao.gao@intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Binbin Wu <binbin.wu@linux.intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Kai Huang <kai.huang@intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Kiryl Shutsemau (Meta) <kas@kernel.org>
> Reviewed-by: Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@intel.com>
> Link: https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/733582 # [1]

Reviewed-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>