linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 00/14] Add Secure TSC support for SNP guests

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Date:   Thu, 5 Oct 2023 19:27:43 +0530
From:   "Nikunj A. Dadhania" <nikunj@....com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     thomas.lendacky@....com, x86@...nel.org, dionnaglaze@...gle.com,
        pgonda@...gle.com, seanjc@...gle.com, pbonzini@...hat.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 00/14] Add Secure TSC support for SNP guests

On 10/4/2023 12:31 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 04, 2023 at 11:05:14AM +0530, Nikunj A. Dadhania wrote:
>> On 8/28/2023 9:17 AM, Nikunj A. Dadhania wrote:
>>> On 8/14/2023 11:22 AM, Nikunj A Dadhania wrote:
>>>> Secure TSC allows guests to securely use RDTSC/RDTSCP instructions as the
>>>> parameters being used cannot be changed by hypervisor once the guest is
>>>> launched. More details in the AMD64 APM Vol 2, Section "Secure TSC".
>>>>
>> ...
>>>>
>>>> Changelog:
>>>> ----------
>>>> v4:
>>>> * Drop handle_guest_request() and handle_guest_request_ext()
>>>> * Drop NULL check for key
>>>> * Corrected commit subject
>>>> * Added Reviewed-by from Tom
>>>
>>> A gentle reminder.
>>
>>
>> Ping ?
> 
> Pong.
> 
> How about you find other SEV patches on LKML which are waiting for
> review and review them, while waiting for yours?

That is a good idea and I wasn't aware that this may work as a good bribe [1] :-)

Regards,
Nikunj

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230816081942.GBZNyGnk%2FK+nDuBzsC@fat_crate.local/