linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v22 16/24] x86/vdso: Add support for exception fixup in vDSO functions

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Message-ID: <20191008045414.GC1724@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Mon, 7 Oct 2019 21:54:14 -0700
From:   Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        dave.hansen@...el.com, nhorman@...hat.com, npmccallum@...hat.com,
        serge.ayoun@...el.com, shay.katz-zamir@...el.com,
        haitao.huang@...el.com, andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com,
        tglx@...utronix.de, kai.svahn@...el.com, bp@...en8.de,
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        rientjes@...gle.com, cedric.xing@...el.com,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v22 16/24] x86/vdso: Add support for exception fixup in
 vDSO functions

On Mon, Oct 07, 2019 at 03:04:12PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 07, 2019 at 11:10:24AM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > Actually, maybe like this:
> > 
> > struct sgx_enclave_add_page_desc {
> > 	__u64	addr;
> > 	__u64	offset;
> > 	__u64	secinfo;
> > 	__u16	mrmask;
> > 	__u8	reserved[6];
> > };
> > 
> > struct sgx_enclave_add_page {
> > 	__u64	src;
> > 	__u64	nr_pages;
> > 	__u64	pages;
> > };
> 
> Of course we should remove @addr:
> 
> struct sgx_enclave_add_page_desc {
> 	__u64	offset;
> 	__u16	mrmask;
> 	__u8	reserved[6];
> };
> 
> struct sgx_enclave_add_page {
> 	__u64	src;
> 	__u64	secinfo;
> 	__u64	nr_pages;
> 	__u64	pages;
> };
> 
> That is something we have forgot to do. We should have started to use
> offset instead of address when we moved to fd based API. Anyway I think
> this kind of API where you give array of descriptors from one source
> would be optimal.
> 
> Also, @secinfo is better to be out of the descriptor so that let say
> LSM checks could be done with a single callback.

Famous last words, but hopefully I can get this to you tomorrow, as well
as the vDSO changelog rewrite.