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Date:   Fri, 10 Sep 2021 17:02:10 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
        iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-graphics-maintainer@...are.com,
        amd-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        kexec@...ts.infradead.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy 
        <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>,
        Tianyu Lan <Tianyu.Lan@...rosoft.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/8] mm: Introduce a function to check for
 confidential computing features

On Wed, Sep 08, 2021 at 05:58:33PM -0500, Tom Lendacky wrote:
> In prep for other confidential computing technologies, introduce a generic

preparation

> helper function, cc_platform_has(), that can be used to check for specific
> active confidential computing attributes, like memory encryption. This is
> intended to eliminate having to add multiple technology-specific checks to
> the code (e.g. if (sev_active() || tdx_active())).

...

> diff --git a/include/linux/cc_platform.h b/include/linux/cc_platform.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..253f3ea66cd8
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/include/linux/cc_platform.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> +/*
> + * Confidential Computing Platform Capability checks
> + *
> + * Copyright (C) 2021 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
> + *
> + * Author: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
> + */
> +
> +#ifndef _CC_PLATFORM_H

	_LINUX_CC_PLATFORM_H

> +#define _CC_PLATFORM_H

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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