Apparatuses, methods, and systems for instructions to compartmentalize code

    公开(公告)号:US11029957B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-08

    申请号:US16833478

    申请日:2020-03-27

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses relating to instructions to compartmentalize memory accesses and execution (e.g., non-speculative and speculative) are described. In one embodiment, a compartment manager circuit is to determine, when a compartment control register of a hardware processor core is set to an enable value, that a first subset of code requested for execution on the hardware processor core in user privilege is within a first compartment of memory, load a first compartment descriptor for the first compartment into one or more registers of the hardware processor core from the memory, check if the first compartment is marked in the first compartment descriptor, within the one or more registers of the hardware processor core, as a management compartment, and, when the first compartment is marked in the first compartment descriptor as the management compartment, allowing the first subset of the code within the first compartment to load a second compartment descriptor for a second compartment of the memory into the one or more registers of the hardware processor core from the memory, switching execution from the first subset of code within the first compartment to a second subset of code in user privilege within the second compartment, allowing speculative memory accesses for the second subset of code only within the second compartment, and preventing a memory access outside of the second compartment for the second subset of code as indicated by the second compartment descriptor stored within the one or more registers of the hardware processor core.

    APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSOR NON-WRITE-BACK CAPABILITIES

    公开(公告)号:US20210096930A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-01

    申请号:US16586028

    申请日:2019-09-27

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses relating to processor non-write-back capabilities are described. In one embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of logical processors, a control register comprising a non-write-back lock disable bit, a cache shared by the plurality of logical processors, a bus to couple the cache to a memory to service a memory request for the memory from the plurality of logical processors, and a memory controller to disable a non-write-back lock access of the bus for a read-modify-write type of the memory request issued by a logical processor of the plurality of logical processors when the non-write-back lock disable bit is set to a first value, and implement the non-write-back lock access of the bus for the read-modify-write type of the memory request when the non-write-back lock disable bit is set to a second value.

    Systems, methods, and apparatuses for defending against cross-privilege linear probes

    公开(公告)号:US10831679B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-10

    申请号:US15934916

    申请日:2018-03-23

    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for defending against cross-privilege linear access are described. For example, an implementation of an apparatus comprising privilege level storage to store a current privilege level and address check circuitry coupled to the privilege level storage, wherein the address check circuitry is to determine whether a linear address associated with an instruction is allowed to access a partition of a linear address space of the apparatus based upon a comparison of the current privilege level and a most significant bit of the linear address is described.

    SECURE ARBITRATION MODE TO BUILD AND OPERATE WITHIN TRUST DOMAIN EXTENSIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20200310972A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-01

    申请号:US16367527

    申请日:2019-03-28

    Abstract: A processor includes a range register to store information that identifies a reserved range of memory associated with a secure arbitration mode (SEAM) and a core coupled to the range register. The core includes security logic to unlock the range register on a logical processor, of the processor core, that is to initiate the SEAM. The logical processor is to, via execution of the security logic, store, in the reserved range, a SEAM module and a manifest associated with the SEAM module, wherein the SEAM module supports execution of one or more trust domains; initialize a SEAM virtual machine control structure (VMCS) within the reserved range of the memory that is to control state transitions between a virtual machine monitor (VMM) and the SEAM module; and authenticate the SEAM module using a manifest signature of the manifest.

    LINK PROTECTION FOR TRUSTED INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20200296099A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-17

    申请号:US16298588

    申请日:2019-03-11

    Abstract: A system on a chip (SoC) includes memory, a processor coupled to the memory, and link protection circuitry coupled to the memory and the processor. The link protection circuitry includes an SoC encryption engine to receive first data from the memory and a first key, generate, by an SoC encryption counter of the SoC encryption engine, an SoC encryption counter value, encrypt the first data using the SoC encryption counter value and the first key to generate first encrypted data, and cause the first encrypted data to be transmitted to a device including a device decryption counter synchronized with the SoC encryption counter.

    SECURE MEMORY REPARTITIONING TECHNOLOGIES
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200233807A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-23

    申请号:US16838418

    申请日:2020-04-02

    Abstract: Secure memory repartitioning technologies are described. Embodiments of the disclosure may include a processing device including a processor core and a memory controller coupled between the processor core and a memory device. The memory device includes a memory range including a section of convertible pages that are convertible to secure pages or non-secure pages. The processor core is to receive a non-secure access request to a page in the memory device, responsive to a determination, based on one or more secure state bits in one or more secure state bit arrays, that the page is a secure page, insert an abort page address into a translation lookaside buffer, and responsive to a determination, based on the one or more secure state bits in the one or more secure state bit arrays, that the page is a non-secure page, insert the page into the translation lookaside buffer.

    DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM TO SELECTIVELY PROVIDE DATA VALIDATION FUNCTIONALITY

    公开(公告)号:US20200104266A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-04-02

    申请号:US16145942

    申请日:2018-09-28

    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for configuring services which variously facilitate data protection. In an embodiment, circuitry coupled to a memory comprises both a first circuit which calculates integrity information based on data, and a second circuit which evaluates data validity based on such integrity information. A configuration of the circuitry provides a combination of one or more services which is specific to a corresponding domain of the memory. With respect to accesses to the corresponding domain, the configuration prevents an access to the first circuit while an access to the second circuit is permitted. In another embodiment, a processor signals the circuitry to transition to another configuration which, with respect to accesses to the corresponding domain, permits access to both the first circuit and the second circuit.

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