linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 04/14] x86/cpufeatures: Assign dedicated feature word for AMD mem encryption

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Message-ID: <20210114171631.GD13213@zn.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:16:31 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 04/14] x86/cpufeatures: Assign dedicated feature word
 for AMD mem encryption

On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 09:09:28AM -0800, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Hmm, patch 05/14 depends on the existence of the new word.  That's a non-issue
> if you're planning on taking this for 5.11.  If it's destined for 5.12, maybe
> get an ack from Paolo on patch 05 and take both through tip? 

Yeah, I guess that. Both are not urgent 5.11 material to take 'em now.
So I guess I'll wait for Paolo's ACK.

> I can drop them from this series when I send v3. In hindsight, I
> should have split these two patches into a separate mini-series from
> the get-go.

Nah, no worries. We do patch acrobatics on a daily basis. :-)

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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