linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v30 12/20] x86/sgx: Add a page reclaimer

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Date:   Fri, 22 May 2020 00:15:53 -0700
From:   Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
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        haitao.huang@...el.com, andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com,
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        linux-mm@...ck.org, Jethro Beekman <jethro@...tanix.com>,
        Jordan Hand <jorhand@...ux.microsoft.com>,
        Chunyang Hui <sanqian.hcy@...fin.com>,
        Seth Moore <sethmo@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v30 12/20] x86/sgx: Add a page reclaimer

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 03:44:02AM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> +static void sgx_reclaimer_write(struct sgx_epc_page *epc_page,
> +				struct sgx_backing *backing)
> +{
> +	struct sgx_encl_page *encl_page = epc_page->owner;
> +	struct sgx_encl *encl = encl_page->encl;
> +	struct sgx_backing secs_backing;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	mutex_lock(&encl->lock);
> +
> +	if (atomic_read(&encl->flags) & SGX_ENCL_DEAD) {
> +		ret = __eremove(sgx_epc_addr(epc_page));
> +		ENCLS_WARN(ret, "EREMOVE returned %d\n");

The " returned %d\n" is unnecessary and leads to a bad message, ENCLS_WARN
handles the message and formatting, i.e. this should simply be:

		ENCLS_WARN(ret, "EREMOVE");

> +	} else {
> +		sgx_encl_ewb(epc_page, backing);
> +	}
> +
> +	encl_page->epc_page = NULL;
> +	encl->secs_child_cnt--;