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From: Srish Srinivasan <ssrish@linux.ibm.com>
To: linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
Cc: maddy@linux.ibm.com, mpe@ellerman.id.au, npiggin@gmail.com,
	christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu, naveen@kernel.org,
	ajd@linux.ibm.com, zohar@linux.ibm.com, nayna@linux.ibm.com,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] powerpc/pseries: Correct secvar format representation for static key management
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:33:48 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250430090350.30023-2-ssrish@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250430090350.30023-1-ssrish@linux.ibm.com>

On a PLPKS enabled PowerVM LPAR, the secvar format property for static
key management is misrepresented as "ibm,plpks-sb-unknown", creating
reason for confusion.

Static key management mode uses fixed, built-in keys. Dynamic key
management mode allows keys to be updated in production to handle
security updates without firmware rebuilds.

Define a function named plpks_get_sb_keymgmt_mode() to retrieve the
key management mode based on the existence of the SB_VERSION property
in the firmware.

Set the secvar format property to either "ibm,plpks-sb-v1" or
"ibm,plpks-sb-v0" based on the key management mode, and return the
length of the secvar format property.

Co-developed-by: Souradeep <soura@imap.linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Souradeep <soura@imap.linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Srish Srinivasan <ssrish@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
---
 arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/plpks-secvar.c | 70 +++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/plpks-secvar.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/plpks-secvar.c
index 257fd1f8bc19..d57067a733ab 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/plpks-secvar.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/plpks-secvar.c
@@ -152,39 +152,49 @@ static int plpks_set_variable(const char *key, u64 key_len, u8 *data,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-// PLPKS dynamic secure boot doesn't give us a format string in the same way OPAL does.
-// Instead, report the format using the SB_VERSION variable in the keystore.
-// The string is made up by us, and takes the form "ibm,plpks-sb-v<n>" (or "ibm,plpks-sb-unknown"
-// if the SB_VERSION variable doesn't exist). Hypervisor defines the SB_VERSION variable as a
-// "1 byte unsigned integer value".
-static ssize_t plpks_secvar_format(char *buf, size_t bufsize)
+/*
+ * Return the key management mode.
+ *
+ * SB_VERSION is defined as a "1 byte unsigned integer value". It is owned by
+ * the Partition Firmware and its presence indicates that the key management
+ * mode is dynamic. Only signed variables have null bytes in their names.
+ * SB_VERSION does not.
+ *
+ * Return 1 to indicate that the key management mode is dynamic. Otherwise
+ * return 0, indicating that the key management mode is static.
+ */
+static u8 plpks_get_sb_keymgmt_mode(void)
 {
-	struct plpks_var var = {0};
-	ssize_t ret;
-	u8 version;
-
-	var.component = NULL;
-	// Only the signed variables have null bytes in their names, this one doesn't
-	var.name = "SB_VERSION";
-	var.namelen = strlen(var.name);
-	var.datalen = 1;
-	var.data = &version;
-
-	// Unlike the other vars, SB_VERSION is owned by firmware instead of the OS
-	ret = plpks_read_fw_var(&var);
-	if (ret) {
-		if (ret == -ENOENT) {
-			ret = snprintf(buf, bufsize, "ibm,plpks-sb-unknown");
-		} else {
-			pr_err("Error %ld reading SB_VERSION from firmware\n", ret);
-			ret = -EIO;
-		}
-		goto err;
+	u8 mode;
+	ssize_t rc;
+	struct plpks_var var = {
+		.component = NULL,
+		.name = "SB_VERSION",
+		.namelen = 10,
+		.datalen = 1,
+		.data = &mode,
+	};
+
+	rc = plpks_read_fw_var(&var);
+	if (rc) {
+		pr_info("Error %ld reading SB_VERSION from firmware\n", rc);
+		mode = 0;
 	}
+	return mode;
+}
 
-	ret = snprintf(buf, bufsize, "ibm,plpks-sb-v%hhu", version);
-err:
-	return ret;
+// PLPKS dynamic secure boot doesn't give us a format string in the same way
+// OPAL does. Instead, report the format using the SB_VERSION variable in the
+// keystore. The string, made up by us, takes the form "ibm,plpks-sb-v<n>".Set
+// the secvar format property to either "ibm,plpks-sb-v1" or "ibm,plpks-sb-v0",
+// based on the key management mode, and return the length of the secvar format
+// property.
+static ssize_t plpks_secvar_format(char *buf, size_t bufsize)
+{
+	u8 mode;
+
+	mode = plpks_get_sb_keymgmt_mode();
+	return snprintf(buf, bufsize, "ibm,plpks-sb-v%hhu", mode);
 }
 
 static int plpks_max_size(u64 *max_size)
-- 
2.47.1


  reply	other threads:[~2025-04-30  9:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-04-30  9:03 [PATCH 0/3] Enhancements to the secvar interface in static key management mode Srish Srinivasan
2025-04-30  9:03 ` Srish Srinivasan [this message]
2025-04-30 15:20   ` [PATCH 1/3] powerpc/pseries: Correct secvar format representation for static key management Nayna Jain
2025-05-05  8:36   ` Andrew Donnellan
2025-05-06 18:59     ` Srish Srinivasan
2025-05-07  6:17       ` Andrew Donnellan
2025-05-07 15:48         ` Srish Srinivasan
2025-05-12  9:51           ` Andrew Donnellan
2025-05-12  9:55       ` Andrew Donnellan
2025-05-12 10:16         ` Srish Srinivasan
2025-05-06 19:27     ` Nayna Jain
2025-05-07  6:03       ` Andrew Donnellan
2025-04-30  9:03 ` [PATCH 2/3] powerpc/secvar: Expose secvars relevant to the key management mode Srish Srinivasan
2025-04-30 15:22   ` Nayna Jain
2025-05-05  7:23   ` Andrew Donnellan
2025-05-06 19:00     ` Srish Srinivasan
2025-04-30  9:03 ` [PATCH 3/3] integrity/platform_certs: Allow loading of keys in static " Srish Srinivasan
2025-04-30 15:22   ` Nayna Jain
2025-05-05  7:55   ` Andrew Donnellan
2025-05-06 19:00     ` Srish Srinivasan

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