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| author | Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com> | 2023-10-27 21:22:05 +0300 |
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| committer | Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> | 2023-11-14 16:01:05 +0300 |
| commit | 89ea60c2c7b5838bf192c50062d5720cd6ab8662 (patch) | |
| tree | 5de2ed5bc72317b7fad029b32dddf53b1b653f16 /arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig | |
| parent | eed52e434bc33603ddb0af62b6c4ef818948489d (diff) | |
| download | linux-89ea60c2c7b5838bf192c50062d5720cd6ab8662.tar.xz | |
KVM: x86: Add support for "protected VMs" that can utilize private memory
Add a new x86 VM type, KVM_X86_SW_PROTECTED_VM, to serve as a development
and testing vehicle for Confidential (CoCo) VMs, and potentially to even
become a "real" product in the distant future, e.g. a la pKVM.
The private memory support in KVM x86 is aimed at AMD's SEV-SNP and
Intel's TDX, but those technologies are extremely complex (understatement),
difficult to debug, don't support running as nested guests, and require
hardware that's isn't universally accessible. I.e. relying SEV-SNP or TDX
for maintaining guest private memory isn't a realistic option.
At the very least, KVM_X86_SW_PROTECTED_VM will enable a variety of
selftests for guest_memfd and private memory support without requiring
unique hardware.
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20231027182217.3615211-24-seanjc@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Fuad Tabba <tabba@google.com>
Tested-by: Fuad Tabba <tabba@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig | 12 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig index e61383674c75..c1716e83d176 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/Kconfig @@ -77,6 +77,18 @@ config KVM_WERROR If in doubt, say "N". +config KVM_SW_PROTECTED_VM + bool "Enable support for KVM software-protected VMs" + depends on EXPERT + depends on X86_64 + select KVM_GENERIC_PRIVATE_MEM + help + Enable support for KVM software-protected VMs. Currently "protected" + means the VM can be backed with memory provided by + KVM_CREATE_GUEST_MEMFD. + + If unsure, say "N". + config KVM_INTEL tristate "KVM for Intel (and compatible) processors support" depends on KVM && IA32_FEAT_CTL |