linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 13/13] x86/Kconfig: Add Kconfig for KVM based XO

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Date:   Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:36:20 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     "Edgecombe, Rick P" <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
Cc:     "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "peterz@...radead.org" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        "Dock, Deneen T" <deneen.t.dock@...el.com>,
        "Christopherson, Sean J" <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "kristen@...ux.intel.com" <kristen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "luto@...nel.org" <luto@...nel.org>,
        "pbonzini@...hat.com" <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        "Hansen, Dave" <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 13/13] x86/Kconfig: Add Kconfig for KVM based XO

On Wed, Oct 30, 2019 at 12:01:18AM +0000, Edgecombe, Rick P wrote:
> On Tue, 2019-10-29 at 16:36 -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 03, 2019 at 02:24:00PM -0700, Rick Edgecombe wrote:
> > > Add CONFIG_KVM_XO for supporting KVM based execute only memory.
> > 
> > I would expect this config to be added earlier in the series so that the
> > code being added that depends on it can be incrementally build tested...
> > 
> > (Also, if this is default=y, why have a Kconfig for it at all? Guests
> > need to know to use this already, yes?)
> > 
> > -Kees
> Hmm, good point. One reason could be that this requires SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP due to
> some pre-processor tricks that need a compile time known max physical address
> size. So maybe someone could want KVM_GUEST and !SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP. I'm not
> sure.

Good point about the combination of other CONFIGs. All the more reason
to move it earlier, though.

-Kees

> 
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
> > > ---
> > >  arch/x86/Kconfig | 13 +++++++++++++
> > >  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> > > index 222855cc0158..3a3af2a456e8 100644
> > > --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
> > > +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> > > @@ -802,6 +802,19 @@ config KVM_GUEST
> > >  	  underlying device model, the host provides the guest with
> > >  	  timing infrastructure such as time of day, and system time
> > >  
> > > +config KVM_XO
> > > +	bool "Support for KVM based execute only virtual memory permissions"
> > > +	select DYNAMIC_PHYSICAL_MASK
> > > +	select SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP
> > > +	depends on KVM_GUEST && X86_64
> > > +	default y
> > > +	help
> > > +	  This option enables support for execute only memory for KVM guests. If
> > > +	  support from the underlying VMM is not detected at boot, this
> > > +	  capability will automatically disable.
> > > +
> > > +	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer Y.
> > > +
> > >  config PVH
> > >  	bool "Support for running PVH guests"
> > >  	---help---
> > > -- 
> > > 2.17.1
> > > 
> > 
> > 

-- 
Kees Cook