linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 16/32] x86/sgx: Support restricting of enclave page permissions

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Date:   Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:47:36 -0500
From:   "Haitao Huang" <haitao.huang@...ux.intel.com>
To:     "Jarkko Sakkinen" <jarkko@...nel.org>
Cc:     "Reinette Chatre" <reinette.chatre@...el.com>,
        "Dhanraj, Vijay" <vijay.dhanraj@...el.com>,
        "dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com" <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "bp@...en8.de" <bp@...en8.de>,
        "Lutomirski, Andy" <luto@...nel.org>,
        "mingo@...hat.com" <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org" <linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "Christopherson,, Sean" <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        "Huang, Kai" <kai.huang@...el.com>,
        "Zhang, Cathy" <cathy.zhang@...el.com>,
        "Xing, Cedric" <cedric.xing@...el.com>,
        "Huang, Haitao" <haitao.huang@...el.com>,
        "Shanahan, Mark" <mark.shanahan@...el.com>,
        "hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        nathaniel@...fian.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 16/32] x86/sgx: Support restricting of enclave page
 permissions

On Wed, 16 Mar 2022 23:37:26 -0500, Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>  
wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 14, 2022 at 10:39:36AM -0500, Haitao Huang wrote:
>> I also see this model as consistent to what kernel does for regular  
>> memory
>> mappings: adding physical pages on #PF or pre-fault and changing PTE
>> permissions only after mprotect is called.
>
> And you were against this in EAUG's case. As in the EAUG's case
> EMODPR could be done as part of the mprotect() flow.
>

I preferred not automatic/unconditional EAUG during mmap.
Here I think automatic/unconditional EMODPR(PROT_READ) on #PF would not  
work for all cases. See my reply to your other email.

Thanks
Haitao