Re: [PATCH v2 02/12] mm: Introduce a function to check for virtualization protection features

From: Tom Lendacky
Date: Thu Aug 19 2021 - 12:40:13 EST


On 8/19/21 4:46 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 11:59:21AM -0500, Tom Lendacky wrote:
>> +#define PATTR_MEM_ENCRYPT 0 /* Encrypted memory */
>> +#define PATTR_HOST_MEM_ENCRYPT 1 /* Host encrypted memory */
>> +#define PATTR_GUEST_MEM_ENCRYPT 2 /* Guest encrypted memory */
>> +#define PATTR_GUEST_PROT_STATE 3 /* Guest encrypted state */
>
> Please write an actual detailed explanaton of what these mean, that
> is what implications it has on the kernel.

Will do.

Thanks,
Tom

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