From: Khalid Ali <khaliidcaliy@gmail.com>
To: tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com, bp@alien8.de,
dave.hansen@linux.intel.com
Cc: x86@kernel.org, hpa@zytor.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Khalid Ali <khaliidcaly@gmail.com>,
Kai Huang <kai.huang@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v8] x86/boot: Don't return encryption mask from __startup_64()
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:11:34 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250716091332.737-1-khaliidcaliy@gmail.com> (raw)
From: Khalid Ali <khaliidcaly@gmail.com>
Avoid returning encryption mask to callers of __startup_64().
The encryption mask is available to callers and canbe accessed
sme_get_me_mask() in C code and sme_me_mask symbol in assembly code.
This change aligns the way the mask is retrieved in
secondary_startup_64_no_verify().
No functionality change intended, only consistency improvement, so the
code becomes cleaner.
On intel processors sme_me_mask is zero. So, it is safe to add mask only
if CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT.
Signed-off-by: Khalid Ali <khaliidcaly@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Kai Huang <kai.huang@intel.com>
---
Changes in v8:
* Improve commit message for clarity.
Changes in v7:
* Improve commit message for better clarity.
* Add Huang, Kai Ack tag.
* Fix parameter aligment.
* Fix patch style issues.
arch/x86/boot/startup/map_kernel.c | 17 ++++++-----------
arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h | 2 +-
arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S | 14 ++++++++------
3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/startup/map_kernel.c b/arch/x86/boot/startup/map_kernel.c
index 332dbe6688c4..d25e849af563 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/startup/map_kernel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/startup/map_kernel.c
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ static inline bool check_la57_support(void)
return true;
}
-static unsigned long __head sme_postprocess_startup(struct boot_params *bp,
- pmdval_t *pmd,
- unsigned long p2v_offset)
+static void __head sme_postprocess_startup(struct boot_params *bp,
+ pmdval_t *pmd,
+ unsigned long p2v_offset)
{
unsigned long paddr, paddr_end;
int i;
@@ -68,11 +68,6 @@ static unsigned long __head sme_postprocess_startup(struct boot_params *bp,
}
}
- /*
- * Return the SME encryption mask (if SME is active) to be used as a
- * modifier for the initial pgdir entry programmed into CR3.
- */
- return sme_get_me_mask();
}
/*
@@ -84,8 +79,8 @@ static unsigned long __head sme_postprocess_startup(struct boot_params *bp,
* the 1:1 mapping of memory. Kernel virtual addresses can be determined by
* subtracting p2v_offset from the RIP-relative address.
*/
-unsigned long __head __startup_64(unsigned long p2v_offset,
- struct boot_params *bp)
+void __head __startup_64(unsigned long p2v_offset,
+ struct boot_params *bp)
{
pmd_t (*early_pgts)[PTRS_PER_PMD] = rip_rel_ptr(early_dynamic_pgts);
unsigned long physaddr = (unsigned long)rip_rel_ptr(_text);
@@ -213,5 +208,5 @@ unsigned long __head __startup_64(unsigned long p2v_offset,
for (; i < PTRS_PER_PMD; i++)
pmd[i] &= ~_PAGE_PRESENT;
- return sme_postprocess_startup(bp, pmd, p2v_offset);
+ sme_postprocess_startup(bp, pmd, p2v_offset);
}
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h
index 692af46603a1..c09a4bf18706 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ extern unsigned long acpi_realmode_flags;
extern void reserve_standard_io_resources(void);
extern void i386_reserve_resources(void);
-extern unsigned long __startup_64(unsigned long p2v_offset, struct boot_params *bp);
+extern void __startup_64(unsigned long p2v_offset, struct boot_params *bp);
extern void startup_64_setup_gdt_idt(void);
extern void startup_64_load_idt(void *vc_handler);
extern void early_setup_idt(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
index 3e9b3a3bd039..0cba493cab26 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -106,18 +106,20 @@ SYM_CODE_START_NOALIGN(startup_64)
/*
* Perform pagetable fixups. Additionally, if SME is active, encrypt
- * the kernel and retrieve the modifier (SME encryption mask if SME
- * is active) to be added to the initial pgdir entry that will be
- * programmed into CR3.
- */
+ * the kernel.
+ */
movq %r15, %rsi
call __startup_64
/* Form the CR3 value being sure to include the CR3 modifier */
- leaq early_top_pgt(%rip), %rcx
- addq %rcx, %rax
+ leaq early_top_pgt(%rip), %rax
#ifdef CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT
+ /* Retrieve the modifier (SME encryption mask if SME
+ * is active) to be added to the initial pgdir entry that will be
+ * programmed into CR3.
+ */
+ addq sme_me_mask(%rip), %rax
mov %rax, %rdi
/*
--
2.49.0
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