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| author | Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com> | 2026-09-23 09:37:21 -0700 |
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| committer | Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> | 2026-09-26 00:39:55 -0400 |
| commit | 93de2a6a4b91b72607136dd656edf03fb399d27f (patch) | |
| tree | 9220c76eb23cb39a146fac9692ee69afa4aa3135 /Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/crypto.rst | |
| download | linux-stable-93de2a6a4b91b72607136dd656edf03fb399d27f.tar.gz linux-stable-93de2a6a4b91b72607136dd656edf03fb399d27f.zip | |
KVM: SEV: Do cache maintenance on the source VM during intra-host migrationgrafted
Manually perform cache maintenance on the source VM during intra-host
migration to ensure no stale data is left in CPU caches after the VM is
destroyed. Because the source VM is "converted" to a non-SEV VM, KVM's
memory reclaim flows won't trigger cache maintenance, e.g. when all guest
memory is reclaimed in response to detaching from the mmu_notifier.
Note, relying on the destination VM to do cache maintenance isn't an option
as KVM doesn't require identical guest memory configurations, i.e. the
source VM may have access to memory that the destination VM does not.
Enforcing equivalent memory configurations is infeasible, as it would
require a *deep* comparison of memslots, e.g. to verify that not only are
the memslot identical, but what the memslots point at is also identical.
Fixes: b56639318bb2 ("KVM: SEV: Add support for SEV intra host migration")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reported-by: Stefan Teodorescu <fane@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Message-ID: <20260923163721.1584779-3-seanjc@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/crypto.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/crypto.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9a1bd5328 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/crypto.rst @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +================= +/proc/sys/crypto/ +================= + +These files show up in ``/proc/sys/crypto/``, depending on the +kernel configuration: + +.. contents:: :local: + +.. _af_alg_restrict: + +af_alg_restrict +=============== + +Controls the level of restriction of AF_ALG. + +AF_ALG is a deprecated and rarely-used userspace interface that is a +frequent source of vulnerabilities. It also unnecessarily exposes a +large number of kernel implementation details. For more information +about AF_ALG, see :ref:`Documentation/crypto/userspace-if.rst +<crypto_userspace_interface>`. + +Starting in Linux v7.3, AF_ALG supports only a limited set of +algorithms by default. This sysctl allows the system administrator to +remove this restriction when needed for compatibility reasons, or to +go further and disable AF_ALG entirely. The default value is 1. + +=== ================================================================== +0 AF_ALG is unrestricted. + +1 AF_ALG is supported with a limited list of algorithms. The list + is designed for compatibility with known users such as iwd and + bluez that haven't yet been fixed to use userspace crypto code. + + Specifically, there is an allowlist for unprivileged processes + and a somewhat longer allowlist for processes that hold + CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_NET_ADMIN in the initial user namespace. + + Attempts to bind() an AF_ALG socket with a disallowed algorithm + fail with ENOENT. + +2 AF_ALG is completely disabled. Attempts to create an AF_ALG + socket fail with EAFNOSUPPORT. +=== ================================================================== + +fips_enabled +============ + +Read-only flag that indicates whether FIPS mode is enabled. + +- ``0``: FIPS mode is disabled (default). +- ``1``: FIPS mode is enabled. + +This value is set at boot time via the ``fips=1`` kernel command line +parameter. When enabled, the cryptographic API will restrict the use +of certain algorithms and perform self-tests to ensure compliance with +FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) requirements, such as +FIPS 140-2 and the newer FIPS 140-3, depending on the kernel +configuration and the module in use. + +fips_name +========= + +Read-only file that contains the name of the FIPS module currently in use. +The value is typically configured via the ``CONFIG_CRYPTO_FIPS_NAME`` +kernel configuration option. + +fips_version +============ + +Read-only file that contains the version string of the FIPS module. +If ``CONFIG_CRYPTO_FIPS_CUSTOM_VERSION`` is set, it uses the value from +``CONFIG_CRYPTO_FIPS_VERSION``. Otherwise, it defaults to the kernel +release version (``UTS_RELEASE``). + +Copyright (c) 2026, Shubham Chakraborty <chakrabortyshubham66@gmail.com> + +For general info and legal blurb, please look in +Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst. + +.. See scripts/check-sysctl-docs to keep this up to date: +.. scripts/check-sysctl-docs -vtable="crypto" \ +.. $(git grep -l register_sysctl_) |
