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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 2/5] x86/kexec: do unconditional WBINVD in relocate_kernel()
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On 3/20/24 15:48, Huang, Kai wrote:
>
>>> Hi Tom,
>>>
>>> I am not aware of kexec() support status for SEV-ES/SEV-SNP guests.
>>> Does patch 1 break them?
>>
>> SNP guests can kexec with some patches that are currently in process
>> around shared to private memory conversions. ES guests can only kexec
>> with a single vCPU. There was a recent patch series to add support for
>> multiple vCPUs.
>>
>> Patch #1 doesn't break either ES or SNP because we still have an IDT and
>> traditional kernel addressing in place, so the #VC can be handled.
>
> How about plain SEV guest?

A plain SEV guest is fine, since WBINVD is intercepted and would just exit
to the hypervisor (#VC doesn't happen with plain SEV).

Thanks,
Tom

>
>>
>> Whereas patch #2 has switched to identity mapping and removed the IDT,
>> so a #VC causes a triple fault.
>
> That makes sense.  Thanks.
>
> Hi Kirill,
>
> Does TDX guest have similar behaviour -- that WBINVD in stop_this_cpu()
> can be handled although it causes #VE, while WBINVD in relocate_kernel()
> will just triple fault the guest?

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