linux-kernel - Re: [RFC Part1 PATCH v3 02/17] x86/CPU/AMD: Add the Secure Encrypted Virtualization CPU feature

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Message-ID: <47ccc32e-e113-48e0-d2e0-2f23b37cc452@amd.com>
Date:   Tue, 25 Jul 2017 09:58:54 -0500
From:   Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
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Subject: Re: [RFC Part1 PATCH v3 02/17] x86/CPU/AMD: Add the Secure Encrypted
 Virtualization CPU feature

On 7/25/2017 9:36 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 09:29:40AM -0500, Tom Lendacky wrote:
>> Yup, we can do something like that.  I believe the only change that
>> would be needed to your patch would be to move the IS_ENABLED() check
>> to after the physical address space reduction check.
> 
> Yeah, I wasn't sure about that. The logic is that if BIOS has enabled
> SME and thus reduction is in place, we need to update x86_phys_bits on
> 32-bit regardless, right?
> 
> But, come to think of it, that reduction won't have any effect since we
> have 32-bit addresses and the reduction is above 32-bits, right? And
> thus it is moot.


True, but it is more about being accurate and making sure the value is
correct where ever it may be used.

Thanks,
Tom

> 
> Or?
>