[PATCH V1 3/6] xen/virtio: Add option to restrict memory access under Xen

[Boris Ostrovsky]

On 4/24/22 12:53 PM, Oleksandr wrote:
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> On 23.04.22 19:40, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
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>>> +
>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_RESTRICTED_VIRTIO_MEMORY_ACCESS
>>> +int arch_has_restricted_virtio_memory_access(void)
>>> +{
>>> +    return (xen_has_restricted_virtio_memory_access() ||
>>> +            cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_GUEST_MEM_ENCRYPT));
>>> +}
>> So instead of hardcoding Xen here, this seems like a candidate for
>> another cc_platform_has flag.
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> I have a limited knowledge of x86 and Xen on x86.
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> Would the Xen specific bits fit into Confidential Computing Platform checks? I will let Juergen/Boris comment on this.
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This is unrelated to confidential so I don't think we can add another CC_ flag.


Would arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hypervisor.c be a better home for this?


-boris