linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 07/20] x86: Provide general kernel support for memory encryption

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Date:   Wed, 7 Sep 2016 17:55:35 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Cc:     linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
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        Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
        Andrey Ryabinin <aryabinin@...tuozzo.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 07/20] x86: Provide general kernel support for
 memory encryption

On Wed, Sep 07, 2016 at 09:30:54AM -0500, Tom Lendacky wrote:
> _PAGE_ENC is #defined as sme_me_mask and sme_me_mask has already been
> set (or not set) at this point - so it will be the mask if SME is
> active or 0 if SME is not active.

Yeah, I remember :-)

> sme_early_init() is merely propagating the mask to other structures.
> Since early_pmd_flags is mainly used in this file (one line in
> head_64.S is the other place) I felt it best to modify it here. But it
> can always be moved if you feel that is best.

Hmm, so would it work then if you stick it in early_pmd_flags'
definition like you do with the other masks? I.e.,

pmdval_t early_pmd_flags = __PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE | _PAGE_ENC & ~(_PAGE_GLOBAL | _PAGE_NX);

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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