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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v5 010/104] KVM: TDX: Make TDX VM type supported
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To:     Kai Huang <kai.huang@intel.com>,
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On 3/15/22 22:47, Kai Huang wrote:
>> The intention is that developers can exercise the new code step-by-step even if
>> the TDX KVM isn't complete.
> What is the purpose/value to allow developers to exercise the new code step-by-
> step?  Userspace cannot create TD successfully anyway until all patches are
> ready.

We can move this to the end when the patch is committed, but I think 
there is value in showing that the series works (for partial definitions 
of "work") at every step of the enablement process.

Paolo