* [PATCH v13 1/5] x86/sgx: Introduce functions to count the sgx_(vepc_)open()
2025-08-13 8:50 [PATCH v13 0/5] Enable automatic SVN updates for SGX enclaves Elena Reshetova
@ 2025-08-13 8:50 ` Elena Reshetova
2025-08-13 8:50 ` [PATCH v13 2/5] x86/cpufeatures: Add X86_FEATURE_SGX_EUPDATESVN feature flag Elena Reshetova
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From: Elena Reshetova @ 2025-08-13 8:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: dave.hansen
Cc: jarkko, seanjc, kai.huang, mingo, linux-sgx, linux-kernel, x86,
asit.k.mallick, vincent.r.scarlata, chongc, erdemaktas,
vannapurve, bondarn, scott.raynor, Elena Reshetova
Currently, when SGX is compromised and the microcode update fix is applied,
the machine needs to be rebooted to invalidate old SGX crypto-assets and
make SGX be in an updated safe state. It's not friendly for the cloud.
To avoid having to reboot, a new ENCLS[EUPDATESVN] is introduced to update
SGX environment at runtime. This process needs to be done when there's no
SGX users to make sure no compromised enclaves can survive from the update
and allow the system to regenerate crypto-assets.
For now there's no counter to track the active SGX users of host enclave
and virtual EPC. Introduce such counter mechanism so that the EUPDATESVN
can be done only when there's no SGX users.
Define placeholder functions sgx_inc/dec_usage_count() that are used to
increment and decrement such a counter. Also, wire the call sites for
these functions. Encapsulate the current sgx_(vepc_)open() to
__sgx_(vepc_)open() to make the new sgx_(vepc_)open() easy to read.
The definition of the counter itself and the actual implementation of
sgx_inc/dec_usage_count() functions come next.
Note: The EUPDATESVN, which may fail, will be done in
sgx_inc_usage_count(). Make it return 'int' to make subsequent patches
which implement EUPDATESVN easier to review. For now it always returns
success.
Suggested-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Kai Huang <kai.huang@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver.c | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c | 1 +
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c | 10 ++++++++++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h | 3 +++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c | 20 +++++++++++++++++++-
5 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver.c
index 7f8d1e11dbee..79d6020dfe9c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ u64 sgx_attributes_reserved_mask;
u64 sgx_xfrm_reserved_mask = ~0x3;
u32 sgx_misc_reserved_mask;
-static int sgx_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+static int __sgx_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
struct sgx_encl *encl;
int ret;
@@ -41,6 +41,23 @@ static int sgx_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
return 0;
}
+static int sgx_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = sgx_inc_usage_count();
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ ret = __sgx_open(inode, file);
+ if (ret) {
+ sgx_dec_usage_count();
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int sgx_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
struct sgx_encl *encl = file->private_data;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c
index 308dbbae6c6e..cf149b9f4916 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c
@@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ void sgx_encl_release(struct kref *ref)
WARN_ON_ONCE(encl->secs.epc_page);
kfree(encl);
+ sgx_dec_usage_count();
}
/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
index 2de01b379aa3..3a5cbd1c170e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
@@ -917,6 +917,16 @@ int sgx_set_attribute(unsigned long *allowed_attributes,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sgx_set_attribute);
+int sgx_inc_usage_count(void)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
+void sgx_dec_usage_count(void)
+{
+ return;
+}
+
static int __init sgx_init(void)
{
int ret;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h
index d2dad21259a8..f5940393d9bd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/sgx.h
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ static inline int __init sgx_vepc_init(void)
}
#endif
+int sgx_inc_usage_count(void);
+void sgx_dec_usage_count(void);
+
void sgx_update_lepubkeyhash(u64 *lepubkeyhash);
#endif /* _X86_SGX_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c
index 7aaa3652e31d..b649c0610019 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c
@@ -255,10 +255,11 @@ static int sgx_vepc_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
xa_destroy(&vepc->page_array);
kfree(vepc);
+ sgx_dec_usage_count();
return 0;
}
-static int sgx_vepc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+static int __sgx_vepc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
{
struct sgx_vepc *vepc;
@@ -273,6 +274,23 @@ static int sgx_vepc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
return 0;
}
+static int sgx_vepc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = sgx_inc_usage_count();
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ ret = __sgx_vepc_open(inode, file);
+ if (ret) {
+ sgx_dec_usage_count();
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static long sgx_vepc_ioctl(struct file *file,
unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
{
--
2.45.2
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From: Elena Reshetova @ 2025-08-13 8:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: dave.hansen
Cc: jarkko, seanjc, kai.huang, mingo, linux-sgx, linux-kernel, x86,
asit.k.mallick, vincent.r.scarlata, chongc, erdemaktas,
vannapurve, bondarn, scott.raynor, Elena Reshetova, Dave Hansen
Add a flag indicating whenever ENCLS[EUPDATESVN] SGX instruction is
supported. This will be used by SGX driver to perform CPU SVN updates.
Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Kai Huang <kai.huang@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h | 1 +
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c | 1 +
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c | 1 +
tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h | 1 +
4 files changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
index 602957dd2609..830d24ff1ada 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@
#define X86_FEATURE_TSA_SQ_NO (21*32+11) /* AMD CPU not vulnerable to TSA-SQ */
#define X86_FEATURE_TSA_L1_NO (21*32+12) /* AMD CPU not vulnerable to TSA-L1 */
#define X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF_VM (21*32+13) /* Clear CPU buffers using VERW before VMRUN */
+#define X86_FEATURE_SGX_EUPDATESVN (21*32+14) /* Support for ENCLS[EUPDATESVN] instruction */
/*
* BUG word(s)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c
index 46efcbd6afa4..3d9f49ad0efd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpuid-deps.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ static const struct cpuid_dep cpuid_deps[] = {
{ X86_FEATURE_SGX_LC, X86_FEATURE_SGX },
{ X86_FEATURE_SGX1, X86_FEATURE_SGX },
{ X86_FEATURE_SGX2, X86_FEATURE_SGX1 },
+ { X86_FEATURE_SGX_EUPDATESVN, X86_FEATURE_SGX1 },
{ X86_FEATURE_SGX_EDECCSSA, X86_FEATURE_SGX1 },
{ X86_FEATURE_XFD, X86_FEATURE_XSAVES },
{ X86_FEATURE_XFD, X86_FEATURE_XGETBV1 },
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c
index b4a1f6732a3a..d13444d11ba0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/scattered.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static const struct cpuid_bit cpuid_bits[] = {
{ X86_FEATURE_PER_THREAD_MBA, CPUID_ECX, 0, 0x00000010, 3 },
{ X86_FEATURE_SGX1, CPUID_EAX, 0, 0x00000012, 0 },
{ X86_FEATURE_SGX2, CPUID_EAX, 1, 0x00000012, 0 },
+ { X86_FEATURE_SGX_EUPDATESVN, CPUID_EAX, 10, 0x00000012, 0 },
{ X86_FEATURE_SGX_EDECCSSA, CPUID_EAX, 11, 0x00000012, 0 },
{ X86_FEATURE_HW_PSTATE, CPUID_EDX, 7, 0x80000007, 0 },
{ X86_FEATURE_CPB, CPUID_EDX, 9, 0x80000007, 0 },
diff --git a/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h b/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
index ee176236c2be..78c3894c17c1 100644
--- a/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
+++ b/tools/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeatures.h
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@
#define X86_FEATURE_PREFER_YMM (21*32+ 8) /* Avoid ZMM registers due to downclocking */
#define X86_FEATURE_APX (21*32+ 9) /* Advanced Performance Extensions */
#define X86_FEATURE_INDIRECT_THUNK_ITS (21*32+10) /* Use thunk for indirect branches in lower half of cacheline */
+#define X86_FEATURE_SGX_EUPDATESVN (21*32+14) /* Support for ENCLS[EUPDATESVN] instruction */
/*
* BUG word(s)
--
2.45.2
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2025-08-13 8:50 ` [PATCH v13 4/5] x86/sgx: Implement ENCLS[EUPDATESVN] Elena Reshetova
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From: Elena Reshetova @ 2025-08-13 8:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: dave.hansen
Cc: jarkko, seanjc, kai.huang, mingo, linux-sgx, linux-kernel, x86,
asit.k.mallick, vincent.r.scarlata, chongc, erdemaktas,
vannapurve, bondarn, scott.raynor, Elena Reshetova
Add error codes for ENCLS[EUPDATESVN], then SGX CPUSVN update process can
know the execution state of EUPDATESVN and notify userspace.
EUPDATESVN will be called when no active SGX users is guaranteed. Only add
the error codes that can legally happen. E.g., it could also fail due to
"SGX not ready" when there's SGX users but it wouldn't happen in this
implementation.
Reviewed-by: Kai Huang <kai.huang@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/sgx.h | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sgx.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sgx.h
index 6a0069761508..73348cf4fd78 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sgx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sgx.h
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ enum sgx_encls_function {
* public key does not match IA32_SGXLEPUBKEYHASH.
* %SGX_PAGE_NOT_MODIFIABLE: The EPC page cannot be modified because it
* is in the PENDING or MODIFIED state.
+ * %SGX_INSUFFICIENT_ENTROPY: Insufficient entropy in RNG.
+ * %SGX_NO_UPDATE: EUPDATESVN could not update the CPUSVN because the
+ * current SVN was not newer than CPUSVN. This is the most
+ * common error code returned by EUPDATESVN.
* %SGX_UNMASKED_EVENT: An unmasked event, e.g. INTR, was received
*/
enum sgx_return_code {
@@ -81,6 +85,8 @@ enum sgx_return_code {
SGX_CHILD_PRESENT = 13,
SGX_INVALID_EINITTOKEN = 16,
SGX_PAGE_NOT_MODIFIABLE = 20,
+ SGX_INSUFFICIENT_ENTROPY = 29,
+ SGX_NO_UPDATE = 31,
SGX_UNMASKED_EVENT = 128,
};
--
2.45.2
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From: Elena Reshetova @ 2025-08-13 8:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: dave.hansen
Cc: jarkko, seanjc, kai.huang, mingo, linux-sgx, linux-kernel, x86,
asit.k.mallick, vincent.r.scarlata, chongc, erdemaktas,
vannapurve, bondarn, scott.raynor, Elena Reshetova
All running enclaves and cryptographic assets (such as internal SGX
encryption keys) are assumed to be compromised whenever an SGX-related
microcode update occurs. To mitigate this assumed compromise the new
supervisor SGX instruction ENCLS[EUPDATESVN] can generate fresh
cryptographic assets.
Before executing EUPDATESVN, all SGX memory must be marked as unused. This
requirement ensures that no potentially compromised enclave survives the
update and allows the system to safely regenerate cryptographic assets.
Add the method to perform ENCLS[EUPDATESVN]. However, until the follow up
patch that wires calling sgx_update_svn() from sgx_inc_usage_count(), this
code is not reachable.
Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/sgx.h | 31 +++++++-------
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encls.h | 5 +++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sgx.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sgx.h
index 73348cf4fd78..c2c4c0d22ca4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sgx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sgx.h
@@ -28,21 +28,22 @@
#define SGX_CPUID_EPC_MASK GENMASK(3, 0)
enum sgx_encls_function {
- ECREATE = 0x00,
- EADD = 0x01,
- EINIT = 0x02,
- EREMOVE = 0x03,
- EDGBRD = 0x04,
- EDGBWR = 0x05,
- EEXTEND = 0x06,
- ELDU = 0x08,
- EBLOCK = 0x09,
- EPA = 0x0A,
- EWB = 0x0B,
- ETRACK = 0x0C,
- EAUG = 0x0D,
- EMODPR = 0x0E,
- EMODT = 0x0F,
+ ECREATE = 0x00,
+ EADD = 0x01,
+ EINIT = 0x02,
+ EREMOVE = 0x03,
+ EDGBRD = 0x04,
+ EDGBWR = 0x05,
+ EEXTEND = 0x06,
+ ELDU = 0x08,
+ EBLOCK = 0x09,
+ EPA = 0x0A,
+ EWB = 0x0B,
+ ETRACK = 0x0C,
+ EAUG = 0x0D,
+ EMODPR = 0x0E,
+ EMODT = 0x0F,
+ EUPDATESVN = 0x18,
};
/**
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encls.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encls.h
index 99004b02e2ed..d9160c89a93d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encls.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encls.h
@@ -233,4 +233,9 @@ static inline int __eaug(struct sgx_pageinfo *pginfo, void *addr)
return __encls_2(EAUG, pginfo, addr);
}
+/* Attempt to update CPUSVN at runtime. */
+static inline int __eupdatesvn(void)
+{
+ return __encls_ret_1(EUPDATESVN, "");
+}
#endif /* _X86_ENCLS_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
index 3a5cbd1c170e..829bcba77d41 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
#include <asm/msr.h>
#include <asm/sgx.h>
+#include <asm/archrandom.h>
#include "driver.h"
#include "encl.h"
#include "encls.h"
@@ -917,6 +918,80 @@ int sgx_set_attribute(unsigned long *allowed_attributes,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sgx_set_attribute);
+/* Counter to count the active SGX users */
+static int sgx_usage_count;
+
+/**
+ * sgx_update_svn() - Attempt to call ENCLS[EUPDATESVN].
+ *
+ * This instruction attempts to update CPUSVN to the
+ * currently loaded microcode update SVN and generate new
+ * cryptographic assets.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * %0: - Success or not supported
+ * %-EAGAIN: - Can be safely retried, failure is due to lack of
+ * entropy in RNG
+ * %-EIO: - Unexpected error, retries are not advisable
+ */
+static int __maybe_unused sgx_update_svn(void)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ /*
+ * If EUPDATESVN is not available, it is ok to
+ * silently skip it to comply with legacy behavior.
+ */
+ if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_SGX_EUPDATESVN))
+ return 0;
+
+ /*
+ * EPC is guaranteed to be empty when there are no users.
+ * Ensure we are on our first user before proceeding further.
+ */
+ WARN(sgx_usage_count != 1, "Elevated usage count when calling EUPDATESVN\n");
+
+ for (int i = 0; i < RDRAND_RETRY_LOOPS; i++) {
+ ret = __eupdatesvn();
+
+ /* Stop on success or unexpected errors: */
+ if (ret != SGX_INSUFFICIENT_ENTROPY)
+ break;
+ }
+
+ switch (ret) {
+ case 0:
+ /*
+ * SVN successfully updated.
+ * Let users know when the update was successful.
+ */
+ pr_info("SVN updated successfully\n");
+ return 0;
+ case SGX_NO_UPDATE:
+ /*
+ * SVN update failed since the current SVN is
+ * not newer than CPUSVN. This is the most
+ * common case and indicates no harm.
+ */
+ return 0;
+ case SGX_INSUFFICIENT_ENTROPY:
+ /*
+ * SVN update failed due to lack of entropy in DRNG.
+ * Indicate to userspace that it should retry.
+ */
+ return -EAGAIN;
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * EUPDATESVN was called when EPC is empty, all other error
+ * codes are unexpected.
+ */
+ ENCLS_WARN(ret, "EUPDATESVN");
+ return -EIO;
+}
+
int sgx_inc_usage_count(void)
{
return 0;
--
2.45.2
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@ 2025-08-13 11:07 ` Huang, Kai
2025-08-13 13:56 ` Reshetova, Elena
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From: Huang, Kai @ 2025-08-13 11:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Reshetova, Elena, Hansen, Dave
Cc: seanjc, mingo, Scarlata, Vincent R, x86, jarkko, Annapurve,
Vishal, linux-kernel, Mallick, Asit K, Aktas, Erdem, Cai, Chong,
Bondarevska, Nataliia, linux-sgx, Raynor, Scott
>
> +/* Counter to count the active SGX users */
> +static int sgx_usage_count;
>
[...]
> + * Return:
> + * %0: - Success or not supported
> + * %-EAGAIN: - Can be safely retried, failure is due to lack of
> + * entropy in RNG
> + * %-EIO: - Unexpected error, retries are not advisable
> + */
This time I actually downloaded those patches and applied to my local, and
I found the descriptions of the error codes are not vertically aligned.
Please fix (and it's sad we still need to fix this type of thing in v13).
Nit: as said before, the k-doc comment doc says:
.. in order to produce the desired line breaks, you need to use a ReST
list, e. g.:
* Return:
* * %0 - OK to runtime suspend the device
* * %-EBUSY - Device should not be runtime suspended
(hint: there's an additional '*' before the '%'.)
But I guess it's just a nit but not a blocker.
> +static int __maybe_unused sgx_update_svn(void)
> +{
> + int ret;
> +
> + /*
> + * If EUPDATESVN is not available, it is ok to
> + * silently skip it to comply with legacy behavior.
> + */
> + if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_SGX_EUPDATESVN))
> + return 0;
> +
> + /*
> + * EPC is guaranteed to be empty when there are no users.
> + * Ensure we are on our first user before proceeding further.
> + */
> + WARN(sgx_usage_count != 1, "Elevated usage count when calling EUPDATESVN\n");
It seems you are obsessed to use "!= 1", rather than "!= 0".
IIUC, Dave suggested the latter [*]:
/* EPC is guaranteed to be empty when there are no users: */
WARN(count, "Elevated usage count...");
.. which is my natural response too.
And the odd is I actually need to look at the next patch to see why "!= 1"
is used.
[*]
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-sgx/20250801112619.1117549-1-elena.reshetova@intel.com/T/#m2225b27448de868a7bc1b86ed7f2ee784367ba84
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2025-08-13 11:07 ` Huang, Kai
@ 2025-08-13 13:56 ` Reshetova, Elena
0 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Reshetova, Elena @ 2025-08-13 13:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Huang, Kai, Hansen, Dave
Cc: seanjc, mingo, Scarlata, Vincent R, x86, jarkko, Annapurve,
Vishal, linux-kernel, Mallick, Asit K, Aktas, Erdem, Cai, Chong,
Bondarevska, Nataliia, linux-sgx, Raynor, Scott
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Huang, Kai <kai.huang@intel.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2025 2:08 PM
> To: Reshetova, Elena <elena.reshetova@intel.com>; Hansen, Dave
> <dave.hansen@intel.com>
> Cc: seanjc@google.com; mingo@kernel.org; Scarlata, Vincent R
> <vincent.r.scarlata@intel.com>; x86@kernel.org; jarkko@kernel.org;
> Annapurve, Vishal <vannapurve@google.com>; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org;
> Mallick, Asit K <asit.k.mallick@intel.com>; Aktas, Erdem
> <erdemaktas@google.com>; Cai, Chong <chongc@google.com>; Bondarevska,
> Nataliia <bondarn@google.com>; linux-sgx@vger.kernel.org; Raynor, Scott
> <scott.raynor@intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v13 4/5] x86/sgx: Implement ENCLS[EUPDATESVN]
>
>
> >
> > +/* Counter to count the active SGX users */
> > +static int sgx_usage_count;
> >
>
> [...]
>
> > + * Return:
> > + * %0: - Success or not supported
> > + * %-EAGAIN: - Can be safely retried, failure is due to lack of
> > + * entropy in RNG
> > + * %-EIO: - Unexpected error, retries are not advisable
> > + */
>
> This time I actually downloaded those patches and applied to my local, and
> I found the descriptions of the error codes are not vertically aligned.
>
> Please fix (and it's sad we still need to fix this type of thing in v13).
Sorry about this, it seems like I need to change the editor, which keeps reverting
this on rebases ((
>
> Nit: as said before, the k-doc comment doc says:
>
> .. in order to produce the desired line breaks, you need to use a ReST
> list, e. g.:
>
> * Return:
> * * %0 - OK to runtime suspend the device
> * * %-EBUSY - Device should not be runtime suspended
>
> (hint: there's an additional '*' before the '%'.)
>
> But I guess it's just a nit but not a blocker.
Yes, I did go and check the kdoc style, but missed the additional '*'.
Will fix.
>
> > +static int __maybe_unused sgx_update_svn(void)
> > +{
> > + int ret;
> > +
> > + /*
> > + * If EUPDATESVN is not available, it is ok to
> > + * silently skip it to comply with legacy behavior.
> > + */
> > + if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_SGX_EUPDATESVN))
> > + return 0;
> > +
> > + /*
> > + * EPC is guaranteed to be empty when there are no users.
> > + * Ensure we are on our first user before proceeding further.
> > + */
> > + WARN(sgx_usage_count != 1, "Elevated usage count when calling
> EUPDATESVN\n");
>
> It seems you are obsessed to use "!= 1", rather than "!= 0".
>
> IIUC, Dave suggested the latter [*]:
>
> /* EPC is guaranteed to be empty when there are no users: */
> WARN(count, "Elevated usage count...");
>
> .. which is my natural response too.
>
> And the odd is I actually need to look at the next patch to see why "!= 1"
> is used.
I can change it to this version given that I change the code in the previous patch.
Thank you very much for your prompt review!
Best Regards,
Elena.
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* [PATCH v13 5/5] x86/sgx: Enable automatic SVN updates for SGX enclaves
2025-08-13 8:50 [PATCH v13 0/5] Enable automatic SVN updates for SGX enclaves Elena Reshetova
` (3 preceding siblings ...)
2025-08-13 8:50 ` [PATCH v13 4/5] x86/sgx: Implement ENCLS[EUPDATESVN] Elena Reshetova
@ 2025-08-13 8:50 ` Elena Reshetova
2025-08-13 11:07 ` Huang, Kai
4 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Elena Reshetova @ 2025-08-13 8:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: dave.hansen
Cc: jarkko, seanjc, kai.huang, mingo, linux-sgx, linux-kernel, x86,
asit.k.mallick, vincent.r.scarlata, chongc, erdemaktas,
vannapurve, bondarn, scott.raynor, Elena Reshetova
== Background ==
ENCLS[EUPDATESVN] is a new SGX instruction [1] which allows enclave
attestation to include information about updated microcode SVN without a
reboot. Before an EUPDATESVN operation can be successful, all SGX memory
(aka. EPC) must be marked as “unused” in the SGX hardware metadata
(aka.EPCM). This requirement ensures that no compromised enclave can
survive the EUPDATESVN procedure and provides an opportunity to generate
new cryptographic assets.
== Solution ==
Attempt to execute ENCLS[EUPDATESVN] every time the first file descriptor
is obtained via sgx_(vepc_)open(). In the most common case the microcode
SVN is already up-to-date, and the operation succeeds without updating SVN.
Note: while in such cases the underlying crypto assets are regenrated, it
does not affect enclaves' visible keys obtained via EGETKEY instruction.
If it fails with any other error code than SGX_INSUFFICIENT_ENTROPY, this
is considered unexpected and the *open() returns an error. This should not
happen in practice.
On contrary, SGX_INSUFFICIENT_ENTROPY might happen due to a pressure on the
system's DRNG (RDSEED) and therefore the *open() can be safely retried to
allow normal enclave operation.
[1] Runtime Microcode Updates with Intel Software Guard Extensions,
https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/648682
Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Elena Reshetova <elena.reshetova@intel.com>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
index 829bcba77d41..4ef1e40a195a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ static int sgx_usage_count;
* entropy in RNG
* %-EIO: - Unexpected error, retries are not advisable
*/
-static int __maybe_unused sgx_update_svn(void)
+static int sgx_update_svn(void)
{
int ret;
@@ -992,14 +992,28 @@ static int __maybe_unused sgx_update_svn(void)
return -EIO;
}
+/* Mutex to ensure no concurrent EPC accesses during EUPDATESVN */
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(sgx_svn_lock);
+
int sgx_inc_usage_count(void)
{
+ int ret;
+
+ guard(mutex)(&sgx_svn_lock);
+
+ if (sgx_usage_count++ == 0) {
+ ret = sgx_update_svn();
+ if (ret)
+ sgx_usage_count--;
+ return ret;
+ }
+
return 0;
}
void sgx_dec_usage_count(void)
{
- return;
+ sgx_usage_count--;
}
static int __init sgx_init(void)
--
2.45.2
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2025-08-13 8:50 ` [PATCH v13 5/5] x86/sgx: Enable automatic SVN updates for SGX enclaves Elena Reshetova
@ 2025-08-13 11:07 ` Huang, Kai
2025-08-13 13:53 ` Reshetova, Elena
0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Huang, Kai @ 2025-08-13 11:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Reshetova, Elena, Hansen, Dave
Cc: seanjc, mingo, Scarlata, Vincent R, x86, jarkko, Annapurve,
Vishal, linux-kernel, Mallick, Asit K, Aktas, Erdem, Cai, Chong,
Bondarevska, Nataliia, linux-sgx, Raynor, Scott
>
> Note: while in such cases the underlying crypto assets are regenrated, it
^
regenerated
[...]
> +/* Mutex to ensure no concurrent EPC accesses during EUPDATESVN */
> +static DEFINE_MUTEX(sgx_svn_lock);
> +
> int sgx_inc_usage_count(void)
> {
> + int ret;
> +
> + guard(mutex)(&sgx_svn_lock);
> +
> + if (sgx_usage_count++ == 0) {
> + ret = sgx_update_svn();
> + if (ret)
> + sgx_usage_count--;
> + return ret;
> + }
> +
To me, I would prefer:
int sgx_inc_usage_count(void)
{
guard(mutex)(&sgx_svn_lock);
if (!sgx_usage_count) {
int ret = sgx_update_svn();
if (ret)
return ret;
}
sgx_usage_count++;
return 0;
}
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2025-08-13 11:07 ` Huang, Kai
@ 2025-08-13 13:53 ` Reshetova, Elena
0 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Reshetova, Elena @ 2025-08-13 13:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Huang, Kai, Hansen, Dave
Cc: seanjc, mingo, Scarlata, Vincent R, x86, jarkko, Annapurve,
Vishal, linux-kernel, Mallick, Asit K, Aktas, Erdem, Cai, Chong,
Bondarevska, Nataliia, linux-sgx, Raynor, Scott
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Huang, Kai <kai.huang@intel.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2025 2:08 PM
> To: Reshetova, Elena <elena.reshetova@intel.com>; Hansen, Dave
> <dave.hansen@intel.com>
> Cc: seanjc@google.com; mingo@kernel.org; Scarlata, Vincent R
> <vincent.r.scarlata@intel.com>; x86@kernel.org; jarkko@kernel.org;
> Annapurve, Vishal <vannapurve@google.com>; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org;
> Mallick, Asit K <asit.k.mallick@intel.com>; Aktas, Erdem
> <erdemaktas@google.com>; Cai, Chong <chongc@google.com>; Bondarevska,
> Nataliia <bondarn@google.com>; linux-sgx@vger.kernel.org; Raynor, Scott
> <scott.raynor@intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v13 5/5] x86/sgx: Enable automatic SVN updates for SGX
> enclaves
>
> >
> > Note: while in such cases the underlying crypto assets are regenrated, it
> ^
> regenerated
>
>
Thank you for catching this! Will fix.
> [...]
>
> > +/* Mutex to ensure no concurrent EPC accesses during EUPDATESVN */
> > +static DEFINE_MUTEX(sgx_svn_lock);
> > +
> > int sgx_inc_usage_count(void)
> > {
> > + int ret;
> > +
> > + guard(mutex)(&sgx_svn_lock);
> > +
> > + if (sgx_usage_count++ == 0) {
> > + ret = sgx_update_svn();
> > + if (ret)
> > + sgx_usage_count--;
> > + return ret;
> > + }
> > +
>
> To me, I would prefer:
>
> int sgx_inc_usage_count(void)
> {
> guard(mutex)(&sgx_svn_lock);
>
> if (!sgx_usage_count) {
> int ret = sgx_update_svn();
> if (ret)
> return ret;
> }
>
> sgx_usage_count++;
>
> return 0;
> }
I can change to this version, but functionality-wise
it is equal.
Best Regards,
Elena.
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