linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH Part1 RFC v2 06/20] x86/sev: Define SNP guest request NAE events

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Date:   Tue, 18 May 2021 15:54:29 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        tglx@...utronix.de, jroedel@...e.de, thomas.lendacky@....com,
        pbonzini@...hat.com, mingo@...hat.com, dave.hansen@...el.com,
        rientjes@...gle.com, seanjc@...gle.com, peterz@...radead.org,
        hpa@...or.com, tony.luck@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH Part1 RFC v2 06/20] x86/sev: Define SNP guest request NAE
 events

On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 08:42:44AM -0500, Brijesh Singh wrote:
> This VMGEXIT is optional and is available only when the SNP feature is
> advertised through HV_FEATURE VMGEXIT. The GHCB specification spells it
> with the "SNP" prefix" to distinguish it from others. The other
> "VMGEXIT's" defined in this file are available for both the SNP and ES
> guests, so we don't need any prefixes.

Sure but are there any other VMGEXIT guest requests besides those two?
If not, then they're unique so we can just as well drop the SNP prefix.
Bottom line is, I'd like the code to be short and readable at a glance.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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