From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com>
To: Chao Gao <chao.gao@intel.com>,
kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-coco@lists.linux.dev,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 04/23] coco/tdx-host: Introduce a "tdx_host" device
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 09:21:36 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <cc35a467-e978-4e3b-a6ba-17a8bde69bd7@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260513151045.1420990-5-chao.gao@intel.com>
On 5/13/26 08:09, Chao Gao wrote:
> Co-developed-by: Xu Yilun <yilun.xu@linux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Xu Yilun <yilun.xu@linux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Chao Gao <chao.gao@intel.com>
This SoB chain at _least_ needs a note. It looks quite bizarre.
> +config TDX_HOST_SERVICES
> + tristate "TDX Host Services Driver"
> + depends on INTEL_TDX_HOST
> + default m
> + help
> + Enable access to TDX host services like module update and
> + extensions (e.g. TDX Connect).
> +
> + Say y or m if enabling support for confidential virtual machine
> + support (CONFIG_INTEL_TDX_HOST). The module is called tdx_host.ko.
In what world will anyone ever set INTEL_TDX_HOST=y, but turn this off?
Is this even worth a Kconfig prompt?
I guess we need it for the module or built in choice. But otherwise it
seems a bit silly.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-15 16:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-13 15:09 [PATCH v9 00/23] Runtime TDX module update support Chao Gao
2026-05-13 15:09 ` [PATCH v9 01/23] x86/virt/tdx: Consolidate TDX global initialization states Chao Gao
2026-05-15 16:14 ` Dave Hansen
2026-05-13 15:09 ` [PATCH v9 02/23] x86/virt/tdx: Move TDX_FEATURES0 bits to asm/tdx.h Chao Gao
2026-05-15 16:15 ` Dave Hansen
2026-05-13 15:09 ` [PATCH v9 03/23] x86/virt/tdx: Move low level SEAMCALL helpers out of <asm/tdx.h> Chao Gao
2026-05-13 15:09 ` [PATCH v9 04/23] coco/tdx-host: Introduce a "tdx_host" device Chao Gao
2026-05-15 16:21 ` Dave Hansen [this message]
2026-05-13 15:09 ` [PATCH v9 05/23] coco/tdx-host: Expose TDX module version Chao Gao
2026-05-15 16:53 ` Dave Hansen
2026-05-13 15:09 ` [PATCH v9 06/23] x86/virt/seamldr: Introduce a wrapper for P-SEAMLDR SEAMCALLs Chao Gao
2026-05-15 17:02 ` Dave Hansen
2026-05-15 17:07 ` Dave Hansen
2026-05-13 15:09 ` [PATCH v9 07/23] x86/virt/seamldr: Add a helper to retrieve P-SEAMLDR information Chao Gao
2026-05-15 17:18 ` Dave Hansen
2026-05-13 15:09 ` [PATCH v9 08/23] coco/tdx-host: Expose P-SEAMLDR information via sysfs Chao Gao
2026-05-15 17:23 ` Dave Hansen
2026-05-15 17:28 ` Dave Hansen
2026-05-13 15:09 ` [PATCH v9 09/23] coco/tdx-host: Don't expose P-SEAMLDR information on CPUs with erratum Chao Gao
2026-05-15 17:26 ` Dave Hansen
2026-05-13 15:09 ` [PATCH v9 10/23] coco/tdx-host: Implement firmware upload sysfs ABI for TDX module updates Chao Gao
2026-05-15 18:05 ` Dave Hansen
2026-05-13 15:09 ` [PATCH v9 11/23] x86/virt/seamldr: Allocate and populate a module update request Chao Gao
2026-05-15 6:05 ` Chao Gao
2026-05-15 18:24 ` Dave Hansen
2026-05-15 18:44 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-05-15 18:59 ` Dave Hansen
2026-05-13 15:09 ` [PATCH v9 12/23] x86/virt/seamldr: Introduce skeleton for TDX module updates Chao Gao
2026-05-13 15:09 ` [PATCH v9 13/23] x86/virt/seamldr: Abort updates after a failed step Chao Gao
2026-05-13 15:09 ` [PATCH v9 14/23] x86/virt/seamldr: Shut down the current TDX module Chao Gao
2026-05-13 15:09 ` [PATCH v9 15/23] x86/virt/tdx: Reset software states during TDX module shutdown Chao Gao
2026-05-13 15:09 ` [PATCH v9 16/23] x86/virt/seamldr: Install a new TDX module Chao Gao
2026-05-13 15:10 ` [PATCH v9 17/23] x86/virt/seamldr: Do TDX per-CPU initialization after module installation Chao Gao
2026-05-13 15:10 ` [PATCH v9 18/23] x86/virt/tdx: Restore TDX module state Chao Gao
2026-05-13 15:10 ` [PATCH v9 19/23] x86/virt/tdx: Refresh TDX module version after update Chao Gao
2026-05-13 15:10 ` [PATCH v9 20/23] x86/virt/tdx: Reject updates during compatibility-sensitive operations Chao Gao
2026-05-15 6:12 ` Chao Gao
2026-05-13 15:10 ` [PATCH v9 21/23] x86/virt/tdx: Enable TDX module runtime updates Chao Gao
2026-05-13 15:10 ` [PATCH v9 22/23] coco/tdx-host: Document TDX module update compatibility criteria Chao Gao
2026-05-13 15:10 ` [PATCH v9 23/23] x86/virt/tdx: Document TDX module update Chao Gao
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