linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] x86/sgx: Add kernel-doc descriptions for params passed to vDSO user handler

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Message-ID: <aR0rMfBDW_HjR_14@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:28:01 +0200
From: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] x86/sgx: Add kernel-doc descriptions for params
 passed to vDSO user handler

On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 08:07:05AM -0800, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Add kernel-doc markup for the register parameters passed by the vDSO blob
> to the user handler to suppress build warnings, e.g.
> 
>   WARNING: arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sgx.h:157 function parameter 'r8' not
>            described in 'sgx_enclave_user_handler_t'
> 
> Call out that except for RSP, the registers are undefined on asynchronous
> exits as far as the vDSO ABI is concerned.  E.g. the vDSO's exception
> handler clobbers RDX, RDI, and RSI, and the kernel doesn't guarantee that
> R8 or R9 will be zero (the synthetic value loaded by the CPU).
> 
> Reported-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251106145506.145fc620@canb.auug.org.au
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sgx.h | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sgx.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sgx.h
> index a438ea43bfd1..0d408f001ac6 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sgx.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sgx.h
> @@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ struct sgx_enclave_run;
>  /**
>   * typedef sgx_enclave_user_handler_t - Exit handler function accepted by
>   *					__vdso_sgx_enter_enclave()
> + * @rdi:	RDI at the time of EEXIT, undefined on AEX
> + * @rsi:	RSI at the time of EEXIT, undefined on AEX
> + * @rdx:	RDX at the time of EEXIT, undefined on AEX
> + * @rsp:	RSP (untrusted) at the time of EEXIT or AEX
> + * @r8:		R8 at the time of EEXIT, undefined on AEX
> + * @r9:		R9 at the time of EEXIT, undefined on AEX
>   * @run:	The run instance given by the caller
>   *
>   * The register parameters contain the snapshot of their values at enclave
> -- 
> 2.51.2.1041.gc1ab5b90ca-goog
> 

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

BR, Jarkko