linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv5 06/30] x86/traps: Refactor exc_general

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Message-ID: <8ecd5a73-7c0b-e534-3c46-7f405794a1d1@intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 8 Mar 2022 12:18:08 -0800
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de,
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Subject: Re: [PATCHv5 06/30] x86/traps: Refactor exc_general_protection()

On 3/2/22 06:27, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> TDX brings a new exception -- Virtualization Exception (#VE). Handling
> of #VE structurally very similar to handling #GP.
> 
> Extract two helpers from exc_general_protection() that can be reused for
> handling #VE.
> 
> No functional changes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>