linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH kernel v3 3/3] x86/sev: Do not handle #VC for DR7 read/write

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Message-ID: <b30d6f61-2dc9-4c4f-dbdb-a48c186745d3@amd.com>
Date:   Tue, 24 Jan 2023 16:07:46 +0530
From:   "Nikunj A. Dadhania" <nikunj@....com>
To:     Alexey Kardashevskiy <aik@....com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH kernel v3 3/3] x86/sev: Do not handle #VC for DR7
 read/write



On 20/01/23 15:53, Alexey Kardashevskiy wrote:
> It is MSR_AMD64_SEV_DEBUG_SWAP (SEV, not SNP), it is an SEV-ES thing. 

Yes, noticed that, earlier analysis was that Debug Swap shouldn't need any guest side changes, but it does need it.

> Why is that feature negotiation SNP-only and not SEV?

As per the spec, GHCB termination request: reason code: 0x2 is SNP features specific.

Regards
Nikunj