Re: [Part2 PATCH v6 13/38] crypto: ccp: Add Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) command support
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Date: 2017-10-26 17:44:28
Also in:
kvm, lkml
On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 11:56:57AM -0500, Brijesh Singh wrote:
The variable is used as ref counter.
... and it can't be converted to a boolean because...?
In your previous reply you comments on global semaphore (fw_init_mutex) and in response I tried to highlight why we need the global semaphore. Did I misunderstood your comment ?
Yes, what happens if you get preempted while holding the mutex? Will the other
process be able to do anything?
--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
ECO tip #101: Trim your mails when you reply.