linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v12 05/22] x86/virt/tdx: Add SEAMCALL infrastructure

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Date:   Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:09:43 +0800
From:   Chao Gao <chao.gao@...el.com>
To:     Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v12 05/22] x86/virt/tdx: Add SEAMCALL infrastructure

>+/*
>+ * Wrapper of __seamcall() to convert SEAMCALL leaf function error code
>+ * to kernel error code.  @seamcall_ret and @out contain the SEAMCALL
>+ * leaf function return code and the additional output respectively if
>+ * not NULL.
>+ */
>+static int __always_unused seamcall(u64 fn, u64 rcx, u64 rdx, u64 r8, u64 r9,
>+				    u64 *seamcall_ret,
>+				    struct tdx_module_output *out)
>+{
>+	u64 sret;
>+	int cpu;
>+
>+	/* Need a stable CPU id for printing error message */
>+	cpu = get_cpu();
>+	sret = __seamcall(fn, rcx, rdx, r8, r9, out);
>+	put_cpu();
>+
>+	/* Save SEAMCALL return code if the caller wants it */
>+	if (seamcall_ret)
>+		*seamcall_ret = sret;

Hi Kai,

All callers in this series pass NULL for seamcall_ret. I am no sure if
you keep it intentionally.

>+
>+	switch (sret) {
>+	case 0:
>+		/* SEAMCALL was successful */

Nit: if you add

#define TDX_SUCCESS	0

and do

	case TDX_SUCCESS:
		return 0;

then the code becomes self-explanatory. i.e., you can drop the comment.

>+		return 0;