[PATCH v1 1/2] percpu: Use X86_MEM_ENCRYPT for decrypted per-CPU data

From: Zack Rusin

Date: Wed Sep 16 2026 - 01:06:46 EST


Decrypted per-CPU data is gated by AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT. With
INTEL_TDX_GUEST=y and AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT=n it falls back to ordinary
per-CPU storage, so converting a variable to shared memory can expose
unrelated data on the same page.

Gate the declarations and linker section on X86_MEM_ENCRYPT, which both
AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT and INTEL_TDX_GUEST select. Existing AMD configurations
are unchanged.

Keep the decrypted subsection page-aligned at both ends. The per-CPU
template and each allocated per-CPU unit are also page-aligned, so page
conversion cannot expose ordinary per-CPU data. TDX-only configurations
may need additional space for this alignment and isolation.

Signed-off-by: Zack Rusin <zack.rusin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h | 2 +-
include/linux/percpu-defs.h | 2 +-
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index b2988aa12f66..1448e791773e 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@
* Note: We use a separate section so that only this section gets
* decrypted to avoid exposing more than we wish.
*/
-#ifdef CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_MEM_ENCRYPT
#define PERCPU_DECRYPTED_SECTION \
. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE); \
*(.data..percpu..decrypted) \
diff --git a/include/linux/percpu-defs.h b/include/linux/percpu-defs.h
index dbe3267a0a13..54ce1442d918 100644
--- a/include/linux/percpu-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/percpu-defs.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
* Declaration/definition used for per-CPU variables that should be accessed
* as decrypted when memory encryption is enabled in the guest.
*/
-#ifdef CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_MEM_ENCRYPT
#define DECLARE_PER_CPU_DECRYPTED(type, name) \
DECLARE_PER_CPU_SECTION(type, name, "..decrypted")

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