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Subject: Re: [Patch v4 01/13] x86/ioapic: Gate decrypted mapping on
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On Thu, Dec 01, 2022 at 07:30:19PM -0800, Michael Kelley wrote:
> Current code always maps the IO-APIC as shared (decrypted) in a
> confidential VM. But Hyper-V guest VMs on AMD SEV-SNP with vTOM
> enabled use a paravisor running in VMPL0 to emulate the IO-APIC.
> In such a case, the IO-APIC must be accessed as private (encrypted).

Lemme see I understand this correctly:

the paravisor is emulating the IO-APIC in the lower range of the address
space, under the vTOM which is accessed encrypted.

That's why you need to access it encrypted in the guest.

Close?

Thx.

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    Boris.

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