[RFC 10/12] x86/pconfig: Program memory encryption keys on a system-wide basis

Huang, Kai kai.huang at intel.com
Mon Sep 10 01:46:20 UTC 2018


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Schofield, Alison
> Sent: Saturday, September 8, 2018 10:38 AM
> To: dhowells at redhat.com; tglx at linutronix.de
> Cc: Huang, Kai <kai.huang at intel.com>; Nakajima, Jun
> <jun.nakajima at intel.com>; Shutemov, Kirill <kirill.shutemov at intel.com>;
> Hansen, Dave <dave.hansen at intel.com>; Sakkinen, Jarkko
> <jarkko.sakkinen at intel.com>; jmorris at namei.org; keyrings at vger.kernel.org;
> linux-security-module at vger.kernel.org; mingo at redhat.com; hpa at zytor.com;
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> Subject: [RFC 10/12] x86/pconfig: Program memory encryption keys on a
> system-wide basis
> 
> The kernel manages the MKTME (Multi-Key Total Memory Encryption) Keys as a
> system wide single pool of keys. The hardware, however, manages the keys on a
> per physical package basis. Each physical package maintains a key table that all
> CPU's in that package share.
> 
> In order to maintain the consistent, system wide view that the kernel requires,
> program all physical packages during a key program request.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alison Schofield <alison.schofield at intel.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/include/asm/intel_pconfig.h | 42
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>  1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/intel_pconfig.h
> b/arch/x86/include/asm/intel_pconfig.h
> index 3cb002b1d0f9..d3bf0a297e89 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/intel_pconfig.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/intel_pconfig.h
> @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
> 
>  #include <asm/asm.h>
>  #include <asm/processor.h>
> +#include <linux/cpu.h>
> 
>  enum pconfig_target {
>  	INVALID_TARGET	= 0,
> @@ -47,19 +48,48 @@ struct mktme_key_program {
>  	u8 key_field_2[64];
>  } __packed __aligned(256);
> 
> -static inline int mktme_key_program(struct mktme_key_program
> *key_program)
> +struct mktme_key_program_info {
> +	struct mktme_key_program *key_program;
> +	unsigned long status;
> +};
> +
> +static void mktme_package_program(void *key_program_info)
>  {
> +	struct mktme_key_program_info *info = key_program_info;
>  	unsigned long rax = MKTME_KEY_PROGRAM;
> 
> +	asm volatile(PCONFIG
> +		: "=a" (rax), "=b" (info->key_program)

Why do we need "=b" (info->key_program)? To me PCONFIG only reads from rbx, but won't write to it.

> +		: "0" (rax), "1" (info->key_program)
> +		: "memory", "cc");
> +
> +	if (rax != MKTME_PROG_SUCCESS)
> +		WRITE_ONCE(info->status, rax);
> +}
> +
> +/*
> + * MKTME keys are managed as a system-wide single pool of keys.
> + * In the hardware, each physical package maintains a separate key
> + * table. Program all physical packages with the same key info to
> + * maintain that system-wide kernel view.
> + */
> +static inline int mktme_key_program(struct mktme_key_program
> *key_program,
> +				    cpumask_var_t mktme_cpumask)
> +{
> +	struct mktme_key_program_info info = {
> +		.key_program = key_program,
> +		.status = MKTME_PROG_SUCCESS,
> +	};
> +
>  	if (!pconfig_target_supported(MKTME_TARGET))
>  		return -ENXIO;
> 
> -	asm volatile(PCONFIG
> -		: "=a" (rax), "=b" (key_program)
> -		: "0" (rax), "1" (key_program)
> -		: "memory", "cc");
> +	get_online_cpus();
> +	on_each_cpu_mask(mktme_cpumask, mktme_package_program,
> +			 &info, 1);
> +	put_online_cpus();

What is the value of 'mktme_cpumask'? Does it only contain one core for each package? 

Since we are using 'on_each_cpu_mask', I think  we should make sure only one core is set for each node in 'mktme_cpumask'. Otherwise we have to deal with 'DEVICE_BUSY' case, since if one core is already in middle of PCONFIG, the other PCONFIGs on the same node would get 'DEVICE_BUSY' error, but this doesn't mean PCONFIG has failed on that node.

Thanks,
-Kai
> 
> -	return rax;
> +	return info.status;
>  }
> 
>  #endif	/* _ASM_X86_INTEL_PCONFIG_H */
> --
> 2.14.1



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