On Mon, Apr 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM Dave Hansen <dave.han...@intel.com> wrote: > > On 4/28/25 17:04, Daniel P. Smith wrote: > >> OK, but why do this in Linux as opposed to tboot? Right now, much of the > >> TXT magic is done outside of the kernel. Why do it *IN* the kernel? > > > > There was a patch set submitted to tboot to add AMD support. It was > > rejected as tboot is solely focused on Intel TXT implementation. > > > > This meant I either had to go the route of yet another standalone loader > > kernel or do it in the kernel. Doing it as an external loader would have > > required a new set of touchpoints, like the one you are highlighting. At > > which point, I am sure I would have gotten the question of why I didn't > > do it in the kernel.
Will this cause any patent infringement issues in Linux [1]? 1. https://patents.google.com/patent/US9075995B2
