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| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-04 10:15:43 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-04 10:15:43 +0000 |
| commit | 4a1c948bc688e5ab5e51d12d2f6dd6746e3ac2d9 (patch) | |
| tree | 7ee50e6ccf13f75f02fd343cf90750cbd9950194 /Documentation/x86 | |
| parent | Releasing progress-linux version 6.1.82-1~progress6.99u1. (diff) | |
| download | linux-4a1c948bc688e5ab5e51d12d2f6dd6746e3ac2d9.tar.xz linux-4a1c948bc688e5ab5e51d12d2f6dd6746e3ac2d9.zip | |
Merging upstream version 6.1.85.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/x86/amd-memory-encryption.rst | 16 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/x86/amd-memory-encryption.rst b/Documentation/x86/amd-memory-encryption.rst index 934310ce7..bace87cc9 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/amd-memory-encryption.rst +++ b/Documentation/x86/amd-memory-encryption.rst @@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ The state of SME in the Linux kernel can be documented as follows: kernel is non-zero). SME can also be enabled and activated in the BIOS. If SME is enabled and -activated in the BIOS, then all memory accesses will be encrypted and it will -not be necessary to activate the Linux memory encryption support. If the BIOS -merely enables SME (sets bit 23 of the MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG), then Linux can activate -memory encryption by default (CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT_ACTIVE_BY_DEFAULT=y) or -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. +activated in the BIOS, then all memory accesses will be encrypted and it +will not be necessary to activate the Linux memory encryption support. + +If the BIOS merely enables SME (sets bit 23 of the MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG), +then memory encryption can be enabled 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) ========================== |