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

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Message-ID: <d41a4973-018f-fe5d-5083-894b664acbc1@amd.com>
Date:   Tue, 18 May 2021 09:13:22 -0500
From:   Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     brijesh.singh@....com, 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 5/18/21 8:54 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 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.

There are total 7 SNP specific VMGEXIT. I can drop the "SNP" prefix if
that is preferred.


> Thx.
>