linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] x86/virt/tdx: Export global metadata read infrastructure

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Message-ID: <fd159b26-b631-43f2-8f89-23d8d719fe80@intel.com>
Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 08:43:52 -0700
From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To: Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc: x86@...nel.org, kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com, peterz@...radead.org,
 tglx@...utronix.de, bp@...en8.de, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
 seanjc@...gle.com, pbonzini@...hat.com, isaku.yamahata@...el.com,
 jgross@...e.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] x86/virt/tdx: Export global metadata read
 infrastructure

On 3/1/24 03:20, Kai Huang wrote:
> KVM will need to read a bunch of non-TDMR related metadata to create and
> run TDX guests.  Export the metadata read infrastructure for KVM to use.

All of this hinges on how KVM ends up using this infrastructure.

I want to see the whole picture before _any_ of this gets applied.
These 5 patches only vaguely hint at that bigger picture.

I know folks want to draw some kind of line and say "x86" over here and
"kvm" over there.  But that inclination really doesn't help anyone get
that big picture view.