feat: Enable CEX based LUKS encryption

    1. Configure the CEX in KVM host
    2. Use the right device type ignition for MCO
    3. Attach the CEX mediated device to guest vm

Signed-off-by: Madhu Pillai <[email protected]>

Author: madhu-pillai

docs/set-variables-group-vars.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 :--- | :--- | :---
 **installation_type** | Can be of type kvm or lpar. Some packages will be ignored for installation in case of non lpar based installation. | kvm 
 **controller_sudo_pass** | The password to the machine running Ansible (localhost). This will only be used for two things. To ensure you've installed the pre-requisite packages if you're on Linux, and to add the login URL to your /etc/hosts file. | Pas$w0rd!
+**cex_device** | Specify the storage device type used for LUKS encryption. This setting determines enable cex MCO Ignition configuration will be applied. Use in combination with the cex parameter.  [dasd, fcp, virt]
 
 ## 2 - LPAR(s)
 **Variable Name** | **Description** | **Example**
@@ -403,3 +404,9 @@
 **zvm.interface.ip** | IP addresses for to be used for zVM nodes | 192.168.10.1
 **zvm.nodes.dasd.disk_id** | Disk id for dasd disk to be used for zVM node | 4404
 **zvm.nodes.lun** | Disk details of fcp disk to be used for zVM node | 840a
+
+## Crypto Express Card based LUKS encryption specific for zKVM ( Optional )
+**Variable Name** | **Description** | **Example**
+**cex** | Whether to enable cex based luks encryption, default to False
+**cex_device** | Specify the storage device type used for LUKS encryption. This setting determines which MCO Ignition configuration will be applied. Use in combination with the cex parameter. | [dasd, fcp, virt]
+**cex_uuid_map** | This var is required only for KVM installations using vfio_ap mediated device. Omit it when deploying on LPAR installation. Use in combination with cex and cex_device. Specify guest hostname: "UUID:domain" UUID can be generated from uuidgen command and domain can be retrieved from lszcrypt | upi-cex-control-1: "68cd2d83-3eef-4e45-b22c-534f90b16cb9:00.0035"

inventories/default/group_vars/all.yaml.template

@@ -250,3 +250,16 @@ abi:
 # (Optional) Proxy
 # Pls check the documentation which vars are present (include examples). If use_proxy is set to true,
 # than proxy_http, proxy_https and proxy_no must be set.
+
+
+# Section 15 - CEX based Luks Encryption ( Optional )
+cex: false 
+# cex_device:  [dasd | fcp | virt]
+# The following variable is required only when CEX use as vfio_ap mediate device in KVM guest.
+# https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/linux-on-systems?topic=management-configuring-crypto-express-adapters-kvm-guests
+# cex_uuid_map:
+#   hostname:UUID:domain
+#   hostname:UUID:domain
+# Provide control and compute hostname with uuid and domain only for KVM based installation.
+# UUID can be generated from `uuidgen` command and domain from lszcrypt -V
+# eg upi-control-1:5c84eefb-cb45-4519-86d3-ba23e65e8896:12.0001

inventories/default/hosts

@@ -1,2 +1,16 @@
 [localhost]
-127.0.0.1 ansible_connection=local
+127.0.0.1 ansible_connection=local ansible_become_password=
+
+[file_server]
+172.23.10.1 ansible_user= ansible_become_password=
+
+[kvm_host]
+a3elp53.lnxero1.boe ansible_host=172.23.236.53 ansible_user=root ansible_become_password=pass4root
+
+
+
+[bastion]
+upi-bastion ansible_host=192.168.122.10 ansible_user=root ansible_become_password=pass4root
+
+[jumphost]
+a3elp53.lnxero1.boe ansible_host=172.23.236.53 ansible_user=root ansible_become_password=pass4root

playbooks/3_setup_kvm_host.yaml

@@ -188,3 +188,9 @@
   roles:
     - configure_storage
     - { role: macvtap, when: env.network_mode | upper != 'NAT' }
+
+- hosts: kvm_host
+  tags: setup, section_3
+  become: true
+  roles:
+    - { role: configure_cex, when: cex | bool and cex_uuid_map is defined }

roles/configure_cex/tasks/main.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+---
+
+- name: Set cex_cards from cex_uuid_map values (uuid:domain only)
+  set_fact:
+    cex_cards: "{{ cex_uuid_map.values() | list | unique }}"
+
+- name: Debug final list of CEX UUID assignments
+  debug:
+    var: cex_cards
+
+- name: Create VFIO assignment script for all CEX cards
+  template:
+    src: assign_cards.sh.j2
+    dest: /tmp/assign_all_cex_cards.sh
+    mode: '0755'
+
+- name: Execute VFIO assignment script
+  shell: /tmp/assign_all_cex_cards.sh
+  args:
+    executable: /bin/bash
+
+- name: Housekeep temporary assignment script
+  file:
+    path: /tmp/assign_all_cex_cards.sh
+    state: absent
+
+- name: Initialize empty cex_hostdev_map
+  set_fact:
+    cex_hostdev_map: {}
+
+- name: Populate cex_hostdev_map with mdev format
+  set_fact:
+    cex_hostdev_map: "{{ cex_hostdev_map | combine({ item.key : 'mdev_' + (item.value.split(':')[0] | regex_replace('-', '_')) + '_matrix' }) }}"
+  loop: "{{ cex_uuid_map | dict2items }}"
+
+
+- name: Save cex_hostdev_map to a file for reuse
+  copy:
+    dest: "/root/.cex_hostdev_map.json"
+    content: "{{ cex_hostdev_map | to_nice_json }}"

roles/configure_cex/templates/assign_cards.sh.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Reference document for the cex configuration in zKVM
+# https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/linux-on-systems?topic=management-configuring-crypto-express-adapters-kvm-guests
+
+# Configure each CEX card
+{% for entry in cex_cards %}
+{% set uuid = entry.split(':')[0] %}
+{% set matrix_val = entry.split(':')[1] %}
+{% set adapter = matrix_val.split('.')[0] %}
+{% set domain = matrix_val.split('.')[1] %}
+
+uuid="{{ uuid }}"
+matrix_val="{{ matrix_val }}"
+adapter="{{ adapter }}"
+domain="{{ domain }}"
+
+uuid_path="/sys/devices/vfio_ap/matrix/$uuid"
+matrix_file="$uuid_path/matrix"
+
+if [ -d "$uuid_path" ]; then
+    if grep -q "{{ matrix_val }}" "$matrix_file" 2>/dev/null; then
+        echo "[INFO] UUID $uuid already configured with matrix {{ matrix_val }} — skipping."
+    else
+        echo "[WARN] UUID $uuid exists, but matrix entry '{{ matrix_val }}' not found!"
+        echo "[WARN] Please reboot the node and try again."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    modprobe vfio_ap
+    echo 0x0 > /sys/bus/ap/apmask
+    echo 0x0 > /sys/bus/ap/aqmask
+    echo "[INFO] Creating UUID $uuid with adapter $adapter and domain $domain"
+    echo "$uuid" > /sys/devices/vfio_ap/matrix/mdev_supported_types/vfio_ap-passthrough/create
+    echo "0x$adapter" > "$uuid_path/assign_adapter"
+    echo "0x$domain" > "$uuid_path/assign_domain"
+fi
+
+{% endfor %}

roles/create_compute_nodes/tasks/main.yaml

@@ -1,7 +1,31 @@
 ---
+- name: Load cex_hostdev_map from JSON
+  set_fact:
+    cex_hostdev_map: "{{ lookup('file', '/root/.cex_hostdev_map.json') | from_json }}"
+
+- name: Debug rendered cex_hostdev per compute node
+  debug:
+    msg: "VM: {{ vm_name }}, Hostdev: {{ cex_hostdev }}"
+  vars:
+    vm_name: "{{ env.cluster.nodes.compute.vm_name[i] }}"
+    cex_hostdev: >-
+      {% if cex and cex_device is defined and cex_hostdev_map is defined and vm_name in cex_hostdev_map %}
+      --hostdev={{ cex_hostdev_map[vm_name] }}
+      {% else %}
+      ""
+      {% endif %}
+  with_sequence: start=0 end={{ (env.cluster.nodes.compute.hostname | length) - 1 }}
+  loop_control:
+    index_var: i
 
 - name: Install CoreOS on compute nodes
   tags: create_compute_nodes
+  vars:
+    vm_name: "{{ env.cluster.nodes.compute.vm_name[i] }}"
+    cex_hostdev: >-
+      {% if cex and cex_device is defined and cex_hostdev_map is defined and vm_name in cex_hostdev_map %}
+      --hostdev={{ cex_hostdev_map[vm_name] }}
+      {% endif %}
   shell: |
     virsh destroy {{ env.cluster.nodes.compute.vm_name[i] }} || true
     virsh undefine {{ env.cluster.nodes.compute.vm_name[i] }} --remove-all-storage --nvram || true
@@ -30,7 +54,8 @@
     --memballoon none \
     --graphics none \
     --wait=-1 \
-    --noautoconsole
+    --noautoconsole \
+    {{ cex_hostdev }}
   timeout: 360
   with_sequence: start=0 end={{ (env.cluster.nodes.compute.hostname | length) - 1 }} stride=1
   loop_control:

roles/create_control_nodes/tasks/main.yaml

@@ -1,7 +1,32 @@
 ---
 
+- name: Load cex_hostdev_map from JSON file
+  set_fact:
+    cex_hostdev_map: "{{ lookup('file', '/root/.cex_hostdev_map.json') | from_json }}"
+
+- name: Debug rendered cex_hostdev per control node
+  debug:
+    msg: "VM: {{ vm_name }}, Hostdev: {{ cex_hostdev }}"
+  vars:
+    vm_name: "{{ env.cluster.nodes.control.vm_name[i] }}"
+    cex_hostdev: >-
+      {% if cex and cex_device is defined and cex_hostdev_map is defined and vm_name in cex_hostdev_map %}
+      --hostdev={{ cex_hostdev_map[vm_name] }}
+      {% else %}
+      ""
+      {% endif %}
+  with_sequence: start=0 end={{ (env.cluster.nodes.control.hostname | length) - 1 }}
+  loop_control:
+    index_var: i
+
 - name: Create CoreOS control nodes on the the KVM host.
   tags: create_control_nodes
+  vars:
+    vm_name: "{{ env.cluster.nodes.control.vm_name[i] }}"
+    cex_hostdev: >-
+      {% if cex and cex_device is defined and cex_hostdev_map is defined and vm_name in cex_hostdev_map %}
+      --hostdev={{ cex_hostdev_map[vm_name] }}
+      {% endif %}
   shell: |
     virt-install \
     --name {{ env.cluster.nodes.control.vm_name[i] }} \
@@ -29,7 +54,8 @@
     --graphics none \
     --console pty,target_type=serial \
     --wait=-1 \
-    --noautoconsole
+    --noautoconsole \
+    {{ cex_hostdev }}
   timeout: 360
   with_sequence: start=0 end={{ (env.cluster.nodes.control.hostname | length) - 1 }} stride=1
   loop_control:
@@ -67,6 +93,7 @@
     --graphics none \
     --wait=-1 \
     --noautoconsole
+
   when: env.z.high_availability == True and inventory_hostname == env.z.lpar1.hostname and env.cluster.nodes.control.vm_name[0] not in hosts_with_host_vars
 
 - name: Create the second CoreOS control node on the second KVM host, if cluster is to be highly available.

roles/get_ocp/defaults/main.yaml

@@ -32,3 +32,18 @@ use_proxy: false
 proxy_http:
 proxy_https:
 proxy_no:
+
+# (Optional) CEX Ignition specific
+# Default mappings based on cex_device
+output_dir: "/tmp"
+butane_default:
+  version: 4.19.0
+  dasd:
+    layout: s390x-eckd
+    device: /dev/dasd
+  virt:
+    layout: s390x-virt
+    device: /dev/disk/by-partlabel/root
+  fcp:
+    layout: s390x-fcp  # or s390x-fcp if needed
+    device: /dev/disk/by-label/root

roles/get_ocp/files/dasd-master-machineconfig.bu

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+variant: openshift
+version: 4.19.0
+metadata:
+  name: master-luks-storage
+  labels:
+    machineconfiguration.openshift.io/role: master
+openshift:
+  fips: true
+  kernel_arguments:
+    - rd.luks.key=/etc/luks/cex.key
+boot_device:
+  layout: s390x-eckd
+  luks:
+    device: /dev/dasda
+    cex:
+      enabled: true