linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv11.1 11/19] x86/tdx: Convert shared memory back to private on kexec

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Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2024 10:37:54 +0200
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: adrian.hunter@...el.com, ardb@...nel.org, ashish.kalra@....com,
	bhe@...hat.com, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com,
	elena.reshetova@...el.com, haiyangz@...rosoft.com, hpa@...or.com,
	jun.nakajima@...el.com, kai.huang@...el.com,
	kexec@...ts.infradead.org, kys@...rosoft.com,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-coco@...ts.linux.dev,
	linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	ltao@...hat.com, mingo@...hat.com, peterz@...radead.org,
	rafael@...nel.org, rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com,
	sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com, seanjc@...gle.com,
	tglx@...utronix.de, thomas.lendacky@....com, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv11.1 11/19] x86/tdx: Convert shared memory back to
 private on kexec

On Sun, Jun 02, 2024 at 05:23:03PM +0300, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> +			/*
> +			 * The only thing one can do at this point on failure
> +			 * is panic. It is reasonable to proceed.

It makes even less sense now: panic() means "all stops and we die" and
you say it is reasonable to proceed.

I'm confused.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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