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

Tom Lendacky
2024-02-01T14:17:51Z

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.

Thanks,
Tom

>
> Thx.
>