On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 12:03:23AM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote: > On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 01:44:50PM -0800, Sean Christopherson wrote: > > On Tue, 2017-11-28 at 23:40 +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote: > > > On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 11:24:07PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote: > > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 10:53:24PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So, maybe something like this? > > > > > > > > > > > > After SGX is activated[1] the IA32_SGXLEPUBKEYHASHn MSRs are writable > > > > > > if and only if SGX_LC is set in the IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL MSR and the > > > > > > IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL MSR is locked, otherwise they are read-only. > > > > > > > > > > > > For example, firmware can allow the OS to change the launch enclave > > > > > > root key by setting IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL.SGX_LC, and thus give the > > > > > > OS complete control over the enclaves it runs. Alternatively, > > > > > > firmware can clear IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL.SGX_LC to lock down the root > > > > > > key and restrict the OS to running enclaves signed with the root key > > > > > > or whitelisted/trusted by a launch enclave (which must be signed with > > > > > > the root key). > > > > > > > > > > > > [1] SGX related bits in IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL cannot be set until SGX > > > > > > is activated, e.g. by firmware. SGX activation is triggered by > > > > > > setting bit 0 in MSR 0x7a. Until SGX is activated, the LE hash > > > > > > MSRs are writable, e.g. to allow firmware to lock down the LE > > > > > > root key with a non-Intel value. > > > > > Thanks I'll use this as a basis and move most of the crappy commit > > > > > message to the commit (with some editing) that defines the MSRs. > > > > Not sure after all if I'm following this. > > > > > > > > IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL[17] contols whether the MSRs are writable or not > > > > after the feature control MSR is locked. SGX_LC means just that the > > > > CPU supports the launch configuration. > > > > > > > > /Jarkko > > > I used this commit message with some minor editing in the commit that > > > defines the MSRs and squashed commits that define cpuid level 7 bits. > > > Can you peer check the commit messages? They are in the le branch. > > > > > > /Jarkko > > > > The commit defines FEATURE_CONTROL_SGX_LAUNCH_CONTROL_ENABLE in addition > > to the LE hash MSRs, which is why my suggestion referred to "SGX_LC" and > > not simply bit 17. I used "SGX_LC" instead of the full name because > > that's what your original commit messaged used (though it was attached > > to the CPUID patch, thus all the confusion). > > > > Anyways, I think the commit should have a blurb about defining bit 17, > > and then refer to SGX_LAUNCH_CONTROL_ENABLE (or some variation) rather > > than bit 17 when talking about its effects on SGX. > > Not sure I'm following because this commit only defines the CPUID > feature bits. I think it woul be a bad idea to refer to bit 17 with > SGX_LC because CPUID chapter in the instruction reference uses the > same acronym. > > /Jarkko I guess you are point this to the commit that adds LE keyhash MSRS and adds FEATURE_CONTROL_SGX_LAUNCH_CONTROL_ENABLE :-) I will squash that commit to the one that defines FEATURE_CONTROL_SGX_ENABLE and rename the constant as FEATURE_CONTROL_SGX_LAUNCH_CONTROL_WRITABLE. Then it is obvious what it does and also commits and commit messages are better self-contained and make sense. One commit for CPUID updates and for MSR updates. How does this sound? /Jarkko