linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 11/40] x86/sev: Register GHCB memory when SEV-SNP is active

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Message-ID: <YdN9GNLQiajXbV7U@dt>
Date:   Mon, 3 Jan 2022 16:47:52 -0600
From:   Venu Busireddy <venu.busireddy@...cle.com>
To:     Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 11/40] x86/sev: Register GHCB memory when SEV-SNP is
 active

On 2021-12-10 09:43:03 -0600, Brijesh Singh wrote:
> The SEV-SNP guest is required by the GHCB spec to register the GHCB's
> Guest Physical Address (GPA). This is because the hypervisor may prefer
> that a guest use a consistent and/or specific GPA for the GHCB associated
> with a vCPU. For more information, see the GHCB specification section
> "GHCB GPA Registration".
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>

Reviewed-by: Venu Busireddy <venu.busireddy@...cle.com>

> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h   |   2 +
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c |   4 ++
>  arch/x86/kernel/head64.c     |   1 +
>  arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c |   2 +-
>  arch/x86/kernel/sev.c        | 120 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------
>  5 files changed, 77 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)
>