linux-kernel - Re: [Patch v3 1/2] cgroup: sev: Add misc cgroup controller

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Date:   Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:51:25 -0800
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Vipin Sharma <vipinsh@...gle.com>
Cc:     Michal Koutný <mkoutny@...e.com>,
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Subject: Re: [Patch v3 1/2] cgroup: sev: Add misc cgroup controller

On Fri, Mar 12, 2021, Vipin Sharma wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 07:59:03PM +0100, Michal Koutný wrote:
> > > +#ifndef CONFIG_KVM_AMD_SEV
> > > +/*
> > > + * When this config is not defined, SEV feature is not supported and APIs in
> > > + * this file are not used but this file still gets compiled into the KVM AMD
> > > + * module.
> > > + *
> > > + * We will not have MISC_CG_RES_SEV and MISC_CG_RES_SEV_ES entries in the enum
> > > + * misc_res_type {} defined in linux/misc_cgroup.h.
> > BTW, was there any progress on conditioning sev.c build on
> > CONFIG_KVM_AMD_SEV? (So that the defines workaround isn't needeed.)
> 
> Tom, Brijesh,
> Is this something you guys thought about or have some plans to do in the
> future? Basically to not include sev.c in compilation if
> CONFIG_KVM_AMD_SEV is disabled.

It's crossed my mind, but the number of stubs needed made me back off.  I'm
certainly not opposed to the idea, it's just not a trivial change.