linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC 1/7] x86/virt/tdx: Add SEAMCALL wrapper to enter/exit TDX guest

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Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:29:47 +0000
From: "Edgecombe, Rick P" <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 1/7] x86/virt/tdx: Add SEAMCALL wrapper to enter/exit
 TDX guest

On Fri, 2024-11-22 at 08:26 -0800, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 11/21/24 12:14, Adrian Hunter wrote:
> > +u64 tdh_vp_enter(u64 tdvpr, struct tdx_module_args *args)
> > +{
> > +	args->rcx = tdvpr;
> > +
> > +	return __seamcall_saved_ret(TDH_VP_ENTER, args);
> > +}
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tdh_vp_enter);
> 
> I made a similar comment on another series, but it stands here too: the
> typing of this wrappers really needs a closer look. Passing u64's around
> everywhere means zero type safety.
> 
> Type safety is the reason that we have types like pte_t and pgprot_t in
> mm code even though they're really just longs (most of the time).
> 
> I'd suggest keeping the tdx_td_page type as long as possible, probably
> until (for example) the ->rcx assignment, like this:
> 
> 	args->rcx = td_page.pa;

Any thoughts on the approach here to the type questions?

https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20241115202028.1585487-1-rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com/