x86/sev: Add SEV-SNP guest feature negotiation support

[platform/kernel/linux-starfive.git] / Documentation / x86 / amd-memory-encryption.rst

diff --git a/Documentation/x86/amd-memory-encryption.rst b/Documentation/x86/amd-memory-encryption.rst
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--- a/Documentation/x86/amd-memory-encryption.rst
+++ b/Documentation/x86/amd-memory-encryption.rst
@@ -95,3 +95,39 @@ by supplying mem_encrypt=on on the kernel command line.  However, if BIOS does
 not enable SME, then Linux will not be able to activate memory encryption, even
 if configured to do so by default or the mem_encrypt=on command line parameter
 is specified.
+
+Secure Nested Paging (SNP)
+==========================
+
+SEV-SNP introduces new features (SEV_FEATURES[1:63]) which can be enabled
+by the hypervisor for security enhancements. Some of these features need
+guest side implementation to function correctly. The below table lists the
+expected guest behavior with various possible scenarios of guest/hypervisor
+SNP feature support.
+
++-----------------+---------------+---------------+------------------+
+| Feature Enabled | Guest needs   | Guest has     | Guest boot       |
+| by the HV       | implementation| implementation| behaviour        |
++=================+===============+===============+==================+
+|      No         |      No       |      No       |     Boot         |
+|                 |               |               |                  |
++-----------------+---------------+---------------+------------------+
+|      No         |      Yes      |      No       |     Boot         |
+|                 |               |               |                  |
++-----------------+---------------+---------------+------------------+
+|      No         |      Yes      |      Yes      |     Boot         |
+|                 |               |               |                  |
++-----------------+---------------+---------------+------------------+
+|      Yes        |      No       |      No       | Boot with        |
+|                 |               |               | feature enabled  |
++-----------------+---------------+---------------+------------------+
+|      Yes        |      Yes      |      No       | Graceful boot    |
+|                 |               |               | failure          |
++-----------------+---------------+---------------+------------------+
+|      Yes        |      Yes      |      Yes      | Boot with        |
+|                 |               |               | feature enabled  |
++-----------------+---------------+---------------+------------------+
+
+More details in AMD64 APM[1] Vol 2: 15.34.10 SEV_STATUS MSR
+
+[1] https://www.amd.com/system/files/TechDocs/40332.pdf