linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 3/5] KVM: SEV: Provide support for SNP_EXTENDED_GUEST

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Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 08:02:13 -0700
From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Cc: Carlos Bilbao <carlos.bilbao.osdev@...il.com>, Michael Roth <michael.roth@....com>, 
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-coco@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	x86@...nel.org, pbonzini@...hat.com, jroedel@...e.de, pgonda@...gle.com, 
	ashish.kalra@....com, bp@...en8.de, pankaj.gupta@....com, 
	liam.merwick@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 3/5] KVM: SEV: Provide support for SNP_EXTENDED_GUEST_REQUEST
 NAE event

On Mon, Jun 24, 2024, Tom Lendacky wrote:
> On 6/22/24 15:28, Carlos Bilbao wrote:
> >> +/*
> >> + * As per GHCB spec (see "SNP Extended Guest Request"), the certificate table
> >> + * is terminated by 24-bytes of zeroes.
> >> + */
> >> +static const u8 empty_certs_table[24];
> > 
> > 
> > Should this be:
> > staticconstu8 empty_certs_table[24] = { 0};
> 
> Statics are always initialized to zero, so not necessary.

Heh, the whole thing is unnecessary.

	/*
  	 * As per GHCB spec (see "SNP Extended Guest Request"), the certificate
	 * table is terminated by 24 bytes of zeroes.
	 */
	if (data_npages && kvm_clear_guest(kvm, data_gpa, 24))
		goto abort_request;