Launching A Secure Kernel In A Multiprocessor System

摘要

In one embodiment of the present invention, a method includes verifying a master processor of a system; validating a trusted agent with the master processor if the master processor is verified; and launching the trusted agent on a plurality of processors of the system if the trusted agent is validated. After execution of such a trusted agent, a secure kernel may then be launched, in certain embodiments. The system may be a multiprocessor server system having a partially or fully connected topology with arbitrary point-to-point interconnects, for example.

主权项

1. A processor comprising:
a plurality of processing cores; and a logic to perform a secure enter instruction for a system including a plurality of processors, the plurality of processors including the processor corresponding to an initiating logical processor and a plurality of second processors corresponding to responding logical processors, wherein a node identifier is to be assigned to each of the plurality of processors and a trusted agent is to be launched on the plurality of processors, the trusted agent to execute on the plurality of processors concurrently to validate a memory configuration of the system, wherein a hash of a secure kernel is to be computed and stored in a storage of the system coupled to the processor.