Re: [PATCHv6 10/16] x86/tdx: Convert shared memory back to private on kexec

[Kirill A. Shutemov]

On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 07:09:37AM -0600, Kalra, Ashish wrote:
> Hello Kirill,
> 
> On 1/29/2024 4:36 AM, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 04:24:09AM -0600, Kalra, Ashish wrote:
> > > In case of SNP and crash/kdump case, we need to prevent the boot_ghcb being
> > > converted to shared (in snp_kexec_unshare_mem()) as the boot_ghcb is
> > > required to handle all I/O for disabling IO-APIC/lapic, hpet, etc., as the
> > > enc_kexec_unshare_mem() callback is invoked before the apics, hpet, etc. are
> > > disabled.
> > > 
> > > Is there any reason why enc_kexec_unshare_mem() callback is invoked in crash
> > > case before the IO-APIC/lapic, hpet, etc. are shutdown/disabled ?
> > Not really. Either way works for TDX. I've tested the patch below. Is it
> > what you want?
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c b/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
> > index 6585a5f2c2ba..3001f4857ed7 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/crash.c
> > @@ -107,11 +107,6 @@ void native_machine_crash_shutdown(struct pt_regs *regs)
> >   	crash_smp_send_stop();
> > -	if (cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_GUEST_MEM_ENCRYPT)) {
> > -		x86_platform.guest.enc_kexec_stop_conversion(true);
> > -		x86_platform.guest.enc_kexec_unshare_mem();
> > -	}
> > -
> >   	cpu_emergency_disable_virtualization();
> >   	/*
> > @@ -129,6 +124,12 @@ void native_machine_crash_shutdown(struct pt_regs *regs)
> >   #ifdef CONFIG_HPET_TIMER
> >   	hpet_disable();
> >   #endif
> > +
> > +	if (cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_GUEST_MEM_ENCRYPT)) {
> > +		x86_platform.guest.enc_kexec_stop_conversion(true);
> > +		x86_platform.guest.enc_kexec_unshare_mem();
> > +	}
> > +
> >   	crash_save_cpu(regs, safe_smp_processor_id());
> >   }
> 
> Yes, this will work for SNP.

Okay, good. Will include the change into the next version of the patchset.

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  Kiryl Shutsemau / Kirill A. Shutemov