linux-kernel - Re: [Part2 PATCH v5.2 12.1/31] crypto: ccp: Define SEV userspace ioctl and command id

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Message-ID: <20171012132752.6qgkjyxuofwhvcto@pd.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:27:52 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:     Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        Gary Hook <gary.hook@....com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Part2 PATCH v5.2 12.1/31] crypto: ccp: Define SEV userspace
 ioctl and command id

On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 11:46:05AM -0500, Brijesh Singh wrote:
> Add a include file which defines the ioctl and command id used for
> issuing SEV platform management specific commands.
> 
> Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
> Cc: "Radim Krčmář" <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> Cc: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
> Cc: Gary Hook <gary.hook@....com>
> Cc: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
> Cc: linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: kvm@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Improvements-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> Signed-off-by: Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
> Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> ---
> Make it as the first patch in the series (changed from 12.2/31 -> 12.1/31)
> 
> Changes since v5.1:
>  * add __packed improvement from Boris

...

> +/**
> + * struct sev_user_data_status - PLATFORM_STATUS command parameters
> + *
> + * @major: major API version
> + * @minor: minor API version
> + * @state: platform state
> + * @owner: self-owned or externally owned
> + * @config: platform config flags
> + * @build: firmware build id for API version
> + * @guest_count: number of active guests
> + */
> +struct sev_user_data_status {
> +	__u8 api_major;				/* Out */
> +	__u8 api_minor;				/* Out */
> +	__u8 state;				/* Out */
> +	__u8 owner;				/* Out */
> +	__u32 config;				/* Out */
> +	__u8 build;				/* Out */
> +	__u32 guest_count;			/* Out */
> +} __packed;
> +

After yesterday's discussion about the sev_data_status layout, that
struct is not needed anymore, right?

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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