linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH v4 15/28] Add support to access persistent memory in the clear

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Date:   Thu, 16 Feb 2017 09:45:21 -0600
From:   Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
To:     <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
        <kvm@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
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Subject: [RFC PATCH v4 15/28] Add support to access persistent memory in the
 clear

Persistent memory is expected to persist across reboots. The encryption
key used by SME will change across reboots which will result in corrupted
persistent memory.  Persistent memory is handed out by block devices
through memory remapping functions, so be sure not to map this memory as
encrypted.

Signed-off-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
---
 arch/x86/mm/ioremap.c |    2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/ioremap.c b/arch/x86/mm/ioremap.c
index b0ff6bc..c6cb921 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/ioremap.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/ioremap.c
@@ -498,6 +498,8 @@ static bool memremap_should_map_encrypted(resource_size_t phys_addr,
 	case E820_TYPE_ACPI:
 	case E820_TYPE_NVS:
 	case E820_TYPE_UNUSABLE:
+	case E820_TYPE_PMEM:
+	case E820_TYPE_PRAM:
 		return false;
 	default:
 		break;