Computer system including a bus bridge for connection to a security services processor

Abstract

A computer system including a bus bridge for bridging transactions between a secure execution mode-capable processor and a security services processor. The bus bridge may include a transaction source detector, a configuration header and control logic. The transaction source detector may receive a security initialization transaction performed as a result of execution of a security initialization instruction. Further, the transaction source detector may determine whether the secure execution mode-capable processor is a source of the security initialization transaction. The configuration header may provide storage of information associated with the security services processor. The control logic may determine whether the security services processor is coupled to the bus bridge via a non-enumerable, peripheral bus. The control logic may also cause the configuration header to be accessible during a boot-up sequence in response to determining that the security services processor is coupled to the non-enumerable, peripheral bus.