Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 19 Jan 2018 16:38:53 +0100 | From | Greg Kroah-Hartman <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] x86: SME: BSP/SME microcode update fix |
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On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 04:35:24PM +0100, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 09:27:47AM -0600, Tom Lendacky wrote: > > On 1/19/2018 9:11 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > > > On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 09:03:52AM -0600, Tom Lendacky wrote: > > >> On 1/15/2018 4:47 PM, Gabriel C wrote: > > >>> On 11.01.2018 19:33, Borislav Petkov wrote: > > >>>> On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 01:25:45PM -0600, Tom Lendacky wrote: > > >>>>> This patch series addresses an issue when SME is active and the BSP > > >>>>> is attempting to check for and load microcode during load_ucode_bsp(). > > >>>>> Since the initrd has not been decrypted (yet) and the virtual address > > >>>>> of the initrd treats the memory as encrypted, the CPIO archive parsing > > >>>>> fails to locate the microcode. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> This series moves the encryption of the initrd into the early boot code > > >>>>> and encrypts it at the same time that the kernel is encrypted. Since > > >>>>> the initrd is now encrypted, the CPIO archive parsing succeeds in > > >>>>> properly locating the microcode. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> The following patches are included in this fix: > > >>>>> - Cleanup register saving in arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_boot.S > > >>>>> - Reduce parameters and complexity for creating the SME PGD mappings > > >>>>> - Centralize the use of the PMD flags used in sme_encrypt_kernel() in > > >>>>> preparation for using PTE flags also. > > >>>>> - Prepare sme_encrypt_kernel() to handle PAGE aligned encryption, not > > >>>>> just 2MB large page aligned encryption. > > >>>>> - Encrypt the initrd in sme_encrypt_kernel() when the kernel is being > > >>>>> encrypted. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> This patch series is based on tip/master. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> --- > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Changes from v2: > > >>>>> - General code cleanup based on feedback. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Changes from v1: > > >>>>> - Additional patch to cleanup the register saving performed in > > >>>>> arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_boot.S in prep for changes made in the > > >>>>> remainder of the patchset. > > >>>>> - Additional patch to reduce parameters and complexity for creating the > > >>>>> SME PGD mappings by introducing and using a structure for referencing > > >>>>> the PGD to populate, the pagetable allocation area, the > > >>>>> virtual/physical > > >>>>> addresses being mapped and the pagetable flags to be used. > > >>>>> - Consolidate PMD/PTE mapping code to reduce duplication. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Tom Lendacky (5): > > >>>>> x86/mm: Cleanup register saving in mem_encrypt_boot.S > > >>>>> x86/mm: Use a struct to reduce parameters for SME PGD mapping > > >>>>> x86/mm: Centralize PMD flags in sme_encrypt_kernel() > > >>>>> x86/mm: Prepare sme_encrypt_kernel() for PAGE aligned encryption > > >>>>> x86/mm: Encrypt the initrd earlier for BSP microcode update > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> arch/x86/include/asm/mem_encrypt.h | 4 > > >>>>> arch/x86/kernel/head64.c | 4 > > >>>>> arch/x86/kernel/setup.c | 10 - > > >>>>> arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt.c | 356 > > >>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------- > > >>>>> arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_boot.S | 80 ++++---- > > >>>>> 5 files changed, 308 insertions(+), 146 deletions(-) > > >>>> > > >>>> All 5: > > >>>> > > >>>> Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> Guys , are these patches going to be part of 4.15 ? > > >>> > > >>> With mem_encrypt=on without these patches microcode loading doesn't > > >>> work right. Also @stable 4.14 would need the fixes too. > > >> > > >> It looks like these patches have been pulled into 4.15. I did forget > > >> to cc stable, so I'll follow-up with a separate email to have these > > >> back-ported to the 4.14 stable tree. > > > > > > What are the git commit ids? That's all I need :) > > > > Hi Greg, > > > > Here are the commit ids: > > 1303880179e6 (“x86/mm: Clean up register saving in the __enc_copy() assembly code”) > > bacf6b499e11 (“x86/mm: Use a struct to reduce parameters for SME PGD mapping”) > > 2b5d00b6c2cd (“x86/mm: Centralize PMD flags in sme_encrypt_kernel()”) > > cc5f01e28d6c (“x86/mm: Prepare sme_encrypt_kernel() for PAGE aligned encryption”) > > 107cd2532181 (“x86/mm: Encrypt the initrd earlier for BSP microcode update”) > > > > The last commit won't apply cleanly on 4.14. There was a change in > > arch/x86/kernel/setup.c for SEV support. The actual patch to that file > > is very small it just removes the call to sme_early_encrypt() and the > > associated comment. I can submit a new version of that patch if you > > want, just let me know. > > A backported version of that would be great, thanks. > > And are any of these needed in older kernels like 4.4 and 4.9?
Oh nevermind, this is for a feature that is not in older kernels, sorry for the noise.
greg k-h
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