From: Chao Gao <chao.gao@intel.com>
To: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@kernel.org>
Cc: <x86@kernel.org>, <linux-coco@lists.linux.dev>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 06/22] coco/tdx-host: Expose P-SEAMLDR information via sysfs
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:54:23 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <abpMHxwhYqbmrX8s@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <abkmceqUtMTnLI0V@thinkstation>
>> +
>> +What: /sys/devices/faux/tdx_host/seamldr/version
>> +Contact: linux-coco@lists.linux.dev
>> +Description: (RO) Report the version of the loaded SEAM loader. The SEAM
>> + loader version is formatted as x.y.z, where "x" is the major
>> + version, "y" is the minor version and "z" is the update version.
>> + Versions are used for bug reporting and compatibility checks.
>> +
>> +What: /sys/devices/faux/tdx_host/seamldr/num_remaining_updates
>> +Contact: linux-coco@lists.linux.dev
>> +Description: (RO) Report the number of remaining updates. TDX maintains a
>> + log about each TDX module that has been loaded. This log has
>> + a finite size, which limits the number of TDX module updates
>> + that can be performed.
>> +
>> + After each successful update, the number reduces by one. Once it
>> + reaches zero, further updates will fail until next reboot. The
>> + number is always zero if the P-SEAMLDR doesn't support updates.
>> +
>> + See Intel® Trust Domain Extensions - SEAM Loader (SEAMLDR)
>> + Interface Specification, Revision 343755-003, Chapter 3.3
>> + "SEAMLDR_INFO" and Chapter 4.2 "SEAMLDR.INSTALL" for more
>> + information.
>
>Do you think revision and chapter numbers useful here?
I think it's nice-to-have. Without specific references, people would need to
read the entire 26-page spec. But I can drop them if they make it too verbose.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-18 6:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 80+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-15 13:58 [PATCH v5 00/22] Runtime TDX module update support Chao Gao
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 01/22] x86/virt/tdx: Move low level SEAMCALL helpers out of <asm/tdx.h> Chao Gao
2026-03-16 12:41 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 02/22] coco/tdx-host: Introduce a "tdx_host" device Chao Gao
2026-03-16 12:48 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 03/22] coco/tdx-host: Expose TDX module version Chao Gao
2026-03-16 12:54 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-18 21:37 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 04/22] x86/virt/seamldr: Introduce a wrapper for P-SEAMLDR SEAMCALLs Chao Gao
2026-03-16 13:05 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-17 0:43 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-17 9:59 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-18 7:13 ` Xiaoyao Li
2026-03-18 9:34 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-19 3:02 ` Xiaoyao Li
2026-03-19 7:14 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-18 21:38 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 05/22] x86/virt/seamldr: Retrieve P-SEAMLDR information Chao Gao
2026-03-16 13:12 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-17 1:05 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-17 10:00 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-18 7:53 ` Xiaoyao Li
2026-03-18 8:57 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-18 21:40 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 06/22] coco/tdx-host: Expose P-SEAMLDR information via sysfs Chao Gao
2026-03-17 10:06 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-17 15:34 ` Dave Hansen
2026-03-18 6:54 ` Chao Gao [this message]
2026-03-18 8:20 ` Xiaoyao Li
2026-03-18 9:10 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-18 9:28 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 07/22] coco/tdx-host: Implement firmware upload sysfs ABI for TDX module updates Chao Gao
2026-03-17 10:20 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-18 8:28 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-18 21:45 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 08/22] x86/virt/seamldr: Allocate and populate a module update request Chao Gao
2026-03-17 10:59 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-18 8:50 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-18 10:58 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-19 7:24 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-19 12:58 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-18 21:36 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 09/22] x86/virt/seamldr: Introduce skeleton for TDX module updates Chao Gao
2026-03-18 22:11 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-19 13:15 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-20 8:10 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 10/22] x86/virt/seamldr: Abort updates if errors occurred midway Chao Gao
2026-03-19 13:19 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-20 8:12 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 11/22] x86/virt/seamldr: Shut down the current TDX module Chao Gao
2026-03-19 13:24 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-20 8:21 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-23 1:33 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 12/22] x86/virt/tdx: Reset software states during TDX module shutdown Chao Gao
2026-03-16 9:06 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-17 8:27 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-17 11:08 ` Huang, Kai
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 13/22] x86/virt/seamldr: Install a new TDX module Chao Gao
2026-03-19 13:32 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-23 2:14 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 14/22] x86/virt/seamldr: Do TDX per-CPU initialization after updates Chao Gao
2026-03-19 13:33 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 15/22] x86/virt/tdx: Restore TDX module state Chao Gao
2026-03-19 13:37 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 16/22] x86/virt/tdx: Update tdx_sysinfo and check features post-update Chao Gao
2026-03-19 13:43 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 17/22] x86/virt/tdx: Avoid updates during update-sensitive operations Chao Gao
2026-03-19 14:00 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-20 8:00 ` Chao Gao
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 18/22] coco/tdx-host: Don't expose P-SEAMLDR features on CPUs with erratum Chao Gao
2026-03-19 14:02 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 19/22] x86/virt/tdx: Enable TDX module runtime updates Chao Gao
2026-03-19 14:03 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 20/22] coco/tdx-host: Document TDX module update compatibility criteria Chao Gao
2026-03-19 14:04 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 21/22] x86/virt/tdx: Document TDX module update Chao Gao
2026-03-19 14:05 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-15 13:58 ` [PATCH v5 22/22] x86/virt/seamldr: Log TDX module update failures Chao Gao
2026-03-19 14:06 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-03-20 8:31 ` Chao Gao
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