linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 07/16] x86/sev: Move and reorganize sev guest request api

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Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:22:52 +0200
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: "Nikunj A. Dadhania" <nikunj@....com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, thomas.lendacky@....com, x86@...nel.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, pgonda@...gle.com, seanjc@...gle.com,
	pbonzini@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 07/16] x86/sev: Move and reorganize sev guest request
 api

On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 09:56:38AM +0530, Nikunj A. Dadhania wrote:
> Yes, I had tried that compilation/guest boot does not break at this
> stage.  That was the reason for intermixing movement and code change.
>
> Let me give a second stab at this and I will try just to make sure
> compilation does not break.

Yes, you can also do preparatory changes which get removed later, if
that helps.

It is perfectly fine to have a couple more patches preparing and doing
the move which are trivial to review and verify vs one combo patch which
makes you stare at it a long time and you're still not sure it doesn't
change something...

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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