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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 00/14] Add Secure TSC support for SNP guests
From:   "Nikunj A. Dadhania" <nikunj@amd.com>
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On 8/28/2023 9:17 AM, Nikunj A. Dadhania wrote:
> On 8/14/2023 11:22 AM, Nikunj A Dadhania wrote:
>> Secure TSC allows guests to securely use RDTSC/RDTSCP instructions as the
>> parameters being used cannot be changed by hypervisor once the guest is
>> launched. More details in the AMD64 APM Vol 2, Section "Secure TSC".
>>
...
>>
>> Changelog:
>> ----------
>> v4:
>> * Drop handle_guest_request() and handle_guest_request_ext()
>> * Drop NULL check for key
>> * Corrected commit subject
>> * Added Reviewed-by from Tom
> 
> A gentle reminder.


Ping ?

Regards
Nikunj