[RFC PATCH v2 3/3] virt: Add sev_secret module to expose confidential computing secrets
Borislav Petkov
bp at suse.de
Mon Jun 28 19:30:40 UTC 2021
On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 06:34:31PM +0000, Dov Murik wrote:
> The new sev_secret module exposes the confidential computing secret area
> via securityfs interface.
>
> When the module is loaded (and securityfs is mounted, typically under
> /sys/kernel/security), an "sev_secret" directory is created in
> securityfs. In it, a file is created for each secret entry. The name
> of each such file is the GUID of the secret entry, and its content is
> the secret data.
>
> This allows applications running in a confidential computing setting to
> read secrets provided by the guest owner via a secure secret injection
> mechanism (such as AMD SEV's LAUNCH_SECRET command).
>
> Removing (unlinking) files in the "sev_secret" directory will zero out
> the secret in memory, and remove the filesystem entry. If the module
> is removed and loaded again, that secret will not appear in the
> filesystem.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dov Murik <dovmurik at linux.ibm.com>
> ---
> drivers/virt/Kconfig | 2 +
> drivers/virt/Makefile | 1 +
> drivers/virt/sev_secret/Kconfig | 11 +
> drivers/virt/sev_secret/Makefile | 2 +
> drivers/virt/sev_secret/sev_secret.c | 298 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 5 files changed, 314 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 drivers/virt/sev_secret/Kconfig
> create mode 100644 drivers/virt/sev_secret/Makefile
> create mode 100644 drivers/virt/sev_secret/sev_secret.c
Same question here: maybe have
drivers/virt/coco/
and put all coco guest stuff in there.
> diff --git a/drivers/virt/Kconfig b/drivers/virt/Kconfig
> index 8061e8ef449f..c222cc625891 100644
> --- a/drivers/virt/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/virt/Kconfig
> @@ -36,4 +36,6 @@ source "drivers/virt/vboxguest/Kconfig"
> source "drivers/virt/nitro_enclaves/Kconfig"
>
> source "drivers/virt/acrn/Kconfig"
> +
> +source "drivers/virt/sev_secret/Kconfig"
> endif
> diff --git a/drivers/virt/Makefile b/drivers/virt/Makefile
> index 3e272ea60cd9..0765e5418d1d 100644
> --- a/drivers/virt/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/virt/Makefile
> @@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ obj-y += vboxguest/
>
> obj-$(CONFIG_NITRO_ENCLAVES) += nitro_enclaves/
> obj-$(CONFIG_ACRN_HSM) += acrn/
> +obj-y += sev_secret/
> diff --git a/drivers/virt/sev_secret/Kconfig b/drivers/virt/sev_secret/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..4505526b8ef1
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/virt/sev_secret/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> +config AMD_SEV_SECRET_SECURITYFS
> + tristate "AMD SEV secret area securityfs support"
> + depends on EFI
That probably needs to depend on CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT - otherwise
what's the point for it.
--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH, GF: Felix Imendörffer, HRB 36809, AG Nürnberg
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