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diff --git a/Documentation/virt/coco/sevguest.rst b/Documentation/virt/coco/sevguest.rst index 3da782e867a3..4135c1431241 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/coco/sevguest.rst +++ b/Documentation/virt/coco/sevguest.rst @@ -77,6 +77,23 @@ On success, the snp_report_resp.data will contains the report. The report contain the format described in the SEV-SNP specification. See the SEV-SNP specification for further details. +2.2 SNP_GET_DERIVED_KEY +----------------------- +:Technology: sev-snp +:Type: guest ioctl +:Parameters (in): struct snp_derived_key_req +:Returns (out): struct snp_derived_key_resp on success, -negative on error + +The SNP_GET_DERIVED_KEY ioctl can be used to get a key derive from a root key. +The derived key can be used by the guest for any purpose, such as sealing keys +or communicating with external entities. + +The ioctl uses the SNP_GUEST_REQUEST (MSG_KEY_REQ) command provided by the +SEV-SNP firmware to derive the key. See SEV-SNP specification for further details +on the various fields passed in the key derivation request. + +On success, the snp_derived_key_resp.data contains the derived key value. See +the SEV-SNP specification for further details. Reference --------- |