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From:   Richard Hughes <hughsient@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 6 Dec 2021 19:58:10 +0000
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] x86: Show in sysfs if a memory node is able to do encryption
To:     Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>
Cc:     Martin Fernandez <martin.fernandez@eclypsium.com>,
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        gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, rafael@kernel.org,
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On Sun, 5 Dec 2021 at 06:04, Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 03, 2021 at 04:21:43PM -0300, Martin Fernandez wrote:
> > fwupd project plans to use it as part of a check to see if the users
> > have properly configured memory hardware encryption capabilities.
> I'm missing a description about *how* the new APIs/ABIs are going to be
> used.

We're planning to use this feature in the Host Security ID checks done
at every boot. Please see
https://fwupd.github.io/libfwupdplugin/hsi.html for details. I'm happy
to answer questions or concerns. Thanks!

Richard