Re: [PATCH kernel 3/3] x86/sev: Do not handle #VC for DR7 read/write

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On Thu, Dec 08, 2022 at 06:14:01PM +1100, Alexey Kardashevskiy wrote:
> Sorry, I am not following. How is moving the bit makes
> SEV_STATUS_TO_FEATURES() not needed?
> 
> When I am setting it in VMSA SEV_FEATURES - it is a bit 5.
> 
> Inside a SEV VM, it is SEV_STATUS MSR and there it is bit 7. Mentioned
> MSR_AMD64_SEV* are SEV_STATUS MSR bits.
> 
> Since the current patch is bad, I'd rather define the bit twice then:

Yes.

> arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h:
> #define MSR_AMD64_SEV_FEAT_DEBUG_SWAP    BIT_ULL(7)
> 
> arch/x86/include/asm/svm.h
> #define SVM_SEV_FEAT_DEBUG_SWAP         BIT(5)
> 
> as nothing really says that SEV_FEATURES is always going to be
> SEV_STATUS>>2, even though it is now.
> 
> Soooo what is acceptable solution here? Thanks,

Right, so since you're testing against sev_status which is a copy of
MSR_AMD64_SEV, then you use bit definitions which are for that MSR as
documented in the respective PPR section for "MSRC001_0131 [SEV Status]
(Core::X86::Msr::SEV_Status)"

When you're setting the VMSA's SEV_FEATURES field, then you need a
different define, ofc.

This also automatically takes care of SEV_FEATURES not being tied to
SEV_STATUS >> 2 forever, as you say.

So yes, do the twice thing.

Thx.

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    Boris.

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