linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 04/11] x86: define IA32_FEATUE_CONTROL.SGX

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Date:   Thu, 30 Nov 2017 16:05:45 +1300
From:   Kai Huang <kai.huang@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
Cc:     platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
        Janakarajan Natarajan <Janakarajan.Natarajan@....com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Kyle Huey <me@...ehuey.com>,
        Vikas Shivappa <vikas.shivappa@...ux.intel.com>,
        Piotr Luc <piotr.luc@...el.com>,
        Grzegorz Andrejczuk <grzegorz.andrejczuk@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 04/11] x86: define IA32_FEATUE_CONTROL.SGX_LC

On Wed, 2017-11-29 at 17:38 +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 12:21:41AM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 02:00:03PM -0800, Sean Christopherson
> > wrote:
> > > What about SGX_LC_ENABLE?  The title in the MSR section of the
> > > SDM is
> > > "SGX Launch Control Enable", and it's more consistent with the
> > > other
> > > bits defined in feature control.  I'd also prefer that name for
> > > the
> > > actual #define too, SGX_LAUNCH_CONTROL_ENABLE is overly verbose
> > > IMO.
> > 
> > This is a bit ugly name but it is also very clear:
> > 
> >   FEATURE_CONTROL_SGX_LEPUBKEYHASH_WRITE_ENABLE
> > 
> > Just pushed update to the le branch. SGX_LC_ENABLE is a nice short
> > name
> > but it does not reflect the semantics.
> > 
> > Maybe we could combine these and name it as
> > 
> >   FEATURE_CONTROL_SGX_LC_WRITE_ENABLE
> > 
> > It is not as ugly and is very clear what it does.
> 
> I ended up with FEATURE_CONTROL_SGX_LC_WR. I think that is fairly
> reasonable name for bit 17.

Why not using FEATURE_CONTROL_SGX_LE_WR? "LE_WR" is even used in SDM
41.2.2 Intel SGX Launch Control Configuration:

If IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL.LE_WR (bit 17) is set to 1 and
IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL is locked on that logical processor,
IA32_SGXLEPUBKEYHASH MSRs on that logical
processor then the IA32_SGXLEPUBKEYHASHn MSR are writeable.

Thanks,
-Kai


> 
> /Jarkko