Re: [PATCH v7 08/12] x86/tdx: Add HLT support for TDX guest

[Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan]

On 9/23/21 12:33 PM, Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan wrote:
> > Is that explained in the comment in _tdx_halt() where irqs_disabled
> > tells the VMM what to do with the guest - to wake it up or to keep it in
> > virtual halt?
>
> I think it is left in halt state. Sean, any comment?

I inquired about it and found that the guest will be left in halt
state after non-safe halt call. It is mainly used in CPU off-lining
process.

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Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy
Linux Kernel Developer