Re: [PATCH v2 16/21] x86/virt/seamldr: Handle TDX Module update failures

[Dave Hansen]

On 1/18/26 21:34, Chao Gao wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 18, 2026 at 08:55:22PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> On January 14, 2026 10:24:22 PM PST, Xu Yilun <yilun.xu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On Tue, Sep 30, 2025 at 07:53:00PM -0700, Chao Gao wrote:
>>>> Failures encountered after a successful module shutdown are unrecoverable,
>>>> e.g., there is no way to restore the old TDX Module.
>>> "e.g." is obscure. To me, the following sentence is explaining the
>>> reason why the failure is not recoverable. Maybe "i.e." or "because"?
>> "e.g." (for example) means the following list is non-exhaustive.
> Yes, 'i.e.' or 'because' would be more appropriate since the next sentence
> explains 'unrecoverable'.

FWIW, I very much prefer plain words. "i.e." and "e.g." are really only
useful if you and all your readers know how they work.

I don't feel the need to be draconian about it, but I frankly *wish*
folks would just remove them from their written vocabulary.