RE: [PATCH v3 07/10] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Bring the post_msg_page back for TDX VMs with the paravisor

From: Michael Kelley (LINUX)
Date: Thu Aug 24 2023 - 10:08:14 EST


From: Dexuan Cui <decui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2023 1:07 AM
>
> The post_msg_page was removed in
> commit 9a6b1a170ca8 ("Drivers: hv: vmbus: Remove the per-CPU post_msg_page")
>
> However, it turns out that we need to bring it back, but only for a TDX VM
> with the paravisor: in such a VM, the hyperv_pcpu_input_arg is not decrypted,
> but the HVCALL_POST_MESSAGE in such a VM needs a decrypted page as the
> hypercall input page: see the comments in hyperv_init() for a detailed
> explanation.
>
> Except for HVCALL_POST_MESSAGE and HVCALL_SIGNAL_EVENT, the other hypercalls
> in a TDX VM with the paravisor still use hv_hypercall_pg and must use the
> hyperv_pcpu_input_arg (which is encrypted in such a VM), when a hypercall
> input page is used.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> Changes in v2: None
>
> Changes in v3:
> hyperv_paravisor_present -> ms_hyperv.paravisor_present
>
> arch/x86/hyperv/hv_init.c | 20 +++++++++++--
> drivers/hv/hv.c | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h | 11 ++++++++
> 3 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>

Reviewed-by: Michael Kelley <mikelley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>