linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v19,RESEND 16/27] x86/sgx: Add the Linux SGX Enclave Driver

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.21.1903261340030.1789@nanos.tec.linutronix.de>
Date:   Tue, 26 Mar 2019 13:40:57 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     "Huang, Kai" <kai.huang@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v19,RESEND 16/27] x86/sgx: Add the Linux SGX Enclave
 Driver

On Tue, 26 Mar 2019, Huang, Kai wrote:
> On Wed, 2019-03-20 at 18:21 +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> >  13 files changed, 1657 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sgx.h
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver/Makefile
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver/driver.h
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver/ioctl.c
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/driver/main.c
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c
> >  create mode 100644 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.h
> 
> Shouldn't the driver be located somewhere under drivers/, but not under arch/x86?
> 
> I don't think x86 maintainers should have the burden to review every code
> change made to SGX driver?

I rather prefer to have it in x86. Why? Because driver code has a tendency
to get under the radar.

Thanks,

	tglx