linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH Part2 v6 12/49] crypto: ccp: Add support to initialize the AMD-SP for SEV-SNP

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Date:   Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:56:43 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     "Kalra, Ashish" <ashish.kalra@....com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH Part2 v6 12/49] crypto: ccp: Add support to initialize
 the AMD-SP for SEV-SNP

On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 04:31:42PM -0500, Kalra, Ashish wrote:
> so that means we can't combine the IPIs.

Ok, thanks for checking.

> Also, this is not a performance critical path, so should we really be so
> concerned about it?

Not that concerned but we're always trying to be as optimal as possible.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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