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authorPeter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>2021-02-08 11:11:26 +0000
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'remotes/dg-gitlab/tags/cgs-pull-request' into staging
Generalize memory encryption models A number of hardware platforms are implementing mechanisms whereby the hypervisor does not have unfettered access to guest memory, in order to mitigate the security impact of a compromised hypervisor. AMD's SEV implements this with in-cpu memory encryption, and Intel has its own memory encryption mechanism. POWER has an upcoming mechanism to accomplish this in a different way, using a new memory protection level plus a small trusted ultravisor. s390 also has a protected execution environment. The current code (committed or draft) for these features has each platform's version configured entirely differently. That doesn't seem ideal for users, or particularly for management layers. AMD SEV introduces a notionally generic machine option "machine-encryption", but it doesn't actually cover any cases other than SEV. This series is a proposal to at least partially unify configuration for these mechanisms, by renaming and generalizing AMD's "memory-encryption" property. It is replaced by a "confidential-guest-support" property pointing to a platform specific object which configures and manages the specific details. Note to Ram Pai: the documentation I've included for PEF is very minimal. If you could send a patch expanding on that, it would be very helpful. Changes since v8: * Rebase * Fixed some cosmetic typos Changes since v7: * Tweaked and clarified meaning of the 'ready' flag * Polished the interface to the PEF internals * Shifted initialization for s390 PV later (I hope I've finally got this after apply_cpu_model() where it needs to be) Changes since v6: * Moved to using OBJECT_DECLARE_TYPE and OBJECT_DEFINE_TYPE macros * Assorted minor fixes Changes since v5: * Renamed from "securable guest memory" to "confidential guest support" * Simpler reworking of x86 boot time flash encryption * Added a bunch of documentation * Fixed some compile errors on POWER Changes since v4: * Renamed from "host trust limitation" to "securable guest memory", which I think is marginally more descriptive * Re-organized initialization, because the previous model called at kvm_init didn't work for s390 * Assorted fixes to the s390 implementation; rudimentary testing (gitlab CI) only Changes since v3: * Rebased * Added first cut at handling of s390 protected virtualization Changes since RFCv2: * Rebased * Removed preliminary SEV cleanups (they've been merged) * Changed name to "host trust limitation" * Added migration blocker to the PEF code (based on SEV's version) Changes since RFCv1: * Rebased * Fixed some errors pointed out by Dave Gilbert # gpg: Signature made Mon 08 Feb 2021 06:07:27 GMT # gpg: using RSA key 75F46586AE61A66CC44E87DC6C38CACA20D9B392 # gpg: Good signature from "David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>" [full] # gpg: aka "David Gibson (Red Hat) <dgibson@redhat.com>" [full] # gpg: aka "David Gibson (ozlabs.org) <dgibson@ozlabs.org>" [full] # gpg: aka "David Gibson (kernel.org) <dwg@kernel.org>" [unknown] # Primary key fingerprint: 75F4 6586 AE61 A66C C44E 87DC 6C38 CACA 20D9 B392 * remotes/dg-gitlab/tags/cgs-pull-request: s390: Recognize confidential-guest-support option confidential guest support: Alter virtio default properties for protected guests spapr: PEF: prevent migration spapr: Add PEF based confidential guest support confidential guest support: Update documentation confidential guest support: Move SEV initialization into arch specific code confidential guest support: Introduce cgs "ready" flag sev: Add Error ** to sev_kvm_init() confidential guest support: Rework the "memory-encryption" property confidential guest support: Move side effect out of machine_set_memory_encryption() sev: Remove false abstraction of flash encryption confidential guest support: Introduce new confidential guest support class qom: Allow optional sugar props Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'docs')
-rw-r--r--docs/amd-memory-encryption.txt2
-rw-r--r--docs/confidential-guest-support.txt49
-rw-r--r--docs/papr-pef.txt30
-rw-r--r--docs/system/s390x/protvirt.rst19
4 files changed, 93 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/docs/amd-memory-encryption.txt b/docs/amd-memory-encryption.txt
index 80b8eb0..145896a 100644
--- a/docs/amd-memory-encryption.txt
+++ b/docs/amd-memory-encryption.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ complete flow chart.
To launch a SEV guest
# ${QEMU} \
- -machine ...,memory-encryption=sev0 \
+ -machine ...,confidential-guest-support=sev0 \
-object sev-guest,id=sev0,cbitpos=47,reduced-phys-bits=1
Debugging
diff --git a/docs/confidential-guest-support.txt b/docs/confidential-guest-support.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71d07ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/confidential-guest-support.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+Confidential Guest Support
+==========================
+
+Traditionally, hypervisors such as QEMU have complete access to a
+guest's memory and other state, meaning that a compromised hypervisor
+can compromise any of its guests. A number of platforms have added
+mechanisms in hardware and/or firmware which give guests at least some
+protection from a compromised hypervisor. This is obviously
+especially desirable for public cloud environments.
+
+These mechanisms have different names and different modes of
+operation, but are often referred to as Secure Guests or Confidential
+Guests. We use the term "Confidential Guest Support" to distinguish
+this from other aspects of guest security (such as security against
+attacks from other guests, or from network sources).
+
+Running a Confidential Guest
+----------------------------
+
+To run a confidential guest you need to add two command line parameters:
+
+1. Use "-object" to create a "confidential guest support" object. The
+ type and parameters will vary with the specific mechanism to be
+ used
+2. Set the "confidential-guest-support" machine parameter to the ID of
+ the object from (1).
+
+Example (for AMD SEV)::
+
+ qemu-system-x86_64 \
+ <other parameters> \
+ -machine ...,confidential-guest-support=sev0 \
+ -object sev-guest,id=sev0,cbitpos=47,reduced-phys-bits=1
+
+Supported mechanisms
+--------------------
+
+Currently supported confidential guest mechanisms are:
+
+AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV)
+ docs/amd-memory-encryption.txt
+
+POWER Protected Execution Facility (PEF)
+ docs/papr-pef.txt
+
+s390x Protected Virtualization (PV)
+ docs/system/s390x/protvirt.rst
+
+Other mechanisms may be supported in future.
diff --git a/docs/papr-pef.txt b/docs/papr-pef.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72550e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/papr-pef.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+POWER (PAPR) Protected Execution Facility (PEF)
+===============================================
+
+Protected Execution Facility (PEF), also known as Secure Guest support
+is a feature found on IBM POWER9 and POWER10 processors.
+
+If a suitable firmware including an Ultravisor is installed, it adds
+an extra memory protection mode to the CPU. The ultravisor manages a
+pool of secure memory which cannot be accessed by the hypervisor.
+
+When this feature is enabled in QEMU, a guest can use ultracalls to
+enter "secure mode". This transfers most of its memory to secure
+memory, where it cannot be eavesdropped by a compromised hypervisor.
+
+Launching
+---------
+
+To launch a guest which will be permitted to enter PEF secure mode:
+
+# ${QEMU} \
+ -object pef-guest,id=pef0 \
+ -machine confidential-guest-support=pef0 \
+ ...
+
+Live Migration
+----------------
+
+Live migration is not yet implemented for PEF guests. For
+consistency, we currently prevent migration if the PEF feature is
+enabled, whether or not the guest has actually entered secure mode.
diff --git a/docs/system/s390x/protvirt.rst b/docs/system/s390x/protvirt.rst
index 712974a..0f48104 100644
--- a/docs/system/s390x/protvirt.rst
+++ b/docs/system/s390x/protvirt.rst
@@ -22,15 +22,22 @@ If those requirements are met, the capability `KVM_CAP_S390_PROTECTED`
will indicate that KVM can support PVMs on that LPAR.
-QEMU Settings
--------------
+Running a Protected Virtual Machine
+-----------------------------------
-To indicate to the VM that it can transition into protected mode, the
+To run a PVM you will need to select a CPU model which includes the
`Unpack facility` (stfle bit 161 represented by the feature
-`unpack`/`S390_FEAT_UNPACK`) needs to be part of the cpu model of
-the VM.
+`unpack`/`S390_FEAT_UNPACK`), and add these options to the command line::
+
+ -object s390-pv-guest,id=pv0 \
+ -machine confidential-guest-support=pv0
+
+Adding these options will:
+
+* Ensure the `unpack` facility is available
+* Enable the IOMMU by default for all I/O devices
+* Initialize the PV mechanism
-All I/O devices need to use the IOMMU.
Passthrough (vfio) devices are currently not supported.
Host huge page backings are not supported. However guests can use huge