Re: [PATCH v8 07/16] x86/sev: Move and reorganize sev guest request api

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On 4/22/2024 6:44 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 05:01:19PM +0530, Nikunj A Dadhania wrote:
>> Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 07/16] x86/sev: Move and reorganize sev guest request api
> 
> s/api/API/g
> 
> Please check your whole patchset for proper naming/abbreviations
> spelling, etc.
> 
> Another one: s/sev/SEV/g and so on. You should know the drill by now.

Sure.

>> For enabling Secure TSC, SEV-SNP guests need to communicate with the
>> AMD Security Processor early during boot. Many of the required
>> functions are implemented in the sev-guest driver and therefore not
>> available at early boot. Move the required functions and provide
>> API to the sev guest driver for sending guest message and vmpck
>> routines.
> 
> Patches which move and reorganize must always be split: first patch(es):
> you do *purely* *mechanical* move without any code changes. 

Yes, I had tried that compilation/guest boot does not break at this stage. 
That was the reason for intermixing movement and code change.

Let me give a second stab at this and I will try just to make sure compilation does not break.

> Then you do the code changes ontop so that a reviewer can have a chance of seeing
> what you're doing.

Sure

Regards,
Nikunj





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