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[Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] txt: 1/6 - "fix" xen_phys_start for 32b builds

To: "Wang, Shane" <shane.wang@xxxxxxxxx>, "Cihula, Joseph" <joseph.cihula@xxxxxxxxx>, "xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "xense-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xense-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] txt: 1/6 - "fix" xen_phys_start for 32b builds
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:24:59 +0000
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On 20/01/2009 09:16, "Wang, Shane" <shane.wang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Yes, we have patch to check domains as well, but this kind of verification is
> configurable, considering we don't want to spend much time on S3 and resume.
> That will make S3 slow.
> 
> In our approach, we check domains in Xen and check Xen (Xen + Xen heap) in
> tboot. We can't check Xen in Xen, since the memory is changing.
> 
> I think we need to figure out another approach, if Xen heap needs to be
> checked.

The Xen page_info structure array which tells you about per-page usages is
itself not allocated out of Xen heap. :-)

What is your threat model for badness across S3? Untrusted BIOS, so you keep
your Xen measurement stashed in the TPM somehow?

 -- Keir



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