2023-04-04 09:02:00

by Saurabh Singh Sengar

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Subject: [PATCH v4 4/5] Drivers: hv: Kconfig: Add HYPERV_VTL_MODE

Add HYPERV_VTL_MODE Kconfig flag for VTL mode.

Signed-off-by: Saurabh Sengar <[email protected]>
---
drivers/hv/Kconfig | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/hv/Kconfig b/drivers/hv/Kconfig
index 0747a8f1fcee..511f2e012c59 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/hv/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,30 @@ config HYPERV
Select this option to run Linux as a Hyper-V client operating
system.

+config HYPERV_VTL_MODE
+ bool "Enable Linux to boot in VTL context"
+ depends on X86_64 && HYPERV
+ default n
+ help
+ Virtual Secure Mode (VSM) is a set of hypervisor capabilities and
+ enlightenments offered to host and guest partitions which enables
+ the creation and management of new security boundaries within
+ operating system software.
+
+ VSM achieves and maintains isolation through Virtual Trust Levels
+ (VTLs). Virtual Trust Levels are hierarchical, with higher levels
+ being more privileged than lower levels. VTL0 is the least privileged
+ level, and currently only other level supported is VTL2.
+
+ Select this option to build a Linux kernel to run at a VTL other than
+ the normal VTL0, which currently is only VTL2. This option
+ initializes the x86 platform for VTL2, and adds the ability to boot
+ secondary CPUs directly into 64-bit context as required for VTLs other
+ than 0. A kernel built with this option must run at VTL2, and will
+ not run as a normal guest.
+
+ If unsure, say N
+
config HYPERV_TIMER
def_bool HYPERV && X86

--
2.34.1


2023-04-07 16:01:09

by Michael Kelley (LINUX)

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Subject: RE: [PATCH v4 4/5] Drivers: hv: Kconfig: Add HYPERV_VTL_MODE

From: Saurabh Sengar <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 4, 2023 2:01 AM
>
> Add HYPERV_VTL_MODE Kconfig flag for VTL mode.
>
> Signed-off-by: Saurabh Sengar <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/hv/Kconfig | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/hv/Kconfig b/drivers/hv/Kconfig
> index 0747a8f1fcee..511f2e012c59 100644
> --- a/drivers/hv/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/hv/Kconfig
> @@ -13,6 +13,30 @@ config HYPERV
> Select this option to run Linux as a Hyper-V client operating
> system.
>
> +config HYPERV_VTL_MODE
> + bool "Enable Linux to boot in VTL context"
> + depends on X86_64 && HYPERV
> + default n
> + help
> + Virtual Secure Mode (VSM) is a set of hypervisor capabilities and
> + enlightenments offered to host and guest partitions which enables
> + the creation and management of new security boundaries within
> + operating system software.
> +
> + VSM achieves and maintains isolation through Virtual Trust Levels
> + (VTLs). Virtual Trust Levels are hierarchical, with higher levels
> + being more privileged than lower levels. VTL0 is the least privileged
> + level, and currently only other level supported is VTL2.
> +
> + Select this option to build a Linux kernel to run at a VTL other than
> + the normal VTL0, which currently is only VTL2. This option
> + initializes the x86 platform for VTL2, and adds the ability to boot
> + secondary CPUs directly into 64-bit context as required for VTLs other
> + than 0. A kernel built with this option must run at VTL2, and will
> + not run as a normal guest.
> +
> + If unsure, say N
> +
> config HYPERV_TIMER
> def_bool HYPERV && X86
>
> --
> 2.34.1

Reviewed-by: Michael Kelley <[email protected]>