linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v30 02/20] x86/cpufeatures: x86/msr: Intel SGX Launch Control hardware bits

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Date:   Wed, 20 May 2020 14:23:47 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
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, sean.j.christopherson@...el.com,
        nhorman@...hat.com, npmccallum@...hat.com, haitao.huang@...el.com,
        andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
        kai.svahn@...el.com, josh@...htriplett.org, luto@...nel.org,
        kai.huang@...el.com, rientjes@...gle.com, cedric.xing@...el.com,
        puiterwijk@...hat.com, Jethro Beekman <jethro@...tanix.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v30 02/20] x86/cpufeatures: x86/msr: Intel SGX Launch
 Control hardware bits


> Subject: Re: [PATCH v30 02/20] x86/cpufeatures: x86/msr: Intel SGX Launch Control hardware bits
							  ^
							Add

Needs a verb.

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 03:43:52AM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> From: Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
> 
> Add X86_FEATURE_SGX_LC, which informs whether or not the CPU supports SGX
> Launch Control.
> 
> Add MSR_IA32_SGXLEPUBKEYHASH{0, 1, 2, 3}, which when combined contain a
> SHA256 hash of a 3072-bit RSA public key. SGX backed software packages, so
> called enclaves, are always signed. All enclaves signed with the public key
> are unconditionally allowed to initialize. [1]
> 
> Add FEATURE_CONTROL_SGX_LE_WR bit of the feature control MSR, which informs
> whether the formentioned MSRs are writable or not. If the bit is off, the

"aforementioned"

> public key MSRs are read-only for the OS.

...

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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