linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v12 07/22] x86/virt/tdx: Add skeleton to enable TDX on demand

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Date:   Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:50:12 +0300
From:   kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com
To:     Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v12 07/22] x86/virt/tdx: Add skeleton to enable TDX on
 demand

On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 02:12:37AM +1200, Kai Huang wrote:
> +	/*
> +	 * The TDX module global initialization only needs to be done
> +	 * once on any cpu.
> +	 */
> +	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&tdx_global_init_lock, flags);

I don't understand how the comment justifies using raw spin lock.

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  Kiryl Shutsemau / Kirill A. Shutemov