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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/amd-memory-encryption.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/confidential-guest-support.txt | 49 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/papr-pef.txt | 30 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/system/s390x/protvirt.rst | 19 |
4 files changed, 93 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/docs/amd-memory-encryption.txt b/docs/amd-memory-encryption.txt index 80b8eb00e9..145896aec7 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 0000000000..71d07ba57a --- /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 0000000000..72550e9bf8 --- /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 712974ad87..0f481043d9 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 |