Re: [PATCH v13 02/13] x86/cpufeature: Add SGX and SGX_LC CPU features

From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Fri Aug 31 2018 - 08:19:36 EST


On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 07:36:13AM +0000, Huang, Kai wrote:
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> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v13 02/13] x86/cpufeature: Add SGX and SGX_LC CPU
> > features
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 12:07:41AM +0000, Huang, Kai wrote:
> > > > +#define X86_FEATURE_SGX_LC (16*32+30) /* supports SGX
> > launch
> > > > configuration */
> > >
> > > Sorry if it was me who wrote the comment "SGX launch configuration". I
> > > think we should just use "SGX launch control". :)
> >
> > Not sure if we should change though. The former is more self-explaining, the
> > latter is "more official".
>
> I'll let you decide. To me the comment should explain what does "LC"
> mean, and to me it means "launch control". :)

Yea, maybe it is better to change as SDM speaks about launch control...

> Thanks,
> -Kai
> >
> > /Jarkko

/Jarkko