linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 07/21] x86/virt/tdx: Do TDX module global initialization

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Message-ID: <1597240f-af03-66c7-a25f-872b2601554e@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 20 Apr 2022 15:27:06 -0700
From:   Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy 
        <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     seanjc@...gle.com, pbonzini@...hat.com, dave.hansen@...el.com,
        len.brown@...el.com, tony.luck@...el.com,
        rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com, reinette.chatre@...el.com,
        dan.j.williams@...el.com, peterz@...radead.org, ak@...ux.intel.com,
        kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com, isaku.yamahata@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 07/21] x86/virt/tdx: Do TDX module global
 initialization



On 4/5/22 9:49 PM, Kai Huang wrote:
> Do the TDX module global initialization which requires calling
> TDH.SYS.INIT once on any logical cpu.

IMO, you could add some more background details to this commit log. Like
why you are doing it and what it does?. I know that you already 
explained some background in previous patches. But including brief
details here will help to review the commit without checking the
previous commits.

-- 
Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy
Linux Kernel Developer