Re: [PATCH v3 6/7] KVM: SVM: Add support to initialize SEV/SNP functionality in KVM

[Sean Christopherson]

On Fri, Jan 10, 2025, Dionna Amalie Glaze wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Is there a way to change the load order of built-in modules and/or change
> > > dependency of built-in modules ?
> >
> > The least awful option I know of would be to have the PSP use a higher priority
> > initcall type so that it runs before the standard initcalls.  When compiled as
> > a module, all initcall types are #defined to module_init.
> >
> > E.g. this should work, /cross fingers
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sp-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sp-dev.c
> > index 7eb3e4668286..02c49fbf6198 100644
> > --- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sp-dev.c
> > +++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sp-dev.c
> > @@ -295,5 +295,6 @@ static void __exit sp_mod_exit(void)
> >  #endif
> >  }
> >
> > -module_init(sp_mod_init);
> > +/* The PSP needs to be initialized before dependent modules, e.g. before KVM. */
> > +subsys_initcall(sp_mod_init);
> 
> I was 2 seconds from clicking send with this exact suggestion. There
> are examples in 'drivers/' that use subsys_initcall / module_exit
> pairs.

Ha!  For once, I wasn't too slow due to writing an overly verbose message :-)