Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] x86: SME: BSP/SME microcode update fix

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 09:03:52AM -0600, Tom Lendacky wrote:
> On 1/15/2018 4:47 PM, Gabriel C wrote:
> > On 11.01.2018 19:33, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> >> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 01:25:45PM -0600, Tom Lendacky wrote:
> >>> This patch series addresses an issue when SME is active and the BSP
> >>> is attempting to check for and load microcode during load_ucode_bsp().
> >>> Since the initrd has not been decrypted (yet) and the virtual address
> >>> of the initrd treats the memory as encrypted, the CPIO archive parsing
> >>> fails to locate the microcode.
> >>>
> >>> This series moves the encryption of the initrd into the early boot code
> >>> and encrypts it at the same time that the kernel is encrypted.  Since
> >>> the initrd is now encrypted, the CPIO archive parsing succeeds in
> >>> properly locating the microcode.
> >>>
> >>> The following patches are included in this fix:
> >>> - Cleanup register saving in arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_boot.S
> >>> - Reduce parameters and complexity for creating the SME PGD mappings
> >>> - Centralize the use of the PMD flags used in sme_encrypt_kernel() in
> >>>    preparation for using PTE flags also.
> >>> - Prepare sme_encrypt_kernel() to handle PAGE aligned encryption, not
> >>>    just 2MB large page aligned encryption.
> >>> - Encrypt the initrd in sme_encrypt_kernel() when the kernel is being
> >>>    encrypted.
> >>>
> >>> This patch series is based on tip/master.
> >>>
> >>> ---
> >>>
> >>> Changes from v2:
> >>> - General code cleanup based on feedback.
> >>>
> >>> Changes from v1:
> >>> - Additional patch to cleanup the register saving performed in
> >>>    arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_boot.S in prep for changes made in the
> >>>    remainder of the patchset.
> >>> - Additional patch to reduce parameters and complexity for creating the
> >>>    SME PGD mappings by introducing and using a structure for referencing
> >>>    the PGD to populate, the pagetable allocation area, the
> >>> virtual/physical
> >>>    addresses being mapped and the pagetable flags to be used.
> >>> - Consolidate PMD/PTE mapping code to reduce duplication.
> >>>
> >>> Tom Lendacky (5):
> >>>        x86/mm: Cleanup register saving in mem_encrypt_boot.S
> >>>        x86/mm: Use a struct to reduce parameters for SME PGD mapping
> >>>        x86/mm: Centralize PMD flags in sme_encrypt_kernel()
> >>>        x86/mm: Prepare sme_encrypt_kernel() for PAGE aligned encryption
> >>>        x86/mm: Encrypt the initrd earlier for BSP microcode update
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   arch/x86/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h |    4
> >>>   arch/x86/kernel/head64.c           |    4
> >>>   arch/x86/kernel/setup.c            |   10 -
> >>>   arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt.c          |  356
> >>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
> >>>   arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_boot.S     |   80 ++++----
> >>>   5 files changed, 308 insertions(+), 146 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> All 5:
> >>
> >> Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>
> >>
> > 
> > Guys , are these patches going to be part of 4.15 ?
> > 
> > With mem_encrypt=on without these patches microcode loading doesn't
> > work right. Also @stable 4.14 would need the fixes too.
> 
> It looks like these patches have been pulled into 4.15.  I did forget
> to cc stable, so I'll follow-up with a separate email to have these
> back-ported to the 4.14 stable tree.

What are the git commit ids?   That's all I need :)

thanks,

greg k-h