Re: [PATCH v3 02/19] x86/boot: Move mem_encrypt= parsing to the decompressor

Ard Biesheuvel
2024-02-01T16:16:04Z

On Thu, 1 Feb 2024 at 15:17, Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com> wrote:
>
> On 1/31/24 03:29, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 10:12:13AM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> >> The reason we need two flags is because there is no default value to
> >> use when the command line param is absent.
> >
> > I think absent means memory encryption disabled like with every other
> > option which is not present...
> >
> >> There is CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT_ACTIVE_BY_DEFAULT but that one is AMD
> >
> > ... yes, and I'm thinking that it is time we kill this. I don't think
> > anything uses it. It was meant well at the time.
> >
> > Let's wait for Tom to wake up first, though, as he might have some
> > objections...
>
> I don't know if anyone is using the AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT_ACTIVE_BY_DEFAULT
> config option, but I don't have an issue removing it.
>

OK, I'll remove it in the next rev.