Re: [PATCH 4/7] KVM: TDX: Handle TDG.VP.VMCALL<MapGPA>

[Binbin Wu <binbin.wu@linux.intel.com>]

On 12/18/2024 9:38 AM, Binbin Wu wrote:
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> On 12/16/2024 2:03 PM, Xiaoyao Li wrote:
>> On 12/16/2024 9:08 AM, Binbin Wu wrote:
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>>> On 12/13/2024 5:32 PM, Xiaoyao Li wrote:
>>>> On 12/1/2024 11:53 AM, Binbin Wu wrote:
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>>>>> +static int tdx_map_gpa(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>>>> +{
>>>>> +    struct vcpu_tdx * tdx = to_tdx(vcpu);
>>>>> +    u64 gpa = tdvmcall_a0_read(vcpu);
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>>>> We can use kvm_r12_read() directly, which is more intuitive. And we can drop the MACRO for a0/a1/a2/a3 accessors in patch 022.
>>> I am neutral about it.
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>> a0, a1, a2, a3, are the name convention for KVM's hypercall. It makes sense when serving as the parameters to __kvm_emulate_hypercall().
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>> However, now __kvm_emulate_hypercall() is made to a MACRO and we don't need the temp variable like a0 = kvm_xx_read().
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>> For TDVMCALL leafs other than normal KVM hypercalls, they are all TDX specific and defined in TDX GHCI spec, a0/a1/a2/a3 makes no sense for them.
> OK, make sense.
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> Thanks!
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I will leave it as it is for now.

There is an RFC proposal from Hunter about using descriptively named parameters
https://lore.kernel.org/all/fa817f29-e3ba-4c54-8600-e28cf6ab1953@intel.com/

It can wait until there is a final conclusion.