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SubjectRe: [PATCHv3 12/17] x86/mm: Allow to disable MKTME after enumeration
On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 06:30:02PM +0000, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 06/12/2018 07:39 AM, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> > Separate MKTME enumaration from enabling. We need to postpone enabling
> > until initialization is complete.
>
> ^ enumeration

Nope.

I want to differentiate enumeration in detect_tme() and the point where
MKTME is usable: after mktme_init().

> > The new helper mktme_disable() allows to disable MKTME even if it's
>
> s/to disable/disabling/

> > enumerated successfully. MKTME initialization may fail and this
> > functionallity allows system to boot regardless of the failure.
>
> What can make it fail?

I'll add this to commit message:

MKTME needs per-KeyID direct mapping. It requires a lot more virtual
address space which may be a problem in 4-level paging mode. If the
system has more physical memory than we can handle with MKTME.
The feature allows to fail MKTME, but boot the system successfully.

--
Kirill A. Shutemov

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