Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 24 Nov 2018 08:45:34 -0800 | From | Jarkko Sakkinen <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v17 18/23] platform/x86: Intel SGX driver |
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On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 04:39:23AM -0600, Dr. Greg wrote: > Jarkko, when this driver lands it will set the SGX ABI in stone for > Linux. It would be very, very helpful to the development community if > there was some official guidance from Intel on whether or not FLC will > be a universal feature on all hardware and the date that is going to > happen or has happened.
I seriously don't know but I can take this message to the mothership...
> If this turns out to be an OEM selectable issue via firmware > customizations, things will be even more problematic.
Point taken.
> As things stand now, the proposed mainline SGX driver is going to be > useless for a lot of hardware that is out in the field. Linux has > always had the reputation for supporting legacy hardware so this > directly contravenes that principal and needlessly so.
I do get your point about supporting the legacy. I'm wondering if this is still a deal breaker for Linux or not.
/Jarkko
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