linux-kernel - RE: [EXTERNAL] [PATCH v5 10/10] x86/hyperv/vtl: Use the wakeup mailbox to boot secondary CPUs

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Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:47:52 +0000
From: Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
To: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com>, "x86@...nel.org"
	<x86@...nel.org>, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>, Conor Dooley
	<conor+dt@...nel.org>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>, KY Srinivasan
	<kys@...rosoft.com>, Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>, Wei Liu
	<wei.liu@...nel.org>, Michael Kelley <mhklinux@...look.com>, "Rafael J.
 Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
CC: "ssengar@...ux.microsoft.com" <ssengar@...ux.microsoft.com>, Chris Oo
	<cho@...rosoft.com>, "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
	"linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Ricardo Neri
	<ricardo.neri@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] [PATCH v5 10/10] x86/hyperv/vtl: Use the wakeup
 mailbox to boot secondary CPUs

> From: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2025 8:35 PM
> [...]
> The hypervisor is an untrusted entity for TDX guests. It cannot be used
> to boot secondary CPUs. The function hv_vtl_wakeup_secondary_cpu() cannot
> be used.
> 
> Instead, the virtual firmware boots the secondary CPUs and places them in
> a state to transfer control to the kernel using the wakeup mailbox.
> 
> The kernel updates the APIC callback wakeup_secondary_cpu_64() to use
> the mailbox if detected early during boot (enumerated via either an ACPI
> table or a DeviceTree node).
> 
> Reviewed-by: Michael Kelley <mhklinux@...look.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com>
> ---

LGTM

Reviewed-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>