Message ID | cover.1726506534.git.roy.hopkins@suse.com (mailing list archive) |
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Series | Extend SEV-SNP SVSM support with a kvm_vcpu per VMPL | expand |
> I've prepared this series as an extension to the RFC patch series: > 'SEV-SNP support for running an SVSM' posted by Tom Lendacky [1]. > This extends the support for transitioning a vCPU between VM > Privilege Levels (VMPLs) by storing the vCPU state for each VMPL in > its own `struct kvm_vcpu`. This additionally allows for separate > APICs for each VMPL. I couldn't attend KVM forum, but I understand based on feedback at a session there, Paolo took the lead to provide an architecture document for this feature, is that correct? Just asking because I haven't noticed anything about this on the list. Regards, James
On Fri, Oct 18, 2024, James Bottomley wrote: > > I've prepared this series as an extension to the RFC patch series: > > 'SEV-SNP support for running an SVSM' posted by Tom Lendacky [1]. > > This extends the support for transitioning a vCPU between VM > > Privilege Levels (VMPLs) by storing the vCPU state for each VMPL in > > its own `struct kvm_vcpu`. This additionally allows for separate > > APICs for each VMPL. > > I couldn't attend KVM forum, but I understand based on feedback at a > session there, Paolo took the lead to provide an architecture document > for this feature, is that correct? Yep. > Just asking because I haven't noticed anything about this on the list. Heh, there's quite a queue of blocked readers (and writers!) at this point ;-)
On 10/21/24 21:51, Sean Christopherson wrote: > On Fri, Oct 18, 2024, James Bottomley wrote: >>> I've prepared this series as an extension to the RFC patch series: >>> 'SEV-SNP support for running an SVSM' posted by Tom Lendacky [1]. >>> This extends the support for transitioning a vCPU between VM >>> Privilege Levels (VMPLs) by storing the vCPU state for each VMPL in >>> its own `struct kvm_vcpu`. This additionally allows for separate >>> APICs for each VMPL. >> >> I couldn't attend KVM forum, but I understand based on feedback at a >> session there, Paolo took the lead to provide an architecture document >> for this feature, is that correct? > > Yep. > >> Just asking because I haven't noticed anything about this on the list. > > Heh, there's quite a queue of blocked readers (and writers!) at this point ;-) Well, at least one person had a writer's block instead. I had it almost ready but then noticed a few hiccups in the design we came up with, and have been seating on it for a while. I'm sending it now, finishing the commit messages. Paolo
On Wed, 2024-10-23 at 13:48 +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > On 10/21/24 21:51, Sean Christopherson wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2024, James Bottomley wrote: > > > > I've prepared this series as an extension to the RFC patch > > > > series: 'SEV-SNP support for running an SVSM' posted by Tom > > > > Lendacky [1]. This extends the support for transitioning a vCPU > > > > between VM Privilege Levels (VMPLs) by storing the vCPU state > > > > for each VMPL in its own `struct kvm_vcpu`. This additionally > > > > allows for separate APICs for each VMPL. > > > > > > I couldn't attend KVM forum, but I understand based on feedback > > > at a session there, Paolo took the lead to provide an > > > architecture document for this feature, is that correct? > > > > Yep. > > > > > Just asking because I haven't noticed anything about this on the > > > list. > > > > Heh, there's quite a queue of blocked readers (and writers!) at > > this point ;-) > > Well, at least one person had a writer's block instead. > > I had it almost ready but then noticed a few hiccups in the design we > came up with, and have been seating on it for a while. I'm sending > it now, finishing the commit messages. Thanks for doing that. For those on linux-coco who don't follow the KVM list, the document is here: https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20241023124507.280382-6-pbonzini@redhat.com/ Regards, James