linux-kernel - Re: [intel-sgx-kernel-dev] [PATCH v11 13/13] intel

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Message-ID: <bbffd5f975a4054850e1885b7fc5013ef9a3e7f3.camel@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Mon, 25 Jun 2018 12:27:53 +0300
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Nathaniel McCallum <npmccallum@...hat.com>, luto@...nel.org
Cc:     Neil Horman <nhorman@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        mingo@...hat.com, intel-sgx-kernel-dev@...ts.01.org, hpa@...or.com,
        dvhart@...radead.org, tglx@...utronix.de, andy@...radead.org,
        Peter Jones <pjones@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [intel-sgx-kernel-dev] [PATCH v11 13/13] intel_sgx: in-kernel
 launch enclave

On Wed, 2018-06-20 at 12:28 -0400, Nathaniel McCallum wrote:
> As I understand it, the current policy models under discussion look like this:
> 
> 1. SGX w/o FLC (not being merged) looks like this:
>   Intel CPU => (Intel signed) launch enclave => enclaves
> 
> 2. SGX w/ FLC, looks like this:
>   Intel CPU => kernel => launch enclave => enclaves
> 
> 3. Andy is proposing this:
>   Intel CPU => kernel => enclaves

What if MSRs are not writable after hand over to the OS? It is a legit
configuration at least according to the SDM.

/Jarkko