Re: [PATCH v4 00/75] x86: SEV-ES Guest Support

Erdem Aktas
2020-07-21T01:09:33Z

Hi,

It looks like there is an expectation that the bootloader will start
from the 64bit entry point in header_64.S. With the current patch
series, it will not boot up if the bootloader jumps to the startup_32
entry, which might break some default distro images.
What are supported bootloaders and configurations?
I am using grub ( 2.02-2ubuntu8.15) and it fails to boot because of
this reason. I am not a grub expert, so I would appreciate any
pointers on this.
Also, it would be nice to put some error code in the GHCB MSR if the
guest dies for some reason in real mode. Currently, it just dies with
no information provided.

PS: sorry for sending twice due to the wrong email body type.

Regards
-Erdem

On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 3:10 AM Joerg Roedel <jroedel@suse.de> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 11:55:56AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > And recursive #VC was instant death, right? Because there's no way to
> > avoid IST stack corruption in that case.
>
> Right, a #VC exception while still on the IST stack must instantly kill
> the VM. That needs an additional check which is not implemented yet, as
> it only becomes necessary with SNP.
>
> Regards,
>
> Joerg
>
>