linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 09/19] x86: Secure Launch kernel late boot stub

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Message-Id: <D1RHYMFSVGSW.39IL7KFK8A47N@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2024 22:58:19 +0300
From: "Jarkko Sakkinen" <jarkko@...nel.org>
To: "Ross Philipson" <ross.philipson@...cle.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 09/19] x86: Secure Launch kernel late boot stub

On Fri May 31, 2024 at 4:03 AM EEST, Ross Philipson wrote:
> The routine slaunch_setup is called out of the x86 specific setup_arch()
> routine during early kernel boot. After determining what platform is
> present, various operations specific to that platform occur. This
> includes finalizing setting for the platform late launch and verifying
> that memory protections are in place.

"memory protections" is not too helpful tbh.

Better to describe very briefly the VT-d usage.

BR, Jarkko