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diff --git a/Documentation/arch/x86/amd-memory-encryption.rst b/Documentation/arch/x86/amd-memory-encryption.rst index 07caa8fff852..414bc7402ae7 100644 --- a/Documentation/arch/x86/amd-memory-encryption.rst +++ b/Documentation/arch/x86/amd-memory-encryption.rst @@ -87,14 +87,14 @@ The state of SME in the Linux kernel can be documented as follows: kernel is non-zero). SME can also be enabled and activated in the BIOS. If SME is enabled and -activated in the BIOS, then all memory accesses will be encrypted and it will -not be necessary to activate the Linux memory encryption support. If the BIOS -merely enables SME (sets bit 23 of the MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG), then Linux can activate -memory encryption by default (CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT_ACTIVE_BY_DEFAULT=y) or -by supplying mem_encrypt=on on the kernel command line. However, if BIOS does -not enable SME, then Linux will not be able to activate memory encryption, even -if configured to do so by default or the mem_encrypt=on command line parameter -is specified. +activated in the BIOS, then all memory accesses will be encrypted and it +will not be necessary to activate the Linux memory encryption support. + +If the BIOS merely enables SME (sets bit 23 of the MSR_AMD64_SYSCFG), +then memory encryption can be enabled by supplying mem_encrypt=on on the +kernel command line. However, if BIOS does not enable SME, then Linux +will not be able to activate memory encryption, even if configured to do +so by default or the mem_encrypt=on command line parameter is specified. Secure Nested Paging (SNP) ========================== |