Re: [PATCH v17 18/23] platform/x86: Intel SGX driver

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On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 12:58:17PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 05:39:04PM +0000, Jethro Beekman wrote:
> > Let's keep it as separated as possible for now until KVM lands and we get
> > the module capability back, instead of integrating everything so tightly
> > Jethro Beekman | Fortanix
> 
> We can keep the driver structure and still move it under
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu. When landing the KVM code we can then allow
> the driver part to be compiled as module. It is not the only LKM
> under arch/x86.
> 
> Would also simplify both way we develop SGX code alot, not least
> because there would be clear consumer of the pull requests.

The purpose is not to thrawt the driver structure for user space facing
part. The purpose is only make logicistics work better for
post-upstreaming maintenance.

I'll move on with this for v18 unless there is a good reason not to.

/Jarkko



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