linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH Part2 v6 02/49] iommu/amd: Introduce function to check SEV-SNP support

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Message-ID: <YwbQKeDRQF0XGWo7@kernel.org>
Date:   Thu, 25 Aug 2022 04:28:09 +0300
From:   "jarkko@...nel.org" <jarkko@...nel.org>
To:     Peter Gonda <pgonda@...gle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH Part2 v6 02/49] iommu/amd: Introduce function to check
 SEV-SNP support

On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 11:50:59AM -0600, Peter Gonda wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 11:45 AM Kalra, Ashish <Ashish.Kalra@....com> wrote:
> >
> > [AMD Official Use Only - General]
> >
> > Hello Peter,
> >
> > >> +bool iommu_sev_snp_supported(void)
> > >> +{
> > >> +       struct amd_iommu *iommu;
> > >> +
> > >> +       /*
> > >> +        * The SEV-SNP support requires that IOMMU must be enabled, and is
> > >> +        * not configured in the passthrough mode.
> > >> +        */
> > >> +       if (no_iommu || iommu_default_passthrough()) {
> > >> +               pr_err("SEV-SNP: IOMMU is either disabled or
> > >> + configured in passthrough mode.\n");
> >
> > > Like below could this say something like snp support is disabled because of iommu settings.
> >
> > Here we may need to be more precise with the error information indicating why SNP is not enabled.
> > Please note that this patch may actually become part of the IOMMU + SNP patch series, where
> > additional checks are done, for example, not enabling SNP if IOMMU v2 page tables are enabled,
> > so precise error information will be useful here.
> 
> I agree we should be more precise. I just thought we should explicitly
> state something like: "SEV-SNP: IOMMU is either disabled or configured
> in passthrough mode, SNP cannot be supported".

It really should be, in order to have any practical use:

	if (no_iommu) {
		pr_err("SEV-SNP: IOMMU is disabled.\n");
		return false;
	}

	if (iommu_default_passthrough()) {
		pr_err("SEV-SNP: IOMMU is configured in passthrough mode.\n");
		return false;
	}

The comment is *completely* redundant, it absolutely does
not serve any sane purpose. It just tells what the code
already clearly stating.

The combo error message on the other hand leaves you to
the question "which one was it", and for that reason
combining the checks leaves you to a louse debugging
experience.

BR, Jarkko