linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv5 10/30] x86/tdx: Handle CPUID via #VE

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Message-ID: <133a741f-02ae-49bd-1bc4-87ec42ab024b@intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 8 Mar 2022 12:33:34 -0800
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de,
        luto@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org
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        ak@...ux.intel.com, dan.j.williams@...el.com, david@...hat.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCHv5 10/30] x86/tdx: Handle CPUID via #VE

On 3/2/22 06:27, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> In TDX guests, most CPUID leaf/sub-leaf combinations are virtualized
> by the TDX module while some trigger #VE.
> 
> Implement the #VE handling for EXIT_REASON_CPUID by handing it through
> the hypercall, which in turn lets the TDX module handle it by invoking
> the host VMM.
> 
> More details on CPUID Virtualization can be found in the TDX module
> specification, the section titled "CPUID Virtualization".
> 
> Note that VMM that handles the hypercall is not trusted. It can return
> data that may steer the guest kernel in wrong direct. Only allow  VMM
> to control range reserved for hypervisor communication. Return all-zeros
> for any CPUID outside the range.
> 
> Co-developed-by: Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>

It would be nice to also mention the implications of the all-zero CPUID
policy.  I'll plan to add a sentence or two when we apply this.

Reviewed-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>