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SubjectRe: [PATCH v4 01/18] nitro_enclaves: Add ioctl interface definition
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On 25/06/2020 16:29, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 05:02:54PM +0300, Paraschiv, Andra-Irina wrote:
>> On 23/06/2020 11:56, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote:
>>> On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 11:03:12PM +0300, Andra Paraschiv wrote:
>>>> +/* User memory region flags */
>>>> +
>>>> +/* Memory region for enclave general usage. */
>>>> +#define NE_DEFAULT_MEMORY_REGION (0x00)
>>>> +
>>>> +/* Memory region to be set for an enclave (write). */
>>>> +struct ne_user_memory_region {
>>>> + /**
>>>> + * Flags to determine the usage for the memory region (write).
>>>> + */
>>>> + __u64 flags;
>>> Where is the write flag defined?
>>>
>>> I guess it's supposed to be:
>>>
>>> #define NE_USER_MEMORY_REGION_FLAG_WRITE (0x01)
>> For now, the flags field is included in the NE ioctl interface for
>> extensions, it is not part of the NE PCI device interface yet.
> ...
>> Ah, and just as a note, that "read" / "write" in parentheses means that a
>> certain data structure / field is read / written by user space. I updated to
>> use "in" / "out" instead of "read" / "write" in v5.
> Oops, I got confused. I thought "(write)" was an example of a flag that
> can be set on the memory region. Now I realize "write" means this field
> is an input to the ioctl. :)
>
> Thanks for updating the docs.

I was thinking this may be the case. :) Should be less confusing now,
with the "in / out" updates.

Thanks also for feedback.

Andra



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