From: <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
To: Chao Gao <chao.gao@intel.com>, <linux-coco@lists.linux.dev>,
<linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <kvm@vger.kernel.org>,
<x86@kernel.org>
Cc: <reinette.chatre@intel.com>, <ira.weiny@intel.com>,
<kai.huang@intel.com>, <dan.j.williams@intel.com>,
<yilun.xu@linux.intel.com>, <sagis@google.com>,
<vannapurve@google.com>, <paulmck@kernel.org>,
<nik.borisov@suse.com>, <zhenzhong.duan@intel.com>,
<seanjc@google.com>, <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>,
<kas@kernel.org>, <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
<vishal.l.verma@intel.com>, <binbin.wu@linux.intel.com>,
<tony.lindgren@linux.intel.com>, Chao Gao <chao.gao@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 22/24] coco/tdx-host: Document TDX Module update expectations
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:59:59 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <698e4d5f8eb44_2e571001@dwillia2-mobl4.notmuch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260212143606.534586-23-chao.gao@intel.com>
Chao Gao wrote:
> The TDX Module update protocol facilitates compatible runtime updates.
>
> Document the compatibility criteria and indicators of various update
> failures, including violations of the compatibility criteria.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chao Gao <chao.gao@intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
> ---
> v4
> - Drop "compat_capable" kernel ABI [Dan]
> - Document Linux compatibility expectations and results of violating
> them [Dan]
> ---
[..]
> +
> + See tdxctl [1] documentation for how to detect compatible
> + updates and whether the current platform components catch errors
> + or let them leak and cause potential TD attestation failures.
> + [1]: <TBD - tdxctl link>
Delete this paragraph. Do not carry dead documentation in the tree. You
might clarify in the changelog that until tooling arrives it is an
"update at your own risk" scenario in terms of encountering incompatible
updates. Otherwise, no point in documenting tdxctl vaporware in the
tree.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-12 22:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 115+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-12 14:35 [PATCH v4 00/24] Runtime TDX Module update support Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 01/24] x86/virt/tdx: Move low level SEAMCALL helpers out of <asm/tdx.h> Chao Gao
2026-03-02 12:24 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-05 9:24 ` Binbin Wu
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 02/24] coco/tdx-host: Introduce a "tdx_host" device Chao Gao
2026-02-20 0:15 ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-24 1:11 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-05 9:25 ` Binbin Wu
2026-03-06 2:13 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-06 4:17 ` Dave Hansen
2026-03-06 5:12 ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 03/24] coco/tdx-host: Expose TDX Module version Chao Gao
2026-02-20 0:40 ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-24 2:02 ` Chao Gao
2026-02-24 10:18 ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 04/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Introduce a wrapper for P-SEAMLDR SEAMCALLs Chao Gao
2026-02-20 1:12 ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-24 2:31 ` Chao Gao
2026-02-24 10:25 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-12 20:15 ` Dave Hansen
2026-03-05 9:51 ` Binbin Wu
2026-03-12 20:14 ` Dave Hansen
2026-03-13 8:02 ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 05/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Retrieve P-SEAMLDR information Chao Gao
2026-02-20 9:36 ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-24 2:59 ` Chao Gao
2026-02-24 10:30 ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 06/24] coco/tdx-host: Expose P-SEAMLDR information via sysfs Chao Gao
2026-03-06 9:29 ` Binbin Wu
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 07/24] coco/tdx-host: Implement firmware upload sysfs ABI for TDX Module updates Chao Gao
2026-02-27 3:30 ` Xu Yilun
2026-02-27 4:36 ` Xu Yilun
2026-03-10 2:31 ` Yan Zhao
2026-03-12 20:20 ` Dave Hansen
2026-03-13 8:28 ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 08/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Block TDX Module updates if any CPU is offline Chao Gao
2026-03-05 7:02 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-12 20:20 ` Dave Hansen
2026-03-13 8:17 ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 09/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Check update limit before TDX Module updates Chao Gao
2026-03-05 4:09 ` Xu Yilun
2026-03-05 7:04 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-12 2:35 ` Yan Zhao
2026-03-12 14:13 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-12 19:21 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-03-12 20:23 ` Dave Hansen
2026-03-13 8:32 ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 10/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Allocate and populate a module update request Chao Gao
2026-02-19 22:31 ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-24 5:15 ` Chao Gao
2026-02-24 10:46 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-05 4:12 ` Xu Yilun
2026-03-12 2:32 ` Yan Zhao
2026-03-12 14:36 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-12 16:56 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-03-13 12:16 ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 11/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Introduce skeleton for TDX Module updates Chao Gao
2026-02-23 9:25 ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-24 6:00 ` Chao Gao
2026-02-24 10:49 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-12 2:00 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-03-12 14:09 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-12 18:05 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-03-13 13:54 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-13 17:43 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-03-12 20:40 ` Dave Hansen
2026-03-13 12:15 ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 12/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Abort updates if errors occurred midway Chao Gao
2026-03-04 22:38 ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 13/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Shut down the current TDX module Chao Gao
2026-03-04 22:59 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-06 8:14 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-12 2:34 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-03-05 4:14 ` Xu Yilun
2026-03-12 2:17 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-03-12 2:57 ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 14/24] x86/virt/tdx: Reset software states during TDX Module shutdown Chao Gao
2026-03-04 23:06 ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 15/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Log TDX Module update failures Chao Gao
2026-03-04 23:08 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-05 4:18 ` Xu Yilun
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 16/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Install a new TDX Module Chao Gao
2026-03-04 23:17 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-05 4:22 ` Xu Yilun
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 17/24] x86/virt/seamldr: Do TDX per-CPU initialization after updates Chao Gao
2026-03-04 23:18 ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 18/24] x86/virt/tdx: Restore TDX Module state Chao Gao
2026-03-04 23:24 ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 19/24] x86/virt/tdx: Update tdx_sysinfo and check features post-update Chao Gao
2026-03-04 23:40 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-06 8:32 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-06 9:35 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-12 18:48 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 20/24] x86/virt/tdx: Enable TDX Module runtime updates Chao Gao
2026-02-23 5:09 ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-24 6:02 ` Chao Gao
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 21/24] x86/virt/tdx: Avoid updates during update-sensitive operations Chao Gao
2026-02-23 4:58 ` Huang, Kai
2026-02-26 3:02 ` Chao Gao
2026-02-26 6:34 ` dan.j.williams
2026-02-26 15:32 ` Chao Gao
2026-02-26 22:06 ` dan.j.williams
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 22/24] coco/tdx-host: Document TDX Module update expectations Chao Gao
2026-02-12 21:59 ` dan.j.williams [this message]
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 23/24] x86/virt/tdx: Document TDX Module updates Chao Gao
2026-03-04 23:49 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-12 2:42 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-02-12 14:35 ` [PATCH v4 24/24] [NOT-FOR-REVIEW] x86/virt/seamldr: Save and restore current VMCS Chao Gao
2026-03-11 12:50 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-11 22:06 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-12 8:48 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-12 9:59 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-12 15:26 ` Vishal Annapurve
2026-03-12 15:31 ` Dave Hansen
2026-02-12 14:46 ` [PATCH v4 00/24] Runtime TDX Module update support Chao Gao
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