linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/6] intel_sgx: TODO file for the staging area

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Message-ID: <20160425175426.GB16786@kroah.com>
Date:	Mon, 25 Apr 2016 10:54:26 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	"open list:STAGING SUBSYSTEM" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] intel_sgx: TODO file for the staging area

On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 08:34:13PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/intel_sgx/TODO | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/staging/intel_sgx/TODO
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/intel_sgx/TODO b/drivers/staging/intel_sgx/TODO
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..05f68c2
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/staging/intel_sgx/TODO
> @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
> +Documentation
> +=============
> +
> +* Improve Documents/x86/intel-sgx.txt based on the feedback and
> +  questions that pop up.
> +
> +Internals
> +=========
> +
> +* Move structures needed by the allocator to arch/x86/include/asm/sgx.h
> +* Move EPC page allocation and eviction code to arch/x86/mm as they
> +  will shared with virtualization code.
> +* Move enclave management functions to arch/x86/mm as they will be
> +  shared with virtualization code.
> +* Use reserve_memtype() in order to add EPC to the PAT memtype list
> +  with WB caching.
> +* Implement proper recovery code for the pager for cases when
> +  ETRACK/EBLOCK/EWB fails instead of BUG_ON(). Probably the sanest
> +  way to recover is to clear TCS PTEs, kick threads out of enclave
> +  and remove EPC pages.
> +* Implement ACPI hot-lug for SGX.

What is keeping you from doing all of this work this week, making this
todo list empty?

thanks,

greg k-h