linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 1/5] selftests/sgx: Rename 'eenter' and 'sgx_call

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Date:   Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:45:21 -0700
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>, shuah@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org,
        Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 1/5] selftests/sgx: Rename 'eenter' and 'sgx_call_vdso'

On 6/10/21 1:30 AM, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> Rename symbols for better clarity:
> 
> * 'eenter' might be confused for directly calling ENCLU[EENTER].  It does
>   not.  It calls into the VDSO, which actually has the EENTER instruction.
> * 'sgx_call_vdso' is *only* used for entering the enclave.  It's not some
>   generic SGX call into the VDSO.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>

These all look fine to me.  Feel free to add my ack on them.

Since these are pure x86 selftests and the initial code went through the
x86 maintainers, should these got through them as well?  Or, since this
is only selftest code, should Shuah pick them up?