Re: [Patch v3 05/14] x86/mm: Handle decryption/re-encryption of bss_decrypted consistently

Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy
2022-11-21T22:07:21Z

On 11/21/22 6:39 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 02:55:32AM +0000, Michael Kelley (LINUX) wrote:
>> But I had not thought about TDX. In the TDX case, it appears that
>> sme_postprocess_startup() will not decrypt the bss_decrypted section.
>> The corresponding mem_encrypt_free_decrypted_mem() is a no-op unless
>> CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT is set. But maybe if someone builds a
>> kernel image that supports both TDX and AMD encryption, it could break
>
> sme_me_mask better be 0 on a kernel with both built in and running as a
> TDX guest.
>

Yes. It will be 0 in TDX. In sme_enable(), AMD code checks for CPUID
support before updating the sme_me_mask.

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Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy
Linux Kernel Developer