On 22/09/2016 16:59, Borislav Petkov wrote: > On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 04:45:51PM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote: >> The main difference between the SME and SEV encryption, from the point >> of view of the kernel, is that real-mode always writes unencrypted in >> SME and always writes encrypted in SEV. But UEFI can run in 64-bit mode >> and learn about the C bit, so EFI boot data should be unprotected in SEV >> guests. > > Actually, it is different: you can start fully encrypted in SME, see: > > https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20160822223539.29880.96739.stgit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > The last paragraph alludes to a certain transparent mode where you're > already encrypted and only certain pieces like EFI is not encrypted. Which paragraph? >> Because the firmware volume is written to high memory in encrypted >> form, and because the PEI phase runs in 32-bit mode, the firmware >> code will be encrypted; on the other hand, data that is placed in low >> memory for the kernel can be unencrypted, thus limiting differences >> between SME and SEV. > > When you run fully encrypted, you still need to access EFI tables in the > clear. That's why I'm confused about this patch here. I might be wrong, but I don't think this patch was tested with OVMF or Duet. Paolo -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>