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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86/sev-es: Replace open-coded hlt-loop with sev_es_terminate()
On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 02:19:13PM -0700, Peter Gonda wrote:
> Replace the hlt loop in handle_vc_boot_ghcb() with an
> sev_es_terminate(). The hlt gives the system no indication the guest is
> unhappy. The termination request will signal there was an error during
> VC handling during boot.
>
>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
> Cc: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>
> Cc: Brijesh Singh <brijesh.singh@amd.com>
> Cc: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@suse.de>
> Cc: x86@kernel.org
> Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Peter Gonda <pgonda@google.com>
> ---
> arch/x86/kernel/sev.c | 3 +--
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
> index e6d316a01fdd..ae87fbf27724 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
> @@ -1425,6 +1425,5 @@ bool __init handle_vc_boot_ghcb(struct pt_regs *regs)
> fail:
> show_regs(regs);
>
> - while (true)
> - halt();
> + sev_es_terminate(GHCB_SEV_ES_GEN_REQ);

Reviewed-by: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@suse.de>

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