On 2013-05-08, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-05-07 at 22:55 +0800, Qiaowei Ren wrote:
>
> > +What:              /sys/devices/platform/intel_txt/parameter/acm_max_size
> > +Date:              May 2013
> > +KernelVersion:     3.9
> > +Contact:   "Qiaowei Ren" <qiaowei....@intel.com>
> > +Description:       The "acm_max_size" property will show max size of
> > +           authenticated code execution area.
> 
> What would userspace use this for?

These sysfs files are just export SMX & TXT related information to userspace. 
So that other developers (or OSV & ISV) can be able to develop txt related 
applications or tools based on these information.

> > +What:              /sys/devices/platform/intel_txt/parameter/acm_mem_types
> > +Date:              May 2013
> > +KernelVersion:     3.9
> > +Contact:   "Qiaowei Ren" <qiaowei....@intel.com>
> > +Description:       The "acm_max_types" property will show external memory
> > +           types supported during AC mode.
> 
> Or this? And what's AC mode?

It means that the property will show supportable memory types for memory mapped 
outside of the authenticated code execution area.

> > +   __asm__ __volatile__ (IA32_GETSEC_OPCODE "\n"
> > +                         : "=a"(eax), "=b"(ebx), "=c"(ecx)
> > +                         : "a"(IA32_GETSEC_PARAMETERS), "b"(index));
> > +
> > +   *param_type = eax & 0x1f;
> > +   *peax = eax;
> > +   *pebx = ebx;
> > +   *pecx = ecx;
> 
> Should there be a check for failure here? Is it possible for this operation 
> to fail?

You mean GETSEC instruction? I don't notice related description in manual. Next 
function get_parameters() will process return eax/ebx/ecx returned by this 
instruction.

> > +   write_cr4(read_cr4() | CR4_SMXE);
> 
> Whoo. This needs at least a giant comment and probably some locking, but if
> this is supposed to be set during runtime then it should be done in core
> architecture code rather than just in this driver.

Oh. This code should be removed, because tboot code have set SMXE bit.

Thanks,
Qiaowei

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