[RFC v2 04/13] x86/mm: Add helper functions for MKTME memory encryption keys
Alison Schofield
alison.schofield at intel.com
Wed Dec 5 05:52:05 UTC 2018
On Tue, Dec 04, 2018 at 07:35:50AM -0800, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
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> > On Dec 3, 2018, at 11:39 PM, Alison Schofield <alison.schofield at intel.com> wrote:
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> > Define a global mapping structure to manage the mapping of userspace
> > Keys to hardware KeyIDs in MKTME (Multi-Key Total Memory Encryption).
> > Implement helper functions that access this mapping structure.
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> Why is a key “void *”? Who owns the memory? Can a real type be used?
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It's of type "struct key" of the kernel key service.
Replacing void w 'struct key'.
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