linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 03/25] x86/sgx: Wipe out EREMOVE from sgx_free_epc

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Date:   Wed, 24 Mar 2021 12:24:37 +0100
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>
Cc:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jarkko@...nel.org, luto@...nel.org,
        dave.hansen@...el.com, rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com,
        haitao.huang@...el.com, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
        hpa@...or.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 03/25] x86/sgx: Wipe out EREMOVE from
 sgx_free_epc_page()

On 24/03/21 11:48, Kai Huang wrote:
>>> +/* Error message for EREMOVE failure, when kernel is about to leak EPC page */
>>> +#define EREMOVE_ERROR_MESSAGE \
>>> +       "EREMOVE returned %d (0x%x), kernel bug likely.  EPC page leaked, SGX may become
>>> unusuable.  Please refer to Documentation/x86/sgx.rst for more information."
>> Rewritten:
>>
>> EREMOVE returned %d and an EPC page was leaked; SGX may become unusable.
>> This is a kernel bug, refer to Documentation/x86/sgx.rst for more information.
> Fine to me, although this would have %d (0x%x) -> %d change in the code.
> 

Yeah you can of course keep the 0x%x part.

Paolo