linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 16/25] x86/sgx: Support modifying SGX page type

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Message-ID: <YcGVzsXmHrijKaFz@iki.fi>
Date:   Tue, 21 Dec 2021 10:52:30 +0200
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
To:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc:     Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>,
        dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, tglx@...utronix.de, bp@...en8.de,
        luto@...nel.org, mingo@...hat.com, linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org, seanjc@...gle.com, kai.huang@...el.com,
        cathy.zhang@...el.com, cedric.xing@...el.com,
        haitao.huang@...el.com, mark.shanahan@...el.com, hpa@...or.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 16/25] x86/sgx: Support modifying SGX page type

On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 09:43:38AM -0800, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 12/11/21 12:02 AM, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > On Mon, 2021-12-06 at 13:48 -0800, Reinette Chatre wrote:
> >>> I'd suggest to change this as SGX_IOC_ENCLAVE_MODIFY_TYPE.
> >> How about SGX_IOC_ENCLAVE_MOD_TYPE to be consistent with your earlier 
> >> suggestion of SGX_IOC_ENCLAVE_MOD_PROTECTIONS ?
> > I think it would be best to introduce only one new ioctl that would
> > be capable of doing either operation (and use secinfo as a vessel
> > for additional data).
> 
> Why?
> 
> I don't think we should try to multiplex within an ioctl().  Just create
> a second ioctl().

I'm fine with 2 ioctls.

/Jarkko