linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/26] x86/tdx: Add __tdx_module_call() and __tdx

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Date:   Fri, 24 Dec 2021 10:16:16 +0100
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/26] x86/tdx: Add __tdx_module_call() and
 __tdx_hypercall() helper functions

On 12/23/21 17:55, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> 	In a TDX based VM, since the VMM is an untrusted entity, an intermediary
> 	layer -- TDX module -- facilitates secure communication between the host
> 	and the guest. TDX module is loaded like a firmware into a special CPU
> 	mode called SEAM. TDX guests communicate with the TDX module using the
> 	TDCALL instruction.
> 
> Does it look fine?

Looks good but I wouldn't say "like a firmware".  The TDX module is the 
"real" hypervisor, it's not firmware.

Paolo