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

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Wed Jan 31 2024 - 04:30:32 EST


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...

Thx.

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