linux-kernel - Re: [RFC v2 27/32] x86/tdx: Exclude Shared bit from __PHYSICAL

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Date:   Thu, 20 May 2021 16:25:14 -0700
From:   Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:     "Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan" 
        <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Kirill Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan <knsathya@...nel.org>,
        Raj Ashok <ashok.raj@...el.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC v2 27/32] x86/tdx: Exclude Shared bit from __PHYSICAL_MASK


On 5/20/2021 2:28 PM, Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan wrote:
>
>
> On 5/20/21 2:23 PM, Dave Hansen wrote:
>> Sathya has even mis-typed "tdx" instead of "tdg" this in his own
>> changelogs up to this point.  That massively weakens the argument that
>> "tdg" is a good idea.
>
> It is not a typo. But when we did the initial rename from "tdx_" -> 
> "tdg_",
> somehow I missed the change log change. That's why I am bit reluctant
> to go for another rename (since we have scan change log, comments and 
> code)
> in all the patches.


Yes I agree. If there's another rename it should be after a full review 
by all the maintainers. If there is still consensus that a rename is 
needed then it can be done then.

And we'll just hope that Sean's brain will get used to tdg_ by then.


-Andi