linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 00/11] Intel SGX Driver

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Message-ID: <20180110161656.hftp6lsnut7u6klr@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 10 Jan 2018 18:16:56 +0200
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     greg@...ellic.com
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 00/11] Intel SGX Driver

On Tue, Jan 09, 2018 at 03:50:23PM -0600, Dr. Greg Wettstein wrote:
> > Everything going out of L1 gets encrypted. This is done to defend
> > against peripheral like adversaries and should work also against
> > meltdown.
> 
> I don't believe this is an architecturally correct assertion.  The
> encryption/decryption occurs at the 'bottom' of the cache heirarchy.

You are right and I was wrong. It is plain from L1 to LLC, which implies
as you correctly described potential cache missing attacks in addition
to timing attacks.

/Jarkko