linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v11 17/20] x86/sev: Allow Secure TSC feature for SNP guests

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Message-ID: <fe7c8dcb-4936-2b70-4033-0ca730da10a0@amd.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:53:02 +0530
From: "Nikunj A. Dadhania" <nikunj@....com>
To: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 bp@...en8.de, x86@...nel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc: mingo@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com,
 pgonda@...gle.com, seanjc@...gle.com, pbonzini@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 17/20] x86/sev: Allow Secure TSC feature for SNP
 guests

On 9/13/2024 10:23 PM, Tom Lendacky wrote:
> On 7/31/24 10:08, Nikunj A Dadhania wrote:
>> Now that all the required plumbing is done for enabling SNP Secure TSC
>> feature, add Secure TSC to SNP features present list.
> 
> So I think this should be the last patch in the series after the TSC is
> marked reliable, kvmclock is bypassed, etc. This way everything is in
> place when the guest is allowed to run with Secure TSC.

Sure, I can re-arrange that. I had re-arranged it in this order so the
TSC related problems are visible after SecureTSC is enabled and fix them.

> 
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Nikunj A Dadhania <nikunj@....com>
>> Tested-by: Peter Gonda <pgonda@...gle.com>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>

Regards
Nikunj