On Wed, Jul 07, 2021 at 01:14:32PM -0500, Brijesh Singh wrote: > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c > index 114f62fe2529..19c2306ac02d 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c > @@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ > #define has_cpuflag(f) boot_cpu_has(f) > #endif > > +/* > + * Since feature negotiation related variables are set early in the boot > + * process they must reside in the .data section so as not to be zeroed > + * out when the .bss section is later cleared. > + * > + * GHCB protocol version negotiated with the hypervisor. > + */ > +static u16 ghcb_version __section(".data..ro_after_init"); There's a define for that section specifier: __ro_after_init -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette