linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH Part1 v5 11/38] x86/compressed: Add helper for validating pages in the decompression stage

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Message-ID: <daf3a060-ae3b-253b-4615-3fe00866f135@amd.com>
Date:   Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:55:16 -0500
From:   Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH Part1 v5 11/38] x86/compressed: Add helper for validating
 pages in the decompression stage



On 8/23/21 9:16 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 20, 2021 at 10:19:06AM -0500, Brijesh Singh wrote:
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sev-common.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sev-common.h
>> index d426c30ae7b4..1cd8ce838af8 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sev-common.h
>> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sev-common.h
>> @@ -57,6 +57,26 @@
>>   #define GHCB_MSR_AP_RESET_HOLD_REQ	0x006
>>   #define GHCB_MSR_AP_RESET_HOLD_RESP	0x007
>>   
>> +/* SNP Page State Change */
> 
> Let's make it very clear here that those cmd numbers below are actually
> part of the protocol and not randomly chosen:
> 
> /*
>   * ...
>   *
>   * 0x014 – SNP Page State Change Request
>   *
>   * GHCBData[55:52] – Page operation:
>   *   0x0001 – Page assignment, Private
>   *   0x0002 – Page assignment, Shared
>   */
> 

Noted.

thanks