Re: [PATCH 4/4] kvm: svm: Support KVM_SEV_SNP_PAGE_TYPE_VMSA at SNP_LAUNCH_UPDATE
Sean Christopherson <[email protected]> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:43:05 -0700
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On Thu, Jun 11, 2026, J=C3=B6rg R=C3=B6del wrote: > From: Joerg Roedel <[email protected]> >=20 > Support setting a VMSA in guest physical memory during the SEV-SNP > launch process. Only one VMSA can be provided which will then be used > for the BSP. All of the APs will not have a VMSA allocated or assigned > when this feature is used. > > This ensures stable launch measurements on SEV-SNP which are > independent of the number of VCPUs the VM is launched with. This needs a *much* longer explanation and more justification for exactly w= hy this needs to be handled in KVM. I understand most of the words and acrony= ms, but that's about where my understanding stops.