linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v19,RESEND 24/27] x86/vdso: Add __vdso_sgx_enter_enclave() to wrap SGX enclave transitions

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Message-ID: <20190322212011.GD12666@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:20:15 -0700
From:   Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
To:     "Xing, Cedric" <cedric.xing@...el.com>
Cc:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org" <linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org>,
        "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "Hansen, Dave" <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        "nhorman@...hat.com" <nhorman@...hat.com>,
        "npmccallum@...hat.com" <npmccallum@...hat.com>,
        "Ayoun, Serge" <serge.ayoun@...el.com>,
        "Katz-zamir, Shay" <shay.katz-zamir@...el.com>,
        "Huang, Haitao" <haitao.huang@...el.com>,
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        <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
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        "Huang, Kai" <kai.huang@...el.com>,
        "rientjes@...gle.com" <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Haitao Huang <haitao.huang@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jethro Beekman <jethro@...tanix.com>,
        "Dr . Greg Wettstein" <greg@...ellic.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v19,RESEND 24/27] x86/vdso: Add
 __vdso_sgx_enter_enclave() to wrap SGX enclave transitions

On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 05:17:53PM -0700, Xing, Cedric wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 12:57:52PM -0700, Xing, Cedric wrote:
> > > > Using the untrusted stack as a way to exchange data is very
> > > > convenient, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea.  Here are some
> > > > problems it
> > > > causes:
> > > >
> > > >  - It prevents using a normal function to wrap enclave entry (as
> > > > we're seeing with this patch set).
> > >
> > > It doesn't prevent.
> > 
> > Yes it does, keyword being "normal".  Though I guess we could do a bit
> > of bikeshedding on the definition of normal...
> 
> I don't understand what you mean by "normal".

My apologies, I missed the code snippet in your original code, I was
thinking of a previous idea involving a JMP %rbp.  Please ignore this
bit of discussion.