Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/sev: Add KVM commands for instance certs

[Tom Lendacky]

On 10/12/22 20:02, Dionna Amalie Glaze wrote:
> > > > +    /* Page-align the length */
> > > > +    length = (params.certs_len + PAGE_SIZE - 1) & PAGE_MASK;
> > >
> > > Probably can use PAGE_ALIGN() here.
>
> Ah, thanks. Will add in v2.
>
> > Though, one thing i don't understand is that why do we need to issue
> > the SNP_GUEST_REQUEST to FW if we are going to return the VMM
> > overriden certs back to the guest ?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ashish
>
> If I'm reading the spec right, certs are supposed to come along with
> the guest request when the user issues an extended guest request. If
> the length is correct, we issue the command to get the report and we
> simply override what the psp returns for the certs.

The SNP Extended Guest Request doesn't override anything from the PSP, it 
just supplies additional data associated with the MSG_REPORT_REQ so that 
an additional call does not have to be made to obtain the certificate 
chain needed validate the report.

The idea is to not have to make two calls, since, theoretically, it is 
possible for the guest to be migrated in between a MSG_REPORT_REQ call and 
the call to obtain the certificates, at which point the VCEK would not match.

Thanks,
Tom

> Is that your understanding too? If so, are you saying there's a bug in
> this implementation?