linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 03/12] x86/tdx: Make macros of TDCALLs consistent with the spec

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Message-ID: <2c5eb48ac9d2ae84dc0010bb0934486d09274724.camel@intel.com>
Date:   Fri, 28 Jul 2023 02:45:11 +0000
From:   "Huang, Kai" <kai.huang@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 03/12] x86/tdx: Make macros of TDCALLs consistent with
 the spec

On Thu, 2023-07-27 at 18:54 -0700, Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy wrote:
> 
> On 7/26/23 4:25 AM, Kai Huang wrote:
> > The TDX spec names all TDCALLs with prefix "TDG".  Currently, the kernel
> > doesn't follow such convention for the macros of those TDCALLs but uses
> > prefix "TDX_" for all of them.  Although it's arguable whether the TDX
> > spec names those TDCALLs properly, it's better for the kernel to follow
> > the spec when naming those macros.
> > 
> > Change all macros of TDCALLs to make them consistent with the spec.  As
> > a bonus, they get distinguished easily from the host-side SEAMCALLs,
> > which all have prefix "TDH".
> > 
> > No functional change intended.
> > 
> 
> When upstreaming the TDX guest patches, there was a discussion about using
> TDG vs TDX. Final agreement is to use TDX_ prefix. I think it makes sense
> to align with the spec, but it is up to the maintainer.
> 
> What about the function name prefix? Are you planning to change them to tdg_*?

I changed to __tdcall() in the next patch.
 
> 
> Reviewed-by: Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>

Thanks.