From: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>
To: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb+git@google.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-efi@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org,
Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
Kevin Loughlin <kevinloughlin@google.com>,
Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Nikunj A Dadhania <nikunj@amd.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 01/22] x86/sev: Separate MSR and GHCB based snp_cpuid() via a callback
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:52:28 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <93f9ea0e-acfa-076d-ee39-42b7582675a3@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250716031814.2096113-25-ardb+git@google.com>
On 7/15/25 22:18, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
>
> There are two distinct callers of snp_cpuid(): one where the MSR
> protocol is always used, and one where the GHCB page based interface is
> always used.
>
> The snp_cpuid() logic does not care about the distinction, which only
> matters at a lower level. But the fact that it supports both interfaces
> means that the GHCB page based logic is pulled into the early startup
> code where PA to VA conversions are problematic, given that it runs from
> the 1:1 mapping of memory.
>
> So keep snp_cpuid() itself in the startup code, but factor out the
> hypervisor calls via a callback, so that the GHCB page handling can be
> moved out.
>
> Code refactoring only - no functional change intended.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>
Just a minor comment below...
> ---
> arch/x86/boot/startup/sev-shared.c | 60 ++++----------------
> arch/x86/coco/sev/vc-shared.c | 49 +++++++++++++++-
> arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h | 3 +-
> 3 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
> index 89075ff19afa..2cabf617de3c 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
> @@ -552,7 +552,8 @@ struct cpuid_leaf {
> u32 edx;
> };
>
> -int snp_cpuid(struct ghcb *ghcb, struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt, struct cpuid_leaf *leaf);
> +int snp_cpuid(void (*cpuid_hv)(void *ctx, struct cpuid_leaf *),
You use cpuid_fn elsewhere in the patch. I'm ok with either one, but
they should match name-wise.
Also, you should provide an argument name for the leaf pointer or no
argument name for the void pointer (throughout).
Thanks,
Tom
> + void *ctx, struct cpuid_leaf *leaf);
>
> void __noreturn sev_es_terminate(unsigned int set, unsigned int reason);
> enum es_result sev_es_ghcb_hv_call(struct ghcb *ghcb,
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-07-16 16:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-07-16 3:18 [PATCH v5 00/22] x86: strict separation of startup code Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 01/22] x86/sev: Separate MSR and GHCB based snp_cpuid() via a callback Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 16:52 ` Tom Lendacky [this message]
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 02/22] x86/sev: Use MSR protocol for remapping SVSM calling area Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 17:03 ` Tom Lendacky
2025-07-18 9:45 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 03/22] x86/sev: Use MSR protocol only for early SVSM PVALIDATE call Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 04/22] x86/sev: Run RMPADJUST on SVSM calling area page to test VMPL Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 05/22] x86/sev: Move GHCB page based HV communication out of startup code Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 06/22] x86/sev: Avoid global variable to store virtual address of SVSM area Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 07/22] x86/sev: Share implementation of MSR-based page state change Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 08/22] x86/sev: Pass SVSM calling area down to early page state change API Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 09/22] x86/sev: Use boot SVSM CA for all startup and init code Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 10/22] x86/boot: Drop redundant RMPADJUST in SEV SVSM presence check Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 11/22] x86/boot: Provide PIC aliases for 5-level paging related constants Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 12/22] x86/sev: Provide PIC aliases for SEV related data objects Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 13/22] x86/sev: Move __sev_[get|put]_ghcb() into separate noinstr object Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 14/22] x86/sev: Export startup routines for later use Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 15/22] objtool: Add action to check for absence of absolute relocations Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 9:54 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-07-16 10:26 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 11:32 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-07-16 20:48 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 16/22] x86/boot: Check startup code " Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 17/22] x86/boot: Revert "Reject absolute references in .head.text" Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 18/22] x86/kbuild: Incorporate boot/startup/ via Kbuild makefile Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 19/22] x86/boot: Create a confined code area for startup code Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 20/22] efistub/x86: Remap inittext read-execute when needed Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 21/22] x86/boot: Move startup code out of __head section Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 3:18 ` [PATCH v5 22/22] x86/boot: Get rid of the .head.text section Ard Biesheuvel
2025-07-16 14:27 ` [PATCH v5 00/22] x86: strict separation of startup code Tom Lendacky
2025-07-16 22:02 ` Ard Biesheuvel
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