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

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Message-ID: <20160427145801.GA5895@amd>
Date:	Wed, 27 Apr 2016 16:58:01 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
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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	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
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	Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>,
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	Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v1 00/18] x86: Secure Memory Encryption (AMD)

On Wed 2016-04-27 16:39:51, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 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.

Yeah? So why not include it in reply instead of flaming me?

									Pavel
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