linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 0/9] x86/sev: KEXEC/KDUMP support for SEV-ES guests

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Message-ID: <c8c88a28-30be-4034-9fe7-9c9de5247c53@amd.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:04:13 -0500
From: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
To: Vasant k <vsntk18@...il.com>
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 Vasant Karasulli <vkarasulli@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/9] x86/sev: KEXEC/KDUMP support for SEV-ES guests

On 3/11/24 15:32, Vasant k wrote:
> Hi Tom,
> 
>         Right,  it just escaped my mind that the SNP uses the secrets page
> to hand over APs to the next stage.  I will correct that in the next

Not quite... The MADT table lists the APs and the GHCB AP Create NAE event 
is used to start the APs.

Thanks,
Tom

> version.  Please let me know if you have any corrections or improvement
> suggestions on the rest of the patchset.
> 
> Thanks,
> Vasant
>