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
next prev 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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