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

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Date:   Thu, 21 Apr 2022 10:37:03 +1200
From:   Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>
To:     Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy 
        <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.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 Wed, 2022-04-20 at 15:27 -0700, Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 

OK I guess I can add "the first step is global initialization", etc.

-- 
Thanks,
-Kai