linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND] KVM: TDX: Use struct_size and simplify tdx_get

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Message-ID: <4161146b195efee57393b65f8e9022d4bc7e443e.camel@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:49:15 +0000
From: "Edgecombe, Rick P" <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] KVM: TDX: Use struct_size and simplify
 tdx_get_capabilities

On Thu, 2025-11-13 at 08:29 -0800, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Assuming you're tracking linux-next, I wouldn't bother adding kvm-x86 as kvm-x86/next
> is fed into linux-next.  I do push to topic branches, e.g. kvm-x86/tdx, before
> merging to kvm-x86/next, but at best you might "gain" a day or two, and the entire
> reason I do "half" pushes is so that I can run everything through my testing
> before "officially" publishing it to the world.
> 
> All in all, explicitly tracking anything kvm-x86 would likely be a net negative.

Yea, linux-next and Linus releases. Ok, we'll leave it. I was just thinking
about your lack of TDX testing setup, and wondering if it could help. All good.