linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2 2/6] x86/tdx: Support vmalloc() for tdx_enc_status

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Date:   Fri, 6 Jan 2023 15:39:53 +0000
From:   Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
To:     Zhi Wang <zhi.wang.linux@...il.com>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 2/6] x86/tdx: Support vmalloc() for
 tdx_enc_status_changed()

> From: Zhi Wang <zhi.wang.linux@...il.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 6, 2023 2:11 AM
> To: Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
>  [...]
> I guess we both agree that memory conversion in HV should be done through
> coco so the hv_map_memory can be removed (even the extra does not hurt
> currently)

Correct. As I mentioned, Michael's pachset is doing that and hopefully it would
be merged into the upstream soon.

> The memory conversion in current HV code is done by different approaches.
> Some are going through the coco, some are not, which ends up
> with if(hv_isolation_type_snp()) in memory allocation path. It can be
> confusing. I suppose a reasonable purpose of hv_isolation_type_snp()
> should cover the AMD SEV-SNP specific parts which haven't been (or are
> not going to be) covered by coco. For example the GHCB stuff.
> 
> Thanks,
> Zhi.

Exactly.