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SubjectRe: [PATCH v4 02/15] KVM: s390: reset crypto attributes for all vcpus
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On 04/17/2018 10:29 AM, Halil Pasic wrote:
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>
> On 04/15/2018 11:22 PM, Tony Krowiak wrote:
>> Introduces a new function to reset the crypto attributes for all
>> vcpus whether they are running or not. Each vcpu in KVM will
>> be removed from SIE prior to resetting the crypto attributes in its
>> SIE state description. After all vcpus have had their crypto attributes
>> reset the vcpus will be restored to SIE.
>>
>> This function will be used in a later patch to set the ECA.28
>> bit in the SIE state description to enable interpretive execution of
>> AP instructions. It will also be incorporated into the
>> kvm_s390_vm_set_crypto(kvm) function to fix an issue whereby the crypto
>> key wrapping attributes could potentially get out of synch for running
>> vcpus.
>>
>
> Wasn't this 'issue' reported by me by any chance?

Yes it was .... was I supposed to include that fact in the commit message?

>
> I agree with Connnie, we don't need the forward reference to
> ECA.28.

I'm not sure that's exactly what she said, but I'd be more than happy
to remove it.

>
>
> Regards,
> Halil
>
>> Signed-off-by: Tony Krowiak<akrowiak@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
>

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