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+Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV)
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+======================================
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+Overview
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+========
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+Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) is a feature found on AMD processors.
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+SEV is an extension to the AMD-V architecture which supports running
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+virtual machines (VMs) under the control of a hypervisor. When enabled,
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+the memory contents of a VM will be transparently encrypted with a key
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+unique to that VM.
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+The hypervisor can determine the SEV support through the CPUID
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+instruction. The CPUID function 0x8000001f reports information related
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+to SEV::
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+
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+ 0x8000001f[eax]:
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+ Bit[1] indicates support for SEV
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+ ...
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+ [ecx]:
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+ Bits[31:0] Number of encrypted guests supported simultaneously
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+If support for SEV is present, MSR 0xc001_0010 (MSR_K8_SYSCFG) and MSR 0xc001_0015
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+(MSR_K7_HWCR) can be used to determine if it can be enabled::
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+
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+ 0xc001_0010:
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+ Bit[23] 1 = memory encryption can be enabled
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+ 0 = memory encryption can not be enabled
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+
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+ 0xc001_0015:
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+ Bit[0] 1 = memory encryption can be enabled
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+ 0 = memory encryption can not be enabled
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+
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+When SEV support is available, it can be enabled in a specific VM by
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+setting the SEV bit before executing VMRUN.::
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+
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+ VMCB[0x90]:
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+ Bit[1] 1 = SEV is enabled
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+ 0 = SEV is disabled
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+
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+SEV hardware uses ASIDs to associate a memory encryption key with a VM.
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+Hence, the ASID for the SEV-enabled guests must be from 1 to a maximum value
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+defined in the CPUID 0x8000001f[ecx] field.
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