From: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
To: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org,
linux-coco@lists.linux.dev, svsm-devel@coconut-svsm.dev,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>,
Michael Roth <michael.roth@amd.com>,
Ashish Kalra <ashish.kalra@amd.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 01/14] x86/sev: Rename snp_init() in the boot/compressed/sev.c file
Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2024 19:57:42 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240409175742.GEZhWBljxrJ8yGC3wE@fat_crate.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ac044150-ffb1-09b5-1f36-fdd6e259ba59@amd.com>
On Tue, Apr 09, 2024 at 12:44:13PM -0500, Tom Lendacky wrote:
> When it's not static and has the name snp_init(), then it has to match the
> definition in arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h, which is really intended for the
> snp_init() in arch/x86/kernel/sev.c when called from
> arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt_identity.c.
>
> So, yes, changing the name would be enough except then it remains not a
> static and you can get a compiler warning about not having a prototype for
> it if the -Wmissing-prototypes option is ever applied to that file (I don't
> believe it is today because it is in the decompressor code, but that can
> change). And since nothing calls the snp_init() in
> arch/x86/boot/compressed/sev.c from outside of that file, making it static
> was appropriate.
Yes, then please remove all that text about what could potentially
happen from the commit message so that it is not confusing as to what
the situation *currently* is.
The two functions are independent right now. It is enough to say that
you want to differentiate which one is called when, in order to avoid
confusion.
Thx.
--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette
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Thread overview: 61+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-03-25 22:26 [PATCH v3 00/14] Provide SEV-SNP support for running under an SVSM Tom Lendacky
2024-03-25 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 01/14] x86/sev: Rename snp_init() in the boot/compressed/sev.c file Tom Lendacky
2024-04-09 17:09 ` Borislav Petkov
2024-04-09 17:44 ` Tom Lendacky
2024-04-09 17:57 ` Borislav Petkov [this message]
2024-04-12 16:19 ` Gupta, Pankaj
2024-03-25 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 02/14] x86/sev: Make the VMPL0 checking function more generic Tom Lendacky
2024-04-12 16:41 ` Gupta, Pankaj
2024-04-17 11:46 ` Borislav Petkov
2024-04-17 20:35 ` Tom Lendacky
2024-04-17 20:50 ` Borislav Petkov
2024-04-18 18:38 ` Tom Lendacky
2024-04-21 7:12 ` Borislav Petkov
2024-03-25 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 03/14] x86/sev: Check for the presence of an SVSM in the SNP Secrets page Tom Lendacky
2024-04-12 17:03 ` Gupta, Pankaj
2024-04-17 20:40 ` Borislav Petkov
2024-04-18 21:17 ` Tom Lendacky
2024-04-22 22:07 ` Borislav Petkov
2024-03-25 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 04/14] x86/sev: Use kernel provided SVSM Calling Areas Tom Lendacky
2024-04-12 16:04 ` Gupta, Pankaj
2024-03-25 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 05/14] x86/sev: Perform PVALIDATE using the SVSM when not at VMPL0 Tom Lendacky
2024-03-25 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 06/14] x86/sev: Use the SVSM to create a vCPU when not in VMPL0 Tom Lendacky
2024-04-12 15:28 ` Gupta, Pankaj
2024-03-25 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 07/14] x86/sev: Provide SVSM discovery support Tom Lendacky
2024-04-15 16:12 ` Gupta, Pankaj
2024-03-25 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 08/14] x86/sev: Provide guest VMPL level to userspace Tom Lendacky
2024-03-25 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 09/14] virt: sev-guest: Choose the VMPCK key based on executing VMPL Tom Lendacky
2024-04-16 4:54 ` Dan Williams
2024-04-16 15:17 ` Tom Lendacky
2024-04-16 15:47 ` Dan Williams
2024-03-25 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 10/14] configfs-tsm: Allow the privlevel_floor attribute to be updated Tom Lendacky
2024-04-16 4:55 ` Dan Williams
2024-04-16 15:23 ` Tom Lendacky
2024-04-16 15:57 ` Dan Williams
2024-04-16 16:17 ` Tom Lendacky
2024-03-25 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 11/14] x86/sev: Extend the config-fs attestation support for an SVSM Tom Lendacky
2024-04-16 5:37 ` Dan Williams
2024-04-16 15:53 ` Tom Lendacky
2024-04-16 16:19 ` Dan Williams
2024-03-25 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 12/14] fs/configfs: Add a callback to determine attribute visibility Tom Lendacky
2024-04-16 5:46 ` Dan Williams
2024-04-16 16:01 ` Tom Lendacky
2024-04-16 18:25 ` Dan Williams
2024-04-16 19:54 ` Tom Lendacky
2024-04-16 20:03 ` Dan Williams
2024-03-25 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 13/14] x86/sev: Hide SVSM attestation entries if not running under an SVSM Tom Lendacky
2024-04-09 18:12 ` Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan
2024-04-12 15:52 ` Tom Lendacky
2024-04-15 19:16 ` Tom Lendacky
2024-04-15 19:48 ` Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan
2024-04-15 20:13 ` Tom Lendacky
2024-04-15 21:50 ` Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan
2024-04-15 22:03 ` Tom Lendacky
2024-04-16 6:09 ` Dan Williams
2024-04-16 6:08 ` Dan Williams
2024-04-16 6:05 ` Dan Williams
2024-04-16 5:47 ` Dan Williams
2024-04-16 16:07 ` Tom Lendacky
2024-04-16 6:03 ` Dan Williams
2024-04-16 16:10 ` Tom Lendacky
2024-03-25 22:26 ` [PATCH v3 14/14] x86/sev: Allow non-VMPL0 execution when an SVSM is present Tom Lendacky
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