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Date:   Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:07:07 +0300
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
To:     Jethro Beekman <jethro@fortanix.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] x86/sgx: eextend ioctl
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On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 07:01:39PM +0200, Jethro Beekman wrote:
> On 2021-04-12 18:47, Dave Hansen wrote:
> > On 4/12/21 9:41 AM, Jethro Beekman wrote:
> >> Yes this still doesn't let one execute all possible ECREATE, EADD, EEXTEND, EINIT sequences.
> > 
> > OK, so we're going in circles now.
> > 
> > I don't believe we necessarily *WANT* or need Linux to support "all
> > possible ECREATE, EADD, EEXTEND, EINIT sequences".  Yet, it's what is
> > being used to justify this series without any other justification.
> > 
> > It's going to be a different story if you bring me a real enclave that
> > *REALLY* wants to do this for good reasons.
> > 
> 
> It's still not clear to me what your motivations are for trying to keep Linux incompatible with the rest of the world.

What specifically are you referring as the "rest of the world"?

That would be mean that there is reviewable workload "out there".

/Jarkko