linux-kernel - Re: [RFC Part1 PATCH 13/13] x86/kernel: add support to validate memory when changing C-bit

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Date:   Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:31:41 -0500
From:   Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     brijesh.singh@....com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org, ak@...ux.intel.com,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC Part1 PATCH 13/13] x86/kernel: add support to validate
 memory when changing C-bit


On 4/12/21 8:05 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 07:55:01AM -0500, Brijesh Singh wrote:
>> The cur_entry is updated by the hypervisor. While building the psc
>> buffer the guest sets the cur_entry=0 and the end_entry point to the
>> last valid entry. The cur_entry is incremented by the hypervisor after
>> it successfully processes one 4K page. As per the spec, the hypervisor
>> could get interrupted in middle of the page state change and cur_entry
>> allows the guest to resume the page state change from the point where it
>> was interrupted.
> This is non-obvious and belongs in a comment above it. Otherwise it
> looks weird.


Sure, I will add the comment and provide reference to the GHCB section.

Thanks