linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 09/19] x86: Secure Launch kernel late boot stub

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Message-ID: <74328ab7-c054-49ad-a40d-214fe6792adf@oracle.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2024 14:17:01 -0700
From: ross.philipson@...cle.com
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 09/19] x86: Secure Launch kernel late boot stub

On 6/4/24 12:59 PM, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Fri May 31, 2024 at 4:03 AM EEST, Ross Philipson wrote:
>> The routine slaunch_setup is called out of the x86 specific setup_arch()
>> routine during early kernel boot. After determining what platform is
>> present, various operations specific to that platform occur. This
>> includes finalizing setting for the platform late launch and verifying
>> that memory protections are in place.
>>
>> For TXT, this code also reserves the original compressed kernel setup
>> area where the APs were left looping so that this memory cannot be used.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ross Philipson <ross.philipson@...cle.com>
>> ---
>>   arch/x86/kernel/Makefile   |   1 +
>>   arch/x86/kernel/setup.c    |   3 +
>>   arch/x86/kernel/slaunch.c  | 525 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   drivers/iommu/intel/dmar.c |   4 +
>>   4 files changed, 533 insertions(+)
>>   create mode 100644 arch/x86/kernel/slaunch.c
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
>> index 5d128167e2e2..b35ca99ab0a0 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/Makefile
>> @@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_X86_32)		+= tls.o
>>   obj-$(CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION)	+= tls.o
>>   obj-y				+= step.o
>>   obj-$(CONFIG_INTEL_TXT)		+= tboot.o
>> +obj-$(CONFIG_SECURE_LAUNCH)	+= slaunch.o
> 
> Hmm... should that be CONFIG_X86_SECURE_LAUNCH?
> 
> Just asking...

It could be if you would like. I guess we just thought it was implied 
given its location.

Ross

> 
> BR, Jarkko
>