linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3 03/30] x86/sgx: Add wrapper for SGX2 EMODT function

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <YkvndW7rfjUjRuAj@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 5 Apr 2022 09:53:41 +0300
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
To:     Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
Cc:     dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, tglx@...utronix.de, bp@...en8.de,
        luto@...nel.org, mingo@...hat.com, linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org, seanjc@...gle.com, kai.huang@...el.com,
        cathy.zhang@...el.com, cedric.xing@...el.com,
        haitao.huang@...el.com, mark.shanahan@...el.com, hpa@...or.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 03/30] x86/sgx: Add wrapper for SGX2 EMODT function

On Mon, Apr 04, 2022 at 09:49:11AM -0700, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> Add a wrapper for the EMODT ENCLS leaf function used to
> change the type of an enclave page as maintained in the
> SGX hardware's Enclave Page Cache Map (EPCM).
> 
> EMODT:
> 1) Updates the EPCM page type of the enclave page.
> 2) Sets the MODIFIED bit in the EPCM entry of the enclave page.
>    This bit is reset by the enclave by invoking ENCLU leaf
>    function EACCEPT or EACCEPTCOPY.
> 
> Access from within the enclave to the enclave page is not possible
> while the MODIFIED bit is set.
> 
> After changing the enclave page type by issuing EMODT the kernel
> needs to collaborate with the hardware to ensure that no logical
> processor continues to hold a reference to the changed page. This
> is required to ensure no required security checks are circumvented
> and is required for the enclave's EACCEPT/EACCEPTCOPY to succeed.
> Ensuring that no references to the changed page remain is
> accomplished with the ETRACK flow.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
> ---
> No changes since V2
> 
> Changes since V1:
> - Split original patch ("x86/sgx: Add wrappers for SGX2 functions")
>   in three to introduce the SGX2 functions separately (Jarkko).
> - Rewrite commit message to include how the EPCM within the hardware
>   is changed by the SGX2 function as well as the calling
>   conditions (Jarkko).
> 
>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encls.h | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encls.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encls.h
> index 2b091912f038..7a1ecf704ec1 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encls.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encls.h
> @@ -221,4 +221,10 @@ static inline int __emodpr(struct sgx_secinfo *secinfo, void *addr)
>  	return __encls_ret_2(EMODPR, secinfo, addr);
>  }
>  
> +/* Change the type of an EPC page. */
> +static inline int __emodt(struct sgx_secinfo *secinfo, void *addr)
> +{
> +	return __encls_ret_2(EMODT, secinfo, addr);
> +}
> +
>  #endif /* _X86_ENCLS_H */
> -- 
> 2.25.1
> 

Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>

BR, Jarkko