Re: [RFC PATCH 12/15] KVM: TDX: Add in-kernel Quote generation

[Peter Fang]

On Thu, Jul 02, 2026 at 06:26:27PM +0300, Nikolay Borisov wrote:
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> On 5/22/26 06:41, Xu Yilun wrote:
> > From: Peter Fang <peter.fang@xxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > Provide an in-kernel path for TDX Quote generation when handling
> > TDG.VP.VMCALL<GetQuote>, without requiring an exit to userspace.
> > 
> > Use the core TDX API when the TDX Quoting extension is available. For
> > simplicity, each KVM guest checks for availability only once during
> > initialization. KVM does not handle Quoting service disruptions.
> 
> I think calling this in-kernel quote generation vs user-spcae quote
> generation is misleading. Rather the distinction is : quote via the vmm or a
> quote generated by the tdx module/tdx extension. I think this should be the
> level at which the distinction is made.
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> i.e tdx_get_quote_vmm vs tdx_get_quote_ext or some along those lines.

Makes sense. I can update the naming. Thanks.

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