linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 03/11] x86/cpufeatures: Add TDX Guest CPU feature

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Message-ID: <YV2yGTSSBDet5mtC@zn.tnic>
Date:   Wed, 6 Oct 2021 16:26:33 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc:     "Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan" 
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 03/11] x86/cpufeatures: Add TDX Guest CPU feature

On Wed, Oct 06, 2021 at 07:11:05AM -0700, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> Ok.  At least it sounds like cc_platform_has() needs a comment stating
> that caps can't be relied on, and why.

I thought about turning the hunk here:

https://lkml.kernel.org/r/YVL4ZUGhfsh1QfRX@zn.tnic

into a patch. But since we won't be using caps there, it would look
weird so I guess a comment's fine.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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