linux-kernel - Re: [Part1 PATCH v4 03/17] x86/mm: Don't attempt to encrypt initrd under SEV

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Message-ID: <20170917140436.GB4733@nazgul.tnic>
Date:   Sun, 17 Sep 2017 16:04:36 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:     Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Subject: Re: [Part1 PATCH v4 03/17] x86/mm: Don't attempt to encrypt initrd
 under SEV

On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 07:34:04AM -0500, Brijesh Singh wrote:
> From: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
> 
> When SEV is active the initrd/initramfs will already have already been
> placed in memory encrypted so do not try to encrypt it.
> 
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: x86@...nel.org
> Signed-off-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
> Signed-off-by: Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/setup.c | 6 ++++--
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

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