Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] x86/sev: Fix broken SNP support with KVM module built-in

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Sean,

On 2/6/2025 1:01 AM, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 05, 2025, Vasant Hegde wrote:
>> On 2/5/2025 8:47 PM, Sean Christopherson wrote:
>>> On Wed, Feb 05, 2025, Vasant Hegde wrote:
>>>>> @@ -3318,6 +3326,9 @@ static int __init iommu_go_to_state(enum iommu_init_state state)
>>>>>  		ret = state_next();
>>>>>  	}
>>>>>  
>>>>> +	if (ret && !amd_iommu_snp_en && cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_HOST_SEV_SNP))
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think we should clear when `amd_iommu_snp_en` is true.
>>>
>>> That doesn't address the case where amd_iommu_prepare() fails, because amd_iommu_snp_en
>>> will be %false (its init value) and the RMP will be uninitialized, i.e.
>>> CC_ATTR_HOST_SEV_SNP will be incorrectly left set.
>>
>> You are right. I missed early failure scenarios :-(
>>
>>>
>>> And conversely, IMO clearing CC_ATTR_HOST_SEV_SNP after initializing the IOMMU
>>> and RMP is wrong as well.  Such a host is probably hosed regardless, but from
>>> the CPU's perspective, SNP is supported and enabled.
>>
>> So we don't want to clear  CC_ATTR_HOST_SEV_SNP after RMP initialization -OR-
>> clear for all failures?
> 
> I honestly don't know, because the answer largely depends on what happens with
> hardware.  I asked in an earlier version of this series if IOMMU initialization
> failure after the RMP is configured is even survivable.
> 
> For this series, I think it makes sense to match the existing behavior, unless
> someone from AMD can definitively state that we should do something different.
> And the existing behavior is that amd_iommu_snp_en and CC_ATTR_HOST_SEV_SNP will
> be left set if the IOMMU completes iommu_snp_enable(), and the kernel completes
> RMP setup.

Thanks for the clarification. Patch looks OK to me.

-Vasant





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