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Message-ID: <cc0c6bd1-a1e3-82ee-8148-040be21cad5c@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:13:26 -0700
From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To: Ashish Kalra <Ashish.Kalra@....com>, x86@...nel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH Part2 v6 05/49] x86/sev: Add RMP entry lookup helpers
On 6/20/22 16:02, Ashish Kalra wrote:
> +/*
> + * The RMP entry format is not architectural. The format is defined in PPR
> + * Family 19h Model 01h, Rev B1 processor.
> + */
Let's say that Family 20h comes out and has a new RMP entry format.
What keeps an old kernel from attempting to use this old format on that
new CPU?
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