Re: [PATCH RFC 0/2] x86/boot: Introduce the setup_header2

[Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk]

On Wed, Jun 05, 2019 at 03:50:31PM +0200, Daniel Kiper wrote:
> On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 11:55:02AM +0200, Daniel Kiper wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > This change is needed to properly start the Linux kernel in Intel TXT mode and
> > is a part of the TrenchBoot project (https://github.com/TrenchBoot).

Can you please expand more on this?

Nice explanation of why, other alternative solutions that didn't work, and so on.
 
> >
> > Daniel
> >
> >  Documentation/x86/boot.txt               | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  arch/x86/Kconfig                         |  7 +++++++
> >  arch/x86/boot/Makefile                   |  2 +-
> >  arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile        |  5 +++--
> >  arch/x86/boot/compressed/setup_header2.S | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
> >  arch/x86/boot/compressed/sl_stub.S       | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  arch/x86/boot/header.S                   |  3 ++-
> >  arch/x86/boot/tools/build.c              |  8 ++++++++
> >  arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/bootparam.h    |  1 +
> >  9 files changed, 123 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> > Daniel Kiper (2):
> >       x86/boot: Introduce the setup_header2
> >       x86/boot: Introduce dummy MLE header
> 
> Ping?

Can you add Ingo and Thomas to the To: next time please?

Also please drop the second patch.
> 
> Daniel