Re: [PATCH v8 01/40] x86/compressed/64: detect/setup SEV/SME features earlier in boot

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On 2021-12-13 20:17:31 +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 01:09:19PM -0600, Venu Busireddy wrote:
> > I made this suggestion while reviewing v7 too, but it appears that it
> > fell through the cracks. Most of the code in sev_enable() is duplicated
> > from sme_enable(). Wouldn't it be better to put all that common code
> > in a different function, and call that function from sme_enable()
> > and sev_enable()?
> 
> How about you look where both functions are defined? Which kernel stages?

What I am suggesting should not have anything to do with the boot stage
of the kernel.

For example, both these functions call native_cpuid(), which is declared
as an inline function. I am merely suggesting to do something similar
to avoid the code duplication.

Venu




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