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x86/mm: Update comment in detect_tme() regarding x86_phys_bits

As Kai pointed out, the primary reason for adjusting x86_phys_bits is to
reflect that the the address space is reduced and not the ability to
communicate the available physical address space to virtual machines.

Suggested-by: Kai Huang <kai.huang@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com>
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180315134907.9311-2-kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com
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      arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c

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arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c

@@ -587,11 +587,8 @@ detect_keyid_bits:
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Exclude KeyID bits from physical address bits.
-	 *
-	 * We have to do this even if we are not going to use KeyID bits
-	 * ourself. VM guests still have to know that these bits are not usable
-	 * for physical address.
+	 * KeyID bits effectively lower the number of physical address
+	 * bits.  Update cpuinfo_x86::x86_phys_bits accordingly.
 	 */
 	c->x86_phys_bits -= keyid_bits;
 }