linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v1 00/18] x86: Secure Memory Encryption (AMD)

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Message-ID: <20160427143951.GH21011@pd.tnic>
Date:	Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:39:51 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
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	Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
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	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
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	Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v1 00/18] x86: Secure Memory Encryption (AMD)

On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 04:30:45PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> That does not answer the question. "Why would I want SME on my
> system?".

Because your question wasn't formulated properly. Here's some text from
the 0th mail which you could've found on your own:

"The following links provide additional detail:

AMD Memory Encryption whitepaper:
   http://amd-dev.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wordpress/media/2013/12/AMD_Memory_Encryption_Whitepaper_v7-Public.pdf
"

> And that answer should go to Documentation/.

It will.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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