Re: [PATCHv4 18/18] x86: Introduce CONFIG_X86_INTEL_MKTME

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Wed Jun 27 2018 - 19:49:02 EST


On 06/27/2018 02:57 PM, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 05:30:12PM +0000, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> On 06/26/2018 07:22 AM, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
>>> Add new config option to enabled/disable Multi-Key Total Memory
>>> Encryption support.
>>>
>>> MKTME uses MEMORY_PHYSICAL_PADDING to reserve enough space in per-KeyID
>>> direct mappings for memory hotplug.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> arch/x86/Kconfig | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
>>> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
>>> index fa5e1ec09247..9a843bd63108 100644
>>> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
>>> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
>>> @@ -1523,6 +1523,23 @@ config ARCH_USE_MEMREMAP_PROT
>>> def_bool y
>>> depends on AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT
>>>
>>> +config X86_INTEL_MKTME
>>> + bool "Intel Multi-Key Total Memory Encryption"
>>> + select DYNAMIC_PHYSICAL_MASK
>>> + select PAGE_EXTENSION
>>> + depends on X86_64 && CPU_SUP_INTEL
>>> + ---help---
>>> + Say yes to enable support for Multi-Key Total Memory Encryption.
>>> + This requires an Intel processor that has support of the feature.
>>> +
>>> + Multikey Total Memory Encryption (MKTME) is a technology that allows
>>> + transparent memory encryption in and upcoming Intel platforms.
>>
>> huh? Maybe drop the "and"?
>
> Ugh.. It has to be "an".

an ... platform.
or
in upcoming Intel platforms.


--
~Randy