linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 03/12] x86/sev: Save and print negotiated GHCB protocol version

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Date:   Wed, 3 Nov 2021 15:27:23 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, Eric Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        kexec@...ts.infradead.org, Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>,
        hpa@...or.com, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Cfir Cohen <cfir@...gle.com>,
        Erdem Aktas <erdemaktas@...gle.com>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Mike Stunes <mstunes@...are.com>,
        Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        Martin Radev <martin.b.radev@...il.com>,
        Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>,
        linux-coco@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 03/12] x86/sev: Save and print negotiated GHCB
 protocol version

On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 05:55:54PM +0200, Joerg Roedel wrote:
> From: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>
> 
> Save the results of the GHCB protocol negotiation into a data structure
> and print information about versions supported and used to the kernel
> log.

Which is useful for?

> +/*
> + * struct sev_ghcb_protocol_info - Used to return GHCB protocol
> + *				   negotiation details.
> + *
> + * @hv_proto_min:	Minimum GHCB protocol version supported by Hypervisor
> + * @hv_proto_max:	Maximum GHCB protocol version supported by Hypervisor
> + * @vm_proto:		Protocol version the VM (this kernel) will use
> + */
> +struct sev_ghcb_protocol_info {

Too long a name - ghcb_info is perfectly fine.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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