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From: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com>
To: x86@kernel.org, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@kernel.org>,
	 Conor Dooley <conor+dt@kernel.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>,
	 "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com>,
	 Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>,
	Wei Liu <wei.liu@kernel.org>,  Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>,
	Michael Kelley <mhklinux@outlook.com>,
	 "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org>
Cc: Saurabh Sengar <ssengar@linux.microsoft.com>,
	 Chris Oo <cho@microsoft.com>,
	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kas@kernel.org>,
	 linux-hyperv@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org,
	 linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	 Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri@intel.com>,
	 Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v7 9/9] x86/hyperv/vtl: Use the wakeup mailbox to boot secondary CPUs
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 09:02:55 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251117-rneri-wakeup-mailbox-v7-9-4a8b82ab7c2c@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251117-rneri-wakeup-mailbox-v7-0-4a8b82ab7c2c@linux.intel.com>

The hypervisor is an untrusted entity for TDX guests. It cannot be used
to boot secondary CPUs. The function hv_vtl_wakeup_secondary_cpu() cannot
be used.

Instead, the virtual firmware boots the secondary CPUs and places them in
a state to transfer control to the kernel using the wakeup mailbox. The
firmware enumerates the mailbox via either an ACPI table or a DeviceTree
node.

If the wakeup mailbox is present, the kernel updates the APIC callback
wakeup_secondary_cpu_64() to use it.

Reviewed-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael Kelley <mhklinux@outlook.com>
Signed-off-by: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@linux.intel.com>
---
Changes in v7:
 - None

Changes in v6:
 - Added Reviewed-by tag from Dexuan. Thanks!

Changes in v5:
 - None

Changes in v4:
 - Added Reviewed-by tag from Michael. Thanks!

Changes in v3:
 - Unconditionally use the wakeup mailbox in a TDX confidential VM.
   (Michael).
 - Edited the commit message for clarity.

Changes in v2:
 - None
---
 arch/x86/hyperv/hv_vtl.c | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_vtl.c b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_vtl.c
index 812d8a434966..431218ad6624 100644
--- a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_vtl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_vtl.c
@@ -265,7 +265,15 @@ int __init hv_vtl_early_init(void)
 		panic("XSAVE has to be disabled as it is not supported by this module.\n"
 			  "Please add 'noxsave' to the kernel command line.\n");
 
-	apic_update_callback(wakeup_secondary_cpu_64, hv_vtl_wakeup_secondary_cpu);
+	/*
+	 * TDX confidential VMs do not trust the hypervisor and cannot use it to
+	 * boot secondary CPUs. Instead, they will be booted using the wakeup
+	 * mailbox if detected during boot. See setup_arch().
+	 *
+	 * There is no paravisor present if we are here.
+	 */
+	if (!hv_isolation_type_tdx())
+		apic_update_callback(wakeup_secondary_cpu_64, hv_vtl_wakeup_secondary_cpu);
 
 	return 0;
 }

-- 
2.43.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-11-17 17:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-11-17 17:02 [PATCH v7 0/9] x86/hyperv/hv_vtl: Use a wakeup mailbox to boot secondary CPUs Ricardo Neri
2025-11-17 17:02 ` [PATCH v7 1/9] x86/acpi: Add functions to setup and access the wakeup mailbox Ricardo Neri
2025-11-24 16:01   ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2025-11-26  2:20     ` Ricardo Neri
2025-11-17 17:02 ` [PATCH v7 2/9] dt-bindings: reserved-memory: Wakeup Mailbox for Intel processors Ricardo Neri
2025-11-17 17:02 ` [PATCH v7 3/9] x86/dt: Parse the " Ricardo Neri
2025-11-17 17:02 ` [PATCH v7 4/9] x86/hyperv/vtl: Set real_mode_header in hv_vtl_init_platform() Ricardo Neri
2025-11-17 17:02 ` [PATCH v7 5/9] x86/realmode: Make the location of the trampoline configurable Ricardo Neri
2025-11-17 17:02 ` [PATCH v7 6/9] x86/hyperv/vtl: Setup the 64-bit trampoline for TDX guests Ricardo Neri
2025-11-17 17:02 ` [PATCH v7 7/9] x86/acpi: Add a helper get the address of the wakeup mailbox Ricardo Neri
2025-11-24 16:03   ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2025-11-17 17:02 ` [PATCH v7 8/9] x86/hyperv/vtl: Mark the wakeup mailbox page as private Ricardo Neri
2025-11-17 17:02 ` Ricardo Neri [this message]
2025-11-18  5:13 ` [PATCH v7 0/9] x86/hyperv/hv_vtl: Use a wakeup mailbox to boot secondary CPUs Ricardo Neri

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