[RFC v2 00/13] Multi-Key Total Memory Encryption API (MKTME)

[Kirill A. Shutemov]

On Tue, Dec 04, 2018 at 09:25:50AM +0000, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 03, 2018 at 11:39:47PM -0800, Alison Schofield wrote:
> > (Multi-Key Total Memory Encryption)
> 
> I think that MKTME is a horrible name, and doesn't appear to accurately
> describe what it does either. Specifically the 'total' seems out of
> place, it doesn't require all memory to be encrypted.

MKTME implies TME. TME is enabled by BIOS and it encrypts all memory with
CPU-generated key. MKTME allows to use other keys or disable encryption
for a page.

But, yes, name is not good.

-- 
 Kirill A. Shutemov