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Message-ID: <13ba89bb-9df3-6272-96ea-005200c3198f@intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 13 Jun 2018 11:30:02 -0700
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Cc:     Kai Huang <kai.huang@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3 12/17] x86/mm: Allow to disable MKTME after enumeration

On 06/12/2018 07:39 AM, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> Separate MKTME enumaration from enabling. We need to postpone enabling
> until initialization is complete.

	         ^ enumeration

> The new helper mktme_disable() allows to disable MKTME even if it's

s/to disable/disabling/

> enumerated successfully. MKTME initialization may fail and this
> functionallity allows system to boot regardless of the failure.

What can make it fail?

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