From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sender4-of-o50.zoho.com (sender4-of-o50.zoho.com [136.143.188.50]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 381702DA75C; Thu, 8 Jan 2026 16:47:27 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=pass smtp.client-ip=136.143.188.50 ARC-Seal:i=2; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1767890854; cv=pass; b=ez5tOOnLx6JrAYomov2FNXabVV/bk6yEYBggtd21S47Nrkj7JYIMshCfXcQ9KK1MpqCINxZBYfWxtCQ8pm/+CHZVxPiopKYGFMnf42yZI5s0W06bsqYPfxhNv+yHFgdNuSQJiR5m1+vzZHRzm+et/nWrWyxhpbogseHcDBVPSRk= ARC-Message-Signature:i=2; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1767890854; c=relaxed/simple; bh=S3k2D/Q5Lqi++kUHj7B/31tkL0MgBzNU01O6nWdKSGQ=; h=Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:Subject:To:Cc:References:From: In-Reply-To:Content-Type; b=LBWEu68DuTSIj2UJL5bc8nVwC6P4a7U7Qq7czmBiAjI57rtvxS+orXpfPDx+0svP6eq7Tpuyky2/Jv0Uy6qv9evbphxfOaKfNGK1LIG2qQNJFehHnkoS8jcGLMnZlaNVuu16HeJ1BUCn4zMwNrEBIfFV4zLRW1jInXLf1dfyJw4= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=2; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=apertussolutions.com; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=apertussolutions.com; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=apertussolutions.com header.i=dpsmith@apertussolutions.com header.b=VI0DVW3M; arc=pass smtp.client-ip=136.143.188.50 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=apertussolutions.com Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=apertussolutions.com Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=apertussolutions.com header.i=dpsmith@apertussolutions.com header.b="VI0DVW3M" ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; t=1767890794; cv=none; d=zohomail.com; s=zohoarc; b=GL94SaYdSVdSzaaCtLiKHho6rAqEsiTDBCdTujMKnffvMXQmEMZddxpVG7tbDTto1C/c/aXWt6XqRat/6289MlEUFcKQVVwHWUjdnOK7x6G+z4vakULYkjyteVHrsCkHMu+CH/GMtXyrO1BFPZy0ZlmbsJIlD8Myn6dsldPX+ko= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=zohomail.com; s=zohoarc; t=1767890794; h=Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Cc:Cc:Date:Date:From:From:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Message-ID:References:Subject:Subject:To:To:Message-Id:Reply-To; bh=vYW75MrgiZPV+X+9iuY2Xb/OvMEyr70/MJdADot1GL4=; b=S3YnFmE6BwRnHHsZQKrlTvGG5mZqw5RoJ7BF+mQvab2ByDwehsWxJUGxDMQvCMBbv5XjOfXQEXFXbjqKAFz339wKyZbKdIGHxc1VfJcZqz4SOpZXNsnlLgsKWmad8n0HbrDx0w/XcRM52UMwA3WhoGvIYE0/axJd10iOS6ZYvrY= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx.zohomail.com; dkim=pass header.i=apertussolutions.com; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=dpsmith@apertussolutions.com; dmarc=pass header.from= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1767890794; s=zoho; d=apertussolutions.com; i=dpsmith@apertussolutions.com; h=Message-ID:Date:Date:MIME-Version:Subject:Subject:To:To:Cc:Cc:References:From:From:In-Reply-To:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-Id:Reply-To; bh=vYW75MrgiZPV+X+9iuY2Xb/OvMEyr70/MJdADot1GL4=; b=VI0DVW3M+GHVPfRPPegYY5cJeRA/S5Va35BLYxMzAwQXO5rTOgrFicESHu8Is1Zc cGXFKgoH5f+FqMsoBYs2xlij/OgB2xygVHPh+skIXDfE33oJxtQ4dkViZhMD/D80l2l p1kRoToHUL+a+AN+B/Frnjxb3Pi0nZXChWmAD2Qk= Received: by mx.zohomail.com with SMTPS id 1767890790761241.33861597457576; Thu, 8 Jan 2026 08:46:30 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <9785eaec-fcc0-4b72-8f63-7f894e582f38@apertussolutions.com> Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 11:46:28 -0500 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [PATCH v15 00/28] x86: Secure Launch support for Intel TXT Content-Language: en-US To: Dave Hansen , Ross Philipson , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org, linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org, kexec@lists.infradead.org, linux-efi@vger.kernel.org, iommu@lists.linux.dev Cc: tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com, bp@alien8.de, hpa@zytor.com, dave.hansen@linux.intel.com, ardb@kernel.org, mjg59@srcf.ucam.org, James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com, peterhuewe@gmx.de, jarkko@kernel.org, jgg@ziepe.ca, luto@amacapital.net, nivedita@alum.mit.edu, herbert@gondor.apana.org.au, davem@davemloft.net, corbet@lwn.net, ebiederm@xmission.com, dwmw2@infradead.org, baolu.lu@linux.intel.com, kanth.ghatraju@oracle.com, andrew.cooper3@citrix.com, trenchboot-devel@googlegroups.com References: <20251215233316.1076248-1-ross.philipson@oracle.com> <0cff620d-9be4-487d-8eb1-19375ca58a70@intel.com> <91fd7e8e-6c64-458c-9d78-d97482d95705@apertussolutions.com> From: "Daniel P. Smith" Autocrypt: addr=dpsmith@apertussolutions.com; keydata= xsJuBFYrueARCACPWL3r2bCSI6TrkIE/aRzj4ksFYPzLkJbWLZGBRlv7HQLvs6i/K4y/b4fs JDq5eL4e9BdfdnZm/b+K+Gweyc0Px2poDWwKVTFFRgxKWq9R7McwNnvuZ4nyXJBVn7PTEn/Z G7D08iZg94ZsnUdeXfgYdJrqmdiWA6iX9u84ARHUtb0K4r5WpLUMcQ8PVmnv1vVrs/3Wy/Rb foxebZNWxgUiSx+d02e3Ad0aEIur1SYXXv71mqKwyi/40CBSHq2jk9eF6zmEhaoFi5+MMMgX X0i+fcBkvmT0N88W4yCtHhHQds+RDbTPLGm8NBVJb7R5zbJmuQX7ADBVuNYIU8hx3dF3AQCm 601w0oZJ0jGOV1vXQgHqZYJGHg5wuImhzhZJCRESIwf+PJxik7TJOgBicko1hUVOxJBZxoe0 x+/SO6tn+s8wKlR1Yxy8gYN9ZRqV2I83JsWZbBXMG1kLzV0SAfk/wq0PAppA1VzrQ3JqXg7T MZ3tFgxvxkYqUP11tO2vrgys+InkZAfjBVMjqXWHokyQPpihUaW0a8mr40w9Qui6DoJj7+Gg DtDWDZ7Zcn2hoyrypuht88rUuh1JuGYD434Q6qwQjUDlY+4lgrUxKdMD8R7JJWt38MNlTWvy rMVscvZUNc7gxcmnFUn41NPSKqzp4DDRbmf37Iz/fL7i01y7IGFTXaYaF3nEACyIUTr/xxi+ MD1FVtEtJncZNkRn7WBcVFGKMAf+NEeaeQdGYQ6mGgk++i/vJZxkrC/a9ZXme7BhWRP485U5 sXpFoGjdpMn4VlC7TFk2qsnJi3yF0pXCKVRy1ukEls8o+4PF2JiKrtkCrWCimB6jxGPIG3lk 3SuKVS/din3RHz+7Sr1lXWFcGYDENmPd/jTwr1A1FiHrSj+u21hnJEHi8eTa9029F1KRfocp ig+k0zUEKmFPDabpanI323O5Tahsy7hwf2WOQwTDLvQ+eqQu40wbb6NocmCNFjtRhNZWGKJS b5GrGDGu/No5U6w73adighEuNcCSNBsLyUe48CE0uTO7eAL6Vd+2k28ezi6XY4Y0mgASJslb NwW54LzSSM0uRGFuaWVsIFAuIFNtaXRoIDxkcHNtaXRoQGFwZXJ0dXNzb2x1dGlvbnMuY29t PsJ6BBMRCAAiBQJWK7ngAhsjBgsJCAcDAgYVCAIJCgsEFgIDAQIeAQIXgAAKCRBTc6WbYpR8 KrQ9AP94+xjtFfJ8gj5c7PVx06Zv9rcmFUqQspZ5wSEkvxOuQQEAg6qEsPYegI7iByLVzNEg 7B7fUG7pqWIfMqFwFghYhQzOwU0EViu54BAIAL6MXXNlrJ5tRUf+KMBtVz1LJQZRt/uxWrCb T06nZjnbp2UcceuYNbISOVHGXTzu38r55YzpkEA8eURQf+5hjtvlrOiHxvpD+Z6WcpV6rrMB kcAKWiZTQihW2HoGgVB3gwG9dCh+n0X5OzliAMiGK2a5iqnIZi3o0SeW6aME94bSkTkuj6/7 OmH9KAzK8UnlhfkoMg3tXW8L6/5CGn2VyrjbB/rcrbIR4mCQ+yCUlocuOjFCJhBd10AG1IcX OXUa/ux+/OAV9S5mkr5Fh3kQxYCTcTRt8RY7+of9RGBk10txi94dXiU2SjPbassvagvu/hEi twNHms8rpkSJIeeq0/cAAwUH/jV3tXpaYubwcL2tkk5ggL9Do+/Yo2WPzXmbp8vDiJPCvSJW rz2NrYkd/RoX+42DGqjfu8Y04F9XehN1zZAFmCDUqBMa4tEJ7kOT1FKJTqzNVcgeKNBGcT7q 27+wsqbAerM4A0X/F/ctjYcKwNtXck1Bmd/T8kiw2IgyeOC+cjyTOSwKJr2gCwZXGi5g+2V8 NhJ8n72ISPnOh5KCMoAJXmCF+SYaJ6hIIFARmnuessCIGw4ylCRIU/TiXK94soilx5aCqb1z ke943EIUts9CmFAHt8cNPYOPRd20pPu4VFNBuT4fv9Ys0iv0XGCEP+sos7/pgJ3gV3pCOric p15jV4PCYQQYEQgACQUCViu54AIbDAAKCRBTc6WbYpR8Khu7AP9NJrBUn94C/3PeNbtQlEGZ NV46Mx5HF0P27lH3sFpNrwD/dVdZ5PCnHQYBZ287ZxVfVr4Zuxjo5yJbRjT93Hl0vMY= In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ZohoMailClient: External On 1/8/26 11:41, Dave Hansen wrote: > On 1/8/26 08:36, Daniel P. Smith wrote: >> It was simply that it was the tip of torvalds/master at the time the >> patch series was prepared. As far as we could find, there is not a lot >> of guidance on commit selection in the patch guide. If there is a >> generally accepted convention we should follow, we would be glad to >> follow it. > > Barring a specific dependency, pick something that is more likely to > have been tested. -rc's are fine. Linus's releases are fine. > > Random snapshots in time are not likely to be widely tested and > shouldn't be used. Will do, thanks.