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Message-ID: <aQKrkZBeyb3_FLHH@google.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:04:33 -0700
From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc: Rick P Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>, 
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, 
	"dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com" <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, "bp@...en8.de" <bp@...en8.de>, 
	"kas@...nel.org" <kas@...nel.org>, "hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>, "mingo@...hat.com" <mingo@...hat.com>, 
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>, "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>, 
	"kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>, "pbonzini@...hat.com" <pbonzini@...hat.com>, 
	Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/virt/tdx: Remove __user annotation from kernel pointer

On Wed, Oct 29, 2025, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 10/29/25 16:00, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> ...
> > I also don't undertand why you would take these through tip.  They only touch
> > KVM (which is annoying hard to see since there's no shortlog in the cover letter).
> > Sure, they're minor changes and _probably_ won't conflict with anything, but again
> > I don't see how that matters.  These are clearly KVM patches.
> 
> Hey, the more patches off my plate, the better.
> 
> I'm happy to make them more KVM-ish if you want and put the problem
> statements in backwards. ;)

LOL, I'm not _that_ particular.  Feel free to send a v2, but I'm also a-ok doing
fixups on the shortlogs when applying.  I'll also add the Fixes: tags Rick suggested,
as KVM x86 policy is to be liberal with Fixes, and only backport explicit stable@
patches.