Re: [PATCH v4 1/9] x86/asm: add iosubmit_cmds512() based on MOVDIR64B CPU instruction

[Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>]

On Tue, Jan 07, 2020 at 01:40:58PM -0700, Dave Jiang wrote:
> With the introduction of MOVDIR64B instruction, there is now an instruction
> that can write 64 bytes of data atomically.
> 
> Quoting from Intel SDM:
> "There is no atomicity guarantee provided for the 64-byte load operation
> from source address, and processor implementations may use multiple
> load operations to read the 64-bytes. The 64-byte direct-store issued
> by MOVDIR64B guarantees 64-byte write-completion atomicity. This means
> that the data arrives at the destination in a single undivided 64-byte
> write transaction."
> 
> We have identified at least 3 different use cases for this instruction in
> the format of func(dst, src, count):
> 1) Clear poison / Initialize MKTME memory
>    @dst is normal memory.
>    @src in normal memory. Does not increment. (Copy same line to all
>    targets)
>    @count (to clear/init multiple lines)
> 2) Submit command(s) to new devices
>    @dst is a special MMIO region for a device. Does not increment.
>    @src is normal memory. Increments.
>    @count usually is 1, but can be multiple.
> 3) Copy to iomem in big chunks
>    @dst is iomem and increments
>    @src in normal memory and increments
>    @count is number of chunks to copy
> 
> Add support for case #2 to support device that will accept commands via
> this instruction. We provide a @count in order to submit a batch of
> preprogrammed descriptors in virtually contiguous memory. This
> allows the caller to submit multiple descriptors to a devices with a single

						  "to a device"

> submission. The special device requires the entire 64bytes descriptor to
> be written atomically and will accept MOVDIR64B instruction.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com>

but the above can be fixed by whoever applies this.

Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>

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