linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/6] swiotlb: Remove call to sme

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Date:   Thu, 18 Jul 2019 17:26:02 +0000
From:   "Lendacky, Thomas" <Thomas.Lendacky@....com>
To:     Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>
CC:     "iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org" <iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        "linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
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        "linux-s390@...r.kernel.org" <linux-s390@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
        Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>,
        Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
        Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>,
        Halil Pasic <pasic@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Mike Anderson <andmike@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Ram Pai <linuxram@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/6] swiotlb: Remove call to sme_active()

On 7/17/19 10:28 PM, Thiago Jung Bauermann wrote:
> sme_active() is an x86-specific function so it's better not to call it from
> generic code.
> 
> There's no need to mention which memory encryption feature is active, so
> just use a more generic message. Besides, other architectures will have
> different names for similar technology.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@...ux.ibm.com>

Reviewed-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>

> ---
>  kernel/dma/swiotlb.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c b/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
> index 62fa5a82a065..e52401f94e91 100644
> --- a/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
> +++ b/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
> @@ -459,8 +459,7 @@ phys_addr_t swiotlb_tbl_map_single(struct device *hwdev,
>  		panic("Can not allocate SWIOTLB buffer earlier and can't now provide you with the DMA bounce buffer");
>  
>  	if (mem_encrypt_active())
> -		pr_warn_once("%s is active and system is using DMA bounce buffers\n",
> -			     sme_active() ? "SME" : "SEV");
> +		pr_warn_once("Memory encryption is active and system is using DMA bounce buffers\n");
>  
>  	mask = dma_get_seg_boundary(hwdev);
>  
>