linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv4 3/4] x86/tdx: Dynamically disable SEPT violations from causing #VEs

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Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 12:30:56 +0300
From: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
To: Nikolay Borisov <nik.borisov@...e.com>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, 
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, 
	x86@...nel.org, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-coco@...ts.linux.dev, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv4 3/4] x86/tdx: Dynamically disable SEPT violations from
 causing #VEs

On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 05:56:21PM +0300, Nikolay Borisov wrote:
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c b/arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c
> > index 1ff571cb9177..ba37f4306f4e 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/coco/tdx/tdx.c
> > @@ -77,6 +77,20 @@ static inline void tdcall(u64 fn, struct tdx_module_args *args)
> >   		panic("TDCALL %lld failed (Buggy TDX module!)\n", fn);
> >   }
> > +/* Read TD-scoped metadata */
> > +static inline u64 tdg_vm_rd(u64 field, u64 *value)
> > +{
> > +	struct tdx_module_args args = {
> > +		.rdx = field,
> > +	};
> > +	u64 ret;
> > +
> > +	ret = __tdcall_ret(TDG_VM_RD, &args);
> > +	*value = args.r8;
> > +
> > +	return ret;
> > +}
> 
> nit: Perhaps this function can be put in the first patch and the description
> there be made more generic, something along the lines of "introduce
> functions for tdg_rd/tdg_wr" ?

A static function without an user will generate a build warning. I don't
think it is good idea.

-- 
  Kiryl Shutsemau / Kirill A. Shutemov