linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 03/42] x86/sev: Get rid of excessive use of defines

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Date:   Mon, 11 Oct 2021 10:48:28 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@....com>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
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        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
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        Tobin Feldman-Fitzthum <tobin@....com>,
        Michael Roth <michael.roth@....com>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        "Kirill A . Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        "Dr . David Alan Gilbert" <dgilbert@...hat.com>,
        tony.luck@...el.com, marcorr@...gle.com,
        sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 03/42] x86/sev: Get rid of excessive use of defines

On Fri, Oct 08, 2021 at 01:04:14PM -0500, Brijesh Singh wrote:
> From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> 
> Remove all the defines of masks and bit positions for the GHCB MSR
> protocol and use comments instead which correspond directly to the spec
> so that following those can be a lot easier and straightforward with the
> spec opened in parallel to the code.
> 
> Aligh vertically while at it.
> 
> No functional changes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

When you handle someone else's patch, you need to add your SOB
underneath to state that fact. I'll add it now but don't forget rule as
it is important to be able to show how a patch found its way upstream.

Like you've done for the next patch. :)

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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