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Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 09:42:11 -0600
From: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
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Subject: [RFC PATCH v4 01/28] x86: Documentation for AMD Secure Memory
Encryption (SME)
This patch adds a Documenation entry to decribe the AMD Secure Memory
Encryption (SME) feature.
Signed-off-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 11 ++++
Documentation/x86/amd-memory-encryption.txt | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 68 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 Documentation/x86/amd-memory-encryption.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 110745e..91c40fa 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2145,6 +2145,17 @@
memory contents and reserves bad memory
regions that are detected.
+ mem_encrypt= [X86-64] AMD Secure Memory Encryption (SME) control
+ Valid arguments: on, off
+ Default (depends on kernel configuration option):
+ on (CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT_ACTIVE_BY_DEFAULT=y)
+ off (CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT_ACTIVE_BY_DEFAULT=n)
+ mem_encrypt=on: Activate SME
+ mem_encrypt=off: Do not activate SME
+
+ Refer to the SME documentation for details on when
+ memory encryption can be activated.
+
mem_sleep_default= [SUSPEND] Default system suspend mode:
s2idle - Suspend-To-Idle
shallow - Power-On Suspend or equivalent (if supported)
diff --git a/Documentation/x86/amd-memory-encryption.txt b/Documentation/x86/amd-memory-encryption.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0938e89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/x86/amd-memory-encryption.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+Secure Memory Encryption (SME) is a feature found on AMD processors.
+
+SME provides the ability to mark individual pages of memory as encrypted using
+the standard x86 page tables. A page that is marked encrypted will be
+automatically decrypted when read from DRAM and encrypted when written to
+DRAM. SME can therefore be used to protect the contents of DRAM from physical
+attacks on the system.
+
+A page is encrypted when a page table entry has the encryption bit set (see
+below how to determine the position of the bit). The encryption bit can be
+specified in the cr3 register, allowing the PGD table to be encrypted. Each
+successive level of page tables can also be encrypted.
+
+Support for SME can be determined through the CPUID instruction. The CPUID
+function 0x8000001f reports information related to SME:
+
+ 0x8000001f[eax]:
+ Bit[0] indicates support for SME
+ 0x8000001f[ebx]:
+ Bit[5:0] pagetable bit number used to activate memory
+ encryption
+ Bit[11:6] reduction in physical address space, in bits, when
+ memory encryption is enabled (this only affects system
+ physical addresses, not guest physical addresses)
+
+If support for SME is present, MSR 0xc00100010 (SYS_CFG) can be used to
+determine if SME is enabled and/or to enable memory encryption:
+
+ 0xc0010010:
+ Bit[23] 0 = memory encryption features are disabled
+ 1 = memory encryption features are enabled
+
+Linux relies on BIOS to set this bit if BIOS has determined that the reduction
+in the physical address space as a result of enabling memory encryption (see
+CPUID information above) will not conflict with the address space resource
+requirements for the system. If this bit is not set upon Linux startup then
+Linux itself will not set it and memory encryption will not be possible.
+
+The state of SME in the Linux kernel can be documented as follows:
+ - Supported:
+ The CPU supports SME (determined through CPUID instruction).
+
+ - Enabled:
+ Supported and bit 23 of the SYS_CFG MSR is set.
+
+ - Active:
+ Supported, Enabled and the Linux kernel is actively applying
+ the encryption bit to page table entries (the SME mask in the
+ kernel is non-zero).
+
+SME can also be enabled and activated in the BIOS. If SME is enabled and
+activated in the BIOS, then all memory accesses will be encrypted and it will
+not be necessary to activate the Linux memory encryption support. If the BIOS
+merely enables SME (sets bit 23 of the SYS_CFG MSR), then Linux can activate
+memory encryption. However, if BIOS does not enable SME, then Linux will not
+attempt to activate memory encryption, even if configured to do so by default
+or the mem_encrypt=on command line parameter is specified.
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