linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] x86/sgx: Resolve EREMOVE page vs EAUG page data race

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Message-Id: <D3GP9N3N7TUE.38H37K436OD50@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 21:34:27 +0300
From: "Jarkko Sakkinen" <jarkko@...nel.org>
To: "Dmitrii Kuvaiskii" <dmitrii.kuvaiskii@...el.com>
Cc: <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, <haitao.huang@...ux.intel.com>,
 <kai.huang@...el.com>, <kailun.qin@...el.com>,
 <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org>,
 <mona.vij@...el.com>, <reinette.chatre@...el.com>, <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/3] x86/sgx: Resolve EREMOVE page vs EAUG page data
 race

On Mon Aug 12, 2024 at 11:25 AM EEST, Dmitrii Kuvaiskii wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 01:38:59PM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
>
> > Ditto.
>
> Just to be sure: I assume this means "Fixes should be in the head of the
> series so please reorder"? If yes, please see my reply in the other email
> [1].

OK, based on your earlier remarks and references I agree with you.

>
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240812082128.3084051-1-dmitrii.kuvaiskii@intel.com/
>
> --
> Dmitrii Kuvaiskii

I think for future and since we have bunch of state flags, removing
that "e.g." is worth of doing. Often you need to go through all of
the flags to remind you how they interact, and at that point "one
vs many" does help navigating the complexity.

BR, Jarkko