linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 01/14] x86/apic: Add new driver for Secure AVIC

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Message-ID: <20241009103821.GEZwZdHeZlUjBjKQZ5@fat_crate.local>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2024 12:38:21 +0200
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Neeraj Upadhyay <Neeraj.Upadhyay@....com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
	dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, Thomas.Lendacky@....com,
	nikunj@....com, Santosh.Shukla@....com, Vasant.Hegde@....com,
	Suravee.Suthikulpanit@....com, David.Kaplan@....com, x86@...nel.org,
	hpa@...or.com, peterz@...radead.org, seanjc@...gle.com,
	pbonzini@...hat.com, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC 01/14] x86/apic: Add new driver for Secure AVIC

On Wed, Oct 09, 2024 at 11:31:07AM +0530, Neeraj Upadhyay wrote:
> Before this patch, if hypervisor enables Secure AVIC  (reported in sev_status), guest would
> terminate in snp_check_features().

We want the guest to terminate at this patch too.

The only case where the guest should not terminate is when the *full* sAVIC
support is in. I.e., at patch 14.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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